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When  we  meet  after  a  year's  interval,  and  bring  np  our  record  of 
what  has  occurred  in  our  Diocese  during  the  past  twelve  months,  it 
is  to  he  anticipated  that  death  will  cast  its  shadow  upon  the  statis- 
tics ;  and  names,  which  have  hitherto  awakened  the  welcome  sound 
of  the  living  voice  in  response,  will  he  heard  for  the  last  time  in  the 
melancholy" recital,   by  another,  of  the  decease  of  those  who  bore 
them.    This  at  least  is  the  fact  now,  as  we  come  together  on  the 
present  occasion.     One  of  our  Presbyters,  the  Eev.  Joseph  Carter 
Acomb,  S.T.B.,  Missionary  in  charge  of  Christ  Church,  Carlyle,  died 
at  Pleasant  Ridge,  Hamilton  county,  near  Cinchniati,   Ohio,   on 
Thursday,  the  23d  day  of  November,  1882.     His  end  was   peace, 
after  protracted  sufferings,   which  he  endured  with  such  patience 
and  cheerful  submission  to  the  Divine  will,  that  in  sickness  and 
death  he  preached  most  effectually  and  impressively  by  his  example 
to  those  whose,  privilege  it  was  to  minister  to  him  and  visit  him. 
He  received  at  the  hands  of  a  brother  Priest  (his  classmate),  on  the 
day  before  he  died,  with  fervent  devotion,  the  Blessed  Sacrament  of 
the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ,  and  on  Saturday,  the  25tli  of  Novem- 
her,  his  mortal  remains  were  laid  tenderly  and  lovingly  to  rest  in  the 
beautiful  cemetery  near  the  place  where  his  family  dwelt. 

The  llev.  Mr.  Acomb  deserves  to  be  remembered  for  his  faithful 
perseverance  in  duty,  and  his  self-consecration  to  the  work  of  the 
Lord.  He  cp  ne  from  the  Methodist  society  into  the  Church,  m 
consequence  of  research  and  study.  He  felt  the  necessity  of  being  in 
visible  and  organic  communion  with  the  Body  of  Christ,  whose  vems 
and  arteries  and  spinal  chord  unite  her  to  her  Head,  Who,  like  her- 
Helf  is  both  human  and  divine,  and  Who  is  on  the  throne  of  God. 
The'  conviction  deepened  within  him,  that  the  Church  of  the  Livmg 


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DIOCESE   OF   SrRINGFIELt). 


(icxl  niuHt  have  l.istorie  contiimity  fr,..u  tho  AHcensioi,  of  Cluist  to 
tl.o  present  time,  an.l  tlmt  tlmt  eontinnity  must  be  exliibite.l  in 
orKan.c  eonstitntion  an.l  official  relations  ;  that  it  eoul.l  not,  in  the 
nature  ot  thni^s,  ho  true,  that  tlie  Church  of  Christ  began  in  the 
year  of  our  Lor.l  1517,  or  15(14.  or  1733,  or  ISIO,  or  at  any  other  .late 
Huhsequent  to  the  .lescent  of  the  JI.,ly  Gh.,st  in  the  upper  chamber 
on  the  .lay  .,f  Pentecost.     That,  if  such  were  the  case,  then  these 
associations,   whi.-h   t.,ok   their  origin   at  so  late  a  .lav,   an.l   at 
so  great  an  interval  m  time  an.l  .listance  from  the  .livine  Master 
must  ,,r.,ve  their  commission   by   pro.lucing  their  cre.lentials    by 
^vol•kn.g  m,racle.s,  as  the  Church  origmally  ina.le  goo.l  her  claim  in 
th..  same  way.     \ay,  further,  that  even  if  these  voluntarv  societies 
were  able  to  work  miracles  in  allege.!  attestation  of  tl.eir  bein.- 
recog„,.c.l  an.l  accre.lite.l  by  the  Almighty,  an.l  at  the  same  time 
«>ntravene,l  and  .kpravd,  not  to  say  contra.licte.l,  anv  one  .,f  the 
essential   verities  .,f   the  Gospel  as  summe.l  up    n.   tiie  cree.l  .,f 
Unisten,l.,m,  then  such  miracles  were  t..  be  relegate.l  to  the  class 
of  lynig  wonders,  which,  the  Apostle  tells  us,  the  .levil  will  w.nk  in 
the  last  time,  to  .leceive,  if  it  were  possible,  the  very  elect,  since  it  is 
contrary  to  reason  that  Go.l  should  contra.lict  Himself,*  and  such 
woul.l  be  the  ca.se.  if  «/..„  <„,<,.  He  had  built  His  Church  ".m  the 
'""•"lation  of  the  Apostle.s  an.l  Pn.phets.  Christ  Himself  beinc.  the 
I'oad  corner  stone."  He  were  afterwanls  to  buil.l  a  secon.l,  nay  Ln, 
on  ..ther  foundati.)ns.  in  open  rivalry  with  the  hrst.    With  such  con- 
victions, gra.lually  fornie.l  an.I  matured  an.l  strengthene.l  by  stu.lv 
of  the  Scriptures  and  Ecclesiastical  History.  Mr.  Acomb  came  to 
his  .animation.     His  career  in  the  General  Theological  Seminarv  in 
iNew  \ork.  from  which  he  graduate.!  in  the  Spring  of  1880    was 
remarkably  cre.litable  to  him.     Not  having  enjoye.l  the  a.lvantages 
of  a  collegiate  curse,  he  was  oblige.l  to  make  up  the  deficiency  at 
tlie  same  time  that  he  was  pursuing  his  theological  stu.lies      This 
.louble  work  he  performe.l  not  only  well,  but  with  .listinction  •  he 
<leelnied  any  .lispensation  from  any  stu.ly.   and   with   the  wh.de 
l)ur.len  ..f  academic  an.l  seminary  .luties  resting  upon  him  for  three 
years,  he  came  through,  not  ..nly  abreast  of  his  classmates,  but 


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ahea.l  sharing  with  one  other  the  distinction  of  winning  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Sacred  Theology.    Mr.  Acomb  was  married  before  he 
resolved  to  study  for  the  ministry  and  enter  the  seminary,  and  it  is 
to  the  credit  of  both  husband  and  wife  that  they  concurred  in  the 
opini<m  that  it  was  his  duty  to  remain  steadfast  at  his  scholastic 
work  in  New  York,  far  removed  from  his  family,  from  the  hegmning 
to  the  close  of  thevear.    He  was  never  restive  or  impatient.    He 
had  no  monev  to  spend  nor  time  to  waste  on  frequent  visits  to  his 
home  so  he  set  himself  heroically  to  his  task,  putting  on  Inmselt 
that  self-restraint  which  is  so  rare  in  youth.    We  have  dwelt  upon 
his  student  life  an.l  success  at  such  length,  because  his  example  is 
valuable,  and  because  he  was  not  permitted  to  make  full  pro.)t  ot 
his  ministrv  in  long  service.    It  is  doubtful  whether  he  ever  enjoyed 
perfect  health  after  his  ordination  to  the  Priesthood.    The  .lisease 
of  which  he  died  was  insidious  in  its  approach,  and  slow  m  its  pro- 
gress     It  was  doubtless  stealthily   undermining  his  constitution 
before  its  svmptoms  were  manifest.    The  Rev.  Mr.  Acomb  was  natu- 
rally verv  reserved  and  undemonstrative,  and  sickness  made  him 
more  shv  and  reticent,  hut  he  had  a  warm  and  true  heart,  and  when 
he  gave"  his  friendship,  it  was  real  affection  which  he  bestowed. 
While  health   and  strength  remained  he  labored,  and  when  they 
faile.!    he  still  taught,  as  the  priest  of  God  should,  by  his  beau- 
tiful example,  the  lessons  of  patience  and  cheerful  sul)mission  to 
God's  will.     Judging  from  all  that  we  know,  and  we  know  much,  we 
feel  confident  that  our  dear  Brother  will  hear  in  the  last  day  the 
Master's  voice  saying  to  him,    "Well  done,  thou  hast  been  faithful 
over  a  few  things,  be  thou  ruler  over  many  things."    He  has  left  a 
wife  and  child  to  mourn  his  loss  in    straitened  circumstances. 
Woul.l.  that  we  had  a  fund  to  assist  the  widows  and  orphans  of  cler- 
gymen with  needed  relief  in  penury  and  distress. 

An  aged  lavman,  who  greeted  us  on  our  first  journey  to  our  Dio- 
cese in  the  summer  of  1878,  has  gone  to  his  rest  since  last  we  met. 
We  remember  him  well,  as  he  stood  witli  his  white  hair  and  hent 
form  among  a  crowd  of  friends  who  had  kindly  gathered  to  welcome 
us  as  we  stopped  for  a  few  minutes  at  the  depot  at  Decatur.    Mr. 


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THE    bishop's    address. 


DIOCESE    OF   SPRINGFIELD. 


Cyril  Fuller  came  from  the  East.  It  was  his  boast  that  he  was  a 
lay  deputy  to  the  General  Convention  of  1829,  from  the  Diocese  of 
Vermont,  and  further,  that  he  had  heen  a  meml)er()f  the  Vestry  of 
St.  .lolm's  Church,  Decatur,  from  its  orcranization.  At  the  time  of 
his  death,  last  summer,  he  was  the  Senior  Warden.  He  was  a 
worthy  man,  hi-hly  respected  hy  all  who  knew  liini.  We  cannot 
replace  these  a-ed  servants  of  the  Lord.  They  ^m  out  from  us,  and 
oh  !  what  a  wealth  of  exi)erience  and  rennniscence  they  carry  away 
with  them. 

Death  has  touched  us  more  nearly  in  the  decease,  very  recently, 
of  one  who  was  very  dear  to  us  in  this  city  of  Sprin-field.     Three 
weeks  sojourn  heneath  the  same  roof  makes  host  and  -uest  well 
acquainted,  if  they  are  con^ronial  in  taste  and  dispositicm,  and  there 
is  time  for  social  intercourse.     Such  was  our  -ood  fortune,  when  we 
came  a  stran-er  to  the  West.     A  comfortahk'  mansion  opened  its 
doors  to  receive  us.     It  was  presided  over  J)y  the  kindest  and  most 
^'enial  of  hostesses.     We  forgot  our  homesickness  in  the  i)resence  of 
her  who  made  us  frel  as  thou-h  days  lon^  ^rone  hy  had  come  hack 
arrain,  and  soniethin<r  of  a  vanislied  form  was  before  us,  and  a  voice 
not  heard  for  many  years  was  speakin-.     We  had  leisure  then  for  a 
little  space,  since  the  (jjreat  burdens  of  a  Diocese  had  not  yet  been 
taken  up,  could  not  be,  until  it  was  known  that  we  werJ  on  the 
^'round  and  ready  for  work.     Never  since  that  littk^  breathing  spell 
have  we  had  rest.     Cares,  anxieties,  labors,  visitations,  c()rresp(md- 
ence,  duties  without  the  Diocese  as  well  as  within,  have  kept  us 
busy  by  ni^dit  and  by  day.     We  do  not  anticipate  that  such  a  time 
will  ever  be  ours  again,  until  the  end  draws  near,  even  if  it  come 
then.     This  reflection  renders  those  three  (juiet  weeks,  with  which 
we  began  our  sojourn  here,  all  the  more  sacred  in  memory,  and 
their  crowninor  charm  is  derived   from  association  with  her,'  who 
gave  us  so  kindly  of  her  time,  and  during  pleasant  hours  when  the 
svni  was  setting,  and  when  night  had  closed  in,  told  us  of  the  olden 
time,  when  she  was  young  and  came  a  girl  to  the  West,  and  of  this 
city,  when  it  was  very  small,  and  of  the  people,  who  once  dwelt 
here  and  are  gone,  and  of  old  people,  who  are  living  here  still,  when 


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they  were  young,  and  thus  with  interesting  converse,  and  genuine 
hospitality  she  linked  the  first  days  of  our  residence  in  Springfield 
with  herself,  as  the  central  figure.  Others  were  near  her,  and  w^ere 
sincerely  kind,  but  we  saw  most  of  her,  and  were  most  in  her 
society.  W^e  shall  always  recall  her  as  the  true  woman  of  simi)le, 
childlike  faith,  illustrating  beautifully  in  her  life  and  conduct  and 
speech,  the  charity  w-hich  thinketh  no  evil.  We  regretted  that  we 
could  not  be  present  at  her  funeral  and  pay  our  tribute  of  respect 
to  her  memory  by  following  in  ])erson,  as  a  mourner,  her  remains 
to  the  grave,  l)ut  we  could  not,  and  now  we  crave  your  indulgence, 
while  thus  we  intrude  upon  you  our  private  grief  in  this  reference, 
which  we  have  made,  to  the  departure  from  among  us  of  Mrs.  Judge 
Treat. 

Another  lovely  daughter  of  the  church  has  been  withdrawn  from 
us  l)y  death,  to  enrich,  as  we  humbly  trust,  with  her  presence  those 
who  are  at  rest  in  Paradise.  Her  departure,  too  soon  for  us  to 
become  accpuiinted  with  her  as  we  longed  to  do,  suggests  one  of  the 
hardships  of  our  oftice,  that  our  frequent  and  protracted  absences 
from  our  home  preclude  our  cultivating  social  intimacy  with  the 
hosts  of  friends  in  Springfield,  whom  we  would  rejoice  to  know ;  it 
was  thus  with  Mrs.  N.  H.  Ridgely.  One  delightful  evening  we 
recall,  passed  with  her  and  her  family,  and  this  charming  personal 
recollection  gives  point  and  pathos  to  the  universal  grief  with  which 
her  loss  was  mourned.  All  unite  in  their  testimony  that  she  was  a 
woman  of  rare  good  sense  and  tact,  wise  in  speech,  and  winning  in 
manner ;  that  her  life  was  guided  by  fidelity  to  duty  in  the  varied 
relations  which  she  sustained,  and  that  the  even  tenor  of  her  w^ay 
was  pursued  with  unobtrusive  gentleness,  revealing  to  those  who 
knew  her  well,  the  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is 
the  divine  adornment  of  a  holy  Christian  woman. 

A  layman  in  New  Jersey  recently  deceased,  whom  for  all  our 
sakes  it  would  be  salutary  that  we  should  keep  ever  before  us  as  an 
example,  that  he,  though  dead,  may  constantly  speak  to  us,  and 
admonish  us  to  follow  in  his  footsteps.  Mr.  Jeremiah  C.  Garth- 
waite  recognized  his  indebtedness  to  his  Creator  for  all  that  he  was 


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in  hiiiisLlf,  {111(1  all  that  he  had  acMiuired.     He  translated  this  reco« 
nition  of  a  self-evident  truth  into  the  plain  uniiiistakahle  lan^niafje 
of  business,  of  pecuniary  ohlij^nition.      He  paid   regularly  his  ten 
per  cent  interest  on  his  income  as  the  least  that  he  was  hound  to  pay 
for  value  a  thousand  times  received.     He  would  have  resented,  as 
an  imputation  upon  his  character,  the  suggestion  that  when  he  was 
paying  his  tithe,  which  the  Lord  enjoins,  he  was  making  a  donation, 
or  bestowing  a  gift.     When  pecuniary  disaster  overtook  Mr.  Garth- 
waite  during  the  late  war,  owing  to  the  entire  loss  of  his  southern 
trade,  he  did  not  as  most  do,  at  once  forget  the  Lord,  Who  giveth 
life  and  health,  and  the  power  to  get  gain,  but  he  counted  Him  in 
as  his  preferred  creditor,  and  made  his  calculations  on  a   business 
basis,  and  paid  his  iiihi^  first.     In  his  prosperity  over  and  above  the 
tithe,  Mr.  (rarthwaite  had  made  in  proportion  to  his  means  prhicely 
donations  to  the  Lord's  treasury  in  Newark,  and  churches,  schools, 
hospitals  enjoyed  the  blessings  of  his  liberality.     When  pecuniary 
embarrassment  came,  Mr.  Garthwaite  sold  his  elegant  house  and 
grounds,  and  all  superfluous  furniture,  and  retired  to  a  compara- 
tively humble  abode,  and  there  he  lived  in  simple  style  practising 
strict  and  stern  economy,  that  he  might  regain  enough  to  pay  all 
his  debts.     Although  the  large  dmiations,  which  he  made  to  church 
objects,  were  bestowed  when  he  was  in  alHuence,  still  he  told  us  on 
one  occasion,   that   he   was   anxious   above  all   things   to  acquire 
enough  before  he  died,  to  pay  all  his  del)ts,  so  that  no  one  could  say, 
thoucrh  the  statement  would  have  been  in  no  sense  true,  "Ah!  had 
Mr.  Garthwaite  not  given  so  much  m(mey  to  the  church,  he  would 
have  had  wherewith  to  pay  us."    "I  am  jealous,"  said  he,  ''for  the 
honor  of  the  Lord ;  I  do  not  wish  what  1  in  my  poor  way  have 
done,  to  become  in  any  sense,  through  my  misfortune,  a  stumbhng 
block,  not  justly  so,  but  in  appearance,  in  the  way  of  others  giving 
of  their  abundance  to  promote  church  work  in  this  land,  where  we 
so  much  need  the  offerings  of  the  wealthy,  and  so  I  mean,  (xod 
helping  me,  to  pay  every  dollar  which  I  owe,  without  regard  to  lim- 
itatumsof  time,  or  relaxations,   which  the  law  may  allow."     Mr. 
Garthwaite  was  th^  embodiment  of  honor  and  prhiciple,  he  was  a 


DIOCESE   OF   SPRINGFIELD. 


deeply  religious  man,  and  his  religion  found  expression  in  the 
Church's  appointed  ways.  He  always  said  his  ofitices  of  devotion  in 
the  Lord's  House  morning  and  evening  the  year  round.  He  was 
never  absent  from  the  w^eekly  Eucharist.  He  lived  the  Church's 
life.  Her  divine  methods  were  his  rule  of  action,  and  yet  he  w^as  an 
eminently  practical  business  man,  prompt,  punctual,  clear-headed, 
and  successful.  Brethren,  such  laymen  are  rare.  When  one  such 
ai)i)ears  and  lives  and  dies,  he  deserves  commemoration  for  his  own 
sake,  but  much  more  for  our  sakes.  Is  not  this  portrait  of  Mr. 
(Tarthwaite  beautiful  ?  Would  you  not  like  to  have  such  a  record 
made  of  you,  when  you  are  gone?  It  is  so  easy  to  belike  the  crowd, 
to  be  selfish,  stingy,  worldly,  to  rob  God,  and  hoard  up  wliat  is  His, 
or  spend   it  on  ourselves.     This  is  what  nearly  every  one  is  and 

does.  But  once  in  a  great  while,  like  angel's  visits,  one  such  man 
as  Mr.  Garthwaite  appears,  and  blesses  us  with  his  liberality,  l)ut 
a  thousand  times  more  by  his  example.  Brethren  we  covet  such 
men  for  our  Diocese.  Will  not  you,  who  hear  or  may  read  these 
words  of  ours,  resolve  to  imitate  Mr.  Garthwaite  in  those  elements 
of  his  character,  which  we  have  presented  for  your  study,  and  repeat 
liis  life  and  works  among  us '?  We  ask  this  for  yourselves  first  and 
before  all,  and  next  for  those  whom  your  walk  and  conversation 
will  benefit  and  bless. 

Indiana  has  lost  her  Bishop.  Dr.  Talbot,  after  long  (^)ntinued 
sickness,  was  gradually  drawn  from  earth  and  its  cares  and  troubles 
by  successive  strokes  of  apoplexy,  until  he  quietly  fell  asleep  on  the 
15th  of  January  last.  In  obedience  to  the  request  of  the  Standing 
Committee  of  Indiana,  we  delivered  a  memorial  sermon  of  the 
dec-eased  Prelate  before  the  special  convention  of  the  Diocese,  con- 
vened on  the  Gtli  of  March  last  to  elect  a  successor  in  the  Episco- 
pate. This  sermon  has  been  published  by  order  of  the  convention, 
and  it  needs  not  that  we  should  repeat  what  has  l)een  said  at  greater 
length  elsewhere.  We  cherished  the  hope  that  the  labors  of  that 
convention  would  be  successful  in  giving  a  successor  to  Bishop 
Talbot.  In  so  far  as  the  convention  was  concerned  it  did  its  work, 
guided  as  we  are  taught  to  believe  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  promptly  and 


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well.  The  Priest,  however,  who  was  chosen,  could  not  persuade 
lumself  to  heed  the  call,  he  dechned,  and  so  the  election  must  ^o 
over  to  th(^  annual  Convention,  which  will  meet  in  June,  and  the 
consecrati(m,  should  an  election  he  completed,  until  the  assemhlino- 
of  the  General  Conventicm  in  l>hiladelphia  next  Octoher.  Mean- 
while we  propose,  as  far  as  our  services  may  he  requested  and 
needed,  to  continue  to  lahor  in  the  widowed  Diocese  even  to  the  end, 
until  Bishop  Tall)ot,  now  g(me  to  his  rest,  has  a  successor  in  ottice 
and  place,  ready  to  take  up  the  work.  Brethren,  in  thus  ^riving  our 
time  and  ener^ry,  and  official  presence  to  our  nei<.dil)()rhig  Sister, 
without  rohhin<4  you,  we  have  you  in  mind,  the  day  may  not  he  dis- 
tant, when  you  will  need  Episcopal  supervision  and  help,  and  then 
we  trust  that  what  we  have  earned  for  you,  will  l)e  paid  hack  to  you. 
It  will  form  a  part  of  our  legacy  to  you.  Be  patient,  therefore  with 
your  Bishop,  when  you  are  tempted  to  hegrudge  his  free-will  otter- 
ing of  services  to  Indiana. 

Across  the  ocean  death  has  done  its  work  hi  high  places.     The 
Archl)ishop  of  Canterhury,  the  Primate  of  all  England,  the  Patri- 
arch  of   the  Anglican  Communion,   died   early  in  last    l)eceml)er. 
He  had  sat  in  the  see  of  St.  Augustine  for  fourteen  years.     This 
period  has  heen  marked  hy  great  excitement  in  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land, owing  to  the  renewed  life  which  has  heen  developed  within  the 
last  half  century,  and  the  two  results  which  must  necessarily  follow 
under  such  changing  conditions,  awakening  energies  and  activities 
on  the  (me  hand,  and  sturdy,  ohstinate  resistance  on  the  other  to 
heing   aroused   from   the  laziness  and  idleness  of  slumher,  or  the 
iethar^^v  and  torpor  of  approaching  death.     The  clergy  and  faithful 
laity  opened  their  eyes  to  the  fact,  that  much  of  the  machhiery  of 
the  Church,  provided    hy  canon  and  ruhric   and   statute   law,  and 
enjoined  to  be  used   hy   State  as  well  as  hy  Church,  had  heen  for 
many  dreary  years   lying  idle,  and  was  growing  rusty  from   long 
neglect,  and  worse,- was  l)eing  forgotten,  as  old  lumber  laid  aside  is 
apt  to  be.     This  they  undertook  to  drag  forth  into  the  light  of  day, 
and  make  serviceable  in  doing  the  legitimate  work  of  the  church  of 
God  and  teaching  the  Gospel  truths  which  she  holds,  and  which  are 


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in  her  offices.     This  attempt  to  claim  their  own  inheritance,  to  use 
their  own  property,  to  wear  their  own  clothes,  to  deck  their  own 
homes  with  their  own  furniture,  indeed  to  speak  their  ow^n  language, 
guaranteed  to  them  by  the  Prayer  Book,  the  Honiihes,  the  Canons, 
provoked  the  most  violent  and  intense  opposition.     All  the  enemies 
of  the  Church  of  God,  Iiilidel,  Jew,  Sectarian,  united  with  her  own 
weak,  ignorant,  and  sometimes  disloyal  children  in  the  endeavor  to 
crush,  we  believe  the  favorite  word  is,  "to  stain})  out,''  such  people 
as  dared  to  think  and  act  upon  the  thought  that  they  had  any  rights 
or  privileges   or  possessions,  which  their  adversaries  were  called 
upon,  or  bound  to  respect.     It    was   persecution,  fierce,  vhidictive 
and  exhaustive ;  it  knew  no  limit,  save  the  restraint  imposed  by 
being  able  to  do  no  more.     It  is  not  ended  yet,  but  it  has  spent  its 
fury,  and  its  efforts  now  are  childish,  silly,  such  as  the  defeated 
felon  makes,  when  he  can  no  longer  rob,  nor  burn,  nor  injure,  he 
sits  apart  and  pours  forth  his  wrath  in  blasphemy  and  curses,  and 
tries  to  do  all  the  harm  in  his  power.   In  this  conflict  the  late  Arch- 
bishop, from  instinct,  education,  prejudice, — he  was  Scotch  by  birth, 
and  l)red  under  Presbyterian  training,— threw  the  weight  of  his  high 
office,  and  great  personal  influence  with  the  opposition,  at  first  with 
all  his  might,  then  gradually  he  was  softened,  until  at  length  the 
bitterness  passed,  and  at  the  close  in  the  face  of  death  and  judg- 
ment, and  the  awful  secrets  of  eternity  he  made  his  noble  repara- 
tion in  an  act  of  simple  justice,  but  yet  on  his  part  of  confession, 
which  sheds  a  halo  of  glory  around  his  dying  pillow,  and  will  ever 
make  his  memory  fragrant  with   the  tender  associations  of  true 
penitence  and  faith — true,  because  they  showed  their  vitality  by 
works,  by  deed  as  well  as  by  word.     It  is  the  rare  merit  of  the  late 
Archbishop,  that  when  he  discovered  the  error  into  which  he  had 
been  betrayed,  and  under  whose  shadow^  he  had  lived  and  acted, 
he  did  his  best  to  make  reparation,  to  set  the  seal  of  his  dying  act 
to  the  fact  that  he  had  all  along  been  wrong.    The  noblest  work 
of  the  great  St.  Augustine,  of  Hippo,  is  his  retractations,  noblest  not 
because  it  is  the  ablest  in  thought,  or  most  polished  in  style,  but 
the  noblest,  because  it  exhibits  the  deepest  humility  and  the  loftiest 


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courage,  it  l)riiigs  the  master  of  tlieolo<^y,  the  wonderful  doctor,  the 
teacher  of  the  West    before  us  in  liis  old  age,  telling  us,  as  he 
reviewed  his  life  and. his  works,  he  discovered  mistakes,  and  then  as 
far  as  he  knew  them,  pointing  them  out.     Side  by  side  with  him  we 
place  the  late  Archl)ishop  giving  us  his  retractation  in  his  efforts, 
hapj)ily  successful  through  the  noble  cooperati(m  of  the  Bishop  of 
London,   in  releasing  a  loyal,  devoted,  self-sacriticing  Priest  from 
the  pains  and  penalties  of  ])ersecution  from  which  he  had   never 
lifted  his  hand  to  defend  himself,   but  had  gcme  on  the  while  for 
years  in  reclaiming   from  degradation  and  vice  one  of  the  worst  of 
the  worst  places  of  England's  great  metrojxdis.     The  passive  victim 
of  man's  cruelty,  and  the  State's  tyranny  would  have  been  crushed 
had  it  not  been  for  the  interposition  of  the  late  Archl>ishop.     The 
act  was  emphasized  by  what  men  call  the  accident  of  circumstances 
the  most  t(mching  and  beautiful.     We  are  permitted  to  look  into 
that  dying  chamber  at  Lambeth,  and  read  the  thoughts  and  share 
in  the  anxieties  of  the  Triuuite  as  he  is  ra])idly  approaching  his  end. 
The  subject  of  his  secret  meditations  is  revealed  to  us  in  a  strange, 
we  believe  providential,  way.     The  Archbishoj)  had  written  to  the 
Rev.  My,  Mackonochie  detailing  his  plan,  and  re()uesting  a  response. 
An   acknowledgment   of   the  note   had   been   sent,   and  a  deliuite 
reply  ])r()mised  in  a  few  days.     Meanwhile  the  Arclibisho})'s  condi- 
tion changed  for  the  worse,  and  fearing  lest  the  bulletins  announc- 
ing the  failing  strength  and  el)bing  life  of  the  invalid  might  prevent 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Mackonochie  fnmi  forwarding  his  answer,  the  Arch- 
hishops  son-in-law  writes   from  the  sick  room,  on  his  own  responsi- 
bility, informing  him  that  the  Archbishop's  chief  anxiety  seemed  to 
be  to  receive  his  promised  note,  and  urging  him,  if  he  could  consis- 
tentlv  with  his  sense  of  dutv  do  so,  to  send  at  his  earliest  conven- 
ieiice  his  response.    The  response  was  sent  and  reached  the  Areh- 
hisho])   in   time   for   liini  to  receive  and  understand  its  contents, 
possibly  the  news  that  liis  phm  for  reparation  and  justice  was  in 
the  way  of  l)eint;  successfully  a(;eomplished  reached  him  before  he 
breathed  liis  last.     These  facts  have  an    interest  for  the  entire 
Anglican  Communion.    They  reflect  the  highest  credit  upon  the 


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late  Archbishop.     The  prospect  of  death  has  a  wondrous  power : 
it  breaks  the  spell  of  many  an  enchantment.    Ambition  crumbles  ; 
earthly  state  and  grandeur  lose  their  fascination ;  the  greed  and 
lust  for  position  and  popularity  are  put  to  slumber,  if  not  killed  ; 
men's  voices,  even  though  they  are  those  of  nobles  and  kings,  are 
hushed,   Willie  God's  voice  is  heard.    The  change  is  marvelous. 
Who  would  think  as  he   recalls  the  pathetic  closing  scenes  of  the 
late  Primate's  life,  that  such  a  charge  as  that  which  follows  could 
stand  against  him  on  the  pages  of  the  History  of  the  Archbishops 
of  Canterbury  from  the  pen  of  the  temperate,  conservative,  well 
balanced  J)ean  Hook,  yet  such  is  the  fact.    The  J)ean  is  coiitrast- 
nig  Archbishop  Laud  with  Archbishop  Tait,  and  this  is  what  he 
says:     (Vol.  XI,  p,..  3H0,  3!»0.)    "That  Laud  was  despotic  no  one 
will  ,leny,  but  he  exerti'd  his  powers  not  to  exceed  but  to  enforce  the 
law  upon  those  who  had  sworn  to  its  observance.      We  can  imagine 
a  I'rimate  ecjually  a  <lespot  in  dispositi<m,  who,  in  waging  war  with 
a  party  against  whom  be  had  formed  a  prejudice,  instead  of  being 
contente,!  with  the  law  as  it  stan.ls,  seeking  by  a  new  act  of  Parlia- 
ment to  increase   his  own   tem])oral  power,  and  thus  betray  the 
uHlepeiulency  of  the  Church.     We  can  imagine  a  Primate,  who 
born  and  bred  a  Presbyterian  has  been  led  by  circumstances  to 
ccmtorm  to  the  Church,  to  be  oblivious  of  his  solemn  ordhiation 
vows,  'with  all  faithful  diligence  to  banish  and  drive  away  all 
erroneous  and  strange  doctrine.'    We  can  suppose  him  t.,  cooperate 
with  the  propagators  of  these  same  erroneous  and  strange  doctrines 
winch  every  Bishop  is  pledged  both  privately  and  openly  to  oppose! 
Laud,  on  the  contrary,  boasted  that  he  was  born  and  bred  in  the 
Church,  and  the  cause  of  the  Church  lie  died  to  sustain.    He  did 
not  nullify  the  Creed  by  regarding  as  "the  Holy  Catholic  Church"  a 
gathernig  together  of  discordant  sects  to  express  a  belief  in  the  exis- 
tence of  which  is  a  mere  unmeaning  truism ;  but  he  believed  that 
Christ.  Ins  Master,  had  established  that  one  Church  mentioned  in 
the  Creed,  a  kingdom  upon  earth,  of  which  there  are  many  colonies 
some  ot  them  in  much  need  of  reformation.    Among  these  colonies! 
the  Church  of  England  as  established  by  Augustine  is  one,  and  the 


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only  one  as  Laud  thought  rightly  reformed.  He  is  accused  of  thus 
unchurching  the  sects  of  human  foundation,  Calvinism,  Preshyter- 
ianism  and  others.  Jlut  it  was  a  fact,  whether  he  asserted  or 
denied  it,  that  they  were  unchurched."  When  Dean  Hook  wrote 
these  remarkable  words  in  1875  they  were  literally  true.  "The 
Puhlic  Worship  Hegulation  Act"  had  heen  recently  passed  hy  Par- 
liament, and  signed  by  the  sovereign  at  the  instance  of  the  Primate, 
in  open  violation  of  the  liberties  of  the  Church,  guaranteed  by 
^lagna  Charta,  and  secured  by  the  com])act  between  Church  and 
State  in  the  las-t  settlement  in  16()2.  The  decisions  of  the  court 
of  last  resort  in  ecclesiastical  cases,  which  was  in  no  proper  sense 
an  ecclesiastical  court,  and  had  come  to  occupy  its  abnormal  posi- 
tion "])er  incuriam,"  through  carelessness,  as  the  lawyers  say,  were 
confessedly  self  contradictory,  and  perversicms  of  history  and  com- 
mon sense,  as  well  as  justice  in  the  interest  of  ex})ediency  and  pop- 
ularity. The  engines  of  persecution  were  already  in  moti(m  to 
drive  holy,  devoted,  hard-working  Priests  from  their  altars,  and 
their  flocks,  and  ccmsign  them  to  felon's  cells,  and  the  outlook  was 
very  dark  for  the  enjoyment  of  any  freedom  in  the  exercise  of  one's 
religion,  save  such  as  coincided  with  the  will  of  an  ignorant,  preju- 
diced, and  often  brutal,  populace.  The  closing  acts  of  the  late 
Archbishop's  life  were  designed  to  reverse  this  state  of  things,  which 
he  himself  during  most  of  his  career  had  done  so  much  to  promote. 
H(>  ^nnirlit  to  remedy  the  evils  of  the  so-called  ecclesiastical  law 
courts,  by  moving  for  the  appointment  of  a  commission  to  revise 
the  entire  system  ot  procedure  in  the  jurisdiction  and  conduct  of 
ecclesiastical  cases ;  he  laid  aside  in  large  measure  the  severity  and 
partiality  with  which  he  had  in  the  earlier  years  of  his  primacy, 
doubtless  unccmsciouslv  to  himself,  administered  the  affairs  of  his 
Province,  and  in  the  end,  when  the  shadows  of  death  are  withdraw- 
hig  him  from  sight  he  makes  confession  that  his  course  has  been 
radically  wrong  in  the  effort  which  he  successfully  made  to  shield 
the  chief  offender,  as  he  was  regarded,  against  the  Public  Worship 
Pegulation  Act  from  the  penalties,  which  he  had  incurred  in  unde- 
fended suits  in  Lord  Penzance's  Co\irt.    What  intiueiices  wrought 


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this  great  and  happy  change  in  the  hite  Arclibisliop's  mind  and 
con.hict?    Years  brought  wisdom  aiul  the  zeal,  self-consecration  to 
(hity,  abundant  hibors  among  the  lowest  and  most  depraved  of  the 
population,  the   patient  continuance  in  well   doing  of  those  who 
were  persecuted,  had  their  effect.     A  recent  work,  "the  Memoirs  of 
Catharine   and  Crauford   Tait,"  reveals   secrets.    This  charmin.. 
volume,  charming  because  the  wife  and  mother  is  so  .levout  and 
noble,   and  gentle,  and  genuine,  and  true,  tells  us  much.     ]iar,l 
must  be  the  man,  and  unsusceptible,  who  would  not  be  w.jn  to 
better  things  than  partisanship  and  tyranny  an<l  persecution  bv 
<laily  contact  with  such  a  character,  and  under  the  influence  of  such 
.•I  pure  and  lovely  spirit.     The  death  of  Catharine  Tait  doubtless 
strengthened  the  power  for  good,  which  her  life  ha.l  exerted   and 
prepared  the  way  for  the  happy  change,  which  brought  peace  to  the 
Archlushop's  dymg  couch,  and  made  him  the  blessed  minister  of 
peace  and  good  will  to  the  outraged  and  oppressed  with  his  latest 
act  and  his  parting  breath.     The  result  is  vastly  to  the  Primate's 
fre.lit.     The  sun  must  be  behind  the  shadow,  else  when  the  eclipse 
passes  there  will  be  no  brightness.     The  nol,ility  of  nature,  the  gen- 
unie  mstinets  of  justice,  righteousness  and  truth  must  ha  v  ,1  welt 
n.  the  Archbishop's  heart,  else  the    treasures  of  experience,  the 
example  of  noble  self-sacrifice,  patient  endurance,  and  heroic  perse- 
verance in  duty  through  good  report  and  evil  report,  and  the  gentle 
tender,  holy  influence  of  wife  and  home  would  have  ha.l  no  effect' 
As  It  was  his  sun  went  down  in  glory.     The  clouds  were  scattered 
and  the  soft  light  of  evening  was  diffused  on  all  aroun.l,  and  chiefly 
shed  Its  radiance  on  Lambeth  Palace,  and  on  the  Archbishop  lying 
on  his  couch  of  death. 

A  few  months  before  the  Primate's  decease,  England's  greatest 
theologian  went  to  his  rest,  full  of  years  an<l  honors.  We  spoke 
some  time  ago  of  the  renewed  life  of  the  Church  of  England  within 
the  last  half  century.  To  the  Eev.  Dr.  Edward  Bouverie  Pusey 
more  than  to  any  other  man  living  or  departed,  is  to  be  attributed' 
""der  God,  tins  marvelous  revival.  There  were  others  associated 
m  the  movement  who  excelled  him  in  almost  every  element  of  char- 


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acter  and  ^aft  of  nature  which  are  cah-uhited  to  make  one  promi- 
nent, and  constitute  him  a  leader.     Dr.  Pusey  was  naturally  shy, 
retirinJ,^  dit!ident.     He  was  the  recluse  scholar,  rather  than  the  man 
of  affairs.     His  life  was  passed  amid  hooks,  in  the  discharj];e  of  the 
duties  of  the   Professcu'ship  in  the  University  in  which   he  served. 
He  was  not  an  orator,  nor  was  his  style  faultless.     His  presence  was 
not  commanding,  nor  his  voice  remarkal)le  for  sweetness  or  i)er- 
suasive   power.      He    was   not    born   to   preside   in   a   tumultuous 
assembly,  nor  <zuide  the  deliberations  of  men.     And  yet,  as  years 
passed,  his  influence  grew  and  j^'rew,  until  it  came  to  pass  that  there 
was  no  (me  within  the  limits  of  the  An*j;lican  Communion  who  was 
more  res])ected  and  more  honored  than  he.     Wherein,   it  may  be 
asked,  lay  the  spell  of  his  influence  and  his  power'?     The  answer  is 
immediate,  in  the  rif^hteousness  of  his  cause,  and  in  the  holiness  of 
the  man.     These  must  win  success  hi  the  end ;  the  result  may  be 
long  deferred,  i)ut  it  must  ccmie  at  last.     It  was  so  with  J)r.  Pusey. 
The  time  was,  thirty-live  years  ago,  when  his  name  was  cast  out  as 
evil;  when  i)oor,  misguided  men  and  women  hooted  and  shouted  as 
he  walked  the  streets.     We   bought  a  book  once,  issued   from  the 
])ress  since  IH;")!),  which  contained  what  the  com])iler  terms  *'  The 
Testimony  of  the  KngHsh  Episcopate  against  Puseyism,"  and  there, 
as  one  turns  over  the  pages  of  the  wiu'k,  he  hnds  a  catena  of  extracts 
from  the  charges  of  the  English  Bishops  for  the  ten  or  twelve  years 
immediately  preceding,  aganist  the  doctrines  and  ])rinciples   advo- 
cated  by   J)r.    Pusey   and   his   friends.      What   a   melancholy  yet 
useful  memorial  tliis  compihition  is  !     The  things  which   England's 
Archbishops   and    Bishops  condemned  with  hold,  outspoken  voice 
in  isr)0,  are   largely  the   rule   of  practice  now%    and   are  approved 
and    lauded   by    their    successors    to-day.     Useful   this  work  may 
he,   if  it  teaches  us,  the  Bishops   of   the  present  time,  to  l)e  loyal 
to  the  truth,  and  to  stand  for  it,  and   those   who  hold  and  teach 
it,   come    what   may.     The  very    names    of  those   Prelates,   who 
then  were  on   high,  and   had   the  popular  ear   and  enjoyed  the 
])0]mlar    applause,   have  now   almost  faded   from   memory,   while 
Dr.    i*usey,   the    object    of    their    assault,    then   low    down,    and 


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known  only  to  be  abused,  has  risen  and  stands  upright.    His  name 
IS  a  iiousehold  wc.r.l  wherever  the  Enghsh  language  is  spoken,  and 
he  with  Kehle.  are  to  enjoy  the  rare  honor  of  having  each  a  memo- 
rial hearing  their  names,  in  Oxford.     The  secret  of  this  ehan<.e  in 
popular  sentiment  is  to  be  found  in  the  conviction  that  has  gradually 
Samed  ground,  that  in  the  main,  on  the  general  issues  raised   Dr 
I'nsey  and  his  colleagues  were  right,  an.l  the  change  has  been  all 
the  more  rapi.l,  because  they  were  the  victims  of  persecution  in  acts 
of  gross  injustice  repeated  and  persisted  in  through  a  score  of  years 
Hiid  more.     Persecution  can  never  succeed  except  on  one  condition 
When  It  ,s  able  to  drive  its  victim  out  of  sight  and  out  of  mind,  then 
It  gams  Its  victory ;  but  otherwise  it  must  suffer,  in  the  end  disas- 
trous .lefeat.     The  th^es  of  Smithtield  burned  a  hatred  of  Komanism 
mto  the  hearts  of  Englishmen,  which  naught  else  could  have  pro- 
duced.    The  violence  with  which  the  non-conformists  were  treated  in 
the  reign  of  .James  the  First,  and  the  earlier  years  of  Charles  the 
First,  helpe<l  the  cause  of  Puritanism  more  than  any  other  instru- 
mentality.    And  in  turn,  the  madness  of  Puritanism  in  desecrating 
the  temples  of  God   in  the  land,  in  breaking  down  with   axes  and 
hammers  the  carved  work  aiul  stained  glass  win,l(,ws  in  Cathedrals 
and  Parish  Churches,  and  desolating  with  tire  and  sword  the  sacred 
niemonals  of  older  and  better  days,  an.l  fhially  in  mur.lering  the 
Archbishop  and  tbe  King-these  things,  and  such  as  these,  speedily 
>n.ught  back  the  monarchy  and  the  Church,  and  have  discredited 
the  faction  ever  since.     So  with  J)r.  Pusey  and  his  successors,  in 
suffering  for  righteousness  sake,  persecution  has  helped  them  and 
nm<le  their  triumph  more  rapid  than  in  any  other  way  it  coul.lhave 
I'een.     Persecution  is  most  to  be  dreaded  when  it  is  directed  against 
a  bad  cause,  because  it  gives  it  vitality  and   strength ;    when  its 
objects  are  righteousness  and  truth,  then  it  becomes  the  source  of 
<'»c-  of  the  beatitudes.     "  JJlessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for 
riKliteousness  sake;  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom   of  heaven."    (St 
Matt.  V.  10).     This  was  the  case  with  J)r.  Pusey  and  his  colleagues, 
ihey  simply  sought  to  assert  for  the  Church  of  England  what  is  her 
""'lonl.ted  position-a  coordinate  Branch  of  the  Universal  Church 


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witli  tlie  other  Patriarchates,  having  independent  jurisdiction  of  her 
own,  and  this  against  those  who  wouhl  remove  her  candlestick,  and 
make  her  a  sect  among  sects,  or  else  degrade  her  into  heing  a  mere 
department  of  the   State.      They  sought  to  estahlish  what   is   an 
historic  verity,  that  the  Church  of  England  has  organic  and  unbro- 
ken  official  connection,   through  the  ages   all   along,   with  Christ 
and  His  Ai)ostles,  and  hence  inherits  the  grace  of  orders  and  of  the 
sacraments  as  her  rightful  possession,  and  this  they  proved  against 
those  who  can  see  nothing  in  the  past  hack  of  Luther,  and  Cranmer, 
and  liidley,  and  Latimer,  and  who  make  ordination  a  mere  cere- 
mony, and  the  sacraments  acted  nniemonics,  a  kind  of  sacred  pan- 
tomine.     They  sought  to  bring  into  use  the  treasures  which  were  in 
the  possession  and  custody  of  their  mother,  the  Church,  but  had 
sunk,  as  it  were,  out  of  sight  of  those  who  were  using  the  Prayer 
Book  and  performing  her  offices,  and  this  they  strove  to  do  against 
those  who  insisted  upon  reading  their  own  interpretation  of  rul>ric, 
and  office,  and  canon  between  the  lines,  not  hesitating  even  at  the 
presumpti(m  of  insertnig  a  "not"  hito  the  plainest  positive  direc- 
tion, and  repealing,  by  their  own  sweet  will  and  caprice,  an  enact- 
ment of  Church  and  State  expressed  in  language  as  plain  and  clear 
as  it  is  possible  to  employ.     These  were  the  leading  principles  of 
the  Tractarian  movement  of  1883.     This  was  the  cause  which  those 
men  took  in  hand,  and  by  degrees,  as  these  principles  made  their 
way  among  clergy  and  people,  there  was  a  movement  among  the  dry 
bones  of  ignorance,  and  lethargy,  and  prejudice.     Life  w^as  devel- 
oped, activity  followed,  men  and  women  began  to  value  what  they 
now  learned  for  the  first  time  was  worth  something,  services  were 
multiplied,  sacraments  were  more  frequent,  and  were  more  decently 
performed.     Love,    divine   love,   begotten  in   the  heart,   could  not 
remain  lt)ng  pent  up  ;  it  must  How  forth  and  find  expression  in  doing 
what    the  Lord   commands,    and    laboring  for    His  dear   sake    to 
magnify  His  name  and  honor.     A  sacrament,  to  one  who  recognizes 
the  grace  which  is  in  it,  is  a  very  ditt'erent  thing  from  a  Zwinglian 
ablution,  or  an  ordinary  meal,  even  though  eaten  in  Church.     Hence 
he  who  has  learned  the  rudiments  of  true  scriptural  theology,  and 


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begun  to  appreciate  the  worth  of  Baptism  and  the  Blessed  Eucha- 
nst  even  m  a  very  small  degree,  will  seek  to  reverence  the  font  and 
tlie  a  tar,  and  all  that  appertains  to  them,  because  these  things 
though  material  and  of  the  earth,  derive  a  dignity  and  glory  from 
Hnn  ni  ^Vliose  service  they  are  used.    When  one  is  brought  to  rec- 
ognize the  fact  that  the  consecration  of  a  church  is  no  mere  formal 
ceremony,  but  a  thrilling  reality,  which  Almighty  God  seals  and 
blesses  with  His  acceptance  as  a  gift  presented  to  Him,  and  that 
henceforth  it  is  literally  true  that  "the  Palace  is  not  for  man,  but 
b.r  the  Lord  God,-  because  He  vouchsafes  to  record  His  name 
here,   and   dwell  there  with  His  especial  presence ;  when  a  man 
begins  to  comprehend  this,  and  loves  his  Lor.l,  then  he  will  he 
must,  strive  to  make  the  fabric  as  beautiful  as  lie  can.    Then  he  will 
begrudge  nothing  which  can  make  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  House 
glorious.    When  one  has  learned  by  experience  the  value  of  Church 
privileges  for  himself,  he  will  wish  to  share  them  with  his  brethren 
Missionary  zeal  in  the  desire  to  plant  and  propagate  the  Church 
m  her  integrity  as  widely  as  possible,  is  the  offspring  of  a  due  and 
proper  knowledge  of  the  divine  polity,  and  a  conviction  of  the  neces- 
sity of  the  means  of  grace  for  all,  where  they  may  be  had.    Hence 
it^  will  be  seen  how  legitimate  and  inevitable  was  the  consequence 
that  in  proportion  as  these  principles  gained  a  hold  upon  the  hearts 
o  the  people,  the  changes  began  in  ministrations,  in  manifestations 
..f  reverence,  in  fre.pienting  God's  House,  in  cleansing  His  Sanc- 
tuary, ,n  restoring  churches  and  cathe.lrals,  in  organizing  missions 
m  sen.ling  forth  Bishops,  in  developing  brotherhoods  and  sisterhood.s 
0  reach  and  care  for  the  poor  and  wretched  and  depraved ;  and 
liow,  as  a  lurther  consequence,  these  signs  of  life  and  vigor  provoked 
intense  opposition  on  the  part  of  those  who  did  not  see,  or  wouhl  not 
see,  the  divine  economy  in  the  Church,  who  feared  the  Pope  more 
than  Satan,  who  preferred  infidelity  and  all  the  host  of  evils  which 
nmst  follow  m  its  wake,  to  what  they  conscientiously,  perhaps,  in 
their  Ignorance,  thought  were  tendencies  which  would  lea<l  to  Rome 
Hie  awakened  Churchmen,  called  by  evil  names,  abused,  mobbed 
persecuted,   worked  and  suffered.    But  the  fruits  of  their  labors 


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I^eaan  to  tell,  uu.l  the  patieiu-e  with  whioh  fhey  en.Iure.l  eahi.nnv 
Ill-usage  a.ul  outrage  in  every  fonn,  made  a  .leep  and  lastii...  im- 
pression.   The  tide  began  at  last  to  turn,  and  one  hy  one  the  thin-s 
whud,  had  provoked  hitter  wrath  an.l  tlie  wild,.st  excitement,  eease"d 
to  he  a  cause  of  strife,  and  were  often  approi.riated  hy  those  who 
at  hrst  lia.l  denounced  them.     It  is  instructive  to  recall  how  ea.d. 
.locent  and   prop,,-  thing,  for  whi,  h  the  well  n,struct..,l  ,  hurchman 
contende,!,  was  denounce.l  hy  his  ignorant  opponent  as  "]{omish  - 
1  his  was  and  is  his  ceaseless  cry.     It  will  never  come  to  an  end     It 
IS  all  that  he  has  to  say.     The  ,ues,ion  is  not  with  him.  is  the  thim^ 
nght,  IS  It  scriptural,  is  it  conducive  to  reverence  and  e.lificati.,,,  •' 
Not  at  all ;  h,.  s,m„ly  ,,,ks,  does  Home  do  it  :>  and  if  she  does,  or  he 
thinks  she  .Iocs,  it  nmtt,.rsn.,t  how  true  it  is.  whether  even  the  Jhl.lo 

sanctions  it,  he  is  frantic  with  his  c-ry,  ••!! ish,   lioniish."    This 

character  is  with  us  still,  as  ignorant  and  as  hlatant  as  ever    as 
though  a  hundred  things,  which  he  now  does  to-.lay.  and  acknowl- 
edges as  right  and  innocent,   were  not  as  fiercely  denounced    hy 
himself  perhaps,  or  his  sire,  ten  or  twenty  years  ago.  as  ••liomish." 
Singing  the  chants,  the   howing  the  head  at  the  name  of  .fesus   the 
<;l-.ting  the  Psalter,  the  preaching  in  the  surplice,  the  use  'of  a 
ont,  the  cross  on  the  spire,  or  on  the  altar,  the  Kastward  position 
n    ccduig  t  e  (.hinas  and   the  Cree<l.  surpl.ced  choirs,  the  reverent 
postuie  of  s  an,ln.g  „,  the  presentation  of  the  Alms,  the  use  of  polv- 
;"•'"-  -  ■"•"■••hcs.  the  invocation  hefore.  and  the  ascription  after 

ent  and  right,  have  all  heen  credited  to  liome,  ami  in  their  turn 

...  he.n  denounced.     Can  we  not  learn  wisdom  from  the  past,  and 

avo  d  th    tolly  winch  has  heen  so  often  repeated  ■>    May  we  not  he 

t  iea,d  es  the  extreme  of  ahsur.lity  when  it  is  raised  against  what 
liome  ahsohitely  forhids,  as  recently  it  was  objected  to  t  ine  imin 

P    hi    t.  ..,.,,  than  one  applu-ation  of  the  water  m  baptism.     It 

ver.uue,  and  his  patience  was  never  exhausted.    A  blameless,  holy 


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I 


hie  pre-eminently  holy,  placed  him,  as  the  champion  of  a  just  and 
ngli  eous  cause,  n.  the  end,  in  the  foremost  rank  of  the  great  and 
good  men  whom  England  has  ever  produced.  His  work,  it  would  b 
an  exaggeration  to  say  that  the  great  revival  and  its  results  were  all 
<h.e  to  him  but  he  was  the  largest  contributor,  not  because  he  did 
t  -  -,st  at  iirst,  or  held  the  highest  place,  but  because  he  kept 
stea.h ly  on,  and  labored  and  suffered  and  prayed-his  work,  we  imly 
-1  It  his  m  he  sense  in  which  w.  speak  of  a  general's  campaign 
<H  .  lulei  s  a.lministration,  is  among  the  grandest  which  it  is  per- 

tlicin  from  low  views  of  responsibility  and  duty  to  an  awakene.l  con- 
M-iousness  of  their  ol,Iigati<.ns  to  God,  their  country,  mankin.l   -ind 
-nselves      This  is  what  the  Tractarian  niovemeiit  has       'c I 
1  hshed  and  the  en.l  is  not  yet.     The  Anglican  Communion    when 
she  recovers  fully  her  true  Catholic  position,  and  is  set  free  f;om 
entanglements  with  heresy  and  schism,  is  destined  to  be  the  rallvi  kI 
point  for  fh..  union  of  Christendom.     This  she  could  not  be  whii: 
she  sat  on  the  <luiighill,  aiul  was  covered  with  tilth,  aiul  was  dis 
«uised  with  strange  habiliments,  or  was  denuded  of  her  d^J    t" 

own  tni  hs.     Ihis  .she  could  not  be,  while  she  was  bound  hand  and 
.  o  ,  aiKl  gagged    y  the  State,  and  was  insulted  by  dissenters,  and 
vas  hetraye,!  by  her  own  unworthy  sons,  who  received  for  their 
i-euson  royal  favor  and  ministerial  patronage.     This  she  couhl  not 
'e,  while  her  sacraments  were  treated  with  indignity,  her  sacred 
ttices  were  degraded,  her  deposit  of  truth  tr.Hed  with,  and  if  it  liad 
heen  possible,  denied.     That  time  is  passed,  thank  God,  when  these 
hings  were  so.    Much  remains  yet  to  be  done,  an.l  doubtless  many  a 
ha  t  e  must  be  fought.    But  the  Church  is  aroused,  she  knows  her 
i-i|J^ds  now,  and  has  the  courage,  inspired  by  grace,  to  maintain 
hem,  to  suffer  for  them,  and  if  need  require,  die  for  them.     The 

.k^lthoi  .)  ^''^y'.^''^»  ^^  ^l"--"^'!-  -til  sorrowing  hearts  the 
death  of  l)r.  Pusey,  is  a  very  different  country,  in  its  religious  aspect 
and  condition,  from  what  it  was  at  the  beginning  of  the  century, 
When  Dr.  Pusey  was  born,    Then  the  Blessed  Eucharist,  the  one 


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blOdESE    OF   SPRINOFIELD. 


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act  of  worsliip  which  Christ  while  on  earth  instituted  and  enjoined, 
was  rarely  celehrated,  as  a  rule,  once  a  month,  and  often  with  care- 
lessness, if  not  irreverence  ;  now  with  the  pentecostal  believers  it  may 
be  said  of  thousands,  they  continue  steadfastly  with  the  Apostles  in 
"the  hreakinf,M)f  hread,"  and  the  effort  is  lawfully  made  to  render 
the  service  decently  solemn,  if  not  p:rand  and  imposing'.     Then  the 
recitation   of  the  fhiily  offices  of  matins  and  evensong'  in   Parish 
Churches  was  the  exception,  not  the  rule ;  at  present  the  reverse  is 
the  fact.     Then  pluralities  were  allowed  and  abounded,  the  same 
man  could  hold  many  preferments  at  once;  it  was  usual  for  the 
hi'.djer  ecclesiastics  to  accumulate  benefices,  and  the  higher  their 
elevation,  it  often  happened  the  more  they  possessed.     These  abuses 
have  lonc^r  since  been  abolished  by  law.     Then  scandals  in  the  admin- 
istration of  Church  patnmaj^e  were  common  ;  to-day  they  are  rare. 
Then  Parish  Churches  and  Cathedrals  were  dila])idated  and  defaced, 
and  all  that   concerned  their  proper   manitenance   and   i)reserva. 
tion  was   ne.i,dected  or  i^^fnored ;  now  the  work  of  restoration  has 
renewed  their  orinfinal  ^.dory,  and  while  in  mercy  to  them  the  havoc, 
and  destruction,  and  desecration  of  the  fanatics  of  the  seventeenth 
century  have  been  covered  up,  one  sees  the  splendors  of  meditpval 
architecture  in  all  its  beauty  and  majesty  and  «rrandeur.     Then  dis- 
sent was  ram])ant,  and  making  large  and  rapid  inroads  upon  the 
Church ;  at  the  present  time  dissent  is  on  the  wane,  and  paying 
back  its  contributions  to  the  Church  with  interest.     Then  England 
had  but  two  Colonial  Sees,  and  two  missionary  Bishops ;  now  she 
has  over  sixty  Sees  and  Bishops  in  foreign  lands.     We  might  go  on 
and  trace  the  changes,  which  have  been  wrought  in  every  nook  and 
corner  of  the   land,    affecting  domestic   life  and   education,  work 
among  the  poor,  ministrations  to  the  sick,  and  the  aged,  and  the 
depraved,  the  spiritual  culture  of  great  towns,  and  the  training  of  the 
clergy.     But  we  dare  not  detain  you  with  further  details,  the  ])ic- 
tures  stand  before  you  in  outline— the  England  of  1800,  with  her 
Church,  not  dead  f)ut  sleeping,  and  the  England  of  1882,  with  her 
Chundi  alive  and  on  her  feet,  at  work  with  all  her  might  to  recover 
the  past,   improve   the   present,   and  so  prepare   for  the   future. 


I 

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•^^ 


Between  these  two  pictures,  and  as  the  sufHcient  explanation  of  the 
blessed  contrast,  stretches  the  life  of  him  who,  full  of  years  and 
honors,  went  to  his  rest  last  autumn,  and  whom  with  England  we 
mourn  as  his  debtors  for  his  personal  holiness,  his  great  lear.'iina 
consecrated  to  the  highest  and  best  uses,  his  perseverance  throu-^h 
evil  report  and  good  report  in  loyalty  and  fidelity  to  Christ  and  His 
Church,  his  many  labors,  his  untiring  zeal,  and  his  saintly  example 
the  Eev.  Edward  J3ouverie  Pusey,  ]).!).,  liegius  Professor  of  Hebrew' 
and  Canon  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford: 

We  have  no  apology  t<.  offer,  brethren,  for  keeping  you  so  lon^ 
annd  the  shadows  of  death,  and  iu  the  presence  of  the  departed! 
Ihe  temptation  of  this  age  is  to  effect  as  soon  as  possible,  a  divorce 
betvveen  the  living  and  the  dead.     This  want  of  depth,  this  loss  of 
taith,  tins  low.  gross,  sensual  view  of  human  existence,  in  its  com- 
prehensiveness, and  its  real  abiding  relations  is  seen  in  a  hundred 
ways,  how  difficult  it  is  to  keep  the  memory  even  of  those  who  have 
hei.l  the  most  exalted  positions,  fresh  and  green  in  the  hearts  of  the 
people.     The  enthusiam,  which  in  a  nation's  grief  will  I,rin<.  thou- 
sands of  dollars  at  first  to  rear  a  monument  to  its  murdered^  chief 
soon  dies  .lown,  and  on  the  anniversary  next  succeeding  his  decease' 
the  many,  not  the  few,  will  ask  why  the  flag  of  the  country  is  float-' 
ing  at  half  mast?     Marriage  is  repeated  ad  nauseam  by  those 
who  do  know  better,  and  ought  to  practice  a  little  self-restra,int' 
Alas !    with  such  frightful  rapidity  does  the  wedding  follow  the 
inneral  that  the  bereaved  husband  will  take  his  bride  to  receive  and 
welccmie  the  corpse  of  his  former  wife,  who  died  beyond  the  sea 
and  they  together,  as  mourners,  will  shed  tears  perhaps,  and  scatter 
tlowers  on  the  new-made  grave.    It  was  not  always  thus,  time  was 
when  religious  men  and  women  at  least  kept  the  grave  in  view,  and 
looke.I  beyond,  and  saw  with  the  eye  of  faith  their  departed  loved 
ones  still  living  in  their  strict  personal  identity,  remembering  the 
past  and  forecasting  the  future,  they  saw  them  day  by  day  as  they 
meditated  upon  divine  things,  an.l  in  their  meditations  drew  their 
Rroatest  comfort  from  their  conviction  of  the  truth  of  the  doctrine 
ot  the  Communion  of  Saints,  as  a  present  blessed  reality     The 


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THE    bishop's   address. 


present  age  is  superficial,  low  in  its  views,  gross  an.l  sensual  in  its 
We  an.l  conversation.     It  is  well  then,  it  is  a  help,  to  .Iwdl  in 
thought  ui.on  the  .leparte.l,  who  have  a  claim  upon  us  in  their  near 
ness  to  us,  or  their  l.ves  an.l  lal.ors  f.,r  our  grateful  recognition 
an.l  lovn.g  rememhrance.     Hence  we  have  n.,  ap,.logy  t.,  otf,,-  for 
l.ngern.g  as  we  have  .lone  so  long  among  the  toml.s,  which  have 
withni  the  year  receive.l  as   their  occupants,  the   bo.lies  ..f  those 
whom  It  was  meet  that  we  shoul.l  commemorate  in  your  presence.' 
It  IS  well  f.,r  you,  it  is  well  for  us,  an,l  may  the  retrospect  .leepen 
wi  hm  us  a  sense  of  our  responsibility,  an.l  prepare  us  to  ,lischar.^e 
with  greater  fi.lelity  an.l  zeal  the  .luties  wh,..h  lie  hef..re  us  in  the 
present,   an.l  await    us   in  the  future.      Outsi.le  .,ur  J),oeese,  yet 
atfectmg  us  very  nearly  in  .,ur  Provin..ial  relati..ns  an.l  personal 
interest,  a  great  calamity  has  befallen  us  in  the  .lestruction  by  lire 
o   St.  Marys  s..ho.,l.  Knoxville.  '  Happily  there  was  no  l.,ss  .,f  hfe 
rins  ,s  largely  ,lue  un.ler  (io.l  to  the  her.,ism  an.l  self-possession  of 
the  1  nncpal  an.l  his  ass.,eiates,  an,l  the  courage  an.l  devoti.m  of 
he  goo,l  p..„ph.  of  Knoxville.     St.  Mary's  school  has  .lone  an  excel- 
len    work.     ^\  ,.  l,,,y,  i„  „ji„,,  „^,^  j,,^.^,j^.  ^.,,,.i^ti^^,,  ^^.^^^^^^^^   ^^,.^,^^  ^^^^^ 

moth...s    whose   value   t..   themselves,  an.l   their   homes,  an.l   the 
Umrch  has  been  increase.l  a  hun.lre.l  fohl  i,j.  the  training  an.l  ..ul- 
ture  which  they  receive.l  un.ler  Dr.  Lettingwell  in  St.  Mary's  s..h.,.,l 
We  cannot  spare  this  s.-hool.     It  is  with  pl.-asure.  therefore,  sin.-ere 
an.l  great,  that  we  announce  t..  you.  that  St.  Mary's  is  to  be  rebuilt 
Ihe  work  IS  m  han.l  now,  an.l  the  first  installment  ..f  b„il,li„.s  will' 
he  complet...l   within  th,.  year.     Hut  .lebt  must  be   incurred.  an,l 
.heral  .lonat.ons  will  be  re.,uire.l  to  lift  the  bunlen  from  the  anxious 
heart  of  J)r.  LefKngwoll,  who  has  labore.l  so  long  an.l  faithf ullv  an.l 
.leserves  so  well  at  our  han.ls.     I  heartily  commen.l  his  appeal  for 
lieJp  to  your  liberality. 

We  have  a  sch..ol  of  ..„r  own  for  girls.  St.  Agatha's,  here  in  Sprin-.- 
hel..  It  has  been  in  operati..!.  now  for  tw.,  years.  We  have  n.^ 
said  much  about  it  heretofore.  We  preferred  that  it  sh..„l,l  first 
begin  ma  qui..t  way  to  speak  f.u-  itself.  This  it  has  done,  an.l  is 
"<nng.     Its  patrons  can   bear  testim.my  to  the  chara..ter  of  the 


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training  which  is  given,  the  culture  which  is  imparted,  the  example 
which  is  exhibited,  and  the  life  which  is  led  by  teachers  and  pupils. 
It  is  a  churcli  school.     There  is  no  compromise.     It  is  perilous  in 
the  last  degree  to  the  young  for  those  who  teach  them  to  be  uncer- 
tain about  the  eternal  verities  of  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the 
Saints ;  it  is  worse  to  pretend  to  be  uncertain  about  them,  when  we 
know  them  to   be  true,  this  is  .treason  against  God  and  our  own 
souls.     To  teach  well,  we  must  know  well,  and  if  we  do  not  know 
that  Jesus  Christ  is   the  Son  of  God,  and  that  the  Church  is  His 
Body,   the   fullness  of  Him  that   lilleth  all  in   all,  if   we    do   not 
know  these  things  well,  that  is  really,  truly,  thoroughly  as  substan- 
tial realities,  not  phantoms,  mists,  shadows,  then   we  are  not  fit  to 
teach,  and  if  we  know  them  and  are  ready  to  compromise  them, 
then  we  are  doubly  unfit  to  teach,  we  are  unprincipled  and  immoral. 
The  object  of  St.  Agatha's  School  is  not  to  make  money.     God  for- 
bid.    Those  who  are  engaged  in  that  holy  work,  for  education  in  its 
legitimate  and  proper  sense  is  preeminently  holy,  with  him,  who  is 
seeking  under  God  to  build  up  the  school  on  a  firm  and  solid  basis 
are  as  far  removed  from  mercenary  motives  as  it  is  possible  to  be. 
The  oj)posite  is  the  truth,  we  are  giving  our  best  without  hope  of 
return  in  any  way,  save  the  magnificent  reward,  which  will  be  ours, 
in  the  Christian  women,  who  in  days  to  come  will  make  green  and 
beautiful  the  spots   where   they   dwell,   and  will  shed  a  salutary, 
bracing  influence  upon  all  within  their  reach  far  or  near.     We  do 
need  help  to  make  the  school  what  it  should  be,  to  equip  it  with  the 
instruments  of  study,  books  of  reference,  apparatus  for  scientific 
investigation  and  research.     Beyond  this  we  ask  for  endowments, 
that  we  may  place  our  scale  of  prices  at  so  low  a  rate,  that  we  can 
educate  the  daughters  of  our  clergy  at  small  expense,— possibly,  if 
the  gifts  and  l)equests  of  our  people  would  allow,  without  charge. 
We.  have  no  ambition  to  make  St.  Agatha's  a  large  school  as  we  are 
minded  now.      We   would   much   rather  develop  many  schools  of 
comparatively  small   size,  than   one   or  two   of  large  proportions. 
The  cost  will   be   greater,   we  know,    but   the  one   consideration 
which  outweighs  every  other  thought,  is  that  in  a  school  of  twenty 


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or  thirty  hoarding  pupils  conscientious  teachers   can  watch   over 
their  chilch-en   with   the  personal   attention   which   a   parent   can 
bestow,  and  guard  them  from  harm.     When  the  school  ceases  to  be 
a  family  and  becomes  a  crowd,  then  personal  supervision  may  be 
attempted,  ])ut  it  cannot  be  maintained,  and  in  spite  of  the  most 
laborious  care  mischief  will  creep  in,  and  do  its  corrupting  work. 
We  know  whereof  we  speak,  men  and  women  now,  once  boys  and 
girls,  have  told  us,  when  we  probed  them    with   ({uestions,  that   in 
such  large  schools,  where  they  were  taught,  one  vicious  pupil,  i)re- 
eocious  in  knowledge  of  evil,  would  find  admission  and  remain  for 
months  undetected,  and  corrupt  and  injure  the  class,  the  section,  if 
not  the  whole  school.     Of  course  large  schools  are  necessary,  and 
may  be  rendered,  and  doubtless  are  often  rendered,  by  the  marvel- 
ous capacity  and  tact  and  al)ility  of  the  principal   and  a  numerous 
staff  of  assistants,  tolerably  secure  against  the  dangers  of  which  we 
speak.     We  admit  this  freely  and  would  not  be  understood  as  wish- 
ing in  the  slightest  degree  to  reflect  upon  the  many  large  schools  iov 
girls  and  boys  with  which  our  Church   is  blessed,  and  for  whose 
prosperity  and  success  we  are  ready  to  labor  by  pen  and  speech,  and 
for  which  we  pray.     Hotels  and  apartment  houses  are  necessary,— 
they  may  be,   and  often  are,  grand  and  admirably  appointed  and 
furnished.     Their  inmates  are  among  the  very  best  of  our  people. 
We  live  in  an  hotel  ourselves,  but  still  we  prefer  the  separate  dwell- 
ing, and  the  family  limited  to  its  own  members  in  the  seclusion  and 
surrounded  by  the  safeguards  of  home.     So  while  we  rejoice  to  see 
these  great  schools  multiply  and  flourish,  for  ourselves  we  prefer, 
as  at  present  advised,  to  strive  in  a  humble  way  to  I)uild  up,  in  our 
little   day,  at   least   one   or  two  small   schools  for  girls  and  boys. 
Those  who  come  after  us  nuiy  enlarge  them  and  make  them  in  their 
grand  proportions  all  that  their  warmest  friends  could  desire.     St. 
Agatha's  school  will   bear  inspection,  its  situation  is   lovely,   the 
building,  an  old   family   mansion,  is   stately  in  appearance,  with 
large,  airy  rooms,  and  healthful,  comfortable  arrangements.     The 
discipline  is  gentle,  yet  firm,  and  the  instruction  soHd,  thorough  and 
complete.     We  sincerely  hope  that  the  means  will  be  given  us  to 


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enlarge  our  accommodations,  so  that  we  can  receive  twenty-five  or 
thirty  boarders,  and  can  suitably  equip  and  furnish  our  school.    For 
this  we  need  at  least  six  thousand  dollars.     We  ask  this  sum  not  for 
our  sake,  l>ut  for  the  sake  of  your  daughters,  that  they  may  be 
trained  under  wholesome  churchly  mtluences,  and  become  as  the 
Lord  would  have  them,  "hke  the  pohshed  corners  of  the  temple." 
Our  Orphanage  is  in  admirable  hands.     It  has  done  an  excellent 
work  in  sheltering  little  girls  with  more  than  ordinary  comfort  and 
care,  but  over  and  above  this,  it  has  been  the  source  of  blessing  to 
many  parishes,  missions,  homes  and  hearts  not  only  throughout 
our  own  Diocese,  but  in  others  far  removed.     The  Guild  of  the'^Holy 
Child  has  gathered  into  its  wards  in  numerous  places  little  ones, 
who  have  labored,  and  gathered,  and   saved,  and  prayed   for  the 
orphan  and  the  Orphanage,  and  have  thus  early  learned  how  to  earn 
and  enjoy  the  ninth  beatitude,  -that  it  is  more  blessed  to  give  than 
to  receive."     We  rejoice  to  see  the  happy  faces   of  the   dear  little 
Christian  girls,  and  as  we  look  on  them,  we  see,  and  that  makes  our 
heart  gladder  still,  troops  of  other  little  girls,  and  older  forms  with 
them,  who,  prompted  by  the  blessed  Master,  have  helped  to  clothe, 
and  feed  and  provide  for  our  orphans.     Oh  !  yes,  both  are  blessed! 
but  rather  they  that  give,  than  they  that  receive,  and  so  our  orphan- 
age is  the  source  of  untold  good  to  many,  whom  we  do  not  see,  per- 
haps shall  never  see,  but  it  binds  us  to  them  in  gratitude  and  love, 
and  we  thank  them,  and  invoke  upon  them  the  love  and  mercy  of 
Him  Who  tells  us,  that  He  recognizes  in  what  they  have  done,  acts 
of  compassion   and  tenderness   shown  to   Him.     May  their  good 
works  continue  and  abound  ever  more  and  more.     Since  our  last 
Synod,  we  have  secured  a  valuable  property,  for  school  purposes,  in 
Pekm.     This  is  largely  due  to  the  generosity  of  Mr.  C.  R.  Cum- 
mmgs,  of  Chicago,  who  released  a  mortgage  of  four  thousand  dollars 
on  the  receipt  of  one-half  the  amount.     He  thus  virtually  donated 
to  us  two  thousand  dollars,  and  helped  to  put  us  in  possession  of  a 
large  and  remarkably  well-built  house  with  extensive  grounds.     The 
Rev.  George  W^  West  has  now  for  two  years  been  in  charge  of  the 
Parish,  and  conducting  the  Grammar  school  with  increasing  success. 


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The  Eev.  George  H.  Ward,  who  once  was  our  assistant  in  the 
East,  and  whom  we  have  known  for  many  vears,  has  come  to  us  and 
taken  charge  of  the  school  work  in  Mattoon.  It  is  a  great  comfort 
to  receive  our  dear  friend  into  our  jurisdiction.  It  encourages  us, 
and  strengthens  us  to  have  with  us  one  who  is  so  experienced,  and 
devoted,  and  true.  We  feel  sure  that  under  his  wise  management 
the  school  will  steadily  grow  stronger,  and  that  the  mission  will 
bec(mie  the  centre  of  a  vigorous  and  diffusive  Church  life.  Another 
dear  friend  of  former  days  has  come  to  us  within  the  past  year,  the 
liev.  Henry  Humphries,  H.  A.  We  lirst  lu'came  ac(piainte(l  with 
him  through  the  kind  introduction  of  the  late  saintly  Lord  Hishop 
of  Nassau.  The  liev.  Mr.  Huni])hries  was  for  some  time  a  student 
of  St.  Augustine's  ^lissionary  College,  Canterbury,  and  is  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  University  of  Durham,  England.  He  has  served  the 
Cliundi  loyally  and  well  in  the  dilhcult  mission  lields  of  the 
I^ahamas  and  i^ritish  Guiana.  His  experience  has  been  largely 
among  the  negroes,  and  we  have  said  thus  much  of  his  hitherto 
successful  and  laborious  career,  because  we  hope  to  induce  our 
dear  brother  to  take  the  oversight  under  us  of  the  work  among  the 
colored  j)eo])le  in  our  Diocese,  and  with  such  a  record  behind  him, 
we  are  conlident  of  his  success  in  the  future.  There  are  thousands 
of  negroes  scattered  througlumt  (mr  jurisdiction,  as  sheep  without  a 
shei)her(l.  They  are  i)ecuiiarly  susceptible  to  the  plain,  simple, 
positive  teachhig  of  the  church.  In  every  point  of  view,  moral, 
social,  i)()litical  as  well  as  religious,  there  is  pressing  and  immediate 
need  to  take  active  steps  for  the  improvement  and  elevation  of  these 
people,  who  are  at  our  doors  and  dwellhig  among  us.  It  is  a  ques- 
tion of  safety  for  our  institutions  and  ourselves,  over  and  above  the 
claims  which  they  have  upon  our  i)hilanthropy  and  charity,  that  we 
should  give  them  teachers,  tried  and  approved,  who  will  inspire 
them  with  confidence,  and  win  their  love.  The  Eev.  Mr.  Hum- 
phries is  the  man  to  unify  the  work,  to  bring  suitable  laborers  into 
the  field,  and  to  gain  the  affections  and  lasting  regard  of  the  negro, 
who  is  peculiarly  sensitive  to  kindness,  and  will  follow  with  eiithu- 


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siastic  devotion  (me  whcmi  he  believes  to  be  his  real  friend.  We 
have  organized  a  mission  for  colored  people  in  Cairo,  under  the 
name  of  St.  Michael. 

Our  means  are  small,  and  we  shall  be  obliged  to  appeal  al)road  for 
liel])  to  properly  sustain  our  work,  until  it  is  fairly  under  way.  We 
hope  gradually  to  l)ecome  able  to  take  care  of  ourselves,  and  more, 
to  extend  aid  to  others ;  but  surely  when  the  Church  commits  to 
our  (diarge  a  region  as  large  as  all  New  England,  except  Maine, 
with  a  ])opulation  of  nearly  two  millions,  with  no  large  cities,  no 
large  parishes,  no  endowments,  no  church  constituency  of  wealth, 
no  capital  massed  anywdiere,  as  in  Ne^v  York,  or  Philadelphin.  or 
Chicago,  it  is  but  reasonable  the  Church  should  help  us  for  a  tune. 
We  cannot  give  back  now  what  we  receive ;  we  repay  our  benefac- 
tors by  the  increase  W'it}i  which  God  blesses  us  within  our  own 
borders.  We  plant  the  seed  and  laboriously  care  for  the  crop,  and 
gather  in  the  harvest ;  and  then  sow  more  largely  the  next  year,  and 
so  advance,  as  we  trust,  steadily  and  surely.  We  have  not  yet 
reached  that  point  where  we  find  ourselves  with  a  surplus  on  our 
hands,  and  can  afford  to  export.  AVe  cannot  urge  our  people  to 
contribute  to  domestic  and  foreign  missions,  when  we  kninv  that 
they  have  not  enough  to  provide  even  scantily  for  themselves.  We 
have  suggested  the  propriety  of  all  our  missions  and  parishes 
making  an  annual  contribution  to  the  treasury  of  the  General  Board, 
and  have  embodied  our  advice  in  a  Pastoral  on  the  subject,  but  we 
could  not  l)ring  ourselves,  in  view  of  the  burdens  which  they  have  to 
l)ear,  to  impose  the  suggestion  as  an  imperative  duty.  Our  friends 
have  helped  us  liberally,  and  in  response,  our  clergy  with  ourselves 
bring  our  thank-off'ering,  it  is  a  three-fold  increase  in  almost  every 
element  of  church  strength  within  the  last  four  years.  This  is  all 
we  can  do ;  if  the  demand  be  that  w^e  should  contribute  thousands 
or  even  hundreds  of  dollars  to  the  treasury  of  the  Domestic  and 
Foreign  Mission  Board,  then  we  must  relinquish  our  appropriation, 
since  it  is  simply  impossible,  and  we  must  become  itinerant  beggars 
on  our  own  behalf  in  such  places  as  will  give  us  a  welcome  and 
accord  us  a  hearing,  until  such  time  as  we  can  take  care  of  ourselves. 


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To  let   the   work   so  well   begun   stop,  we  cannot;    to  allow  the 
millions  of  souls,  for  whom  we  are  responsible  by  the  appointment  of 
the  Church,  to  remain  as  hithei-to,  without  the  teaching  and  the 
means  of  grace,  which  we  were  sent  to  impart,  would  be  a  breach  of 
trust  on  our  i)art  to  her  who  sent  us  forth,  and  of  disloyalty  to  our 
Lord    and  Master.       To  this  we  can  never  consent.      Hence    we 
shall  entreat  our  J^rethren  of  the  Board  of  Missions  to  contimie  to 
give  us,  for  some  time  to  come,  the  same  contribution  which  they 
now  bestow,  and  to  increase  their  appropriation  for  our  work  among 
our  colored   people.     In   this  connection   there  rise  before  us   the 
stately  form  and  the  genial,  expressive  countenance  of  our  friend  of 
many  years,  the  late  liev.  Dr.  Twing,  Secretary  of  the  J3oard  of 
Missions.     If  ever  there  was  a  man  fitted  for  a  place  and  work,  and 
found  his  ni(die.  Dr.  Twing  was  the  man,  and  the  Secretary's'desk 
and  the  mission  lield  were  his  place  and  work.     In  the  good  provi- 
dence of  (lod  they  came  together,  and  to  say  that  succi^ss  was  the 
result,  in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  word,  would  be  far  short  of  the 
truth.     In  his  own  special  line  the  liev.  Dr.  Twing  was  simply  won- 
derful.    The  magnet  draws  iron  and  steel,  Dr.  Twing  drew  silver 
and  gold,  yea,  precious  stones.     His  presence  seemed  to  be  enough  ; 
when  he  appeared  men,  women  and  children  gave,  and  as  often  aJ 
he  came  they  gave,  and  yet  they  loved  him.     The  tax  gatherer  casts 
a  shadow  as  he  walks,  and  people  shrink  from  him,  and  dread  to 
see  him.     Dr.  Twing  was  sure  to  get  more  than  the  tax  collector, 
and  yet  his  arrival  was  hailed  with  joy,  and  crowds  followed  him,' 
and  felt  grateful  to  him,  because  he  made  it  a  real  pleasure  for  them 
to  give.     Few  men  have  enjoyed  a  larger  and  more  varied  acquaint- 
ance than  Dr.  Twiug,  and  yet  we  have  never  met  nor  heard  of  the 
person   who  not  only  did  nc.t  feel  unkindly  toward  him,  but  who  did 
not  entertain  for  him  cordial,  warm  affection.     We  deplore  his  loss 
as  a  personal  affliction,  and  unite  with  the  whole  Church  in  our  land 
in  expressing  our  sorrow  for  his  departure  from  among  us,  and  our 
reverence  and  love  for  his  memory. 
At  Mt.  Carmel  the  church  has  been  enclosed,  and   a  rectory  of 
•   brick  has  been  built.     The  lot  adjoining  has  been  purchased.     The 


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entire  property  is  nearly  free  from  debt.     Wlien  the  church  is  com 
pleted,  as  we  trust  it  soon  will  be,  we  shall  have  a  group  of  buihlin^s 
admirably  lifted  for  mission  and  school  work,  of  sylm-h  the  Diocese 
niay  justly  be  proud.    Nothing  superior  in  solidity,  compactness, 
adaptaliihty  to  work,  and  appearance,  can  be  found  in  all  southern 
Illnu.,s.     The  Eev.  Mr.  Lassiter,  now  in  charge  of  both  the  mission 
and  the  school  at  Mt.  Carmel,  has  more  on  his  hands  than  one  man 
can  do.    H,s  aptitude  for  teaching  is  his  special  gift,  and  we  should 
be  glad  if  we  could  absorb  him  exclusively  in  the  work  of  Church 
e,lucation.     This  woul.l  be  a  great  relief  to  us,  and  a  great  advan- 
tage to  our  schools.     Two  churches  have  been  built  within  the  year 
the  one  at  Champaign,  the  other  at  Greenville,  both  of  woo.l    '  The 
h.riner,  a  most  creditable  structure  to  the  liberality  and  good  taste 
ot  the  people,  has  been  paid  for  and  consecrated;  the  latter  though 
completed  and  in  use,  is  still  burdened  with  debt.     The  earnest 
energetic  little  Mock,  however,  under  their  devoted  missionary  to 
whom  they  are  devotedly  attached,  will  soon  clear  off  the  incum- 
brance, and  add  ere  long  another  consecrated  building  to  our  list  of 
churches.     At  Lincoln,  after  patient  waiting  in  a  manner  creditable 
to  all  concerned,   the  entire  indebtedness,    which  has  for  years 
weighed  upon  the  Parish,  has  been  removed,  the  church  building 
lias  lieeu  repaired,  and  in  November  last  it  was  duly  consecrated. 
Ihe  church  at  Albion  has  been  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  a  chancel 
of  l,rick,  properly  furnished.     This  was  mainly  the  work  of  the  late 
Eector,  the  Eev.  Mr.  Morrall ;  the  altar  was  procured  through  the 
exertions  of  the  present  incumbent,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Humphries    to 
whom  reference  has  already  been  made.     We  had  the  pleasure  of 
visiting  this  ancient  Parish  last  December,  and  assisted  by  the  vene- 
rable Rector  Emeritus,  the  founder  of  the  Parish  and  builder  of  the 
church,  the  iutermecliate  Eector,  and  the  present  (there  have  been 
l)ut  three),  of  setting  apart  in   consecration   the  chancel  and  the 
a  tar  tor  tlieir  solemn  uses.    A  generous  lady  of  Albion,  Miss  Anna 
^Maria  Brissenden,  has  given  to  the  Diocese  a  house  and  lot  for  the 
me  of  the  Parish,  as  a  Rectory.     The  property  immediately  adjoins 
the  church,  and  is  a  valuable  acquisition.    It  is  an  endowment,'  and 


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will  help  materially  to  keep  a  resident  Pastor  in  charge.  We  trust 
that  the  liherality  of  Miss  lirissenden,  who  has  given  so  largely  in 
])roporti()n  to  her  means,  may  lind  many  imitators.  Are  there  not 
manv  who  could,  without  encroaching  on  their  own  means,  endow 
their  mission  or  parish  with  the  gift  of  a  Parsonage  and  (ilehe  *?  We 
hope  to  receive  a  response  to  this  inquiry  in  ijuarters  which  we  have 
in  mind  while  we  ask  the  question. 

We  have  hegun  this  year  to  make  our  annual  offering  for  the  accu- 
mulation of  an  Episcopal  fund.  The  amount  gathered  is  hut  little, 
still  the  fact  that  we  have  something,  already  heghis  to  have  its 
effect.  A  layman,  to  whom  we  shall  have  occasion  to  refer  again  in 
the  same  pleasant  way,  Wm.  J.  (^uinlan,  Esq.,  of  Decatur,  otters  to 
give  one  thousand  dollars  to  help  endow  this  fund  so  soon  as  nine 
thousand  dollars  arc  raised.  When  it  is  rememhered  that  all  addi- 
tions to  this  endowment  help  hy  just  so  much  to  lighten  the  hurden 
whi(di  rests  upon  the  Diocese,  are  we  to  wait  long  hefore  the  adeijuate 
sum  is  contrihuted,  and  the  hheral  otter  of  our  friend  is  secured*? 

One  of  our  Preshyters,  cj-  devoted  and  self-denying  man,  has  given 
nnudi  attention  to  the  suhject  of  Sunday  School  instruction.  He  is 
anxious,  as  we  all  are,  to  im])rove  the  opportunity  afforded  us  of 
building  (mr  children  up  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord 
hy  a  course  of  systematic  study  of  Holy  Scripture  in  connection 
with  the  Catechism.  His  general  idea  is  thoroughly  sound  and 
judicious.  It  is,  indeed,  the  principle  up(m  which  school  and  col- 
legiate education  proceeds,  to  advance  step  hy  step  from  lirst  ])rin- 
cii)les  to  subsequent  conclusions,  and  then  make  them  the  help  to 
still  further  progress,  until  the  hoy  or  girl  has  gained  a  competent 
knowledge  of  the  essential  verities  of  the  Christian  faith,  and  their 
relation  to  each  other,  and  is  prepared  to  stand  upon  his  feet  and 
breast  the  storm,  when  he  is  assailed,  as  soon  he  will  be,  hy  every 
hlast  of  false  doctrine.  The  effort  of  the  Eev.  Mr.  Hoyt  is  in  the 
right  direction,  and  he  seeks  the  help  and  cooperation  of  his 
Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  to  aid  him  in  arranging  and 
applying  the  details  of  his  plan.  The  duty  of  sponsorshi])  is  too 
little  regarded  hi  our  day.     It  is  an  instrumentality,  which  might 


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be  made  the  means  of  accomplishing  untold  good,  were  it  profitably 
employed.     It  is  the  duty  of  the  sponsors  to  see  that  the  child  is 
rightly  mstructed  in  the  fundamental  truths  of  the  Gospel,  and  to 
see  that  it  is  brought  or  to  bring  it  to  the  Bishop  to  be  coiifirmed. 
The  word  chosen  here  by  the  Church  advisedly  is  emphatic  •     "Ye 
are  to  take  care"  says  the  office  of  Baptism  to  the  sponsors,  "that 
this  child  be  BEouoHT  to  the  Bishop."    The  Catechism  which  the 
sponsors  are  to  teach  the  child,  or  see  that  the  child  is  taught  is 
entitled,  "An  instruction  to  be  learned  by  every  person  before  he 
BE  imouoHT  to  the  Bishop  to  be  confirmed  by  him."    The  sponsors 
then  are  to  "to  ir%  the  child,"  this  implies  a  great  deal,  at  least 
that  they  do  not  delay  until  the  evil  world  carries  them  beyond  their 
reach,  and  they  cannot  bring  them,  or  until  their  age  is  such,  that 
they  can  in  no  proper  sense  be  said  to  be  fit  subjects  to  be  braught 
Again  It  imphes  the  gaining  and  maintaining  an  influence,  which 
when  the  tit  season  comes,  will  enable  them  to  bring  their  wards  to 
receive  the  imposition  of  the  Bishop's  hands.    A  work  compiled  by 
a  Presbyter  of  the  Diocese  of  Iowa,  on  this  subject,  the  Bev.  C.  S 
Percival,  is  happily  conceived,  and  contains  a  great  deal  that  is 
valuable  m  the  way  of  suggestion,  and  instruction.    We  are  anxious 
for  their  own  sakes,  and  their  children's  sakes  that  sponsors,  who 
assume  obligations  shoul.l  at  least  try  to  keep  them.    In  reference 
to  adults,  presented  to  us  for  confirmation,  we  will  venture  to  sug- 
gest to  the   Clergy  that  when  these  come  to  us  from  the  sects 
iiKjuiry  should  be  carefully  made  as  to  the  circumstances  of  their 
baptism  in  order  to  guard  against  fatal  defects  through  carelessness 
or  Ignorance,  and  in  every  case  it  would  be  well  that  such  persons 
were  received  into  the  Church,  when  such  defects  could  be  supplied 
by  the  Pastor  in  so  far  as  they  are  known  to  exist.    It  seems  incon- 
gruous  at  least  for  the   Bishop  to   ask  persons  whether  they  are 
ready  to  renew  vows,  which  they  never  made,  nor  were  ever  made 
in  their  name.    We  do  not  wish,  even  unwittingly,  to  be  parties  to 
such  a  transaction,  and  therefore  we  request  that  our  Clergy  will 
see  to  it,  as  far  as  they  can,  that  every  one  whom  we  address  as  the 
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office  enjoins  us  to  do,  may  give  a  truthful  answer  to  our  question. 
As  to  converts  from  lionumisTu,  if  they  liave  heen  conlirmed,  we 
dare  not  repeat  the  seal  of  the  Lord,  in  any  case  they  should  he 
required  formally  to  renounce,  and  record  their  renunciation,  of  all 
and  sin<4ular,  the  errors  and  c()rru])tions  of  that  foreif?n  ohedience, 
and  we  will  gladly  receive  and  welccmie  them  to  the  communicm 
of  tilt;  one,  Holy,  Catholic,  and  Apostolic  Church  in  this  land  hy  the 
imposition  of  hands.  Three  such  cases  have  occurred  during  the 
present  year.  A  detailed  record  of  our  acts  with  a  summary  of 
statistics  will   he  found  in  the  api)en(lix. 

In  conclusion  we  are  glad  to  he  ahle  to  state  that  an  ohject  which 
we  have  long  had  in  mind  has,  during  the  past  year,  heen  so  far 
accomplished,  that  we  are  able  to  announce  that  it  only  remains  for 
the  Diocese  to  act,  or  rather  for  the  missions  and  i*arishes  of  the 
Diocese  to  act,  and  the  splendid  result  will  he  attained  of  having  a 
city  of  our  own  on  the  shores  of  Green  Bay,  as  a  place  of  summer 
resort  for  the  wives  and  children  of  our  Clergy.  The  latitude  of  our 
Diocese  is  such,  that  during  the  protracted  warm  season,  change  of 
climate  is  almost  a  necessity  for  delicate  women,  and  little  chilihvn. 
The  very  small  salaries  which  our  Clergy  at  present  receive,  and 
are  likely  for  a  long  time  to  receive,  renders  it  impossible  for  them 
to  defray  the  ext)ense  of  an  annual  trip  for  their  families  to  the 
mountains  or  tlie  sea-side.  In  consequence,  it  is  manifest  that 
unless  some  effort  is  made  by  others,  no  relief  will  ever  come  to 
these  poor  sufferers,  who  cannot  help  themselves.  In  illustration, 
We  remember  once  visiting  a  missionary's  house,  and  then  after  an 
interval  of  fourteen  months,  returning  again  to  enjoy  the^same  gen- 
erous hospitality.  We  ventured  to  ask  the  missionary's  wife,  our 
hostess,  whether  she  had  been  away  since  we  made  our  last  visita- 
tion, more  than  a  year  before.  "0!  no,"  said  she,  "how  could  we 
go  with  all  these  children,  we  have  no  means  with  which  to  travel, 
and  whither  could  we  go,  we  have  no  place  where  we  could  find  a 
w^elcoine."  It  was  a  needless  question  to  ask,  after  what  we  had 
been  told,  l)ut  we  proposed  it,  in  order  to  bring  out  in  stronger 
light  the  real  state  of  affairs.     "Have  you,"  we  inquired,  "ever  since 


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we  were  here,  been  going  through  this  monotonous  routine  of  daily 
duties,  this  tread-mill  life,  morning,  noon  and  night,  never  leaving 
for  a  single  hour  this  little  town,  and  this  your  home?"     "Yes,"  she 
replied,  "we  have  been  here   ever   since,  what  else   could  we  do?" 
Sure  enough,  what  else  could  she  do,  and  hundreds,  similarly  situ- 
ated ?    No  change  from  year's  beginning  to  year's  end,  one  unvary- 
ing succession  of  labors,  which  become  wearisome  in  the  extreme 
by  repetition.     They  wear  upon  the  spirits,  and   depress  the   vital 
powers.     The  missionary  gets  some  change,  he  goes  from  place  to 
])la('e  in  filling  his  api)ointments ;  he  attends  the  meetings  of  the 
Deanery,   and  the   Synod.     J3ut  the  poor,  weary  wife  remains  at 
houKs  and  knows  no  change.     After  a  time  the  husband  too  must 
suffer:  there  must    l)e    sym})athy   l)etween   the   two,  and   the  low 
estate,   and   listlessness,   and  melancholy   of  the   one  nnist  react 
and  tell  u])on  the  other.    He  is   not,  he   cannot  be,   the  man   he 
would  have  been,  if  his  wife   and   dear  ones  were  in   health   and 
good  si)irits,  blithe  and  happy.      From   what   we  saw  and  heard, 
we  generalized  and  reflected  upon  the   condititm   of  hundreds   of 
others  in  the  same  imprisomnent.     Our   heart  was   sad,  our  sym- 
l)athies  were  awakened,  and  we  resolved,  if  we  could,  to  provide  a 
reuuidy,  to  contrive  some  plan  for  relief.    Not  long  afterwards,  when 
visiting  J)ecatur,  we  narrated  our  experience  and  desires  to  the  same 
liberal  layman  of  whom  we  spoke  before,  who  has  deposited  one 
thousand  dollars  in  the  hands  of  a  third  party  to  be  paid  to  the 
Ei)iscopal  fund,  whenever  the  sum  of  nine  thousand  dollars  is  con- 
tributed—we narrated  to  him,  in  substance,  the  facts  which  we  have 
just  recited.     He  felt  with  us,  and  entered  into  our  hopes  of  being 
able  to  devise  some  economical  plan,  which  would  put  it  in  the 
power  of  all  within  the  limits  of  our  Diocese,  who  felt  the  need  and 
chose  to  do  so,  to  enjoy  complete  change  of  scene  and  climate  in 
the  height  of  summer.     He  promised  his  help,  and  he  has  nobly  ful- 
filled his  promise.    Last  July  we  went,  he  and  I,  to  the  Lakes  of  the 
north,  in  quest  of  a  suitable  spot  for  our  purpose.     We  found  it,  and 
through  the^ munificence  of  our  friend,  we  are  able  to  report  that  we 
have  now  in  possession,  for  the  use  of  the  Diocese,  a  tract  of  more  than  * 


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eighteen  acres,  stretching  along  the  shores  of  Green  Bay,  fourteen 
miles  north  of  the  city  of  the  same  name,  in  a  region  of  country 
unsurpassed  for  sahihrity  of  cHmate,  fertility  of  soil,  and  beauty  of 
scenery.  This  tract  is  elevated  about  one  hundred  and  liftv  feet 
above  the  level  of  the  bay,  the  shore  is  sandy,  and  declines  very 
gently  until  deep  water  is  reached,  securing  safety  for  children,  and 
bathers  who  cannot  swim.  The  surrounding  country  is  well,  though 
not  denselv  settled,  and  largelv  covered  with  forests.  A  small  ham- 
let,  Bay  City,  with  a  ])ost  office,  is  distant  inland  about  a  mile. 
The  generous  otter  of  the  purchaser  is  to  place  this  entire  projH^'ty 
in  the  hands  of  trustees  for  the  ])enetit  of  the  Diocese,  arranging 
that  a  lot  shall  be  given  to  each  Parish  or  Mission,  for  the  use  of 
its  Pastor  and  his  family,  so  soon  as  a  suitable  Inmse  is  erected  u])on 
the  same.  This  will  give  ea(di  Parish  and  Mission,  which  avails 
itself  of  the  offer,  a  country  seat  for  its  Piector.  The  cost  of  such  a 
building  is  comparatively  very  little.  A  commodious  dwelling  of 
7t'uie  rocmis,  fhiished  in  wood,  adapted  for  the  heat  of  summer,  can 
be  erected  for  a  sum  not  exceeding y//e?  hundred  dollars.  Three  lots 
have  already  been  ai)propriated,  and  will  probably  be  occupied  during 
the  course  of  the  present  season.  The  tract  has  been  surveyed,  and 
laid  out  in  streets  and  divided  into  lots.  There  will  be  space  for 
seventy  dwelhngs,  leaving  a  square  for  a  chapel.  Within  a  few 
years  we  hope  to  see  what  is  now  the  lovely  greensward  stret(diing 
along  and  above  the  smiling  waves  of  Green  Bay,  transformed  into 
a  city,  with  its  broad  streets  shaded  by  grand  old  trees,  pretty 
houses,  nestling  amid  flowers  and  shrubbery,  and  populous  with  the 
families  of  our  clergy,  who  there  will  tind  needed  change  of  air  and 
scene  and  surroundings  in  the  bracing  climate  of  northern  Wiscon- 
sin, the  wide  expanse  of  waters,  and  the  boating  and  fishing  and 
rambling  through  field  and  forest,  and  the  romantic  drives  along 
the  well  made,  solid  roads  which  skirt  the  Bav,  or  stretch  awav  into 
the  cool,  green  woods.  The  realization  of  all  this  is  now  within  our 
reach ;  it  needs  but  the  effort  of  a  few  in  any  one  Parish  or  Mission 
to  secure  for  themselves  the  house  ;  friends  will  help  ;  some  wealthy 
benefactor,  perchance,  out  of  his  abundance,  will  give  the  five  hun- 


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dred  dollars,  which  will  be  a  source  of  untold  benefit  to  wives  and 
mothers  and  children  during  all  time  to  come.  The  cost  of  trans- 
portation to  and  from  our  haven  of  rest,  has  been  thought  of.  We 
have  the  promise  in  one  case,  and  this  offer  alone  will  reduce  the 
expense  of  transit  for  most  of  our  families  fully  one-half,  of  free 
carriage  to  and  from  Chicago  once  a  year,  as  an  act  of  mercy  and 
charity  from  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  to  the  wives  and  children 
of  the  clergy  of  the  J)iocese  of  Springfield.  Other  lines  of  travel,  w 
feel  sure,  will  generously  lend  their  aid,  and  we  shall  be  able  to 
send,  as  it  were  on  the  wings  of  the  wind,  those  for  whom,  in  the 
absence  of  fair  salaries  for  their  husbands,  we  feel  a  special 
responsibility— the  wives  and  children  of  our  clergy. 

We  have  the  divine  sanction  for  what  we  do  ;  our  Blessed  Lord, 
when  he  saw  that  his  disciples  were  worn  down  with  work  and 
oppressed  with  care  said  unto  them,  "Come  ye  yourselves  apart  into 
a  desert  place  and  rest  awhile."  (St.  Mark,  vi,  31).  So  we  desire 
to  say  to  those  who  perform  the  sweet  ministries  of  affection  to 
God's  Priests,  and  pay  the  penalty  of  their  devotion  in  enfeebled 
bodies  and  depressed  spirits,  come  away  for  a  little  space  from  the 
scene  of  your  hard,  grinding,  monotonous  toil,  and  find  renewed 
life  and  vigor  in  our  city  of  refuge,  which  we  name  from  the  very 
word  which  the  Holy  Spirit  uses,  when  He  recounts  our  Lord's 
tender  care  for  His  loved  ones,  "Anapauma."  Anapauma  is  the 
name  of  our  city,  and  it  means  "rest." 


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CHICAGO: 

THE  LIVING  CHUKCH  COMPANV. 

1885. 


ADDRESS. 


The  coming  together  of  the  members  of  a  large  and  widely 
scattered  fam.ly  to  their  old  home  is  always  an  occasion  replete 
with  interest.  '-i^itic 

The  motive  for  their  assembling,  be  it  what  it  may.  and  the 
subjects  which  they  discuss  when  in  conference,  are  of  subordi 
nate  importance  to  the  priceless  value  which  attaches  to  their 
own  personal  presence. 

Whether  it  be  the  common  memories  of  the  past,  which  they 
recount;  or  the  stirring  events  of  the  present,  which  pre-occupy 
their  thoughts;  or  the  bright  anticipations  of  the  future,  which 
draw  them  forward  with  strong  and  well-defined  hopes  of  what 

^7uZ  ?f' ^   '°  '■"^'"'  ^"'^  ''^^'^  ■'"  PO'^session,  everything 
alls  behind  t/.,u,  the  representatives  of  an  august    inea  Je  and 
the  descendants  of  a  noble,  stock.  ^ 

They,  the  men  and  women,  the  sons  and  daughters,  the  inher- 
itors of  a  great  name  and  an  ever-increasing  legacy  of  honors 
and  renown,  occupy  the  foreground.     They  stand  for  so  muci 

trust  the  future.  They  connect  the  years  that  are  gone  with  the 
years  that  are  to  come.  They  are  the  living,  breathing,  thinkinl 
acting  present,  through  which,  as  we  fi.x  our  eyes  upon  th^; 
■aces  and  gaze  upon  their  forms,  we  look  back  upon  recedin-' 
generations  and  forward  upon  generations  yet  unborn.  They  are 
..n  advertisement  of  what  their  fathers  were,  and  what  they  did 
lor  them  by  word  and  training  and  example;  and  they  suLest 
what  their  children  will  be  by  their  charaL;  and  conduct   "^"^ 

buch  reflections  arise  spontaneously  when  earthly  households 
celebrate  their  anniversaries,  or  stated  festivals  at  longer  interval 

How  much  more  deeply  must  kindred  impressions  be  pro- 
duced in  the  presence  of  a  Christian  assembly  gathered  in  the 
mterest  and  for  the  sake  of  the  undying  Kingdom  of  Grlr 

If  home  and   family   represent  what   is   best  and  purest  and 


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noblest  of  earth— :ind  who  will  venture  to  gainsay  it?— the  Church 
of  God  IS  the  antetype  of  home,  and  carries  on  and  up  by  the 
power  of  the  Moly  Ghost  its  imperfection  to  perfection,  and  its 
light  shining  through  mists  and  crossed  by  shadows  many  and 
dark  to  the  spotless  day  which  will  illumine  and  make  glad  for- 
ever the  redeemed  around  the  Father's  throne  in  Heaven. 

Such,  beloved  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity,  are  we.  who 
have  come  together  now  for  the  seventh  time  in  our  annual  Dio- 
cesan Synod,  as  a  Christian  family— I,  however  unworthy,  your 
Father  in  God,  and  you,  my  dear  children,  and  with  me  members 
of  the  same  household  of  faith. 

First,  and  before  all  other  considerations,  you  are  the  centre 
of  attraction,  the  source  of  influence,  the  root  of  power.  God 
vouchsafes  to  work  through  you  and  allow  you  to  shape,  direct, 
and  wonderful,  fearful  to  relate,  to  limit  His  will  and  put  a  re- 
straint, if  you  so  choose,  upon  His  desire  and  purpose  for  the 
salvation  of  the  souls  committed  to  our  common  charge  in  this 

immense  Diocese.  ,11 

You,  first,  then,  I  welcome  in  the  name  of  the   Lord,  and  bid 
you,  as  you  take  your  places  here  by  right,  because  this  is  your 
home  and  bv  privilege,  because   you  are   the   representatives   of 
those'  who   are  absent— 1   bid   you  take  thought  of  ivJio yon  are 
^XiA  what  you  an\ -.xw^  \s\\\\  what  duties  and  responsibilities  you 
are  entrusted.     I   cannot  magnify  your  importance   in  all  these 
respects  too  greatly.     You  are  the  army,  you  furnish  the  sinews 
of  war.  vou  \lo  the  exploits.     I  am  simply  the  commander,  the 
leader;'  would  that  another  held  my  pastoral  staff,  but  it  may  not 
be  so  just  yet.     The  General  is  not  enough  ;  he  may  have  genius, 
training,  courage,  but  without  his  followers  he  amounts  to  noth- 
ing.    What  would  Ale.xander  have  been  without  his  Macedonian 
piralanx.  or  Ca:sar  without  his  legions,  or  Napoleon  without  his 
French  reserves?     They  would  have  been  as  Gordon,  deserted, 
helpless,  lonely,  sinking  beneath  the  assassin's  treacherous  blow 
in  apathetic,  if  not  hostile,  Khartoum.     So  with  the  Bishop,  the 
Christian  leader;  he  needs  his  children,  the  sheep   of  his   flock, 
the   soldiers   of  his   cohort,  to   hear   his  voice  and  follow  him. 
What  is  he  without  them?     What  can  he  do  without  their  active 
co-operation,  their  cordial  support?     They  have  a   right  to   de- 


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mand  that  he  shall  prove  worthy   of  his  high  place  in  life  and 
example,  in  teaching  and  practice.     But  all   the  plea  which  we 
would  make  for  him  is  that  you  should  remember  that  the  treas- 
ure is  in  earthly  vessels,  and  that  he  is  compassed  about  with  in- 
firmities   and    a   partaker    of    infirmity   as    well    as    yourselves. 
Therefore  let  not  his  faults,  though  they  be  great  and  many,  be 
an  occasion  for  you  to  stumble  and   hold  back,  but  praying  tor 
him,  that  God's  grace  may  increase  in  him,  press  onward  in  the 
path   of  duty  and   conquest,  and  carry  your  leader  with  you  in 
spite  of  his  faults.     Hence  I  return  to  my  words  of  welcome  and 
greet  you,  dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  of  the  Diocese 
of  Springfield,  as  the  great  factor  in  the  elements   of  family   life 
grouped  here  to-day  in  our  annual  Synod.     You  are  Christians, 
your  birth  "is  of  the  dew  of  the  morning,"  you  trace  your  spir- 
itual lineage  through   the   Font  to  the  Second  Adam,  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ.     You  bear  a  name   which   supplied  to   martyrs  all 
that  they  held  dear  or  cared  to  own.     The  deacon  Sanctus  amid 
his  tortures  uttered  but  one  unvarying  cry   to  all  the  questions 
which    were   addressed   to   him;    whether  asked   what  was   his 
country,  who  were  his  parents,  what  was  his  name,  what  was  his 
occupation,  where  was  his  home,  replied  uniformly  and  steadily 
to  the  end :  "  I  am  a  Christian/'  and  then  when  nature  gave  way 
under  the  strain  of  bodily  anguish,  he  whispered  in  the  extremity 
of  weakness,  as  his  spirit  took  its  flight:  "I  am  a  Christian."     I 
greet  you,  then,  as  fellow  Christians.     This  is  our  surname,  and 
marks  off  our  family  and  tells  of  our  ancient  lineage  and  august 
<lcscent    from    the    Messiah,    the    Christ— from    Him    who    was 
anointed  with  the  seven-fold  gifts  of  the  Holy   Ghost,  and  who 
was  filled  in  consequence  with  all   the  fullness   of  the   Godhead 
bodily,  and  of  whose  fullness  we  all  partake.     Aye,  of  the  risen 
and  ascended    Lord's  fullness  we  all  partake;  we  are  sharers  in 
the  powers  of  the  eternal  world;  we  are  able,  if  we  only  have  the 
will  to   do   so,  to  follow  our  blessed  Lord's  footsteps  and  copy 
the  lives  and  examples  of  His  Apostles  and  Saints. 

As  Christians  you  are  here,  this  name  tells  who  you  are  and 
what  you  are;  and  now  your  duties  and  responsibilities  grow  out 
of  your  heavenly  calling,  your  spiritual  birth,  your  assigned  po- 
sition by  the  hand  of  God  in  the  area  of  time  and  space,  in  this 


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age  and  generation,  and  in  this  Country,  this  State  and  this  Dio- 
cese. You  are  here  as  Christians  in  this  19th  Century,  in  the 
State  of  IlHnois  and  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

These  conditions  of  age  and  nationaUty  and  surroundings 
help  to  define  your  special  duties  and  responsibilities  over  and 
above  those  which  belong  to  believers  in  all  time  and  in  every 

place. 

We  are  comparatively  few  in  number;  we  are  weak  in  all  the 
elements  which  constitute  worldly  power,  and  we  are  absolutely 
very  poor,  and,  relatively,   among  the  poorest,  if  not  the  very 
poorest,  Diocese  in  Christendom.     These  facts  tell  us  in  unmis- 
takable language  what  are  our  paramount  duties  :  as  a  little  flock 
to  be  united,  to  be  one  mind  and  heart,  as  were  the  first  Chris- 
tians when  they  were  very  few.     We  cannot  afibrd  to   risk  our 
common  safety  by  standing  apart  from  our  fellows,  or  breaking 
our  ranks,  or  refusing  to  march  on.     We  must  hold  together,  we 
must  trust  our  chief,  and  we  must  trust  each  other.     The  march, 
the  equipments,  the  plan  of  campaign  and  the  mode  of  battle  may 
not  be  to  our  liking,  but  these  matters  are  not  our  responsibility, 
and  if  in  consequence,  because  we  are  not  well  pleased,  we  halt 
and  refuse  to' go  on  and  labor  and  fight,  we  are  disloyal  and  heady 
and  rebellious,  and  fall  under  the  severe  rebuke  which  our   Lord 
addressed  to  S.  Peter,  when  he  sought  to  intrude  into  another 
man's  affairs.   Jesus  .said  to  him  :  "  What  is  that  to  thee?  Follow 
thou  Me."     This  .sharp,  clear,  ringing  injunction  of  our  Saviour 
is  translated  in  the  Catechism  into  the  .sentence  which  concludes 
the  summary  of  our  duty  as  prescribed  by  Almighty  God  to  our 
neighbor.   These  are  the  words :  I  am  commanded  ''  to  do  my  duty 
in  that  state  of  life  unto  which  it  shall  please  God  to  call  me." 
Let    us    never   forget    the   pronouns;    they   are    tremendously, 
I     may    say,    in    view    of    the     common     behavior    of    even 
professional    Christians,    terrifically,  emphatic:      "What    is    that 
to  thee?    Follow  thou  Me."     *'To  do  my  duty,"  aye,  ;;/m',  and 
and  nobody  else's.     To  attempt  to  do  anybody  else's  duty  is  to 
attempt  the  impossible;  we  can  never  accomplish  it,  and,  alas! 
while  we  are  thus  interfering  with  other  people's  affairs  we  must 
be  neglecting  our  own,  and  we  need  all  our  time,  every  moment  of 
it,  imperfectly,  at  the  best,  to  perform  our  own  tasks  which  our 


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Heavenly  Father  has  set  us  to  do,  since  we  are  plainly  told  by 
Him,  who  will  be  our  judge  in  the  day  of  dread  account,  that 
when  we  have  done  all  that  we  can  do  we  shall  still  prove  unprof- 
itable servants.     What  a  world  this  would  be  if  everybody  in  it 
were   to    mind   his   own   business  and    devote  all  his  energies  of 
mind,  soul  and  body  to  the  one  supreme  aim  of  doing  his  duty  in 
that  state  of  life  to  which  it  had  pleased  God  to  call  him.     Let 
others  do  as  they  may.  it  is  our  duty,  our  wisdom,  and  it  ought 
to  jpe  our  joy,  to  stand  in  our  ranks,  each  in  his  place,  and  present 
a  united  front  to  the  foe  and  work  with  a  right  good  will   while 
we   are  permitted   to  work,  remembering  that   for  us  the  night 
will  soon  come  when  no  man  can  work.     This,  then,  is  our  first 
duty  as  a  little  flock:  to  sympathize,  to  act  together  and  to  be  so 
thoroughly  one  in  our  sovereign  aim  and  purpose  to  build  up  the 
Kingdom  of  God  in  our  own  hearts  and  to  promote  its  extension 
among    others,  that  we  lay  aside  and  put  out  of  sight  all  inferior 
and  minor  considerations  and  labor  as  men  animated  by  one  great 
resolve  which  they  mean  to  accomplish,  cost  what  it  may.    So  far 
as  your  leader  is  concerned,  let  me  say  that  in  this  regard  he  does 
not  hesitate  to  put  himself  upon  record  as  ready  and  willing  to 
allow  the  largest  liberty  as  to  details  compatible  with  loyalty  to 
our  blessed   Lord,  and  obedience,  not  to  the  mere  letter  of  the 
Canons  of  the  digest  and  rubrics  of  the  Prayer  Book,  since  these 
are  often  confessedly  inconsistent,  but  to  the  fundamental  princi- 
ples of  the  polity,  doctrine  and  discipline  of  the  Church  of  God. 
Within  these  limits  he  can  work  with  any  man,  and  so  long  as 
he  is  satisfied  that  he  is  sincere  and  earnest  and  full  of  the  Spirit 
of  the  Lord  he  can  take  him  to  his  heart  and  give  him  his  warm- 
est sympathy  and  love. 

We  see  our  duty,  then,  as  a  little  flock  to  be  united,  to  work 
together  and  help  each  other,  and  our  responsibility  is  propor- 
tionately increa.sed  with  our  paucity  of  numbers.  The  units  are 
magnified  when  the  aggregate  is  small.  An  immense  army  can 
bear  depletion  and  not  feel  the  loss;  but  the  Spartan  band  cannot 
spare  a  soldier  from  its  muster  roll.  Each  one  must  be  a  host  in 
himself. 

To  our  paucity  of  numbers  we  must  add,  as  suggesting  our 
Ime  of  duty,  our  weakness  in  all  the  elements  which  constitute  in 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


the  eyes  of  tlie  world  solidity  and  strength.     We  have  no  mater- 
ial fabrics,  no  massive  churches,  no  ancient  colleges,  no  endowed 
schools,   no   domains  of  land,   no   institutions,   no  endowments, 
no  L^reat  c.ties  with  their  wealth  and  influence.  Back  of  our  beat- 
uvr  hearts,  and  bosoms  heaving;  with  the  breath  of  life,  we  have 
nothing  to  lean  upon  which  this  world  can  supply.  Can  anything 
b.-  plainei?    We  must  fall  back  upon  God.     W^e  must  look  away 
from  ourselves  and  earth's  resources  up  to   Him.     "  Alan's  ex- 
tremity   is    God's   opportunity"    is    the   experience    of  all   ages 
summed  up  in  a  single  sentence.  "God's  opportunity  "  must  be  im- 
proved, else  it  passes  and  all  is  lost  through  apathy  or  cowardice- 
When  this  opportunity  was  vouchsafed  a  former  and  distant  gen- 
eratioti,  most  conspicuously  God  accompanied  it  with  His  com- 
mand, and  His  behest  was  meant  as  a  message  direct  and  personal 
wherever  and  whenever  men  are  placed  in  like  circumstances,  ap- 
parently helpless,  with  fierce  and  powerful  foes  behind  them  and, 
humanly  speaking,  insuperable  difficulties  and  perplexities  before 
them.     God  displays  the  facts  and  paints  them  upon  the  canvass 
of  history  for  our  instruction  and  admonition.     In  a  moonlight 
night  an  unarmed  multitude  made  up  of  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren, heavily  burdened  with  apparel  and  food  necessary  for  those 
who  are  fleeing  in  haste,  are  gathered,  crowded  together  on  the 
shore  of  the  sea.    Behind  them,  and  pressing  down  upon  them  as 
they  stand  there  not  knowing  what  to  do,  are  their  foes,  their 
tyrants  and  taskmasters,  bristling  with  armour  and  amply  pro- 
vided with  chariots  and  all  the  material  of  war;  before  them  is 
the  waste  of  waters  stretching  as  far  as  the  eye  can  see.    There  is 
no  resource,  four  hundred  years  of  slavery  have  broken  their 
spirit  and  educated  them  to  tremble  and  bend  their   backs    to 
the  burden  and  submit.  What  shall  they  do?  Their  leader  urged 
the  inquiry  and  God  answered,  and  this  answer  seems  to  imply 
rebuke  that  in  a  case  so  plain,  after  all  that  he  had  done  for  them, 
they  should  hesitate  and  ask  for  direction.     And  God  said,  "  Why 
criest  thou  unto  Me?  Speak  unto  the  Children  of  Israel  that  they 
go  forward."     They  obeyed,  and  the  difficulties  and  perplexities 
before  them  parted  right  and  left  and  let  them  pass  through  safely, 
and  their  foes  behind  them  disappeared  forever,  buried  beneath 
the  very  waves  which  recently  seemed  so  relentlessly  to  bar  their 


escape  from  capture,  slavery  and  death.     "Go  forward!"  is  the 
ringing  word  of  command  which  comes  from  on  high.     It  em- 
bodies the  great  fundamental  principle  of  God's  Kingdom,  growth, 
progress,  advancement.  "  He  that  putteth  his  hand  to  the  plough 
and  looketh  back  is  not  fit  for  the  Kingdom  of  God  "  says  our 
Lord.     And  again  and  again  He  says  to  one  and  another,  whom 
He  deigns   to   call,    from    S.   Andrew    in   the  beginning  of  His 
ministry,  to  S.  Peter  at  its  close,  ''Follow  Me  ;  "    ''  Follow  thou 
Me"       The    military    language  of  earth  echo-;    in  its  notes  of 
drill    the   divine   command.    '*  Eyes  right;    front   face;    forward 
march."     For  God's  militant  host  there  are  no  further  orders,  no 
flank  movements,  no   wheeling  about,  no   throwing  away   arms 
and  fleeing.     For  them,  the  Christian  soldiers,  the  behest  is  ever 
the  same— one  unvarying  note,  provided  the  soldiers  are  worthy, 
obedient,  brave.     Had  the  Children   of  Israel  continued  as  they 
began,  they  would  have  gone  onward  conquering  and  to  conquer. 
It  was  only  when  God  was  not  well  pleased  with  them  that  He 
ceased  to  lead  them   forward,  and   suffered   them   to   turn   aside 
and  pursue  an  aimless,  zigzag  course  until  they  were  consumed 
in  the  wilderness.     Bereft   of  earthly   resources,  but   with  hearts 
loyal   and   true   and   spirits   strong   in   faitl\,  the  path  of  duty  is 
plain:    ''Go   forward."      It   matters   not  that   Pharaoh    and   his 
horses  and  chariots  are  behind,  and  the  sea  is  before,  and  we  are 
hemmed  in  Jorzcan/  is  the  path  of  duty,  right  down  into  the  cold 
waves,  right  onward   into   the   great   depths.     Do   you   suppose 
such  an  object  lesson  has  been  held  up  by  the  hand  of  God  be- 
fore the  ages  without  a  purpose?     Do  you  suppose  such  a  great 
principle,  so  thrillingly  illustrated,  was  exhausted  in  its  applica- 
tion to  the  Israelitish  host?     Do  you  suppose  that  God  does  not 
govern   His  Kingdom  by  the  same  laws  from  generation  to  gen- 
eration?    Well,  then,  when  we  come  to   know— perhaps  it  is  a 
surprise— still,  when  we  come  to  know  that  we  have  no  earthly 
supports  to  lean  upon,  no   arms  of  flesh   to  hold  us  up,  shall  we 
sink  down  in  despair?     Rather  shall  we  not  count  the   exigency 
"  God's  opportunity;'  and,  throwing  ourselves  upon  him  for  help, 
go  right  forward?     Believe   me,  this   is   the   path  of  duty,  dear 
Brethren.     Your   Bishop   did   not  seek   the  place  he  occupies; 
rather  he  shrank  from  it.     You  called  him  to  it  and  bade   him' 


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take  it,  and  repeated  your  call.  Nearly  seven  years  of  labor  in 
the  immense  domain  placed  under  our  jurisdiction  and  care  re- 
veals the  spiritual  sterility  of  the  soil  and  discloses  the  difficulties 
and  perplexities  with  which  its  cultivation  is  beset,  and  now  I 
come  to  you,  fresh  from  this  accumulated  experience,  and,  as  we 
halt  here  for  a  space  at  our  annual  Synod,  I  tell  you  that  the  re- 
sult of  my  observation  confirms  mc  more  and  more  every  day 
that  God  has  honored  us  with  the  great  privilege,  as  a  Diocese, 
of  coming  into  that  condition  of  human  extremity  which  He  will 
make,  is  making,  His  opportiDiity,  and  He  says  to  me,  as  He  did 
aforetime  to  Moses:  "Speak  unto  My  people,  that  they  go  for- 
ward." Are  you  not  ready  and  willing  to  obey?  Be  sure  your 
leader  will  never  go  back.  He  will  go  forward  and  onward 
while  health  and  strength  permit,  until  he  is  satisfied  beyond  per- 
adventure  that  another  could,  and  probably  would,  occupy  the 
ground  a  hundredfold  better,  and  then  he  will  relinquish  the 
pastoral  staff  and  take  up  the  huntbler  shepherd's  crook  in  the 
care  of  a  few  sheep  in  some  Mission  or  Parish  which  will  accept 
his  services  and  bear  with  his  infirmities.  Meanwhile  he  holds 
aloft  the  pastoral  staff  of  office  over  our  sea  of  difficulties  and 
perplexities,  and  bids  you,  as  the  call  of  duty  and  the  command 

of  God,  "GO  FORWARD," 

But  not  only  are  we  a  little  flock,  and  with  no  prestige  of 
name  and  establishment  and  traditions  of  an  historic  past,  but  we 
are  in  addition  poor,  very  poor.  In  the  light  of  this  fact,  our  duty, 
as  prescribed  by  God  and  repeated  again  and  again  under  the 
Law,  and  the  Prophets,  and  the  Gospel,  is  seen  written  in  letters  of 
fire:  "  Honor  God  with  your  first  fruits;"  "Never  appear  before 
God  empty;"  "Give  the  tithe  of  thy  substance  to  God."  Were 
we  the  members  of  a  Diocese  splendidly  endowed  and  with  ma- 
terial wealth  abounding  on  every  hand,  God's  command  to  give, 
to  pay  to  Him  our  interest  on  His  loan  to  us,  and  offer  to  Him  our 
first  fruits,  mii^ht  fade  out  and  be  lost  to  eve  and  ear  amid  the 
superfluity  of  luxury  and  the  waste  of  indulgence  ;  but;  now  stern 
want,  sharp  penury,  and  sometimes  even  severe  distress,  translate 
these  precepts  into  language  whose  meaning  is  unmistakable  and 
whose  application  we  cannot  evade  or  escape.  God's  claim  upon 
our  first  fruits  and  a  certain  proportion  of  our  increase — we  think 


a  tenth— is  universal,  whether  we  be  rich  or  poor,  or  live  in  a 
Diocese  endowed  with  wealth  or  in  one  that  has  nothing.  The 
principle,  namely,  to  pay  our  honest  debts,  binds  us  as  upright 
men  in  all  cases  alike,  only  the  path  of  duty  may  not  seem  so 
clearly  defined  nor  the  claim  so  peremptory  when  the  recipients 
of  our  bounty  are  far  removed— those  whom  we  have  never  seen 
and  shall  probably  never  see.  Such,  dear  Brethren,  is  not  our 
trial.  The  Diocese  appeals  to  you  in  every  interest  for  your 
tithe,  your  first  fruits,  your  offerings;  our  Missions,  our  Schools, 
our  Clergy,  our  Orphanage,  our  funds  for  necessary  purposes^ 
for  Diocesan  support,  for  theological  education,  for  aggressive 
work,  for  the  aged  and  infirm  Clergy,  all  cry  aloud  to  you  for 
sustentation  and  support. 

Our  work  in  this  Diocese  ought  to  be  largely  aggressive.  In 
more  than  one-half  of  our  counties  we  have  no  Mission,  no  ser- 
vices, no  Clergyman ;  in  ten  or  a  dozen  others  our  presence  is 
merely  nominal;  in  all  our  labors  are  only  begun.  The  demand 
for  means,  therefore,  is  imperative,  and  we  cannot  with  a  clear 
conscience  set  it  aside  and  decline  to  respond.  The  desolate 
counties,  the  languishing  Missions,  the  sadly  pinched  Clergy  ad- 
vertise you  of  your  duty  and  make  it  perfectly  clear  and  plain. 

Thus,  dear  Brethren,  as  we  find  ourselves  assembled  here  in 
our  annual  Synod,  or  think  of  ourselves  at  our  homes,  in  our 
ecclesiastical  relations,  we  are  confronted  by  three  facts,  which 
stand  out  with  startling  prominence  in  our  Diocesan  life  and  ex- 
perience :  we  are  a  little  flock,  we  can  lay  claim  to  no  worldly 
prestige,  and  we  are  very  poor. 

These  three  facts  again  suggest,  and  indeed  imperiously  en- 
join upon  us  three  corresponding  lines  of  duty,  upon  which  we 
have  been  enlarging :  imion,  by  sinking  personal  preferences  and 
prejudices  in  loyalty  to  the  cause,  the  shepherd  and  the  flock; 
trust  in  God,  and  in  Him  alone,  as  working  with  us  when  all 
other  resources  fail,  and  obeying,  in  consequence  of  our  faith.  His 
command  to  go  forward  ;  and  the  incorporation  into  our  business 
and  administration  of  our  estates  and  secular  affairs  the  principles 
of  Christian  paying  and  Christian  giving,  as  announced  and  illus- 
trated by  our  Sovereign  Creator  and  Ruler  in  Holy  Scripture. 
If  we  face  these  facts  and  follow  these  lines  of  duty,  we  will 


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Speedily  emerge  from  our  Red  Sea  of  danger  and  perplexity,  and 
if  we  persevere  in  our  onward  march,  we  will  ere  long  enter  our 
promised  land  of  fertility  and  plenty  and  rest. 

All  that  we  have  thus  far  said  has  naturally  sprung  from  your 
presence ;  you  are  the  text  of  our  sermon,  you  are  the  inspiration 
of  our  thoughts.  But  we  cannot  leave  you  thus  ;  you  are  too 
interesting  a  theme  and  too  important  a  factor  in  the  future  of 
the  Diocese  "to  be  dismissed  without  fixing  your  attention  upon 
your  responsibility  as  the  connecting  link  between  what  has  been 
and  what  is  to  be.  You  and  I  are  handing  over  the  past  to  the 
•future  ;  it  is  passing  through  our  hands  ;  shall  we  leave  it  as  we 
found  it  ?  We  cannot ;  things  must  either  grow  better  or  w^orse, 
advance  or  retrograde.  Can  we  afford — it  is  a  question  of  profit 
and  loss — can  we  afford  to  live  and  die  and  never  lift  our  finger 
or  give  of  our  time  and  money  to  make  them  better?  Alas! 
while  we  cannot  take  hours  and  days  and  dollars  and  cents  with 
us  into  and  beyond  the  grave,  yet  in  their  effect  upon  our  souls, 
our  seat  of  being,  whence  are  the  issues  of  our  endless  life,  we  do 
take  them  with  us,  and  hence  it  is  a  question  of  profit  and  loss 
to  us,  of  infinite  moment,  of  immediate  practical  personal  concern, 
how  we  pass  our  time,  how  we  spend  our  money.  Bear  with  me 
while  I  point  out  to  you  plainly  what  I  conceive  to  be  the  mind 
of  God  in  regard  to  the  administration  of  money,  the  most  per- 
ilous trust  in  its  relation  to  himself  which  is  confided  to  the 
hands  of  man. 

In  the  first  place,  the  primary  safeguard  is  to  bear  ever  in 
mind  that  wealth,  money,  is  a  loan  lent  to  us ;  it  is  not  our  own 
in  the  sense  that  we  have  absolute  control  of  it ;  we  may  use  it 
and  dispose  of  it,  but  we  must,  after  all,  give  an  account  of  our 
stewardship  of  it  to  God.  It  is  all  the  while  absolutely  His,  and 
He  allows  us  to  occupy  it  until  He  calls  us  away,  and  we  let  go, 
as  our  hands  chill  with  death,  of  our  bonds  and  stocks  and  silver 
and  gold.  To  keep  this  truth  steadily  before  the  mind  is  the 
path  of  safety  for  every  one  who  has  riches  in  possession  or  is  in 
pursuit  of  gain. 

Secondly,  subordinate  to  this  and  helping  to  keep  this  funda- 
mental principle  in  mind,  is  the  consideration  that  God  takes  the 
first  fruits  in  lieu  of  the  whole,  and  allows  us  the  use  and  enjoy- 


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ment  of  the  rest  of  the  good  things  which  He  gives  us  with  His 
benediction  of  blessing  and  love,  provided  we  think  of  Him  first, 
and  set  apart  a  certain  portion  and  devote  it  in  solemn  offering 
to  Him.  The  law  of  the  first  fruits  runs  through  the  entire 
Jewish  economy  and  entwines  itself  so  completely  with  the  whole 
system  of  sacrifice  that  we  are  prepared  to  find  it  fulfilled  in  the 
Only  Begotten  Son  of  God  and  resting  as  an  obligation  upon 
those  who  would  be  like  their  Lord.  The  first  fruits  of  their 
time,  the  first  hours  of  the  first  day  of  the  week  are  due  to  Him; 
the  first  fruits  of  their  substance,  as  did  the  first  believers,  who 
were  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  are  to  be  presented  to  Him  in  the 
offertorial  gift. 

Thirdly,  to  proceed  one  step  further,  and,  as  men  would  say 
in   our  day,  reduce   the  matter  to   business   principles,  so  as  to 
make    it  eminently  practical  and   remove   it  entirely   from   the 
sphere   of  sentiment,  let   us   ask   what   amount  shall   we  pay? 
What  proportion  shall  we  offer?     We  answer  the  tenth,  and  we 
advise  the  tenth.     We  are  well  aware  that  there  are  many,  and 
they  wise  and  good  men,  who  dispute  the  obligation  of  the  law 
of  the  tithe  upon  us.  Christians.     Well  beloved  !     I  will  coincide 
in  this  opinion  only  on  one  condition — that  you   make  the    pro- 
portion larger,  the  interest  greater.     "  Freely  ye   have   received, 
freely  give."     Dare  we  stint  God  ?     Shall   we   haggle  about  the 
amount  which  we  are   to  offer  to   Him,  who  has  giv^en  lis  His 
Only  Begotten  Son,  and  wath  Him  given  us  all  things  beside? 
Read  the  Sacra  Privata  of  holy  Bishop  Wilson  and  see  how  one 
who   lived   near  to  God   came,  as   life  ran  on,  to  feel  more  and 
more  his  debt  of  gratitude  and  love,  and  as  he  felt  the  obligation 
grow,  one-eighth,  one  fifth,  ojie-half  wdiS  offered  to  God.     Contrast 
this  with  Judas  Iscariot,  who  begrudged  our  Lord  the  alabaster 
box  and  the  precious  ointment,  and   asked   "to   what   purpose  is 
this  waste?"     The   one   represents   the   Christian   payer  and  the 
Christian    giver;    the   other   stands   for   the   hard-headed,   hard- 
hearted, secular,  worldly-wise  man  of  business.    Choose  ye  under 
whose  leadership  ye  will  march  to  the  grave  and  the  bar  of  judg- 
ment— under  the  leadership  of  Thomas  Wilson,  Bishop  of  Sodor 
and  Man,  who  gave  half  of  his   goods   for  the  sake   of  his   dear 
Lord  and  Master,  or  of  Judas    Iscariot,  who   sold  his  Lord  and 


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Master  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver,  and  inscribed  upon  his  banner, 
as  he  went  forth  in  the  darkness  of  the  night  to  consummate  his 
mercenary  bargain  of  betrayal  by  the  horrible  prostitution  of  a 
kiss,  *'to   what  purpose  was   this   waste?"      Choose  ye   under 
whose  leadership  and  with  whose  banner  floating  over  you  you 
will  march  into  the  presence  of  your  Saviour  and  your  Judge, 
who   gave   up  all   things   for  you   and  allowed    Himself  to  be 
stripped  of  everything,  so  that  He  was  suspended,  literally  naked, 
between  heaven  and  earth,  that  He  might  by   His   poverty  pur- 
chase for  you  all  things.     Think  of  this,  and  then  decide  by  your 
present  conduct   in   the   management  of  your  business,  and  the 
making  of  your  wills,  and  the  disposal  of  your  estates,  to  whose 
legions  you  will  belong,  Thomas   Wilson's   or  Judas   Iscariot's. 
Ah!  Brethren,  have  I  won  you  to  recognize  God  as  your  Father, 
your  Benefactor,  the  Great  Giver,  to  whom  you  owe  all  that  you 
are,  and  have,  and  ever  can  be,  in  time  and  eternity?     Then  you 
ask,  what   will   you   have   me   to  do?     And  I  answer,  and  I  beg 
you  to  take  it  with  you  all  the  days  of  your  life,  and  not  simply 
as  a  rhetorical  flourish   in   an  address.     I   would   give   you   the 
counsel   were  you   dying;    I  would  give  you  the  counsel  were  I 
dying;  I  give  you  the  counsel,  upon   which    I   hav^e  acted  ever 
since  I  had  anything  which  I  could  call  my  own:   pay  onc-tentJi 
of  your  income  as  your  legal,  lawful  interest  wJiich  you  oive  to  God 
foi;  HLs  investment  in  you,  in  yourself  and  the  raw  material  with 
which  you  work,  and  the  instrumentalities   of  air  and   light  and 
heat,  and   all   the   ministries   of  nature  which   do  you  service  at 
His  bidding;  and  when  you  come  to  dispose  of  your  effects  at 
last,  and  make   your  will,  divide  your  estate,  whatever  it  may 
be,  little  or  much,  divide  it   into  ten  parts  and   devote   the  first 
tenth,  at  least,  to  God,  in  some  beqiiest  to   His  service  in  Church 
or  eleemosynary  institution;  and  then  distribute   the  remaining 
nine-tenths  as  you   may  deem  wisest  and  best,  as  in  the  sight  of 
God,  to  relatives  and   friends   and   whatever   objects   may   claim 
your  charity. 

Wills  made  with  such  convictions  of  duty,  and  with  such  a 
recognition  of  God's  personal  nearness  to  us,  and  with  such  an 
acknowledgment  of  His  paramount  claims  upon  our  gratitude 
and  love,  will  not  be  likely  to  be  the  subjects  of  litigation  in  law 


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•courts.  The  consciousness  of  the  divine  presence  supervising 
our  acts,  solemnly  expressed  by  the  fact  that  we  place  Him  first 
among  our  heirs  to  receive  the  first  fruits  of  our  estate,  when  it 
is  distributed  as  we  direct,  after  we  are  dead  and  gone,  is  likely 
to  exercise  a  salutary  influence  upon  the  mind  and  conscience 
and  restrain  those  exhibitions  of  passion  and  caprices  of  fancy 
which  largely  give  occasion  for  quarreling  and  dispute  in  the 
manifest  injustice  which  is  exhibited  towards  heirs  by  those  who 
have  not  the  love  of  God  in  their  hearts  nor  the  fear  of  God  be- 
fore their  eyes. 

Consider,  I  pray  you,  by  acting  upon  this  principle  of  devot- 
ing one-tenth  of  your  substance  to  God  at  your  death,  what  you 
can  do  for  this  Diocese  in  the  future.  You  can  build  it  up,  and 
put  it  on  a  self-sustaining  basis,  and  enable  it  to  take  care  of 
itself,  and  do  aggressive  work,  and  plant  a  mission  in  every  town 
and  city  throughout  the  vast  domain.  By  degrees  it  would  put 
on  strength,  and  when  once  enabled  to  stand  and  walk  without 
external  aid,  it  would  go  forward  with  rapid  strides. 

The  conditions  of  the  Diocese  are  such  that,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few,  the  Parishes  and  Missions  require  a  partial  endow- 
ment in  order  to  be  permanently  self-supporting.  The  population 
is  largely  devoted  to  agriculture,  and  the  business  and  prosperity 
of  all  classes  are  measured  by  the  character  of  the  crops.  Their 
ability  to  give  varies  from  year  to  year  and  cannot  be  counted  at 
a  fixed  ratio.  Emigration  draws  away  our  people,  and  often  five 
or  six  families,  representing  a  sixth  or  a  fourth  of  the  salary  of 
the  clergyman,  will  remove  in  a  single  year  from  the  same  Mis- 
sion or  Parish.  It  will  be  seen,  then,  that  the  relations  of  demand 
and  supply  between  the  pastor  and  his  flock  cannot  be  regulated 
in  this  jurisdiction  by  any  fixed  laws  of  economic  science.  But 
we  can  fall  back  upon  God's  method,  and  urge  you  to  obey  His 
directions  and  fall  in  with  His  plan.  Then,  in  time,  the  problem 
will  be  happily  solved,  the  difficulty  will  disappear,  our  Missions 
and  Parishes  will  all  be  supplied  with  Clergy  living  in  comfort- 
able rectories  and  maintained  by  incomes  adequate  for  decent 
support. 

Let  every  Christian,  when  he  comes  to  make  his  will,  divide 
whatever  he  has  to  devise,  whether  it  is  little  or  much,  into  ten 


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equal  parts  or  portions  and  bequeath  X\\<i  first  tenth  as  an  endow- 
ment for  the  Mission  or  Parish,  the  annual  interest  or  rental  to 
go  towards  the  salary  of  the  Rector,  and  let  the  provision  be 
always  added  \\\?X  unless  the  people  of  the  Mission  or  Parish  raise 
a  minimum  sum,  easily  within  their  power,  towards  the  Clergy- 
man's support,  such  annual  interest  or  rental  shall  be  paid  into 
the  treasury  of  the  Mission  Fund  of  the  Diocese.  This  condition 
will  secure  against  the  temptation,  which  besets  people  when  there 
is  an  endowment,  of  doing  nothing  themselves  and  leaving  the 
endowment  to  do  all.  It  will  take  time  for  these  bequests  in  most 
instances  to  accumulate  in  quantity  sufficient  to  provide  the  de- 
sired support.  This  matters  not.  We  are  moving  in  the  right 
direction;  we  are  not  leaving  things  as  we  found  them;  we  are 
doing  something  to  make  provision  for  the  spiritual  needs  of  those 
who  will  dwell  in  our  neighborhood,  the  sphere  of  our  responsi- 
bility for  all  time  to  come.  The  little  sum  thus  left  will  never  be 
missed  by  the  heirs,  and,  oh  !  what  an  amount  of  good  it  will  do 
for  us,  and  for  them,  and  for  our  fellow-men.  Suppose  a  man  has 
ten  tJiousand  dollars  to  distribute  at  his  death,  the  one  thousand 
which  he  bequeaths  to  God  will  not  mar  the  inheritance  of  his 
children.  Far  from  it,  it  will  bring  a  blessing  upon  them  and 
make  \\\ii\\'\  felloiv  heirs  zcith  their  Father  in  Heaven.  Suppose  he 
h^s>  fii'e  hundred  aeres  of  land  to  bestow,  the  fifty  withdrawn  for 
a  glebe  will  be  a  thousand  times  more  useful  than  they  would  as 
adding  a  few  more  acres  to  farms  already  large  enough,  and 
whose  character,  in  any  event,  would  not  be  essentially  changed 
by  the  small  fractional  addition.  It  is  not  a  question  of  amount, 
it  is  a  question  o{ prineiple.  However  limited  a  man's  possessions 
may  be,  let  him  in  every  case  devise  them  by  will,  and  give  God 
the  first  fruits — it  may  be  a  single  acre  of  land,  one  share  of  stock, 
one  bond,  a  few  dollars.  He  who  followed  with  his  eye  the  poor 
widow  with  her  two  mites  as  she  cast  them  in  life  into  the  sacred 
treasury  will  mark  well  his  servant  who  provides  that  when  he  is 
dead  a  tenth  of  his  effects,  be  thev  much  or  little,  shall  be  "-iven 
to  the  Lord.  We  have  been  sufficiently  practical,  but  we  may 
not  close  this  discussion  without  specifying  some  of  the  objects 
which  you  should  have  in  mind  when  you  make  your  wills.  Duty 
begins  at  home,  like  charity,  and  then  radiates  in  all  directions. 


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Jii-mandcr  fo-st  jw<r  cmm  Parish  or  li^u^iZ~Z~~,  

needs;  a  church  to  be  built  or  enlarged  T     .  '"°""*  '''^ 

for  the  Clergyn^an-s  salary,  a  und^:' ' tLT""','  ^"f"''— "' 
the  erection  of  a  Parish  ^hooM 'out  Th  n'' "^  1/  ""'T-  °'' 
the  Diocese  and.  as  your  sy„,pathy  n  ay  draw  vou  Tt'  '''"'^  °' 
■ng  to  some  one  or  n,ore  of  L  L^I mZZT tT  "'' f"'' 
catioh.  the  aged  and  infirm  Clergy  tlie'  ''^^^  °g"^^'  ^^^u- 
support  of  the  Episcopate      S^  1  i  ""   ^'^'^'^'  '^^ 

S.  Agatha's,  in  Spring'fidd  •  S  S's    „  J  r '"'  °"'"  ^'^'^°°'^- 

nial  Kindergarten' in  Danv;ilta?do:;Catlfrt'  '''  """■ 
brethren,  our  instruction  and '  e  "itrtation  K  "'°"'"  ^^■ 
upon  the  assumption  that  you  rei.^se      H  "'"'  "   ''''''^ 

laid  upon  you  by  AlmightrOod  o^p  X  h''"^""  "'^  '"'>' 
life,  on  principle,  year  by  year  a  certZ  n''  "  ^"'"^'  '°  "™  '" 
stance  and  your  cannings'  "hi  3  reed^""'"  ^^  '"'  "'' 
which  leads  uptoandprVres  forth  set,  nTor'  '^ '"'"'"^ 
fear  of  God.     Without  this  ,>  ic  .    u  ^      ^  '  ^^^'"  '"  "'« 

■sion  strong  in  life  wm Ve  i  o„  er^i  '"'dTr  "nf.  '""T  ^"^  Pe- 
nary spirit  which  holds  back  the  man  in  Slth  H  '°"  "'^'■«- 
parting  with  his  money  will  harden  ^  h  '  1;^  Tt'^ 
fro.  devising  liberal  things  for  the  .^^ Z:^  ^1^ 

^]::£::::':t^:^:^-^-  ^^-'-e  of  ^ps 

Still,  we  must  not  clos  our  hanH  T""  '"'  '""'''  ''^— - 
cannot  give  as  muc  a  :  d  d  o„ce"  b'"'^  "°'r^'  '^""^^  ^ 
which  at  such  seasons  always  s'ais  if""  °'  ""  ^^"P'^^'^ 
"  the  times  are  h;,.H  ^  •  "  "P°"  "«  and  suggests 

tne  tmies  are  hard,  economy  is  necessary    cut  off  all  „^ 

tnbufons  to  God.  No  matter  if  the  Church  L  1  I  '°"' 
sacraments  cease  and  th^  „„•  r  .'^""'^^"  ^^  closed  and  the 
n^ore.  and  the  cle^^  W^^^^^^^  ^^  P^^-  ''e  heard  no 

and  there  is  a  genffal  break,?  ^°"g'-egation  be  scattered, 

n^ateria.  worthrno^^Ltt    ^  "ZT^tT  T''  '-'  "° 

the  comforts  of  your  houses  and  2 Z  ^^  '^'"'^'^  '^^^ 

Beware  of  this  sophistry     tslu  X^^T"'  "'  ^°"  P^-°-" 

^'ielded  to  it  depnves  yo^  o  XT    \'^'''  ''  ''^  ''"'"°--    When 

fc^esent  and'  ,t  pr^udicl  y  .    p  .f'^  'f^'  >'-  ''^  - 

^k-e-     As  you  fere  thi    .  P^spects  of  improvement  for 

A.        AS  you  face  th.s  temptation  and  behave  under  it  you 


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c.n  .-au-^c  vour  spiritual  cond.tion.     If  you  listen  and  are  con- 
V  ncil  rndforthwith  cut  off  the  Lord's  portion,  then  you  come 
forth  from  your  hidin,  place  and  proclaim  what  manner  of  man 
';    are  of    ittle  or  n.,  .aith,  secular,  to  whom  the  present  world 
s  well  n,gh  all,  the  future  world  is  as  nothing    on  the  other  hand 
vou  res'st  and  say  to  the  tempter.  "Get  thee  hence^Satan ;  1 
lill  not  listen  to  thy  preachings  V  and  begin  to  cut  off  your  su- 
perflu.ties  in  food  and  dress  and  amusen,ents   you   w,ll  discover 
Lt  vou  need  not  reduce  very  much  your  otfern,gs  to  God,  and 
y.u  will  discover  what  is  better  still,  that  your  hold  upon  the 
hin..s  of  faith  is  firmer  than  >ou  knew,  and  am,d  your  self-den.al 
for  The  dear  Lord's  sake  you  w,!l  f-.el  stronger  and  happ.er  than 
vou  ever  felt  before.     Aye,  yuu   wUl  feel  richer,  because  you  w,ll 
understan<l  the  n.eaning  of  the  en^phasized  passage  of  Scripture, 
quoted  bv  our  Lord.  '■  Man  shall  not  l,ve  by  bread  alone,  but  by 
every  word  wiiich  proceedelh  .nit  of  the  mouth  of  God. 

There  ,s  no  contract  more  coniforting  and   suggestive  of  all 
good  things  than  the  Church  oi>cn,  the  services  kept  up   the  par- 
ochial  agencies   in   vigorous  operation,  while  on  the  other  hand, 
as  men  expre.ss  it.  "the  times  are  hard,"  industries  are  checked, 
factories  are  closed,  business  is  dull,  crops  are  poor,  and  the  out- 
look for  the  future  is  gloonu'.     .Such  a  sight  would  startle  one. 
and  lead  him  to  ask  the  question.   What  does  this  mean?     That 
..entleman  has  reduced  his  retinue  of  servants,  that  lady  has  d..s- 
missed  her  carriage,  that  farmer  has  recalled  his  son  from  school, 
that  merchant  has   abandoned  his  sea-side  trip  with  liis  family, 
those   mechanics  are   doing  extra   work.     What    does   all    this 
mean'      \nd   the   answer  comes;    "Look   at  that  congregation 
issuin^T  from  the  House  of  God;    .see  that  infant   in  the   Priest's 
arms  as  it  is  received  into  Christ's  flock;  watch  those  children  as 
they  recite  their  Catechism;  follow  the  steps  of  the   Minister  of 
God  as  he  carries  peace  and  the  light  of  the  other  world  into  that 
sick   man's   dwelling:    n.^te.  mark   well   these  things,  and  know 
that  the  people   who  live   here   prize   these  things  highest,  put 
these  things  first,  really,  truly  love  these  things  better  than  they 
do   servants,  and   carriages,   and   watering  places,  and  gold  and  , 
silver."     I  covet  such  people.     Give  me  such,  and  I  ask  no^|^|j^ 
more.     Ah  I  Brethren,  you  have  it  in  your  power  to  pre     ■   ' 


Ai 


inspiring,  lovely  picture  in  every  Mission  and  Parish  of  the  Dio 
cese.  The  conditions  are  all  supplied  in  the  stagnation  of  busi- 
ness, the  scanty  harvests,  the  grave  apprehensions  that  the 
coming  season  will  be  le,ss  productive  than  the  last;  it  remains 
for  you  to  rise  to  the  occasion  and  affirm  by  your  acts  that 
whatever  else  you  forego,  you  cannot  and  will  not  give  up  your 
Church,  and  the  sacraments,  and  the  blessed  Word  of  God  read 
and  preached. 

Our  Dioce.se  is  worthy  of  our  best  efforts.     Under  the  hard 
est  conditions  in  which  a  Dioce.se  could  possibly  come  into  ex 
istence,  Springfield  has  steadily  done  well.     Her  growth  has  not 
been   unprecedented,   but   it  has  been   satisfactory      The    crains 
which  have  been  made  from  year  to  year  have  added  real  stre'n'crth 
and  solidity  to  our  household.     We  are  homogeneous,  we  are'at 
unity  among  ourselves,  we   believe   in   our  Mother  the  Church 
and  we  know  why  we  believe  in  her,  and  hence  we  can  afford  to' 
be  generous   and   patient,  because   we  are  so  strong  in  our  con- 
victions and  firm  in  our  faith.     After  our   missionary  work   our 
schools  deserve  our  first  thoughfand  best  care.    They  are  doinc. 
a  grand  service  to  their  pupils,  and  through  them  they  will  do  a 
grand  service  to  the  Church  five  or  ten  years  hence.     Let  us  en- 
courage them  to  the  e.xtent  of  our  ability. 

S.  Agatha's,  in   Springfield,  has  not,  it  seems  to  us    as  yet 
been  appreciated  as  it  deserves.     This  has  been  partly,  perhaps 
chiefly  our  own  fault.     We  began   in   a  very  quiet  way      We 
were  able,  through  the  kindness  of  a  friend,  to  secure  the  services 
of  two   Christian   ladies   excellently   well   qualified  to  guide  and 
tram  and  educate  giris.     We  confided  the  work  to  their  hands 
and  never  did  hands  pull  more  lovingly  together.    They  gathered 
around  them  efficient  and  competent  teachers,  and  they  have 
given  us  a  thoroughly  good  school.     We  say  f/i,ro,,jrMy  „ood 
because  the   culture,  the  training,  embraces  not  only  the   head' 
but  the  heart,  the  will,  the  affections,  the  manners-nothing  is' 
left  out.     Our   modesty   in   speaking  of  and  commending  our 
school  at  the  outset   has   been   copied   by  the   Principals   of  S     ' 
Agatha;  the  seclusion  of  a  private  house  and  a  retired  location 
far  removed  from  the  highway,  have  helped  to  keep  the  city  in 
Ignorance   of  the   great  treasure   which   they  possessed   hidden 


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among  the  trees,  under  the  shadow  of  the  great  State  House. 
Such  a  school  as  S.  Agatha's  is  a  great  treasure.  It  comes  next 
after  a  good  home  in  the  order  of  value  to  society,  and  when  the 
home  is  not  what  it  should  be.  the  school  supplies  the  deficiency 
and  does  the  work  of  both.  Is  not  such  an  institution  a  treas- 
ure? Can  Springfield  spare  it?  People  who  do  well  and  con- 
tinue to  do  well  deserve  encouragement,  should  command  co- 
operation. We  bespeak  for  S.  Agatha's  School  from  our  people 
increased  patronage,  personal  inspection,  and,  as  far  as  opportun- 
ity offers,  commendation  to  others,  based  upon  observation.  For 
ourselves,  we  purpose,  God  willing,  as  far  as  our  official  duties 
will  permit,  to  give  the  school  spiritual  oversight  and  occasionally 
lectures  and  instructions  upon  subjects  connected  with  or  em- 
braced in  their  curriculum  of  study. 

S.  Agatha's  has  a  twin  sister,  not  in  age  but  in  excellence,  in 
Mt.  Carmel  in  the  southern  part  of  the  Diocese. 

A  young  lady  of  rare  ability  and  accomplishments,  in  con- 
nection with  two  associates  also  very  able  and  skillful,  undertook 
the  herculean  task  of  planting  and  building  up  a  school  of  the 
hi<^hest  order  of  excellence.  In  September  last  she  opened  S.  Maur 
H.ill,  and  already  she  has,  all  allow,  achieved  splendid  success. 
The  school  is  admirable  in  appointments  and  discipline.  The 
course  of  study  is  thorough  and  comprehensive,  and  the  pupils 
proclaim  the  power  and  capability  of  their  teachers  by  the  en- 
thusiastic respon.se  which  they  give  in  their  devotion  to  their 
work  and  affection  for  S.  Maur.  The  school  can  grow  no  more 
until  larger  accommodations  are  afforded,  since  already  the  pres- 
ent building  is  crowded  to  its  utmost  capacity.  Mt.  Carmel  has 
its  treasure  too,  and  we  do  most  sincerely  hope  that  the  worthy 
people  of  the  city  will  recognize  the  exceeding  value  of  the 
school  and  will  give  expression  to  their  appreciation  by  enabling 
the  Principal,  who  has  shown  so  much  .self-denial  and  heroic  per- 
severance and  wonderful  executive  ability,  to  erect  during  the 
coming  vacation  the  additional  building  which  the  necessities  of 
the  school  demand. 

Danville,  through  the  self-sacrifice  of  its  devoted  Rector,  has 
two,  or  rather  three,  schools — a  Kindergarten,  a  Kindergarten 
Normal  for  training  teachers,  and  a  graded   school.     These  are 


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presided   over  by  teachers   who   may  be  thoroughly  trusted  as 
knowing  what  they  teach,  and  how  to  teach,  and  how  to  win  the 
love  of  their  pupils.     The  work  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor  has  been 
pursued   for  six  years,  and   it  has  cost  him  something  to  go  on. 
We  wish  that  delicacy  would  allow  us  to  enter  into  detail,  since 
we  would  be  glad  to  hold  up  his  course  as  an  example  to  many 
who,  by  adding  their  income  to  a  small   salary,  could   maintain 
themselves  and   build  up  a  strong,  self-supporting  Parish,  where 
otherwise  such  a  result  could  not  be   reached   in   many  years,  if 
ever.     In  such  cases  this  living  on  one's  own  and  working  with 
all   one's   might  is   in   reality  giving  just  so  much  yearly  to  the 
cause  of  missions.     God  bles.ses   such   devotion.      The   rapidly 
growing  congregation,   the  excellent  schools,  the  school  house 
the  new  organ,  and  the  Church  renovated  and  enlarged,  are  man- 
ifest tokens  of  divine  favor. 

The  effort  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  We.st  to  build  up  a  school  in  Pekin 
we  sincerely  trust  will  be  crowned  with  success.  He  is  thor- 
oughly competent  as  a  teacher.  He  has  had  much  and  varied 
experience.  He  has  a  fine,  spacious  building,  charmingly  located 
m  the  midst  of  extensive  grounds,  and  the  advantages  secured  to 
the  pupils  are  equal  to  those  offered  by  the  most  costly  schools, 
at  very  low  rates. 

The  importance  of  the  work  of  Christian  education,  in  its  re- 
lation to  the  growth  and  strength  of  the  Diocese,  cannot  be  ex- 
aggerated, or  at  least  is  not  likely  to  be.  The  girls  and  boys  of 
to-day  will  soon  be  the  young  women  and  young  men,  the  bone 
and  sinew  and  muscle  of  the  community.  Our  schools,  if  well 
established  and  supported,  will  secure  for  us  the  choicest' of  this 
material  to  train  and  mold,  and  in  a  few  years— very  few— it  will 
repay  us  with  interest  for  our  expenditure  now  in  a  splendid  con- 
stituency distributed  over  the  Diocese,  ready  and  willing  and 
able  to  sustain  the  Church  by  brains  as  well  as  money. 

Our  Orphanage  in  Springfield  has  passed  a  prosperous  year 
under  the  judicious,  tender,  loving  management  of  its  devoted 
Matron.  At  the  last  annual  session  of  the  Provincial  Synod  an 
offer  was  made  to  transfer  the  custody  and  care  of  S.  Paul's  Or- 
phanage from  Diocesan  control  to  that  of  the  Province  on  certain 
specified  conditions.     This  offer  was  promptly  accepted,  and  as 


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soon  as  the  conditions  are  fulfilled  the  transfer  will  be  made,  and 
our  St.  Paul's  Orphanage,  hereafter  to  be  known  as  the  "Orphan- 
age of  the  Holy  Child,"  will  become  the  precious  charge  of  the 

Province  of  Illinois. 

We   need  an   Orphanage   for  boys.     Applications  have  been 
repeatedly  made  to  us  during  the  past  year  for  the   reception  of 
boys,  with   liberal  offers  of  support.     Will   not  some  person,  or 
Mission,  or  Parish,  give  us  a  suitable  house  which  we  can  adopt 
as  our  Orphanage  for  boys,  and  no  longer  be  compelled  to  refuse 
in  the  future,  as  we  have  in  the  past,  such  appeals?     Such  an  m- 
stitution  would  be  a  blessing  to  any  town  or  city.     Brethren,  let 
us  dot  our  Diocese  all   over   with  these   light-houses   of  mercy, 
orphanages,  hospitals,  homes  for  the  aged.     They  will  shine  out 
in  the  darkness,  and   illumine   our  paths,  and   gladden  our  eyes, 
and  soften  our  hearts.     Where   active  charity   abounds  and  pre- 
occupies men's  heads  and  hands,  there  is  little  or  no   room   left 
for  theological  dispute,  and  partisan  rancor,  and  idle  gossip.  Our 
Clergy  have  all  been  hard   at   work   and   done  nobly,  and  where 
commendation  is  universally  deserved  it   is   invidious   to   specify 
one  or  two  and  not   go  through  the  entire   list,  but  when  some 
special  effort  or  work,  aside   from   the  routine  experience  of  a 
parish,  calls  for  remark,  it  will  be  understood  that  the  exception 
is  not  made   in  a   spirit   of  partiality,  but  for  good  and  sufficient 
cause.       For   example,    the    Rector    of    S.    Matthew's    Church, 
Bloomington.  has   completed   his   memorial   of  the   late   Bishop 
Whitehouse  within  a  few  months,  by  the  erection  of  an  exquisite 
reredos  of  tinted  marble,  harmonizing  admirably  with  the  altar 
which  was  consecrated  two  years  ago.     The  whole  work,  \\\  de- 
sign, execution  and  effect,  reflects  great  credit  upon  the  taste  of 
the  Rector  and  is  an  acquisition    in   the  sphere   of  ecclesiastical 
art  of  which  any  Diocese  might  well  be  proud. 

Trinity  Church,  Jacksonville,  has  received  a  beautiful  me- 
morial gift— an  altar,  in  memory  of  the  Rector's  son,  a  young 
man  of  high  promise  who  fell  asleep.  The  altar  was  duly  conse- 
crated by  the  Bishop  on  the  last  day  of  the  year  1884,  and  the 
old  one,  which  the  new  altar  replaces,  has  been  generously  do- 
nated by  the  Parish  to  its  sister  Trinity  of  Mattoon. 

S.  John's  Church,  Decatur,  has  purchased  a  new  organ,  while 


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its  old  one  has  become  in  a  sense  a  new  one  in  S.  Paul's  Church, 
Carlinville.  Again,  S.  PauFs  Church.  Mt.  Carmel,  under  the' 
vigorous  administration  of  Dean  Hoyt,  has  spfung,  as  it  were, 
by  one  bound  into  a  completeness  of  equipment  which  is  surpris- 
ing. A  new  altar  with  chancel  furniture  has  been  supplied,  and 
a  surphced  choir  of  boys  and  men  gives  a  completeness  and  dig- 
nity to  the  services  which  arc  rarely  seen  outside  of  cities  of 
considerable  size.  Without  the  assistance  of  the  Principal  of  S. 
Maur  Hall  and  the  members  of  her  father's  family,  this  interest- 
ing and  well-drilled  choir  would  not  have  existed  and  could  not 
be  sustained.  The  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Cairo,  too,  rejoices 
in  several  valuable  gifts  from  those  who  are  not  willing  to  serve 
the  Lord  with  that  which  costs  them  nothinf^. 

We  have  spoken  in  former  addresses  of  our  sense  of  painful 
responsibility  for  the  colored  population  of  Cairo.  Their  condi- 
tion for  the  most  part  was  so  deplorable  and  the  prospect  for 
successful  work  among  them  was  so  discouraging,  and  yet  in  a 
sense  this  people  were  under  our  care  and  we  were  responsible 
for  them,  hence  the  thought  of  them  gave  us  pain,  since  w^e  felt 
so  absolutely  at  a  loss  how  to  discharge  our  duty  towards  them. 
We  are  more  than  happy  to  be  able  to  inform  you  that  a  letter 
of  ours,  not  designed  for  publication,  but  which  the  Secretary  of 
the  Domestic  Committee,  as  it  proved  in  the  sequel,  most  wisely 
printed  in  the  Spirit  of  Missions,  brought  to  us  munificent  gifts 
—from  a  lady  in  New  York,  Jifticii  Jiuiidrcd  dollars  ;  from  a  gen- 
tleman in  Connecticut,  one  hundred  dollars:  and  from  another 
gentleman  residing  in  Cairo,  four  lots  of  land. 

With  a  liberal  offering  from  S.  Peter's  Church,  Morristown, 
N.  J.,  and  several  minor  offerings  from  interested  friends,  we 
have  on  hand  nearly  seventeen  .  hundred  dollars  with  which  to 
erect  a  Church  on  our  donated  lots. 

We  expect  to  begin  the  work  of  building  as  soon  as  the  lots 
have  been  legally  transferred,  and  trust  that  our  S.  Michael's 
Church  will  be  completed  and  ready  for  occupancy  on  the  Fes- 
tival of  the  Angels,  in  September  next  (the  29th). 

W^e  cannot,  by  any  words  which  we  can  use,  adequately  ex- 
press our  gratitude  to  our  benefactors  for  relieving  us  so  far  of 
our  distress.     We  shall  never  think  of  our  colored  work,  we  .shall 


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vithout  recalling  with  thanksgiving  to  God  our  ^'---^J-;/^ 
This  is  only   the  beginning  of  what   -^^es, re  to  do  and  o, 

.hat  we  must  do  to  make  our  work  really  ^^^^'^''''^■^^^^ 
to  build  a  .school  and  a  mission  house,  and  to  secure  the  services 
of  devoted  women  who  will  give  their  lives  to  these  people  ancl 
help  to  lift  them  up  by  precept  and  example.  ^-^^^^^"^^^^ 
peating  the  e.xperience  of  the  early  missionaries  in  the  uest  and 
north  of  Europl  among  our  barbarous  ancestors  can  we  hope  to 
Christianize  and  civilize  the  colored  population  of  Cairo,  and  in- 
deed the  degraded  and  ignorant  anywhere. 

We  must  live  among  them,  we  must  show  them  how  to  hve 
and  how  to  work,  as  well  as  how  to  pray  and  1^«^. '«  ^'"S;^     ^ 
must  be  patient,  very  patient;  we  must  not  anticipate  that  our 
first  converts  will  be  model  Christians;  we  "-«*  be  prepared  to 
be  shocked  by  immor.ilities  and  indecencies  which  will  be  appal- 
hng  sa/  u.-  Lst  r^rscvar.    If  it  be  true  that  it  takes /tr  gener- 
ations to  convert  the  ....,.•  into  a  ..«.W«-that  is,  tha^^the 
process  of  development  requires  the  moulding  influences  of  train- 
ing and  culture  to  be  continued  and  repeated  durmg  five  succes- 
sive lives  from  father  to  son  before  the  desired  result  is  reached  ; 
surely  if  this  be  so,  then  we  ma>-  not  reasonably  anticipate  that 
an  ignorant,  gross,  sensual,  immoral  negro  will  pass  at  once  by 
the  grace  of  the  sacraments  into  a  satisfactory  Christian.    He  can 
be  and  he  must  be  improved  and  brought  under  restraint,  but  he 
will  never  become  what  we  would  wish  him  to  be  in  morals  and 
religion,  but  his  children  will  make  an  advance  upon  his  attain- 
ments in  the  spiritual  life,  and  in  this  way  progress  vviU  continue 
until  our  colored  people  will  compare  fairly  well  with  any  other 

class  in  the  community. 

We  ought  to  be  ready  to  treat  with  as  much  forbearance  and 
patience  the  poor  benighted  race  of  Africa  as  were  exercised 
towards  our  forefathers  during  several  centuries.  The  -to^Wro"! 
which  we  are  sprung  was  more  promising  material  with  which  to 
work  than  is  the  black  man  with  whom  we  have  to  deal,  and, 
hence,  for  this  stronger  reason,  we  plead  for  patience  m  the  ardu- 
ous task  which  God  has  set  us  to  do.  We  have  been  thus  plam 
and  prolix,  perhaps  you  will  say.  because  we  wish  to  answer  in 


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advance  unfriendly  carping  criticism.      When  our  future  neo-ro 
Christians  do  amiss,  pick  and  steal  and  indulge  in  acts  of  lewd- 
ness,   and    the    world,    through    some    unhappy    representative, 
points  its  finger  of  scorn  and  sneers,  and  says,  "I  told  you  so; 
this  is  your  Christian  negro,  is  it?     This  is  the  result  of  your 
teaching  and  prayers  and  sacraments  ?  Now,  you  see,  it  all  comes 
to  naught.  I  told  you  so!  You  had  better  abandon  your  fruitless 
labors."     We  wish  to  anticipate  all  this  and  be  ready  beforehand 
with  an  answer,  and  now  we  are:  we  tell  our  censor  that  the  vic- 
tim of  vice  over  whom  he  exults  is  not  our  finality;  it  is  very  sad 
we  admit,  but  it  is  a  stage  in  our  progress.     The  poor  wretch  is 
even    now    better  than  he  was,  he  has  a  sense  of  sin,    a    con- 
sciousness of  degradation,   and   he  will   arise   and  try  to  stand 
upright;  and,  besides,  the  time  was,  when  our  Teutonic  or  Celtic 
ancestors  furnished  in  Germany,  and  Ireland,  and  England,  as 
bad  specimens  of  Christianity  as  do  these  poor  colored  people. 
We  ask  for  more  help  in  means  to  enable  us  to  carry  out  our 
plans  with  a  view  to  Christianize  and  civilize  the  negroes  of  Cairo. 
The  Amended  Prayer  Book,  as  it  comes  to  us  from  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  of  1883,  is  officially  before  us  for  our  considera- 
tion as  a  Diocese.     The  suggested  changes  are  very  numerous 
and,  in  many  cases,  minute.     As  to  the  propriety  and  wisdom  o^ 
adopting  any  changes,  minds  differ.     If  this  general  question  is 
settled  in  the  affirmative,  that  it  would  be  well  to  amend  and, 
if  possible,  improve,  then  the  further  inquiry  at  once  arises,  are 
the  proposed  alterations  an  improvement?    Here,  again,  we  shall 
be  met  by  a  great  variety  of  opinions  as  to  the  character  of  the 
amendments  now  in  the  process  of  adoption  and  which  are  sub- 
mitted to  us  for  examination  before  final  action  is  taken  in  1886. 
What  one  likes  another  dislikes,  and  what  seems  to  one  a  signal 
gain  appears  to  another  a  serious  loss.     We  cannot  expect  unan- 
imity.    In  view  of  the  perplexity  which  surrounds  the  subject,  it 
seems  to  us  the  most  judicious  course  for  us,  as  a  Synod,  to  post- 
pone the  discussion  of  amendments   until  next  year,  and  mean- 
while to  appoint  a  committee  who  will  take  the  whole  matter  into 
consideration  and  digest  it  and  arrange  and  simplify  it,  so  that  we 
may,  through  the  help  of  their  labors,  conveniently  handle  and 
mtelligently  dispose  of  it,  and  satisfactorily  instruct  our  Deputies 


THE  bishop's  address. 


26 

Amended  Prayer  Book  in  the  General  Convention  of  1886. 
^Tht  subject  of  an  Appellate  Court  has  been  .orccd  upon  ou 
attention  recently  and  we  bring  the  matter  ^°  J^^  J'^  "",  t 
that  vou  may  take  such  action  as  m  your  judgment  may  be  the 
wtlHnd  sk-st  in  the  premises.     The  case  stands  thus  :  JA  hen 
ZVonstitution  of  the  Church  was  adopted,  and  even  doNH  to 
he  prTs  n   ,0" ,  her  General  Convention,  her  highest  leg.s  lafve 
Kodv   kn'v  nothing,  and  knows  nothing  of  any  larger  umt  than  a 
Ditse  ^Ince,  thc^  provision  is  that  D.c..s  -y  instit^utc.  ecu- 

ror  the  trial  of  Presbyters  and  ^-■^-:^-;^-:r:ly 
nnre  wth  this  provision,  that  wnuc  a  ^^tct  j 

Tmb      of  CO Ls  and  construct  them  out  of  whatever  material 
rmayl-  fit.  .still,  her  jurisdiction  does  not  and  cannot  extend 
beyond'her  own  members  and,  hence   any  --'  ^^  ^^^^f  "^ 
she  mav  undertake  to  erect,  composed  m  whole  or  m  P^^^  of  per 
ons  beyond  her  jurisdiction,  will  be  f^ar/y  v.,tunfary-t\^^^  .s  the 
ndiv.dual  Dioceie  has  no  power  to  compel  the  attendance  o  the 
parlies  named.     They  may  refuse  to  act  and  so  prevent  the  or- 

ganization  of  the  court.  .i,„  Province    of 

When  the    Dioceses,    which  now  compose  the  P-'oy"^^    « 
lUinoi      met   together   in   Synod,   action  was  cautiously  taken 
S;  -t  was  fondly  hoped  would  avoid  all  difficulties  an    secure 
for  the  Church  an  Appellate  Court.     Accordingly  the  drau^M  of 
a  Canon  was,  after  due  consultation,  prepared  and  by  -  o^^'*-" 
recommended  to  the  three  Dioceses  for  adoption.     It  will  be  ob 
served   hat  //.■  /V....V  did  not  institute  a  court  nor  attempt  to 
;  ut   a  court ;  it  simply  recommended  to  the  f^rent  Dioceses 
within  its  limits  to  institute,  as  ike  ConsUtuUon  per,mts,^.^^\ 
late  Court  composed  by  concert  of  action  thus  P-— ^    ^"7;^. 
of  the  same  persons  partly  within  and  partly  beyond  their  re 
let  ve  jurisdictions.     The  draught  of  a  Canon  thus  prepared 
Id  recommended,  and  sent  down  to  the  Dioceses,  was  m  go^^^^^ 
faith  passed  and  enacted   by   our    Diocese.     It  was  afterward 
adopted  in  the  same  terms  by  the  Diocese  of  Quincy.     The  Do 
cese  of  Illinois,  however,  now  Chicago,  while  it  composed   its 
Cpe^te  Coun  of  precisely  the  same  parties  as  those  vvho  con 
stSute  the  Appellate  Court  in  the  Canon  passed  by  the  other 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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two  Dioceses,  describes  them  under  different  phraseology.  For 
this  reason  it  is  alleged  that  the  action  of  Quincy  and  Springfield 
is  utterly  null  and  void,  and  that  these  Dioceses  in  consequence 
have  no  Appellate  Court,  while  Chicago  has.  Whether  this  rea- 
soning be  correct  or  not,  it  is  not  worth  while  to  inquire  nor  dis- 
cuss, since,  as  the  matter  of  serving  upon  our  Appellate  Court  on 
the  part  of  all  persons  outside  of  our  jurisdiction  is  entirely  vol- 
untary, and  some  of  these  are  understood  to  refuse  to  act  in 
concert  with  us,  our  Canon  becomes,  in  consequence,  practically 
a  nullity. 

The  matter  involved  is  of  very  grave  moment  to  the  Presby- 
ters and  Deacons  of  our  Diocese. 

It  becomes  you  to  consider  what  course  you  will  adopt  under 
the  circumstances,  let  our  present  Canon  stand  and  place  it  in  our 
Digest  from  which  it  was  omitted  by  an  oversight,  or  repeal  it 
and  adopt  another,   the  draughts  of  which  I  am  prepared  to  sub- 
mit to  you,  or,  despairing  of  any  concert  of  action  on  the  part  of 
the  three  Dioceses,  where  there  must  be  voluntary  agreement  if 
there  is  to  be  any  practical  result,  proceed  to  institute  an  Appel- 
late Court  composed  entirely  of  persons  within  the  limits  of  our 
own  Diocese  and,  therefore,  under  our  own  jurisdiction.     I  leave 
the  matter  in  your  hands  as  the  parties  chiefly  concerned,  assured 
that  you  will  act  with  magnanimity  and  a  spirit  far  removed  from 
any  desire  to  take  advantage  of  the  power  which  the  peculiarity 
of  the  situation  puts  in  the  hands  of  any  one  person  or  body,  and 
will  do  what  you  are  persuaded  will  best  promote  the  cause  of 
justice  and  the  welfare  of  the  Church,  without  the  slightest  regard 
to    what    may   seem   to   have   been  'unfortunate   in   the   past  or 
appears  to  be  unpromising  in  the  present.     Dear  Brethren  of  the 
Clergy  and   Laity,  we  have  detained  you  long,  longer  than  we 
had  intended,  but  the  subjects  discussed  are  of  such  vital  impor- 
tance   to  the    welfare  and  growth  of  our  Diocese  and  of  such 
infinite  moment  to  you  that  we  did  not  feel  that  we  could  or 
ought  to  say  less.     Doubtless  a  more  skilful  hand  and  an  abler  • 
brain  could  have  condensed  our  matter  within  half  the  space  and 
made  it  the  more  forcible  by  the  reduction,  but  in  our  poor  way 
we  have  done  our  best,  and  may  we  not,  without  trying  your 
patience  too  much,  request  you  to  read  carefully  and  thoughtfully 


o  THE  bishop's  address. 

We  close  with  reminding  you  that  since  last  we  met  the  late 
PresYd  n'  Bishop  of  our  Church  has  been  called  to  h,s  rest.     The 
RtR  V  Benjamin  Bosworth  Smith.  Bishop  of  Kentucky,  was  a 
the  Le  of  his  decease.  May  3.-,  .884,  the  o^^^^J^^ 
the  members  of  the  Anglican  Epi-^P^'e  Perhaps  of  aU  bran  hes 

of  the  Church.     He  was  consecrated  in  ,^-;'.Y-\°?  f  ^  ^ 
October    i8r     and,    consequently,  held    h.s   See    (or  Ji/jnvo 
^LZm  .nontks.    He  was  withm  two  weeks  of  «.ebra  - 
fng  his  90th  birthday.     His  great  age  .s  the  "^^^^  ■;^"^™f 
from  the'fact  that  at  the  time  of  h,s  ordination  to  the  D'acona^   " 
,8.7  his  health  was  so  delicate  that  ser.ous  apprehensions  were 
e     for  his  life.     The  hands  of  W.Uiam  White  rested  on  h.s  head 
n  c  n^ecration,  and  he  con.secrated  the  present  A-stant  B,shop^^ 
New  York  m  .  883.  and  thus  but  tu.  Unks  connect  «-  ?   °™* 
recently  chosen   Bishops  with  John  Moore,  Abp.  of  ^-t^^"  J- 
who  was  raised  to  the   Episcopate  in   ,775.  one  luauh ui  and  ten 
years  ago      When  it  is  recollected  that  the  earhest  Canon.ca   ag^e 
at  w  .?h  a  man  can  be  made  a  Bishop  is  tlurty  years,  the  long 
tr^al  of  time  which  the  of^cial  lives  of  these  two  men  B.^op 
White  and  Bishop  Smith,  span  is  the  more  surpr.smg ;  ^^y  stand 
in  official  dignity  between  an  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  who  wa 
a  Bishop  before  our  nation  had  its  birth  and  rece.ved  ou     first 
Ambassador  at  Lambeth,  and  a  Bishop  who,  to-day.  .s  only  en- 
tering upon  his  career,  and  before  whom  opens  a  future  wh.ch  ,s 

bright  with  promise.  i  i^k.^,-c 

^Our  DiLse  is  indebted  to  Bishop  Sm.th  ^r  offioaHa^rs 

before  the  first  Bi.shop  of  Illinois  came  to  --'I-  -th'"  ^he  State 
and  hence  it  is  meet  that  we  should  pay  our  tnbu  e  to  h  s  mem 
cry  as  he  leaves  us,  full  of  years  and  honors,  for     the  old  man  s 

home." 


visitations  and  acts. 


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Detailed  Account  of  Visitations  and  Acts 


The  following  is  an  account  of  the  places  visited  by  us,  and 
acts  performed  from  May  the  7th,  1884,  to  May  6th,  1885,  the 
interval  included  between  the  Seventh  and  Eighth  Synods  of  the 
Diocese  of  Springfield. 


A.  D.  1884. 

May  J— Wednesday.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  presided  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Diocese  in  the  guild  hall  of  S.  Paul's 
Church,  Springfield. 

May  8,  9,  10 — TJiursday,  Friday^  Saturday.  Engaged  in 
preparation  of  the  itinerary  for  the  past  Synodal  year,  assisted 
by  the  Rev.  D.  D.  Hefter,  Private  Secretary  to  the  Bishop. 

May  II — Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Decatur,  S.  John's 
Church,  Rev.  W.  H.  Moore,  M.  A.,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  ordained  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev.  Smith  De- 
Lancey  Townsend,  Deacon,  Minister  in  charge  of  the  House  of 
Prayer,  Decatur.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Townsend  was  presented  by 
the  Rector,  who,  with  the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  assisted  in  the  lay- 
ing on  of  hands.     We  celebrated  the   Holy  Eucharist. 

4  p.  m.,  House  of  Prayer,  Decatur.  After  evensong  and  a 
sermon  by  the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  we  confirmed  and  addressed 
four  candidates,  presented  by  the  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend. 

7:30  p.  m.,  the  same  day,  Opera  House,  Decatur,  which  had 
been  hired  for  the  occasion,  and  specially  prepared  for  the  service 
by  the  Churchmen  of  Decatur,  in  order  to  accommodate  a  larger 
number  than  could  be  seated  in  the  Church.  After  evensong,  said 
by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  we  preached  to  a  very 
large  assembly. 

May   14 — Wednesday.     Olney.     7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by 


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VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS. 


the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt.and  the  Rev.W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

M  vv  .  5-1  transferred  the  Rev.  R.  H-  G-  Huntington  to  Kan- 
sas '  the  Rev    Ihos.  II.  Gordon  to  the  Diocese  of  Delaware 
"' mIv  %-Fru/ay.     Petersburg,  Trinity  Church,  Rev.  John  R. 

Hoist.    Rector.     7:45    P-  "'■•  ^^'''  ^^"^'"^^  ^^  '^'  ^"'""'-  ''' 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  five.  ^  ,j    ^    p     ,. 

M\v  1H-/7//A  S,ni./<n  afta-  Easier.  Sprmgfield,  i'-  Pauls 
Church,  ,0:30  a.  m..  we  were  present  on  the  occasion  of  the  v.s,t 
of  the  Rev  S  H.  Gurteen,  Rector-elect  of  the  Parish.  The  ser- 
mon was  preached  by  the  Rev.  E.  A.  I. arrabee. 

7:30  p  m.,  S.  Johns  Chapel,  Springfield,  Rev.  Thos.  Hines  in 
charge.     We  preached  and  confirmed  one.  ,„,,,.   ,  . 

Mvv  20-T>n-uicn.    Carlyle,  Christ  Church.  Rev.  J.  T.  Wnght 
in  char-'c      S  P-  m-  ^^^'  confirmed  in  private  a  sick  girl. 

7:45^  p.  m  ,  after  evensong  by  the  Rev.  J.  G,  Wright,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  nine. 

^\^^'.^-As<amonD.,v.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  10:30 
a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  K.  A.  Larrabee,  we  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  pAicharist. 

7-30  p  m  Jacksonville.  Trinity  Church.  After  evensong  by 
the    Rev.   Dr.   luister.   Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and   ad- 

''''"ru  '^3-/->vV/«r.  7:30  p.  "'..  Helleville,  S.  George's  Church. 
Rev  F  M  Clendennin.  Rector.  After  formal  renunciation  of  the 
errors  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  we  received  into  the  Communion 
of  the  Catholic  Church  one  woman  and  gave  her  our  blessing. 

May  2l—Sundav  ajtcr  Asausmi:  Springfield,  S.  Pauls 
Church  1 1  a.  m..  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 
rxo  p  m  the  same  Church,  we  presided  on  the  occasion  of 
farewell  service  and  sermon  by  the  Rev.  K.  A.  Larrabee.  Rector. 
To  the  <^reat  regret  of  the  Bishop,  the  congregation  and  the 
Clergy  of  the  Diocese,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Larrabee  felt  himself  con- 
strained by  a  sense  of  duty  to  accept  work  in  the  Diocese  of  Chi- 
cago He  was  rector  of  S.  Pauls  Church.  Springfield,  from 
October  1879.  up  to  the  present  date,  and  during  this  period,  by 
the  blessing  of  God,  he  was  enabled  to  do  most  effective  work  in 
the  Parish  in  laying  foundations  deep  and  strong  in  the  spiritual 


BISHOP  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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life.  His  example  nobly  seconded  his  teaching  and  the  results 
will  be  seen  and  felt  for  long  years  to  come,  we  believe  forever, 
in  the  advance  of  the  Parish  in  the  religious  life. 

May  26  TO  28— Journey  to  New  York.     Wrote,  on  the  cars, 
a  tract  for  publication,  entitled  "  Catholicity  and  the  39  Articles." 

May  2Z— Wednesday.  4  p.  m.,  attended  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary  in  the  West 
building.  This  meeting  was  exceedingly  interesting  from  the  fact 
that  it  was  the  last  occasion  of  the  assembling  of  the  old  Board 
of  Trustees  as  constituted  by  the  Constitution  ^dopted  in  1821 
Henceforward  the  Board  of  Trustees,  under  the  new  Constitution* 
adopted  by  the  General  Convention  in  if^83,  will  be  a  greatly  re- 
duced body. 

May  2^—TJuirsdaY.  We  presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Associate  Alumni  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary  con- 
vened in  Sherred  Hall  in  the  Seminary  grounds.  At  this  meeting 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Dean,  of  the  Diocese  of  Albany,  was  chosen  Pro- 
fessor of  the  Evidences  of  Christianity. 

12  m.,  we  took  part  in  the  service  at  the  laying  of  the  corner 
stone  of  the  new  library  of  the  General  Seminary. 

8  p.  m.,  Trinity  Chapel,  New  York.  We  attended  the  Com- 
mencement of  the  General  Theological  Seminarv. 

June  \  —  ]Vhit  Sunday.  Brooklyn,  10:30  a.  m..  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Rev.  Dr.  Cornwall,  Rector.  We  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  P^ucharist. 

June  -i,— Tuesday.  Albany,  N.  Y.  3  p.  m.,  we  took  part  in 
the  service  at  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of  All  Saints'  Cathe- 
dral by  Bishop  Doane. 

June  "i— Trinity  Sunday.  Staten  Island,  Tompkinsville,  St. 
Paul's  Memorial  Church,  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  Rector.  1 1  a.  m., 
after  service  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  P^ucharist. 

7:30  p.  m.,  in  the  same  church,  we  preached. 

June  \o— Tuesday.  New  York  city.  10  a.  m.,  we  presided 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Domestic  Committee. 

2  p.  m.,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the  General  Board  of  Mis- 
sions. 


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BISHOP  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


33 


I 'I 


TTTTTn-ieetincT  of  the    Trustees    of   the 

5  p.  ni.,    we  presided  at  a  mttun^  u 

Church  ^^'^;;^^Z.y  fron,  New  York  to  Springfield. 

^\PlXuZ'   <^fn-r    Tnnity.     S.    Paul's    Church. 

c     ^     fi  IH    Rev    S    H   Gurteen,   Rector.      After  sermon  by  the 
Spnngfield.  Rev    b^  H     _  ^^^.^_^^  ^^^^^  ^.^^^^^ 

■Rector    we  made  an  appeal  lui  lhv, 

UNF  .^-Tuesday.     We  visited  Danv.Ue  to  consult  the  Rec- 
tor th^Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  on  several  matters  of  D.ocesan  bus. 

Palmas  and  parts  adjacent,  Atn.a,  ana         r. 

.^  RishoD  of  Shan-hai  and  parts  adjacent,  China. 

;'e  iQ-r/^--/^^/-  Belleville.  From  8  to  lO  p^m.  we  he  d 
acc^:;;^with  the  Parishioners  of  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^^ 
..rence  to  the  conditionemd  p^spe.^^^  ^^^-^^  ^  ^^^_ 

Strlnh^S^^^^  laborious  Rector  of  the  Parish,  the  Re. 
r  W  r  Van  Winkle  A  reception  very  pleasant  and  enjoyable 
waraft™:;^  ^^^  to  the  ^Bishop  in  the   Rectory  that  had 

^""j^'it../  S..ia,  afur  TnnUy.  Cheste.  Durm, 
.hei^'ious  ni,ht  we  were  the  quests  of  the  hos,.itable  Wai^den 

of  tL  Prison,  M.  ^f-^-^^^^^^^'^^ 
we    were    allowed  the   privile-e  by  the   courteo  v 

nreach  to  the  prisoners  assembled  in  their  Chapel.     They  num 
Cd  between  eight  and  nine  hundred,  and  were  very  attentive 
^nd    eentd  L  be ^ly  interested  in  the  -^i-t  ^att^  o^^^^^^^^ 
Xcourse  which  was  based  upon  S.  Matthew  xvi :  26 .      ^  or  what 
t  a  man  profited,  if  he   shall  gain  the  whole  world,  and  lose  his 

'""ntm    S  Mark's  Church.     We  formally  received  from  the 
years.     We  next  consecrated  the  new  altar,  which  was  made 


the  Church  by  a  grand-nephew  of  the  Lord  Bishop  of  London, 
the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Jackson.  We  also  blessed  the  altar  lineni 
which  had  been  presented  by  the  ladies  of  the  Parish.  We 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

6  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed one  candidate. 

]\5^^2t^—Wed)icsdav.  Knoxville,  Ills.  Attended  the  com- 
mencement of  S.  Mary's  School,  and  at  the  request  of  the  Prin- 
cipal made  an  address  to  the  graduates.  It  was  a  great  pleasure 
to  attend  the  exercises  in  the  new  Hall,  and  to  see  S.  Mary's 
School  once  more  domiciled  in  its  new,  capacious  and  elegant 
home.  The  indefatigable  Rector,  Dr.  Leffingwell,  deserves  ^the 
thanks  of  all  Churchmen  for  his  persevering  and  successful  labors 
in  the  cause  of  Christian  labors. 

June  26— Thursday.  Pekin,  S.  Paul's  Church.  8  p.  m,  after 
service  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  G.  W.  West,  and  the  Rev.' A.  B. 
Russell,  we  preached. 

June  2%—Saturday.  Springfield.  We  received  the  Rev.  W. 
T.  Whitmarsh,  from  the  Diocese  of  Western  Michigan. 

June  29— i>".  Peters  Day,  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Olney, 
the  Rev.  R.  B.  Hoyt  in  charge  of  the  Mission.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

8  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  four. 

June  1^0— Monday.     Mount  Vernon,  Trinity  Church,  8  p.  m., 

Rev.  R.  B.  Hoyt  in  charge.     We  preached  and  confirmed  one 
person. 

July  i— Cairo,  Church  of  the  Redeemer.  8  p.  m.,  after  even- 
song by  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Davenport  and  the  Rev.  Dean 
Harrison,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  eight. 

July  2— Wednesday.  The  same  Church.  9  a.  m.,  we  stood 
as  sponsor  for  Sidney  Seymour  Bayley;  the  baptism  was  per- 
formed by  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Davenport. 

July  ^—Thursday.  Albion,  S.  John's  Church.  8  p.  m.,  after 
evensong  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Tomlins,  the  Rev. 
Benj.  Hutchins  and  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  three. 

July  4^— Friday.     Mt.  Carmel.    4  p.  m.,  at  the  request  of  the 


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^Jt^^rl^^^^^^^ents;  we  n.ade   an   address  in  the  open 
air  to  the  asse.nbled  citizens  of  Mt.  Carmcl  and  .ts  v-  -t>. 

,,,,  (.^Fourth  Sunday  afUr  TnnUy.  Greenville.  Grace 
Church,  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wri.ht.  Rector.  .0:45  a.  m..  we  preached 
and  celebrated  the    Holy    Eucharist.  ,h  ■  Rector  we 

8  p.  m..  the  same  Church.    After  even.song  by  the  Rector,  we 

'''t;tj-Monda.     Gave  consent   to   the  application   of  Mr^ 
Chiltenden   as  a   candidate   for    Holy   Orders  .n  the  Diocese  of 

''7:S- '8-r.-./.r.     Racine.   Uis.     Attended  meeting  of  the 
Roard  of  Trustees  of  Racine  College.  ,   j    ,     • 

^°']lll,^Wai,usday.    Racine.  Wis.    ,0  a.  m..  attended  closing 
exercises  of  the  Grammar  School,  and  at  2  p.  m..  commencement 

exercises  of  Racine  College.  .    r-u      .1 

'""^      ,o-n,<rsday.     Nashotah.  Wis.,  S.  bylvanus    Chapel- 
7-,o-.   m    we  celebrated  the  Holy  Kuchanst. 
^"5:30  p.   m..  attended   meeting   of  the    Board   of  Trustees   of 

Nashotah  House.  ,         ^,    v-^uV^ 

luLV  lX-F>ftli   Sunday  after   Tnmty.     CarlinviUe,  S.  Paul  > 
Church  the  Rev,  D.  D.  Hcfter.  Deacon  in  charge.      10:30  a.  m 
preached,   celebrated   the    Holy    Kucharist.  confirmed    and   ad- 

'Tl^  m.: -sited  the  County  Farm.  After  service  by  the  Re.. 
Mr  Hefter,  we  preached  in  th.  open  air  to  the  inmates  of  insti- 
tution and  a  large  congregation  from  the  town. 

8  p.  m.,  after  evensong,  we  preached. 

Z^  ..^Monday.  CarlinviUe.  4  to  6  p.  m..  attended  a  rc- 
ceo  ion  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  H.  Weer.  A  large  number 
wer  in  attendance,  and  the  Parish  gives  promise  of  speed  y  be^ 
doming  self-supporting  and   the  centre   of  missionary   life   and 

influence  in  the  surrounding  region  e     •      fi  IH   ^   Paul's 

,ULV  ^o-Sixth  Sunday  afhr  Tnmty.     bprmgficld,  b,  Paul  s 

Church.    '.  .  a.  m..  we  were  present  and  took  part  in  the   serv.ce. 

the  Rector  preaching  the  sermon.  ,•     .•       ^r 

fZ  22-Tucsd:y.  We  gave  consent  to  the  application  of 
Dennis  F.  Cecil  to  be  admitted  a  candidate  for  Holy  Orders,  and 
licensed  him  a  Lay  Reader. 


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Church.     , ,  a.  m.,  after  matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 

4  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  We  baptized  three  children'  ^.^. 
May  and  Nellie,  daughters  of  Natlianiel  P.  and  Ada  Marv 
(Semple,  Moss,  and  Harry  Evans,  son  of  Solomon  and  AldS 

Yori""'  ''  """  '9~Monday  and   Tuesday.      Journey   to   New 

August  i~Eightk  Sunday  after  Trinity     Newoort  Rh.H 
Island,  All  Saints-  Chapel.   After  matins  by^^the   RT^r  Van' 
Deren,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 

iu  "ilsf  "'X";/ "?■  ^^'^^  — "g-  -  gave  a  meditation. 

August  lo~\^„th  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Greenwich   Conn 
Chr  St  Church.    ,0:30  a.  m.,  Mr.  Francis  Lister  Hawks  Pott  can  " 
didate  for  Holy  Orders  in  the   Diocese   of  New   York  read X" 
-service  very  acceptably,  and  we  preached. 

3  P-  m.,  about  three  miles   from   the   Parish    Ch,,,-,-!, 
min^tered  the  Holy  Communion  to  an  .^^.^C^' 

4  p.  m..  we  attended  Sunday  School  at  a  Chapel  conducted 
by  Mr.  Lockwood.  and  gave  an  address.     This  Sunday  Schtot 
reflects  great  credit  upon  the  earnest  layman  who,  olt  of  .ea 
for  the  Church  of  God,  takes  personal  supervision  of  th    work 

5  p.  m.  at  the  Parish  Church,  after  evensong  said  by  Mr  p 
L.  H.  Pott,  we  gave  a  meditation 

rh.H^'lT'p^''"'''''  °^  """  Redeemer,  Morristown,  Rev.  Geo   E 
Chadwell,  Rector^    After  evensong  we  gave  a  med  tation 

August  i%— Monday.     Newbursr  N  V     ■,  r.  . 

the  funeral  r.{  ft,     D       T^     ,  ,  """^g'  ^-  ^-    2  p.  m.,  we  attended 
the  funeral  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  Brown,  and   at  request  of  the 
Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York  we  made  an  address 'and  Ud  the 
prayers  at  the  grave.     The  funeral  service  was  held  in  S  Ge^r is 
Church,  of  which  the  Rev.  Dr.  Brown  had  been  Rector  fo    Ire 

an  s,xty-m„e  years.     He  was   born   ,„   New  York  city    179 
at  the  time  of  his  death  was  upward  of  93  years  of  age      He  be' 
came   Rector  of  S.  Georges  Church  in  is's.  havinlprevtusly" 


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—  ♦•  T^ieVilrill       His   life   was   one  of 

grc.t  benefit  to  the  Church  of  God 

A„r..,«T  2A—  '^    Bartholomew s  Day ,    tlu   ai.mi 

Rector.     7-30  ,  ,^,^j^.  an  address. 

■"■•  :::r  f       M^mL^  P-ycr  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 

VhP  same   Church.    After  evenson-.  we  preached, 

r'°  ^^  "d  addres'd  u    one  of  these  bein.  from  the  Mission 

^rrc  Td   Shepherd  Chestertown,  Rev.  Clen.ent  J.  Whipple. 

tZ      On  thi    ocoiion  we  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  F.  O.  Bur^ 
Rector.     Un  tn      ^  ^^^^  ^         ^  .^^^^^^^^  inasmuch 

'Th  1  .rdarhtr    our  host,  a  young  lady  of  about  twenty 
as  the  only  da"t'ite  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^  ._^  p^_.^^,,^^,      ^^^ 

yearsofage  h  s  sUK.  be  ^^  God  had  called  by   His 

u  ^Tsoir  tt  b    e^    c  a„v  His,  and  who  had  faithfully  obeyed 
blessed  SP^"t  'o  be  e  ^^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^.^.^^^^  ^^ 

S^^Lerttt":;.;:   she  .eaves  deso,ate  hearts  behind  her.  . 

Hous'f  Mercy,     i  /a.  m..  after  Matins  by  the  Chaplam.  the  Rev. 
''%T- w7  .LiTt'h^'-.Comphne  and  gave  a  meditation  in  the 

4.?xrBHK  .-Monday.      Chapel  of  the  House  of  Mercy^   7 
,  m    we  celebrated  the   Holy   Kuchanst.  ass.sted  by  the   Rev. 

^'^s^ri..7---^^^^^^^ 

^:X^T.  I  rirUhed  and  celebrated  the  Holy 

^-rs:  P  r:;S  eLn"  nTS- the  Wind  permiss.on  of  the  Re. 
,or  we  g'ave  ;  missionary  address  upon  the  pressmg  needs  of  the 

°^T;;:Lfr85— ..     PeeWsWi,l.S.Oabriel-s  Chapel.    We 


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attended  on  the  occasion  of  the  profession  of  the  Sisters  of  S 
Mary,  by  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York 

September  12-Friday,  Wachung,  New  Jersey.  2  p.  m.,  we 
held  a  service  of  Benediction  of  a  dwelling  house,  to  be  occupied 
from  that  day  forward  by  Mr.  Wm,  H.  Pearson  and  family 

September  14— Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York 
city.  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hougton  Rec- 
tor.    We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 

SEPTEMBER  ,7,  ,8  AND  ig-Weduesday  to  Fnday.  Journey 
to  Springfield.  ^ 

September  21-5.  Matthew's  Day;   Fifteenth  Sunday  after 
Inntty.     Danville,  Illinois,  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Rev   F 
W.    laylor,   Rector.     10:30  a.   m.,   we  preached,   ordained   Mr. 
John  Robert  Rhinelander  Robinson,  Deacon,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  hucharist. 

7:30  p.  m..  the  same  Church.    After  evensong  by  the  Rector 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Robinson,  we  preached. 

September  22~Monday.    We  spent  the  morning  in  visiting 
the  excellent  schools  connected  with   Holy  Trinity  Parish      4  p 
mm  the  same  Church,  we  baptized,  after  the  second  lesson 
Alfred  kmgsley,  son  of  the   Rev.  F.  W.  and  Cora  L.  (Kingsley) 
laylor.  born  m  Danville,  August  the  4th,  1884. 

September  li— Sixteenth  Smtday  after  Trinity.  Milwaukee 
Wis.,  All  Saints'  Cathedral.  10:30  a.  m.,  by  invitation  of  the 
Bishop  of  Wisconsin,  we  preached  on  the  occasion  of  his  holding 
an  ordination. 

7:30  p.  m..  we  preached  again  in  the  Cathedral,  at  the  request 
of  the  Bishop  of  Wisconsin. 

September  2g~MoHday,  Feast  of  S.  Michael  and  all  Angels. 
Nashotah,  Wis.  lo  a.  m.,  after  the  Benediction  of  the  bell 
and  the  Blessing  of  the  Memorial  Cross,  we  preached  from  the 
Cross  to  a  large  congregation,  who  were  gathered  from  the 
neighborhood  and  from  Milwaukee,  and  as  far  as  Chicago,  to 
take  part  in  the  interesting  services.  This  Cross  occupies  the 
site  which  was  formerly  covered  by  the  first  Altar  which  was 
erected  by  the  pioneer  missionaries  at  Nashotah.  It  belongs  to 
the  class  known  as  Preaching  Crosses,  consequently  symbolizes 
most  admirably  the  purpose  of  Nashotah— to  send  forth  heralds 


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'^^^:^^Z^o  proclaim  throughout  the  world  the  glorious  tid- 

ings  of  salvation.  T^.^^fnf-^   of 

2  p.  m.  and  8  p.  m..  attended  meetmgs  of  the  Trustees 

'"'ttZZo-nes.ay.      Whitewater,   Wis.,    S.    Luke's 
Chur  h  The   Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  Rector.     7:30  P^  jn 
we  preached,  and  by  the  generosity  of  the  Rector  received  the 

alms  for  the  ^^^^^^^^^y ^''^^Zi^:'Z.,  All  Saints'  Cathe- 
OcTOB^K  2— T/ti/rsdaj'.    MilwauKce,  vvib.,  c„:.v,  r)e- 

dral      .  2  o'clock  noon,  we  united  in  marr.age  the  Rev.  Smith  De 
Lancey  Townsend  and  Miss  Mary  Katharine  Cranston  Sm.th,  m 
the  presence  of  a  large  congregation.  „ 

October  ^-Fnday.  Mansfield,  Ills.,  Chnst  Church  the  Rev. 
D.  W  D^sse'r  in  charge.  7:30  P-  m.,  after  Evening  Prayer,  we 
nreached  confirmed  and  addressed  7.  ^,  •   „ 

'     October  s-Seventeen^k  Sunday  after  TrmUy.      Champaign, 
Ills      'mmanuel  Church;  Rector,  Rev.  D.  W.  Dresser.  M.ss.on- 
^a^:    .'o  30  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar.st. 
5  p.  m..  Urbana,  Christ  Church.    After  evensong  by  the  Rec- 

"^•;7rt1hampaign,  the  same  Church.     We  preached. 

October  8- H'V</«<W«/.    Salem,  111.    7  P- m- after  evensong, 
said  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt,  we  preached. 

October  ^-Thursday.    Flora.    7  P-  -•  after  evensong  by  the 

Rev.  Dean  Hoyt.  we  preached. 

October  lO-fnV/aj'.  Olney.    7  p.m..  after  evensong  b>  Dean 

Hoyt  we  preached  and  confirmed  one.     After  the  serv.ce  a  re- 
"pdon  was  tendered  the  Bishop  and  was  very  greatly  enjoyed 

^^  October  ,2-Bghtanth  Sunday  after  Trimiy.   Centralia,  111., 
S.  JohirChurch,  the  Rev.  E.  N.  Webber,  Deacon  m  charge. 
,m    we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar.st. 
At  P  m   we  administered  the  Holy  Communion  m  private 
to  £  Judg';  Hubbard,  who  was  lying  very  ill  at  the  time  _  Her 
husW  and  the  other  members  of  the  family  --vecl  -t^  ^e. 
T  ittle  did  we  think,  at  the  time,  that  she  would  be   raided  up 
^'pa  en  ly  from  the  bed  of  death,  and,  within  a  f-  months    he 
husband    who  was  then  apparently  in  perfect  health,  would  be 


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taken.  But  so  it  occurred,  and  in  the  death  of  Judge  Hubbard, 
Postmaster  of  Centrah'a,  the  little  Mi.ssion  lost  a  steadfast  and  de- 
voted friend,  whose  place  we  fear  will  long  remain  vacant. 

7:30  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Minister 
in  charge,  we  preached. 

October  \i—Mo7iday.  Mount  Vernon,  111.,  Trinity  Church. 
-j.^o  p.  m.,  after  service  by  Dean  Hoyt  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Web- 
ber, we  preached. 

October  14— 7/^r.y^/^j/.  Fairfield.  7:15  p.  m.,  after  evensong 
by  Dean  Hoyt  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tomlins,  we  preached  and  con- 
firmed one. 

October  15 — Wednesday.  The  same  place.  7  a.m.,  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  house  of  Mrs.  Talbott. 

7:15  p.  ni.,  after  evensong  by  the  Dean  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Tomlins,  we  preached. 

October  16— Thursday.  Albion,  S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev. 
W.  H.  Tomlins,  Rector.  7  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector 
and  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt,  we  preached. 

October  xj— Friday.  Mount  Carmel.  Passed  the  day  in  at- 
tendance upon  the  exercises  in  S.  Maur's  Hall.  They  were 
exceedingly  creditable  and  gave  us  strong  hope  that  the  school 
will  prove  an  abundant  success  and  lasting  blessing  to  Mt.  Carmel 
and  its  neighborhood. 

7  p.  m.,  in  attendance  on  the  reception  tendered  us  at  the 
house  of  Capt.  Hutcheson. 

October  i  %—Saturday.  We  visited,  under  the  escort  of  Capt. 
Hutcheson,  the  improvements  which  are  being  made  under  the 
auspices  of  the  general  government  in  the  channels  of  the  Wabash 
and  White  rivers. 

7:30  to  II  p.  m.,  we  were  the  guests  of  the  teachers  and  pupils 
of  S.  Maur's  Hall  who,  greatly  to  our  delight,  gave  us  an  elegant 
reception  in  their  school  building,  which  was  thrown  open  and 
illuminated  for  the  occasion. 

October  ig— Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Mt.  Carmel, 
S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after 
service  by  the  Dean,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist. 

7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the   Rector,  we  preached  with 


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s'^'Z:;;^;:;;^^^;^'^^  H.11,  and  confirmed 

""'OCTOBEK  20-.Uo>uiay.  Wo  passed  the  morning  in  attendance 
on  sTaur-s  Ha,,,  and  made  an  address  to  the  chHdrcn  on  the 

'"  Tp  t";,f  vlr  We  attended  a  receptK.  .iven  m  our 
honor'through  the  hospitahty  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  At.ood.  Th.s 
WIS  lartrCv  attended  and  great,y enjoyed. 

(  ctob'ek  2,-7-««Ar.  McLeansboro,  S.  James  Church ^thc 
Rev  LI  Mac  in  charge.  7  P-  --  ^ftor  evensong  by  he  Rev. 
Mr    Mce,  and  the  admini.stration   of  adult   bapt.sm   by  the  Rev. 

''^O^cSrrtvt.  Metropolis.  ,30  p.  m  after  evensong 
by  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt  and  the  Rev.  H.  Edwards,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  ^^dd-ssed  two.  _  ^^^  ^^  ^         ^^.,j.^ 

assild r  De'u,  Hoyt  and  the  Rev.  H.  Edwards,  we  adm.n.s- 
tered  the  Holy  Communion  to  10  persons. 

Rev  J  B  Harri.son,  Rector.  After  morn.ng  prayer  by  the  Rec- 
tor we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

7  p    m     Carbondalc,  S.  Andrew's  M.ss.on.   the   Rev.    Dean 
Harrison  in  charge.     We  preached  and  confirmed  one  person. 
"X:.:"k  37--./.«./..      We  spent  the  day  in  efforts  to  st,r  up 
the  people  of  Carbondale  to  build,  w.thout  delay  a  Church. 

OCTOBEK  i^-Fridar.  Eve  of  All  Saints.  Cathedral  of  All 
Saints  30  p.  m.,  by 'request  of  the  Bishop  of  Wiscons.n.  we 
pr^hed^on  tile  subject  of  the  distinction  between  Roman.sm  and 

'"nI™  .-Sa.r,iay.  All  Samts'  Day.  We  assi.sted  m  the 

•        V  All  ^-lints'  Cathedral.     The  Bishop  of  Tennessee  was 

r;"     ht     a:d  We   tre    all    greatly    pleased   to    hear   the 

annountt:;  of  Dean  Spalding  that  the  debt  upon  the  Cathedral 

property  had  been  entirely  paid.  MlhvAukee 

November  2-ru'a,ty-Jirst  Snudar  after  Tnnity.    Milwaukee, 
cathedral  of  All  Saints.      .0:30  a.  m.   we  -s.sted  at  U^e^ser^^^^^^^ 

11  i-,.fr-li  rS  tht^  history  ot  the  L^atnearai 

The  sermon,  which  was  a  .sketch  ot  tiic  n  .  lo  > 

was  dehvered  by  the  Very  Rev.  Dean  Spalding. 


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3  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the  assembled  Sunday  Schools  of  the 
city  in  the  Cathedral. 

November  '^,—Saturday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  5  p.  m., 
after  second  lesson  we  baptized  Mary  Seymour,  daughter  of  Mr, 
and  Mrs.  E.  L.  Merritt,  born  June  i,  1884. 

November  9 — Twmtv-sccond  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spring- 
field, S.  Paul's  Church.  1 1  a.  m.,  after  service  by  the  Rev.  S.  H. 
Gurteen,  Rector,  we  preached. 

4  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  At  the  request  of  the  Rector,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School. 

November  \q— Monday.  At  the  Bishop's  residence,  Spring- 
field. 7:30,  p.  m.  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  on  the 
subject  of  the  Appellate  Court. 

November  II— 7>/r.s7%.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  An- 
nual meeting  of  the  Provincial  Synod  of  Illinois.  Opened  with  a 
Celebration  of  the  Holy  Plucharist.  The  session  lasted  from  11:30 
a.  m.  to  I  p.  m.,  when  recess  was  taken  for  lunch,  and  from  2:30 
to  5  p.  m.,  when  the  Synod  adjourned. 

8  p.  m.,  in  the  Guild  room,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Missions  of  the  Diocese. 

November  \2— Wednesday.  Conference  during  the  day  of 
the  Deans  and  Archdeacons  of  the  Diocese. 

8  p.  m.,  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Orphanage.  We  nom- 
inated the  Trustees  in  behalf  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  Mr. 
John  W.  J.  Quinlan,  of  Decatur,  and  H.  H.  Candee,  of  Cairo,  and 
we  agreed  to  change  the  name  from  S.  Paul's  to  the  Orphanage 
of  the  Holy  Child. 

November  x-^— Thursday.  Pekin,  S.  Paul's  Church.  7:30  p. 
m.,  after  evensong  by  Rev.  G.  W.  West.  Rector,  and  Dean  Hall, 
we  preached. 

November  \^— Friday.  Havana,  111.  S.  Barnabas'  Mission. 
The  Rev.  Dempster  Davidson,  Presbyter  of  the  Diocese  of 
Quincy,  in  charge.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight.  This  visitation  was 
made  very  solemn  by  the  fact  that  our  host,  Mr.  Hill  Campbell, 
who  was  apparently  in  perfect  health  at  the  time  we  were  his  guest, 
died  within  two  weeks  afterwards. 

November  16 — Twenty-third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Petersburg. 


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Trinity  Church,   the    Rev.  J.    R.    Hoist,    Rector,      ii    a    m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated   the    Holy    Eucharist,   assisted   by  the 

Rector.  . ,  , 

3  p.  m.,  wc  baptized  Blair  Wingfield.  infant  son  of  James   and 

Nannie  Rainey  (Brahm)  Wilmot. 

7  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  three. 

November  \^— Monday.  Mason  City,  7:30  P-  m.,  >n  La 
Farge  Hall,  we  held  our  first  service  in  this  place.  The  night 
was  very  inclement  and  only  a  few  were  out.  The  Rev.  Dean 
Hall  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoist  said  evensong  and  we  preached. 

November  xZ-Tuesdav.  Delavan.  7:309.  ni.,  service  was 
held  in  the  Methodist  Church,  kindly  loaned  for  the  occasion 
After  evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Hall,  we  preached.  The  im- 
pression made  seemed  to  be  ver>-  favorable,  and  we  were  earn- 
estly requested  to  visit  them  again. 

November  ig-Wcdncsday.   Atlanta.  7  p.  m.,  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  courteously  loaned  for  the  occasion,  after  service  by   the 

Rev.  Dean  Hall,  we  preached. 

November  20— Thursday.  Mount  Pulaski.  In  the  Univer- 
salist  Church,  which  we  were  requested  to  occupy,  after  the  sec- 
ond lesson,  we  baptized   two  adults;    preached  and  confirmed 

two.  ^  •      4.U 

NOVEM BER  2 1  -Friday.  P. Ikhart,  7  P-  m-.  after  service  in  the 
Campbellite  Church  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Hall  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Hefter  we  preached.  We  were  courteously  entertained,  on  this, 
our    first   visit  to   Klkhart,  by    Mr.   Gillette  and  his   estimable 

family.  ^     ,  .,, 

November    z^-Sumiay   next  before  Advent.     Jacksonville, 

Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.  after 
Morning  Prayer  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed six. 

7  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.    After  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 

o  reached 

November  27-Thursday,  Thanksgiving.    Terra  Haute,  Indi- 
ana S.  Stephen's  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Delafield,  Rector.     10:30  a.  m 
the  Rector  assisting  in  the  .services,  we  preached  and    celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist, 


8  p.  m.,  Paris,  Grace  Church.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Delafield  kindly 
accompanied  us  on  our  visit  to  this  Parish,  and  assisted  in  the 
services.  After  the  second  lesson  we  baptized  James  PIdward, 
infant  son  of  p:dward  and  Alice  (McQuay)  Tanner,  and  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  four,  presented  by  the  Rev.  Dr  Dela- 
field. 

We  desire  here  to  place  on  record  our  grateful  acknowledg- 
ment to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Delafield  for  his  valuable  services  in  visit- 
ing and  officiating  during  the  autumn,  at  great  personal  incon- 
venience, at  this  Parish. 

November  28 — Friday.  9  a.  m.,  we  met  by  appointment  the 
Vestry  of  Grace  Church,  and  after  consultation  arranged  for 
stated  meetings  of  the  body  during  the  coming  year. 

7  p.  m.,  Mattoon,  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thrall  in 
charge.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed 
md  addressed  two. 

November  2g— Saturday.  10  a.  m.,  met  the  officers  of  Trin- 
Xy  Mission,  Mattoon,  and  arranged  for  a  more  efficient  manage- 
ment of  the  work. 

November  1,0— First  Sunday  in  Advent,  S.  Andrew's  Day. 
Lincoln,  Trinity  Church,  Rev.  James  PI  Hall,  Rector.  10:30  a. 
m.,  the  Rector  assisting  in  the  services,  we  preached  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist. 

4  p.  m.,  we  met  by  appointment  the  Parishioners  in  the 
Church,  and  conferred  with  them  in  reference  to  the  finances. 

7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  three. 

December  \— Monday.  Lincoln.  2  p.  m.,  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Hoblitt,  we  baptized  Lucile  Beatrice,  daughter  of  James  S.  and 
Louise  M.  Hoblitt.  This  baptism  was  administered  in  the  house 
owing  to  sickness.  We  also  confirmed  at  the  same  time  one 
person  in  private. 

December  t^— Friday,  Springfield,  S.  John's  Chapel,  the  Rev. 
Thos.  Hines  in  charge.  7  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Mis- 
sionary, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  five. 

December  7 — Second  Sunday  in  Advent.  Danville,  111., 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  S.  T.  B., 
Rector.       10:30  a.    m.,  after  service  by  the    Rector,  assisted  by 


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Rev.  Messrs.  Coe  and  Almquist.  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  four,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

7  p.  m..  the  saipe  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Almquist,  we  preached. 

December  ^—Monday.  We  passed  the  morning-  in  visiting  the 
Cathedral  and  other  schools  at  Danville. 

7  p.  m.,  Philo.   After  evensong  said  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser, 

we  preached. 

December  g— Tuesday.  Thomasboro,  S.  Thomas'  Mission. 
7  p.  m.,  in  the  school  house  which  is  used  for  services,  after 
evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  we  preached  and  confirmed 

one. 

December  \o—\\\'d?iesday.  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church, 
the  Rev.  D.  W.  Dresser.  Rector.  After  evensong  by  the  Rev- 
Dean  Dresser,  we  preached  and  confirmed  one. 

The  same  day  we  received  the  Rev.  Dr.  William  J.  Frost, 
from  the  Diocese  of  Delaware,  and  gave  our  consent  to  the  con- 
secration of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Paret,  as  the  Bishop  of  Maryland. 

December  i  \  — Thursday.  The  same  Church.  8  p.  m.,  united 
in  marriage  Mr.  Harry  M.  Cornell,  of  Carthage,  Mo.,  and  Miss 
Sabra  Eoster  Tewkesbury,  of  Champaign,  111. 

December  \2— Friday,  to  December  /p,  Friday..  Visit  to 
New  Orleans,  in  company  with  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison.  Dean  of 

Chester,  and  his  wife. 

December  x^— Third  Sunday  ifi  Advent.  New  Orleans,  La- 
II  a.  m..  Calvary  Church,  after  Morning  Prayer  by  the  Rector, 
the    Rev.    Dr.   bouglas.    and    the     Rev.     Dean     Harrison,    we 

preached. 

ViY.^Y.^^Y.K  2\^Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent ,   S.    Thomas'   Day. 

Anna,  111.,  S.  Anna's  Mission.  After  Morning  Prayer  by  the  Rev. 
Dean  Harrison,  we  preached.  After  the  service  we  held  a  con- 
ference with  the  leading  members  of  the  Mission  in  reference 
with  securing  a  Missionary  and  building  a  Church. 

7  p.  m..  Carbondale.  S.  Andrew's  Mission.  After  evensong  by 
Dean  Harrison,  we  preached,  and  lield  a  conference  with  the 
Parishioners  for  the  same  objects  as  at  Anna.  ^    . 

December  2^— Christmas  Day.  Springfield.  S.  Paul's  Church, 


I  I    a.  m.,    we   preached 


the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  M.  A.,  Rector, 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 

7:30  p.  m.,  S.  John's  Chapel,  Springfield,  the  Rev.  Thos. 
Hines,  Missionary.  We  attended  the  exercises  of  the  Christmas 
Tree  and  made  an  address. 

December  2^~/nnocenfs  Day;  the  first  Sunday  after  Christ-, 
mas.  Alton,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Venerable  F.  M.  S.  Taylor, 
Archdeacon  of  Alton,  Rector.  10  a.  m..  we  held  a  Benediction  of 
a  litany  desk,  two  vases  and  book  rest ;  offerings  recently  made 
by  devoted  Parishioners  to  the  honor  of  God.  for  the  use  of  the 
Church. 

10:30  a.  m.,  after  service  by  the  Venerable  Archdeacon,  we 
preached. 

8  p.  m.,  Edwardsville,  S.  Andrew's  Church,  the  Venerable 
Archdeacon  Taylor  in  charge.  After  service  by  the  Archdeacon, 
we  preached. 

December  29— Carlinville.  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  D. 
D.  Hefter,  Deacon  in  charge.  After  evensong  by  the  Rev.  Deans 
Hall  and  Whitmarsh,  the  Rev.  Dean  Simpson,  of  Blooming- 
ton,  preached  an  excellent  sermon,  and  we  confirmed  one,  an'd 
made  an  address  to  the  congregation. 

December  ^o— Tuesday.     The  same  Church.     10  a.   m.,   we 
ordained  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev.  D.    D.   Hefter,   Deacon;'  as- 
sisted in  the  laying  on  of  hands   by  the   Venerable  Archdeacon 
Taylor,  and  the   Rev.    Deans   Simpson,    Hall    and    Whitmarsh. 
The  Venerable  Archdeacon  Taylor  preached  the  sermon,  and  the 
Rev.    Dean   Whitmarsh   presented   the  candidate.      There   were 
also  present  among  the  laity   Dr.   R.   N.   Lawrence,   of    Lincoln, 
and  Mr.  Daniel  Browne,  the  exemplary  verger   of  the  Cathedral 
m  Springfield.     A  very  large  and  successful  reception   was   held 
at  the  hospitable  mansion  of  Dr.  Head  in  honor  of  the  new  Priest. 
December   ^i  —  Wedjiesday.      Jacksonville,   Trinity   Church, 
the  Venerable  Archdeacon  P:aster,  Rector.      10:30  a.  m.,  we  con- 
secrated a  new  and  beautiful  altar  of  carved  black  walnut,  erected 
by  the  Rector  and  his  family   in   memory  of  Frederick   William 
Easter,  who  died  in  Jacksonville,  August    18,    1880,    aged   nine- 
teen and  a   half  years.      We  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
four,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 


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January  \—Thuriday\  Feast  of  the  Circumcision.  Mt.  Pu- 
laski the  Rev.  Jas.  R  Hall.  Missionary  in  charge.  At  the  house 
of  Mrs.  Hubbard,  after  a  brief  service  by  the  Missionary,  we  con- 
firmed and  addressed  three.  „   ,     r 

lANUVRV  2-Fndar.  Jerseyville.  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross, 
the  Rev.  Dean  Whitmarsh  in  charge.      7   P-   m.,  after   evensong 

by  the  Dedn,  we  preached. 

January  ^-Second  Sunday  after  Christmas.  Carrollton. 
Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Whitmarsh  in  charge.  11  a.  m.. 
we  held  a  benediction  of  a  massive  brass  lectern  presented  by  h.s 
family  in  memory  of  the  late  Judge  Hodges.  After  service  by  the 
Dean    we    confirmed    and  addressed   three,  and   celebrated  the 

Holv  l-",ucharist. 

7  p  m  Tersevville.  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross.  After  cere- 
mony by  Dean  Whitmarsh,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed three.  . 

J.\NU\KY  5  TO  i^— Monday  to  Thursday.  In  company  with 
Mr  G  K  Copeland,  of  Springfield,  we  went  to  New  York  to  at- 
tend an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Gen- 
eral  Theological   Seminary,   and  to   look  after  other  important 

business.  ,     ,,  a^ 

January  ii—Tncsdav.  New  York  City,  Bible  House.  At- 
tended meetings  of  the  Board  of  Missions,  and   presided  at   the 

January  i^—Sccond  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  New  York, 
Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Rector. 
After  service  by  the    Rev.  Dr.    Houghton   and   his   assistant,   we 

preached.  ^t      i 

8  p.  m.,  the  same  day.  House  of  Mercy,  b.  Mary  Magda- 
lene's Chapel.  We  said  the  Compline  office  and  gave  an  address 
to  the  Sisters  and  inmates. 

January  ig— Monday.  7  a.  m.,  in  the  same  Chapel,  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist. 

January  2?>— Wednesday.  New  York.  Chapel  of  the  Gen- 
eral Theological  Seminary.    S'-SO  p.  m.,  we  took  part  in  the  even- 


ing service  on  the  occasion  of  a  visit  of  the  Bishop  of  Kentucky, 
who  delivered  a  very  interesting  address  to  the  Faculty  and 
Students. 

February  2— Monday,  Feast  of  the  Purification.  General 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York.  5:30  p.m.,  by  invitation  of  the 
Dean,  after  Evening  Prayer,  we  delivered  an  address  to  the  P^ac- 
ulty  and  Students. 

Y^v.^\5KK\  ^—Wednesday,  to  Friday,  6th.  Journey  to 
Springfield. 

February  %—Sexageshna.  Springfield,  III.,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  Rector.  1 1  a.  m.,  after  matins  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached. 

4  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School. 

February  (^—Monday.  Vandalia,  111.  After  evensong  by  the 
Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  of  Greenville,  we  preached. 

February  10— Tuesday.  Effingham,  S.  Mary's  Mission.  After 
evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wright,  we  preached  and  confirmed 
one.  After  the  service  a  very  interesting  and  profitable  recep- 
tion was  held  at  the  house  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott. 

P^EBRUARY  II  — (Fr^//,'j-^^j/.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rector.  7  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rec- 
tor, we  preached. 

F'ebruary  12— Thursday.  Collinsville,  Chri.st  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rector.  7:15  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached. 

February  ii^— Friday.  Springfield,  111.  We  held  a  long  con- 
ference with  a  presbyter  in  reference  to  his  own  affairs. 

February  \^~Quinquagesima  Sunday.  Bunker  Hill,  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  Philip  McKim.  Rector.  After  matins  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  five,  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist. 

7  p-  m.,  the  same  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached. 

February  \e— Monday.  \\  a.  m.,  alter  Morning  Prayer  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached  in  the  same  Church.  From  2'to  5  p. 
m.,  we  attended  a  reception  at  the  Rectory,  most  abundantly 
supplied  by  the  ladies  of  the  Parish. 


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~~Z^  p.  m..  the  Tmc  day,  Gillespie,  S.  John's  Church,  the 
Rev  PWlip  McKim.  Rector.  After  evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
McKim.  we  preached  and  confirmed  one, 

February    Ki-Ash    Wednesday.       ^P'-'"Sfi'-''d.    ^-    P^' '^ 
Church.  After  matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  celebrated 

the  Holv  Kucharist. 

Febru.-vrv  x^Tkursday.     The  same  Church.    8:30  a.  m.,  we 

celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

Febku.^kv  20-FnA,'.    Springfield.    .:30p.  m.,  we  v.s.ted  b. 
Agatha's  School,  and  gave  an  instruction  to  the  pupils. 

7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Church.  The  Litany  was  sa.d  by  the  Rev. 

Dr.  Smedes.  and  we  preached.  cn^menfs 

Ffbru.'VRV   2--Fiysl  Sunday  m  Lent.     Chicago,  b.  Clement  s 

Church  the  Rev.  Canon  Knowles.  Rector.     . .  a.  m.,  after  .service 

by  the  Rev.  Dean  Gray,  of  Racine,  we  preached. 

7:30  p.  m..  Church  of  the  Ascension.  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee. 
Rector      After  evensong  we  preached. 

FEBKt;.^RV  ^^Tuesday,  S.  Matthias'   Day.     Detroit.  Mich 
S  Johns  Church.   We  attended   and  took  part  in  the  services  at 
the  consecration  of  Dr.  Worthington  as  Bishop  of  Nebra.ska. 

March  x-Seeond  Sunday  .n  Lent.  Mattoon,  "1.  Trinity 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thrall.  Rector.  . .  a.  ";■  a-isted  ,n  the 
service   by  the   Rector,   we  preached  and  celebrated   the  Holy 

7  n  m'   we  took  part  in  evensong,  and  the  Rector  preached. 

March  2-Mondav.  Areola.  Christ  Church.  3:30  P-  "i.,  at 
the  house  of  Dr.  Polk,  on  account  of  illness  of  ^^e  children,  we 
baptized  Robert  Collins  and  John  Luther.  Jr.,  children  of  Dr. 
John  Luther  and  Cora  Justice  (Blackwell)  Polk. 

7  p  m    the  same  Church.  We  said  the  Office  and  preached. 

U^Kcn  i-Tuesdav.  Mattoon, Trinity  Church.  7  p.  m.,  after 
service  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  confirmed  five 

March  6-Fnday.  Chester.  S.  Mark's  Church,  the  Rev.  G. 
W.  G.  Van  Winkle,  Rector.     7  P-  ■".,  after  evensong  by  the  Rec- 

tor   we  oreached.  ^,        . 

March  8-rW  Sunday  in  Lent,     The  same  Church.    7:30 

a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 


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10:30  a.  m.,  after  matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  ei<:ht. 

7  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

March  ic,— .Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Paris,  Grace  Cliurch, 
the  Rev.  John  R.  R.  Robinson,  Deacon  in  charge.  10:30  a.  m.', 
after  the  second  lesson,  we  baptized  three  adults,  namely:  Miss 
Anna  D.  Geohegan,  Miss  Virginia  Griffith  and  Miss  Kate  Mc- 
Carthy, and  two  infants,  John  Chester  and  Birdie  Ray,  children 
of  Mr.  R.  L.  and  Mrs.  F.  Pattison.  We  preached  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  PZucharist. 

3:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Deacon,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  five. 

March  \6— Monday.  9  a.  m.,  we  met  by  appointment  the 
gentlemen  of  the  Parish  to  consult  in  reference  to  financial  affairs. 

March  22— Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Re- 
deemer, the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Davenport,  Rector.  1 1  a. 
m.,  assisted  in  the  services  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  Dr.' 
Smedes,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  P:ucharist. 

7:30  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector, 
and  a  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Smedes,  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed 10. 

March  27,~ATonday.  We  spent  the  morning  in  looking  at 
different  lots  proposed  for  the  Chapel  for  S.  Michael's  Mission 
for  the  colored  people  in  Cairo.  We  finally  fixed  upon  the  loca- 
tion which  seems  by  all  means  the  best,  and  four  lots  were 
here  generously  donated  to  us  by  Capt.  Taylor  and  the  company 
which  he  represents. 

March  24~Tuesday.  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church,  Rev. 
D.  W.  Dresser,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rec- 
tor, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

March  2S~Wednesday,  Feast  of  the  Annunciation.  The 
same  Church.  9  a.  m.,  matins  were  said.  10  a.  m.,  Mr.  Robert 
McKellar,  Jr.,  was  ordained  by  us  to  the  Diaconate.  The  candi- 
date was  presented  by  the  Rev.  W.  F.  Lewis,  Rector  at  La 
Grange,  in  the  Diocese  of  Chicago,  and  we  preached  the  sermon 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  presence  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Lewis  on  this  occasion  was  very  gratifying  to  us  all  and  es- 
pecially to  the  new  Deacon,  inasmuch  as  the  Rev.  Mr.  McKellar 


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came  into  the  Church  from  the   Methodists   -^er  the  i^^^^^^^^^ 
of  the  Rev  Mr.  Lewis,  when  he  was  Rector  of  S.  P^^f.^  ^  C^"'"'*' 
Pe  tkm   N,  Y,     After  the  service  a  reception  was  kmdly  g.ven 
fn  honor 'of  the  new  Deacon,  at  the  hospitable  mans.on  of  Mr. 

and  Mrs.  Noghton.  ^  ^ 

7-,o  p  m    Thomasboro,  S.  Thomas'  Mission,  the  Rev.  U.  W 
Dresser  'in   charge.      After   evensong    by   the   missionary,  we 
pr^he^d  confirm'ed   and   addressed  three.     After  the  service  we 
held  a   conference   with  the  people   in  reference  to  building  the 

""^T^.CH  26-TkursJay.     Rantoul,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  McKellar,  Deacon  in  charge.       7:30  P-  •-•  after  -ensong  by 
the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser  and  the  new  Deacon,  the  Rev.  Mr^  Mc 
Kellar  we  preached  and  confirmed  six.     We  are  glad   to   record 
rt-,  ,  J,  new  R.C.O.  '^^^y^^^'  n^.t 

without  a  Rectory.  ^,    .     ...        u      ■,  ^  m    after 

March  27-Fnday.    Mansfield,  Christ  Church.    7  P-  "J.  after 
evensong  bv  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser  and  the   Rev.   Mr.  McKel- 
lar le  preached.      We  were  entertained  on  this  occasion  by  Mrs. 
M^nsfidd,  who,  we  regret  to  say,  was  ill.     Had  it  not  been  fo 
her  exertions  the  Church    in  this  place   would   never   have   been 

built,  nor  the  services  maintained.  ,   r.     v    nu       1,      •  • 

March  2<r-P'rl,n  S.nuiay.  Springfield,  h.  Paul  s  Churchy  . 
a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six,  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  FAicharist.  assisted  by  the  Rector. 

7.30  p.  m.,  S.  John's  Chapel.  Rev.  Thos.  Hines  Missionary. 
After  a  short  service  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hines.  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed 14.  and  then  preached.  ,  ,      ..A   tl,,-   Holv 

March  ^^Monday.  8:30  a.  m..  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Fucharist  in  S.  Paul's  Church,  Springfield. 

April  --Thuysday.  Mount  Carmel.  9  a.  m.  to  12  m.  w'e  at- 
tended the'exercises  and  recitations  of  S.  Maur's  Hall,  and  made 

an  address.  ,      xj  ^ 

7-30  p.  m  ,  Albion,  S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm^H.  Tom- 
l.ns.  Rector.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  con- 
firmed  one, 


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Kv^ii^l— Good  Friday.  The  same  Church,  lo  a.  m.,  after 
matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

12  m.  to  3  p.  m.,  we  conducted  the  three  hours  service  and 
gave  the  seven  meditations  upon  the  words  of  our  Lord  upon 
the  Cross. 

7:30  p.  m.,  the  same  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached,  having  thus  ddivered  ten  sermons  within  twenty- 
four  hours. 

April  t^— Easter  Day.  Alton,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Vener- 
able Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  17,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  be- 
ing assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector. 

8  p.  m.,  P:dwardsville,  S.  Andrew's  Church,  the  Venerable 
Archdeacon  Taylor  in  charge.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight.  The  services  on 
this  Easter  Day  were  especially  bright  and  encouraging.  At  S. 
Paul's  Church,  Alton,  a  larger  number  received  the  Holy  Com- 
munion, it  is  said  by  old  Parishioners,  than  were  ever  present  on 
one  occasion  before.  The  Church  has  been  greatly  improved  in 
appearance,  and  a  number  of  articles  of  Church  furniture  and 
decoration  have  been  presented  by  faithful  members  of  the 
Elock,  to  honor  God's  House  and  service. 

At  Edwardsville  the  Archdeacon  deserves  especial  credit  for 
the  efforts  which  he  has  industriously  made  to  revive  the  old 
Mission,  and  he  must  enjoy  great  satisfaction  in  witnessing  the 
success  with  which  God  has  crowned  his  labors. 

April  6— Easter  Monday.  The  same  Church.  7  a.  m.,  as- 
sisted by  the  Archdeacon,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
Twelve  communicants  were  present  and  received. 

April  y~Easter  Tuesday.  Shelbyville,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thrall 
in  charge  of  the  Mission.  7  p.  m.,  after  service  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Thrall,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four.  There  is  a 
good  prospect  of  establishing  the  Church  on  a  firm  basis  in  this 
interesting  and  thriving  city. 

April  g— Thursday.  Belleville,  S.  George's  Church,  the 
Rev.  Dean  Harrison,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the 
Dean,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight. 

April  12— First  Sunday  after  Easter  (Low  Sunday).    Bloom- 


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VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS. 


ington  S  Matthew's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Simpson,  Rector. 
10:30  a.  ni.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  as- 
sisted in  the  service  by  the  Rector. 

3:30  p.  ni.,  we  attended  the  session  of  the  Sunday  School  and 

addressed  the  children. 

7:30  p.  m.,  evensong  was  said  by  the  Rector.      After  the  sec- 
ond lesson,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

April  i  i— Monday.  Chicago.  At  the  house  of  the  Bishop  of 
Chicago,  the  three  Bishops  of  the  Province  held  conference  in 
reference  to  matters  of  grave  importance. 

April  \-^—\Vidncsday.  Mount  Carmel,  the  Rev.  Dean  Hoyt 
in  charge  of  the  :Vlission.  In  c(^mpany  with  the  Rev.  \\.  K.  Lar- 
rabee  we  spent  the  morning  hours  in  visiting  S.  Maur's  School. 

7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  E.  A. 
Larrabee,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  eight. 

April  \6—rJuirsday.  8  p.  m.,  attended  the  reception  held  in 
S.  Maur's  club  room,  which  was  a  great  success. 

April  x^—Snliirday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  9:30a.m., 
we  said  matins,  assisted,  as  in  former  days,  by  the  late  Rector, 
the  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee.  who,  to  the  delight  of  all,  had  come  to 
make  a  brief  visit  in  his  old  Parish. 

April  \g— Second  Sunday  after  Jiastcr.  Decatur.  S.  John's 
Church,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Moore.  Rector.  10:45  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  eight,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist.     We  were  assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector. 

4.  p.  m..  House  of  Prayer.  After  evensong  by  the  Priest  in 
charge,  Rev.  P.  C.  Wolcott.  we  preached,  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed three.  After  the  service,  we  drove  to  the  house  of  a  sick 
woman,  about  a  mile  distant,  and  confirmed  her. 

7:30  p.  m..  S.  Johns  Church.  After  evensong  by  the  Rector 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wolcott,  we  preached. 

April  20— Monday.  Maroa,  the  Rev.  P.  C.  W^olcott  in  charge 
of  the  Mission.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean 
Simpson,  the  Rev.  W^  H.  Moore,  and  the  Priest  in  charge,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

An  eligible  lot  has  been  secured  in  this  Mis.sionfor  a  Church, 
and  there  is  encouraging  prospect  of  the  erection  of  a  Chapel 
withm  the  year. 


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April  21— Tuesday.  Carlyle,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev  D 
Falloon  Hutchinson,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  th.e 
Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

April  22~Wednesday.  Carrollton,  Trinity  Church  the  Rev 
Dean  Whitmarsh,  Rector.  7:45  p.  m.,  after  evensong  by  the  Rec- 
tor, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

April  26— Third  Sunday  after  Easter.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church.  II  a.  m.,  the  Rector  preached  and  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist. 

8  p.  m..  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  addressed  the  Sun- 
day School. 

May  i~Foiirth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church.  1 1  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist, assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector. 

4  p.  m..  after  evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  addressed  the  Sun- 
day School. 

During  the  previous  week,  we  were  in  Spnngfield  engaged  in 
makmg  preparations  for  the  approaching  Synod. 

May  ^—Tuesday.     S.   Paul's  Church.  Springfield.      10  a  m 
the  openmg  service  of  the  Annual  Synod  of  the  Diocese      We 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Simp 
son  and  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor ;  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  E  C  Smedes 
of  the  Diocese  of  North  Carolina,  acting  as  the  Bishop's  Chaplain' 
and  bearing  the  pastoral  staff.     The  annual  sermon    before  the 
Synod,    was  preached  by  the  Rev.  W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  Dean  of 
Litchfield.   The  Synod  lasted  until  3.  p.  m.  on  Wednesday,  when 
he  Rev.  G.  P.  Waldo,  a  venerable  Presbyter  of  the  Diocese  of 
Western  New  York,  over  eighty  years  of  age,  offered  appropriate 
collects,  and  the  Bishop  gave  the  benediction. 


SUMMARY. 


CLERGY    TRANSFKRRED. 

,,  ,  May  19,  1884 

Rev.  Thomas  H.  Gordon,  to  Delaware ^    ^^^^ 

Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee.  to  Chicago ^^^  ^^  ^^^^ 

Rev.  Wm.  M.  Steel,  to  Chicago ^^    ^^g^ 

Rev.  John  B.  Draper,  to  Chicago Wust  25',  1884 

Rev.  F.  M.  Clendenin,  to  Ohio     .  •  .  • ^^^^^^^       ^^^^ 

Rev.  Geo.  H.  Higgins.  to  Northern  Texa. ^^^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^ 

Rev.  S.  DeL.  Townsend.  to  W  .sconsm .November  12.  1884 

Rev.  R.  E.  G.  Huntington,  to  Kansas ^^    ^^^^ 

Rev.  las.  E.  Hall,  to  Albany 

cler(;y  received. 

,  fune  3,  1884 

Rev  S.  H.  Gurteen,  from  Iowa -  j,      go 

Rev  Wm.  T.  Whitmarsh.  from  Western  Michigan.. June  2  ,         4 

Kev.  vvm.  September  30,  1884 

Rev.  I'eter  C.  Wolcott,  from  Iowa V^^^^^^      ^^^^ 

Rev.  I).  F.  Hutchinson,  from  I'lttsburgli ^  .  ^  ,8    ,««, 

Rev.  U  .  KCwaras.  from  S.  A„areW.  ScoUana ■  •  ^October^S,  ,BS. 

Rev.  C.  B.  Mee.  from  New  \  ork December  lo   1884 

Rev.  Wm.  J.  Krost,  U.  1)    from  Delaware ^    ember  ^^.  ^^^4 

Rev.  James  A.  Matthews,  from  Ohio ^ 

CLERGY    ORDAINED. 
DEACONS. 

Rev   E.  N.  Webber,  by  the  Bishop  of  Niagara J^"^  ^'  '^^^ 

'^^  ..    ,  .  .      .  .September  21,  1^84 

Rev.  John  R.  R.  Robmson March  25.  1885 

Rev.  Rv)bert  MacKellar,  J  r 

PRIESTS. 

,  May  II,  1884 

Rev  S.  DeL.  Townsend ^o  . 

*^*^^-  ^  December  30,  1884 

Rev.  D.  D.  Hcfter 

Services  attended ^^^  ^^g 

Sermons  delivered ^^ 

Addresses  delivered ^g 

Baptisms— Adults,  5  ;  Infants.  13.  .  • 

Confirmations  in  the  Diocese  of  Springheld ' '  '^^ 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 


:■>*  ;'M 


SUMMARY. 


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Total  Confirmations  for  the  Synodal  Year 280 

Total  Confirmed  by  us  since  our  consecration 4,8 11 

Total  Confirmed  in  the  Diocese  of  Springfield i,goo 

Occasions  of  holding  Confirmation 5. 

Total  number  of  occasions  since  our  consecration egg 

Marriages ^ 

Celebrations  of  the  Holy  Eucharist ^2 

Consecration  of  Bishops  attended j 

Ordinations — Deacons,  2  ;  Priests,  2 ; .  ^ 

Benediction  of  Church  Furniture,  occasions ^ 

Consecration  of  Altars 

Meetings  attended  of  Trustees j„ 

Commencements  of  Colleges,  etc.,  attended , 

Consent  given  to  Consecration  of  Bishops 5 

Persons  publicly  received  from  the  Roman  Obedience 2 

Visits  to  Public  Institutions g 

Lectures  delivered  in  aid  of  Churches 5 

Clergy  removed  to  other  Dioceses 

received  from  other  Dioceses g 

added  by  Ordination 

Present  number  of  Clergy 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders 

Parishes  and  Missions,  last  report c . 

New  Missions  added 

Total  Parishes,  etc 

Church  Schools 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF    THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR 


S.  T.  ]}.,  LL.  D., 


BISHOP  OF  SPRINGFIELD, 


TO   THE 


NINTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE, 


MAY  4,   1886. 


BELLEVILLE : 
SOUTHERN    ILLINOIS    PUBLISHING    COMPANr. 

1886. 


I 


ADDRESS. 


I 


The  fragrance  of  the  Easter  flowers  is  still  fresh  upon 
•our  Altars,  and  life  and  ininiortality,  brought  to  light  throu-h 
the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ,    still  form  the  absorbin<r  sub- 
ject of  our   thoughts,   as  we  meet  this  year   in  our   Annual 
bynod.     The  experience  of  the  present  occasion,  when  Easter 
comes  up  so  close  to  our  appointed  time  of  meetin.',  will  be 
repeated    in    the   case  of   very   few,  if   any   of   usi  who   are 
members  of  this  body.     Far  on  in  the  2()th  century,  when 
next  in  obedience  to  God's  behest,  announced  by  His  "herald 
the   yernal    equinoctial  moon,  the  Church    will  celebrate  the 
Christian  Passover  on  the  Festival  of  S.  Mark,  we  doubtless 
ilergy  and  laity,  without  exception,  will  all  be  gone. 

When  an  event  occurs  but  once  in  a  lifetiine,  it  is  ma.le 
solemn  by  its  singularity,  but  when  the  event  is  in  itself  of 
transcendent  importance,  the  exceptional  interest  thus  imjiarted 
to  It  rivets  the  attention,  an<l  preoccupies  the  mind  with  its 
consideration. 

VVe  are  constrained,  therefore,  not  unwillingly,  to  Kx  our 
thoughts  upon  some  of  the  lessons  which  the  Easter  Moon 
always  teaches,  but  now  under  the  unusual  conditions,  which 
attended  her  appearance  this  present  year,  she  impresses  un„n 
us  with  majestic  emithasis. 

9.H  ^^i'?  ^"'^  '""'  ^'■'^thren  in  the  faith  kept  Easter  on  the 
^oth  of  April,  as  we  did  but  recently,  these  United  States 
were  colonies ;  when  next  they  will  do  so,  another  century 
V.  1  have  come,  and  will  be  well  nigh  half  gone,  for  it  will  be 
m  the  year  of  our  Lord  1943. 

Again  at  the   earliest   the   Moon,  as   God's   Messen<.er, 
allows  us  to  keep  Easter  on  the  22d  of  March.     This  extreme 


lUSHOr  S     ADDHESS. 


wjis   reached    in  the  year    1818,  it   will  not  occur   again   until 
after  the  year  20()(). 

What  majestic  stretches  of  the  time  these  are,  which 
nu'Msure  the  intervals,  which  elapse  between  Easter  falling  at 
its  earliest,  and  its  latest  limit,  and  between  recurring  occa- 
sions, when  it  coincides  with  either  the  one  or  the  other 
extreme.  In  ITiU,  when  the  American  colonies  were  engaged 
in,  what  is  known  as  *^the  old  French  and  Indian  War,'' 
Easter  occurred  on  the  2'2d  of  Marrh.  Fifty-seven  years  pass 
by,  and  again,  in  the  administration  otM:imes  Monroe,  as  Presi- 
dent of  the  I'nited  States,  Faster  falls  on  tlu'  2'2d  of  March. 
Who  will  venture  to  predict  what  the  condition  of  the  world 
will  be,  when  next  the  '2'2d  day  of  March  will  be  Faster  Day, 
far  beyond  the  year  2000  I  On  the  other  extreme,  Easter  was 
celebrated  on  the  2.')th  of  April  by  (icorge  II.,  King  of 
En£rland,and  his  contemporaries  in  17:^(;,  forty  years  before 
the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and  now,  after  the  lapse 
of  150  years,  we  have  kept  our  Faster,  for  the  first  time 
since,  on  the  same  day.  How  does  the  contemplation  of 
such  facts  as  these  lift  up  the  mind  above  petty  times  and 
seasons,  and  the  ephemeral  details  of  earthly  concerns,  and 
draw  it  into  sympathy  with  the  endless  life  which  this  l)lessed 
Festival  reveals. 

The  Moon,  which  (iod  made  to  rule  the  night,  fulfills  her 
office  in  the  highest  sense,  when  once  in  the  year,  at  the  vernal 
equinox,  her  waxing  light  announces  the  coming  of  the  8un  of 
llio-hteousness  to  dispel  the  darknes  of  this  world,  and  brins: 
in  the  everlasting  day,  when,  like  a  great  pendulum,  which  God 
suspends  in  the  skies,  she  vibrates  to  and  fro,  and  counts  off 
His  seconds,  and  once  each  year,  as  **the  faithful  witness 
in  heaven,''  she  testifies,  '*the  Lamb  of  God  slain  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world  is  offered  up  on  Calvary,  and  death  is 
changed  to  sleep,  and  the  grave  to  a  couch  for  rest,  and  the 
clouds  and  shadows  and  murky  gloom  of  earth  are  illumined 
and  subdued,  with  borrowed  light  it  is  true,  but  still  it  is  the 
light,  which  rules  thej^night,  the  light,  which  tells  of  a  greater 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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light,  which  rules  the  day,  and  which  lends  his  beams  in 
anticipation  to  cheer  men's  hearts  and  prepare  them  for  the 
resurrection  and  the  life  to  come." 

Let  us  remember  that  our  Easter  is  God'»  appointment, 
not  man's,  <'it  is  (he  day,  which  the  Lord  hath  made  "     It  is 
rooted  in  its  origin  in  the  distant  past,  a  past  so  remote,  that 
we  almost  feel  when  we  contemplate  it,  that  it  has  no  relation 
to  us   and  yet  all  generations  of  men  are  bound  up  in  the  same 
bundle  of  hfe.born  in  the  same  sin,  involved  in  the  same  mystery 
<.f  iniquity,  the  subjects  of  the  same  promises,  and  poised  upon 
the  same  pivot  of  free  agency  to  accept,  or  to  reject,  to  choose 
to  live,  or  to  choose  to  die.  Hence  the  past,  however  distant  in 
human  experience,  is  very  near  to  us,  is  indeed  identified  with 
us,  and  so  we  learn  ow  first  lesson  from  the  Easter  Moon,  the 
umly  of  God's  economy  for  the  government  and  salvation  of 
mankrnd.     "The  seed  of  the  woman  shall  bruise  the  serpent's 
head,      IS  the   primal   promise,    which  thrills  man  with  the 
mspiration  of  hope,  as  he  lies  helpless  under  the  dire  calamity 
of  the  fall      Ihis  initial  promise  involves  everything  which 
iollows.     It  IS  unrolled  and  discloses  detail  after  detail  as  the 
race  multiphes,  and  the   ages   advance,  until  all  is  fulfilled, 
when  Jesus  Christ  rises  in  ournature  from  the  dead  and  brin^^s 
life   and  immortality   to    light ;  temptation    has    been    ove"r- 
come,  sm  has  been  cured  and  washed  away,  death  has  been 
ooirquered,  and  heaven  has  been  opened.     The  covenant  made 
^ith  Adam  and  Eve  is  renewed  to  Noah  and  Abraham,  and 
Isaac,  and  Jacob   and  God  gathers  up  the  memories  of  the 
S  H     'T    '"^''^  »'«  ^-"^-''"^t  in  a  drama,  which  rehearses 

h  ch   W  'T''^^  ''"  '"'■  '""*"  '°  '^'  ^'■''''  deliverance, 

M  ch  He  wrought  for  His  chosen  people  in   E-ypt      That 

delu.rai,ce  God  arranged  as  to  time  and  ciivuml'n ce.     He 

t.e,I  the  one  by  an  everlasting  decree  to  endure  throughout  all 

geaerations  to  the  full  moon,  which  occurs  on  or  next  after  the 

b  o^d  f  17'"' '  '  *"''"'"''''  '^^  °'''«^-  i»'li««<>l"bly  with  the 
blood  of  the  paschal  lamb,  with  which  the  lintels  andthedoor- 
posts  of  the  houses,  where  His  people  dwelt,  were  anointed 


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bishop's   addkkss. 


II 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINOFIELD. 


Fifteen  hmulrcd    voars  before  Christ  the  fiM  Paschal  .Moon 
looked  down  upon  the  siiving  sijrn,  the  blood  smeared   upon 
the    lintels  uud  the  door-posts  of  the   houses  of  the    captive 
children  of  Isreal,  whom  the  death-angel  in  conseciuenee  could 
not  harm,  and  the  corpses  of  the  first  born,  slain  throughout 
the  land   of  Egypt,  from   the  first  born  of  the  king  upon  his 
throne  to  the  firstborn  of  the  bondwoman  in  the  dungeon,  on 
whose  houses  the  protecting  blood  was  not    foun<l.     Fifteen 
hundred  years  afterwards  the  laM  Paschal  Moon  looked  down 
upon  Calvarv,  where  "the  Lamb  of  God  That  taketh  away  the 
sins    of  the'world-  was  shedding  His  precious  Hlood  for  all 
mankind.     All   the  past  in  the   way  of  sacrifice,  of  the  shcd- 
din"  of  blood,  was  gathered  up,  and  given  a  meaning  in  the 
death  of  Jesus  on  the  cross,  all  the  future  on  the   lines  of  sup- 
i)lication  and  sacrament  derives  its  sanction  and  worth  from 
this  one  transcendentlv  great  event.     All  before  in  promise,, 
prophecy,  tvpe,  symbol,  ceremony  leads  up  to  Calvary  and 
Jesus  in  the  tomb,  and  Jesus  risen  from  the  dead  ;  all  since 
in  the  gift  of  the  Holy  (ihost,  and  the  means  of  grace,  and  a 
l)riesthood   to  minister  them,  and  sacred  seasons,  and  saintly 
lives,  and  Christian  civilization  leads  down  from  the  Lamb  of 
God,'  "slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,"   and  in  time 
put  to  death  upon  the  cross    Then  the  Paschal  Moon  of  the  Jews 
became  the  Easter  Moon  of  the  Christians.       Then,  at   this 
central  point,  where  all  lines  meet,  (iod  proclaimed    the  unity 
of  His  dispensations,  the  oneness  of  His  Church,  in  that  He 
made    Christ    look   down    upon    all    mankind,  convened    by 
representation   bene.ith   His   cross,  and   intercede    for  their 
pardon  and  accei)tance  through  His  own  atonement  and  pre- 
vailing merits,  "Father  forgive  them,  for  they  know  not  what 
they  do."     The  Easter  Moon  looks  back  to  that  day  and  those 
hours,  as  the  Paschal  Moon  looked  forward  to  them.     She  is 
the  herald   of  God,  He   c.mimissioned  her.  He  gave  her  the 
messa<'e,  which  she  must  deliver  to  the  children  of  men.     Three 
thousand  four  hundred  years  ago  He  told  her  when   to  come 
and  what  to  say,  and  she  has  proved  worthy   of  her  sacred 


trust ;  year  by  year  she  has  come,  as  God  appointed  her,  and 
borne  her  testimony  to  the  same  fact,  the  death  of  the  immacu- 
late  Lamb  of   God.     Whether   men    have    waited    upon    her 
coming,  and  listened  to  her  announcement,  or  not,  she  has  ful- 
filled her  mission    all  the  same,  she   represents  Him,   "\V"ho 
stands  fast  for  evermore,"  and  so  she,  the  Paschal  Moon  of 
the  Jews    and    the  Easter  Moon    of    the    Christians,    is    the 
perpetual  witness  of  the   unity  of   (iod's    Church,    and    she 
IS    such    by    God's   express    decree.     She     proclaims    each 
year   "Christ    our    passover  is    sacrificed  for   us,   therefore 
let  us    keep  the  feast."     As  we  look  at  her,  if  we  think  at 
all,  we  are  forced   to  think,  how  absolutely  one  God's  plan 
is,  the  seed  of  the  woman    shall  bruise   the  serpent's  head, 
and  in  the  fulness  of  time  Jesus  Christ  is  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary,  and  is    crucified    under  Pontius    Pilate,  and  fulfills   The 
promise.     Midway    between  Adam    and  Christ  God  ties  the 
past  and   the  future  together  in  the  vernal  equinoctial  moon, 
and  as  her  light  falls  upon  the  earth,  His  people,  in  obedience 
to  His  specific  direction;  make  the  sign  of  the  cross  upon  their 
houses  with  the  blood  of  the  paschal  lamb,  and  His  enemies 
are  subdued  and  He  triumphs,  and  the  death  of  Abel,  and  the 
SiM!rifico  of  Isaac  are  brought  to  remembrance  from  the  past 
and  Calvary  and  "the  Lamb  of  God  That  taketh  away  the  sins 
of  the  world,"  aredisclosed  in  the  future.  All  is  harmonious,  the 
Bible  IS  one,  and  as  it  unfolds  the  dispensations  of  God  towards 
man,  they  meet  and  are  united  at  the  foot  of  the  cross,  and 
the  sacrament  of  the  cross,  "wherein  we  do  show  the  Lord'i* 
death  until  He  come,"  and  over  all  in  the  sky  God  gives  the 
inoon  once  in  each  year  a  voice  to  proclaim  this  divine,  this, 
blessed  unity,  when  she  says,  as  last  week  she  said  at  Easter, 
'Christ  our  passover  is  sacrificed  for  us,  therefore  let  us  keei> 
the  feast."  * 

The  Easter  Moon  teaches  us,  that  God's  Church  is  not  a 
creation  of  yesterday,  the  product  of  the  last  three  hundred 
years,  the  result  in  any  way  of  man's  best  thought. 

The  Easter  Moon  carries  us  back  by  one  great  sweep  full 


aftMiifcfe^-'-^' •""="- 


BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


three  thousand  four  hundred  years  into  the  past,  and  bids  us 
look  by  htT  pale  light  at  (rod's  church  in  the  wilderness,  iden- 
tical with  ourselves. 

We  speak  of  events  as  old,  which  happened  a  century  ago, 
and  when  in  this  new  world  two  hundred  years  are  reached, 
we  are  awed  by  such  venerable  antiquity.  It  is  well  for  us,  if 
we  would  preserve  a  feeling  of  reverence  for  the  monuments 
of  the  past,  that  we  should  take  our  journey  from  the  west 
towards  the  rising  sun.  Then  we  shall  view  with  interest  the 
relics  of  our  colonial  history,  which  carry  us  back  perchance 
to  Plymouth  Rock  in  1620,  or  Jamestown  in  1607.  When  we 
cross  the  sea  a  more  august  anticjuity  awaits  us,  and  we 
become  familiar  with  buildings,  whose  age  is  six,  seven,  and 
eiorht  hundred  years  ;  we  visit  scenes,  which  are  memorable 
for  events,  which  happened  a  thousand,  fifteen  hundred,  and 
even  eighteen  hundred  years  ago,  and  we  are  shown  in  local 
museums  coins  which  were  found  on  the  spot,  bearing  a  date  of 
more  than  two  thousand  years.  Still  as  we  go  east  the  past 
lengthens  out  before  us,  and  on  European  soil  we  may  find 
trophies,  which  take  us  back  to  the  age  of  Ilesiod  and  Homer. 
Two  thousand  eight  hundred  years  is  an  immense  tract  of 
time  in  human  experience,  but  those  who  were  living  then  ia 
the  days  of  Solomon  and  David  kept  their  paschal  feast,  and 
killed  their  lambs  and  marked  their  lintels  and  door-posts  with 
blood,  as  their  fathers  had  done  before  them,  and  then  it  was 
that  the  sacred  poet  sings  of  God's  faithfulness,  as  he  lifts  his 
eyes  to  the  skies  and  is  greeted  by  the  presence  of  the  Paschal 
Moon,  ''He  shall  stand  fast  for  evermore  as  the  moon,  and  as 
faithful  witness  in  heaven."  Still  even  then  at  that  distant 
time  we  are  more  than  six  hundred  years  away  from  the  insti- 
tution of  the  Passover  in  Egypt,  fifteen  hundred  years  before  the 
birth  of  Christ.  Let  it  be  rememi)ered  that  then  our  Easter 
Moon  received  her  appointment  to  rule  in  a  grander  way  the 
night  of  this  world,  and  tell,  as  year  by  year  she  came  to  her 
assigned  place,  "the  morning  cometh"  ;  then  God  joined  her 
by  an  everlasting  decree  to  the  central  fact  in  human  history. 


DIOCESE  OF  8P1UNGFIELD. 


in  .nd.v,dual  experience,  and  the  economy  of  His  Church,  the 
death  and  resarrect.on  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  then  lie  made  her 
bear  witness   ,n  heaven  to  the  same  truth,  which  the  slau^h- 
t  red  lamb,  and   the  broken  bread  and  the   outpoured   wine 
attest  on  earth,  that  His  sacrifice  upon  the  cross  is  the  fruU  ul 
source  of  all  our  blessings.     Thus,  the  Easter  Moon  bl  nd 
into  one  Jew.sh  and  Christian  history,  and  gives  us  a  period 
wh,ch  by  .ts  vastness,  makes  the  oldest  governments  an^  inS 
tufons  outside  of  the  church  seem  to  be\ut  of  yesterda" 

Churlh  is  /I         /""    "  *''  P^'"'"*'^'^'    "'*--  '^-'  God's 
Church  .s  Ilts  creation,  not  man's.     In  carrying  on  her  tradi 

t.on  fr«m  age  to  age  of  what  God   wrought  in  E.yptb;  the 

.t'lt:    f  r.-'^,^--.    ^''e  procirims  in  utmiltll 
anguage  the   prmc.ples  on  which  He  built  His   Church      He 
egislated  for  her,  He  commissioned  her  officers.  He  iLnZ 
her   ,nst.tut,ons,  and   made  them  imperative.   He  appointed 
her  rites,  and  imparted  to  them  their  signifi^u.ce.  '' 

see  God'ctlt"^""  '""*'  '"''  ^'''  '"^  ^»"^P*'  ^^  l»'-«  -« 
see  Go    calling  His  servants  and  giving  them  their  commission 

and  clothing  them  with  office,  and  giving  them  the  power  t oZk 
miracles  as  the  certificate  of  their  bJng  authorLd  to  alt    „ 
H.»  name:    here  we  see  God  dealing  with  an  entire  peopi  " 
whom   He   had   chosen,  and   whom   He  reganis  as   His   no 
because  they  thought  alike,  or  Joined  themsflv     to'eth    'in  a 
voluntary  association,  but  because  they  obeyed  Hi.  voice   -^ 
avowed  themselves  as  His.  by  owningHis  authori  y  n  dT;.  the 
gs  which  He  commanded:  there  we  see  God'^^ppoS.l  a 
St      «rV"^  -t  obligatory  forever  upon  all  geneLtions.  a^nd 
Zi!  tC  '"''f'^'r'^' '  t^-f oW  meaning,  historic  as  p^'nt- 
'ng  to  the  past,  and  prophetic  as  pointing  to  the  future   and 

bv  fh     M     ^  T  commemorated,  the  saving  from  death 

Pharaoh  s"';     1  *''  '^'"•^^'  ''^"''  ^"^  '^^  <^«''--nce  fr  m 
ec  io.     f  i',^"'^J=-'-V"'«"ed  in  the  crucifixion  and  resur- 

■^.sto,  ic  events  become  the  basis  of  a  fresh  and  final  prophecy 


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BlSJlOr's  ADDKESS. 


which  will  be  fulfilled  in  the  rcsurroction  at  the  last  great  clay, 
when  the  an-'el  of  death  will  have  no  power  to  hurt  those  who 
are  marke.l  with  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  man.  and  they  shall  be 
delivered  in  body  and  soul  from  the  bondage  of  Pharaoh  s 
antitype,  the  devil,  and  enter  upon  the  enjoyment  of  their 
eternal  Easter:  there  we  see  God,  not  only  appomtmg  tho 
Paschal  Feast,  but  condescending  to  give  minute  directions  as 
to  all  the  details.  He  specifies  the  lamb,  the  kind  of  lamb,  the 
time  when  it  is  to  be  killed,  the  use  to  be  made  of  its  blood, 
and  how  and  where  it  is  toheapplied.  the  hyssop  and  the  bamsh- 

ment   of  leaven.     Thus,  the  Easter  Moon  tixes  our  gaze  on 
E-ypt  on  that  fearful  night  to  His  foes,  whendeath  was  strik- 
in"^  down  the  chief  of  all  their  strength,  and  that  blessed  night 
to°  His   people,    when     they    were    making   ready    for   their 
departure  from  slavery  and  misery,  and  we  see  exhibited  as  m 
a  picture  the  chart  of  the  principles  upon  which  God   consti- 
tuted, and  administers  his  Church,  and    we  know  that  these 
continue  essentially  tho  same  to  this  day,  because  we  know 
that  "He  shall  stand  fast  for  evermore  as  the   moon,    and  as 
the  faithful  witness  in  heaven."     The  central  fact  remains  the 
same,  "the  Lamb  of  God  slain   from    the  foundation  of  the 
world."     The   plan  of  salvation   of  which   He  is  the   subject 
remains    the  same  from   its    inception  to    its  completion,  it  is 
developed,  and  passes  in  its  glorious  progress   from  stage  to 
8ta<re  until  it  reaches  or  shall  reach  its  triumphant  accomplish- 
ment, but  the  laws  which  give  it  unity  and  harmony  cannot 
chan-e.     It  cannot  be  that  in  Egypt  and  the  wilderness  Moses 
and  Aaron  must  receive  a  divine  commission  to  authorize  them 
to  represent  God,  and  that  those,  who  invaded  the  accredited 
priesthood,  were  punished  with  a  most  tragic  death  ;  but  now 
any    one.  who  chooses,  may  with  impunity  intrude  into  the 
sacred  offices.     It  cannot  be  that  God's  institutions  could  not 
be   lightly  set  aside  and   disregarded  in  the   days  of  Pharaoh, 
but  now  may  be  treated  with  supreme  contempt.     It   cannot 
be  that  interior  loyaltij  to  Him  an<l  His  laws  must  be  certified 
by  outward  and  explicit  compliance  with  His  minute  directions. 


DIOrESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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when  He  set  up  His   government,  but  now  his  children  may 
put  a  premium  upon  open    disregard    of  all    external  rites  by 
calling  it  spiritual  religion   and  themselves,  who  thus  despise 
His  ordinances,  pre-eminently,  "Bible  Christians."     It  cannot 
be   that  He,    to/io   punished    with   death   those,    who    lightly 
regarded  the    shadows   of   good    things    to    come,  which    He 
caused  to  fall  in  anticij^.tion  upon   His    Church,   will  hio^hly 
esteem  those,  who  treat  as  of  little  or  no  worth  the  sacraments 
which //e  enjoined,  the  one.  the  Holy  Eucharist,  just  before  He 
died,  the  other,  Holy   Baptism,  just  before  He  ascended,  and 
poured  into  them  as  His  appointed  means  of  grace,  the  efficacy 
of  His  passion  and  death,  and  the  virtue  of   His   life-<riving 
power.  ° 

The  Easter  Mo(m  is  the  perpetual  witness  of  the  truth,  that 
m  His  Church,  as  in  nature,  God  has  joined  together  the  out- 
ward and  the  inward,  and  gives  us  His  blessings,  so  far  as  we 
know,  through  material  agencies.     This  law  runs  up  through 
all  our    experience  from  the  bodily  processes  of  eatin<.  and 
drinking  and  breathing  and  sleeping,  through  the  activities  of 
the  mmd,  and  the  wealth  of  the  affections,  and  culminates  and 
finds  Its  supreme  expression  in   the   incarnation,   wherein  the 
eternal  and  uncreated   God  unites  Himself  to  matter,    "and 
was  made  flesh  and  dwelt  among  us,  and  we  beheld  His<rlory 
the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten  of  the  Father,  full  of^ace' 
and  truth."     Concealed  beneath  the  food  which  we  eat  is  the 
strength  which  it  imparts  ;  involved  in  the  process  of  breath- 
ing IS  the  primal  and  vital  force  of  life ;  locked  in  the  mys- 
tery of  sleep  is  the  refreshment  which  it  bestows  ;  behind  the 
voice  of  the  teacher  and  the  words  and  figures  of  the  printed 
book  IS  the  essence  of  thought ;  and  the  soul,  the  seat  of  per- 
son.ility  and   the  centre  of  being,  comes  to  the  surface,  and 
reaches    other  souls  and  draws  them  and  what  thev  have  to 
give  to  Itself  through  the  instrumentality  of  the  body,  the  eye 
«nd  lip  and  touch,  and    the  light,  which  shines   through  a;d 
from  the  human  face  divine.     Thus  nature,  the  material  uni- 
verse, becomes  sacramental,  it  is  in  its  entirety  and  in  its  details. 


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bishop's  address. 


an  outward  aad  visible  sign  of  an  inward  and  invisible  gift.     Are 
we  not  to  anticipate  then,  as  we  contemplate   God  working  in 
our  humblest  processes  of  animal  life  to  bless  us  with  His  un- 
seen hand  by  the  agency  of  matter,  and  at  the  other  extreme 
crowning  us  with  the  highest  blessings  in  the  union  of  Himself 
to  us  in  the  birth  of  .Jesus  Christ  of  a  human  Mother  again 
by  the  agency  of  matter ;  are  we  not  to  anticipate  that  He  will 
act  in  accordance  with  the  same  law  as  He  traverses  the  inter- 
val, and  bless  us  all  along  the  lines  of  our  experience  in  body, 
intellect,  and  soul  through  the  agency  of  matter?  Are  we  to  be 
surprised,  then,  when  we  find  Him  incorporating  the  same  law 
which  rules  in  the  economy  of  nature,  and  in  the  mystery  of 
His  own  incarnation  in  the  economy  of  His  Church,  which  is 
His  Body?  On  the  contrary,  are  we  not  filled  with  delight  when 
we  find  our  Lord,  and  our  (xod,  selecting  bread  and  wine,  and 
water  as  the  channels  of  His  grace,  and  employing  the  familiar 
and  homely   agencies  of  eating  and  drinking,  and   washing,  as 
the  means  through  which   He  will    make  us    spiritually    His 
children    and   establish   us  in  His  kingdom?  Does    not    our 
delight  increase   and    our    wonder  grow,  as  we  discover  that 
these  processes  of  the  natural  world  which  God  appoints  as  the 
methods  of  entrance  and  sustenance  in  the  spiritual  world,  are  the 
same,  which  separate  us  from  the  filth  of  the  body,  whichis  type 
of  sin,  and    which  incorporate  the  realm  of  matter,  which  lies 
without  in  the  wheatfield  and  the  vineyard,  into  ourselves,  which 
is  the  type  of  our  union  with  Christ?  Is  it  not  a  source  of  con- 
tinual pleasures,  which  ministers  strength  to  faith,  comfort  to 
the  soul,  and  food  to  the  intellect,  to  see  how  God's  economies 
rise,  the  one  above  the  other,  and  pass  into  each  other   and 
carry  with  them,  as  they  merge  the  one  into  the  other,  the  same 
laws  and  relations:  so  that  harmony  reigns  in  the  kingdoms  of 
matter  and  intellect  and  si)irit,    and  unity  of  origin,  and  design 
and  end  is  stamped  upon  the  whole? 

The  written  w^ord  of  God  reveals  this  harmony  and  unity, 
and  is  itself  the  signal  expression  of  this  harmony,  in  that  all 
the  various  books  are  set  to  the  same  key  and  sing  in  unison 


DIOCESK  OF  SPRIXGFIKLD. 


13. 


of  Chnst   and    His  Church  and  His  Sacraments,  and    is   the 
s.gnd  ox,>rcssion  of  this  unity,  in  that  all  the  diverse  element, 
which  make  up  the  sacred  volume  fron.  Genesis  to  Revelation' 
are  ma<le  one  rn  C,n,st.     Ho  is  the  centre  from   which    hjy 
radiate,  and    around    which    they  revolve,  and  He  is    the  Sun 
which    Illumines   them    and   gives  then,  life   and  value.     The 
Easter  Moon  ,s  the  symbol  of  (iod's  deliverance  of  man  from 
sin    satan,  and  death.     Jt  is  by  (^od's  express  decree,  revealed 
ni  His  own  word,  an  outward  and  visible  sign  of  an  invisible  and 
spin  ual  reality.    It  looked  down,  as  its  shimmer  danced  upon  the 
receding  waves  of  the  Red  Sea,  upon  the  rescue  of  the  children 
of  Israe   from  the    tyranny  and    bondage  of  Pharaoh,  as  they 
wen  oiU  of  Lgypt  by  a  mighty  hand,  and  an  outstretc  ed  a  Z 
and  letbehmd  them  their  houses  marked  with  the  sacred  si"n 
I"  the  blood  of  t1.e  ,>aschal  lambs,  which  by  God's  command 

S;      r     .''i"     ^^^-^-^<^own    again,  after  an  inter, 
of  hf teen  hundred  years,  as  the  sun  was  darkened  at  hi^h  noon 
;uid  It  shone  by  divine  permission  upon  Jerusalem  and  Calv^^ 
It   looked    down    ui>on   the  deliverance  of    mankind  from    the 
power  of  the     evil   and  the  curse   of  sin  by  the  shedding  o 
me   precious   blood    of   Jesus  Christ,   the  true  Pasc^hal  L^mb 

vorld    It  IS  Easter,  upon  millions  of  faithful  Christians,  who 
hear  its  voice  and  obey  its  behest  to  keep  the  Fea^t 

It  IS  to  them  and  to  us  God's  witness  in  the  sky  to  past 
-nts   which   are    now  matters    of  histoi,,  and    at    L  J!^ 

ime  the  prophet  of  future  events,  which  will  be  fulfilled  in 
the  general  resurrection  at  the  last  great  day.  God  nnkes 
the  Easter  Moon  the    visible  sign  in    the  heavens  of   tL"  t 

Toir;     "'  "^  ''''  r'^^"^'  '""^  ^^--^^  ^'  His  eternafsol 
"poi  the  cross,  and  His  resurrection  from  the  tomb.     He  sets 

her  to  ru^the  nightof  sinand  sorrow  anddeath,  which  shrouds 

h';  Z''r  'f  ""^'  ""''''  ^^^  ^'^'^^^^^  ^^^  »—  from 

wlhil"  J^^        '''^'''''  ''^"  '''^^  ^"^^  '^'  everlasting  day, 
Hhich  will  shine  upon  the  redeemed  in  heaven. 

Thus  the  realm  of  material  nature  is  wedded  to  the  king- 


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BISHOP  S  AUDKESS. 


doni  of   grace,  and  God  unites  the  Sun  and  Moon  and  Stars  to 
Himself  and  u=i,  and  associates  them  witli  His  uncreated  deity, 
His  sacrifice  on  the  Cross  in  human  nature,  His    liride,  the 
Church,  His  saints  in  glory  ;  from  heaven  He  passes  to  earth, 
and  sanctifies  water  to  the  mystical  washing  away  of  sm,  and 
bread  and  wine  to  give  us  spiritually  the   Body  and  Blood  of 
His  dear   Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     What  God  hath 
joined  together   let  not  man  attempt  to  put  asunder.     If  the 
whole  creation  groaneth,  and  travailcth  in  pain  together  unti 
now  with  us,  who  are  plunged  in  sin  and  misery,  it  is  a  blessed 
thine;  to  know,  that  God  hath  woven  a  net-work  of  sympathy 
between   the   same  creation  and  ourselves,    in   the   work   of 
redemption,  and  caused  the  water,  and  the  bread  and  wine  on 
earth,  and  the  sun  and  moon  and  stars  in  the  sky  to  rejoice 
with  us,  and  bring  to  eye,  and  heart  and  soul  spiritual  bless- 
in<^s  from  the  the  kingdom  of  grace.     The  Easter  Moon  then, 
as'Go.l  unites  her   to  the   blood  of  the   paschal  lamb  slain 
in  Ecrypt    three   thousand  four  hundred  years   ago,  and  the 
blood  of  the  LamboftJod  shed  on  Calvary  more  than  eighteen 
hundred  years  ago.  fitly  and  grandly  illustrates  the  law,  which 
reigns   in  all    (rod's  economies,  and  which   culminates  in  the 
perfection  of  its  o|)eration  in   the  Holy  Sacraments,  that  out- 
ward and  visible  things  are  signs  of  inward  and  spiritual  reali- 
ties. 

Let  this  suffice.     Our  Easter  Moon  has  taught  us  the  unity 

of  God's  Church,  the  antiquity  of  God's  Church,  the  divine 
origin  of  God's  Church,  and  the  perfection  of  (iod's  Church 
in  ^taking  all  elements  of  creation  into  her  embrace,  and 
crowning  them  with  honor  and  glory  and  giving  them  expres- 
sion through  matter  in  the  incarnation  of  Jesus  Christ.  Let 
the  Easter'^.Moon  now  lead  us  to  Paradise,  and  fix  our  thoughts 
upon  those,  whom  God  has  called  since  last  we  met,  and  who 
may  justly  claim  the  tribute  of  loving  remembrance  ut  our 

hands. 

The  Bishop   of  Easton,   the   Rt.  Rev.  Henry  Champlin 
Lay,  fell  asleep  in  Jesus  on  the  17th  of  September  last,  in  the 


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fe2d  year  of  his  age.     Rarely  are  the  characteristics  of  firm- 
ness and  gentleness  combined  and  poised  as  they  were  in  him 
His  attractive  power  was  marvellous,  his  voice,  his  manner,  the 
expression  of  his  face,  his  method  of  approach  to  others. in 
the  presentation  of  his  thoughts  and  feelings   in  conversation 
and  discourse,  threw  a  spell  upon  all,  who  heard  him,  and  made 
them   At.  friends.     At   the   same  time  few  men    were    more 
determined  in  their  purpose  than  he.     His  face  was  set  like  a 
flint,  and  one,  who  was   a  stranger  to   him,  would   scarcely 
supp-se  that  it  would  be  a   difficult  task  to  prevail  over  one 
who  spoke  wi-th  that  low  sweet  voice,  but  in  the  event  he  found 
that  Bishop  Lay  stood  like  a  rock.     It  was    his  safeguard  in 
the  possession  of  this  perilous  trait  of  character,  for  firmness 
n.  an  unscrupulous  and  ignorant  person  degenerates  into  obsti- 
nacy    hat  he  was  a  truly  godly  man  and  well  furnished  with 
good  learning      His    influence,  as    might   be   expected,  was 
great  m  his  D.ocese,  in  the    House   of   BLshops,  and   in    the 
Church  at  large.     Bishop  Lay  will  be  greatly  missed  in  every 
circle  where  he  had  a  place.    It  is  fortunate  for  us,  that  he  has 
left  behind  hin,  so  much  of  his  best  thought,  in  the  form  of 
sermons,  tracts  and  other  publications.     ^\'hatever  he  wrote 
was  valuable,  and  his  name  will  be  dear  to  many,  who  never 
saw  his  face,  through  the  comfort  and  instruction  which  they 
jvil    derive  fmm   his  writings.     This  Diocese  is  indebted   to 
Bjshop    Lay  for  the  manly,  judicious  and   excellent  sermon, 
which   he  preached  on  the  occasion  of  the  Consecration  of  its 
hist  l.ishoi)  in  rriiiity  Church,  New  York. 

Another  member  of  our  Episcopate  was  called  to  his  rest 
'"  the  person  of  Bishop  Young  of  Florida,  who  deceased  far 
■  way  frnm   h,,me  and  family,  and  as  good  Bishop  Leighton 
ayed  he  might  die,  in  an  inn  in  New  York  City,  on  the  15th 
November  last   in  the  GGth  year  of  his  age.     In  the  place 
of   1..S    birth,    and   his   Diocese,   Bishop   Young   united    the 
''x-tremes  of  North  and  South.     He  was  born  in  Maine,  and  he 
nes.de.l  over  Florida.     Circumstances  gave  him  rare  oppor- 
tunities of  promoting  friendly  relations  with  the  Kusso-Greek 


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BISIIOr  S  ADDRESS. 


Church,  and  he  improved  them,  and  made  his  name  conspicu- 
ous both  as  Presbyter  and  Bishoi)  hy  the  lively  interest,  which 
he  took,  in  the  cause  of  intercommunion  between  the  Anglii^an 
and  the  Eastern  Branches  of  the  Catholic  Church.  Bishop 
Young  also  distinguished  himself  in  Liturgical  studies,  and 
deservedly  was  accorded  a  place  on  the  Committee  on  Prayer 

Book  revision. 

P>ish()p  Young  was  called  to  a  tield  which  was  hard  at  any 
time,  but  in  181)7,  when  he  was  consecrated,  the  Diocese  was 
in  a  forlorn  condition  of  i)overty  and  distress.  Me  deserves 
to  be  remembered  with  giatitude  for  his  heroism  and  self- 
denial  in  accepting  the  ))ost.  The  record  of  his  labors  is 
creditable  to  his  zeal  and  industry,  and  he  voluntarily  added 
to  his  burden  of  work  at  home  the  oversight  of  our  Missions 
in  the  island  of  Cuba. 

While  we  are  writing  the  sad  news  reaches  us,  that  our 
Brother  of  Missouri  has  fallen  asleep.  We  can  use  no 
other  word  at  Eastertide.  '*Xow  is  Christ  risen  from  the 
dead,  and  become  the  tirst  fruits  of  them  that  slept/'  The 
Rt.  Rev.  Charles  F.  Robertson  was  called  at  an  early  age  to 
the  duties  of  the  Episcopate,  and  hence,  although  he  has  borne 
the  heavy  burden  of  labor  and  responsibility  for  nearly  eighteen 
years  as' Bishop  of  Missouri,  his  age  is  only  rtfty-one  years  and 
two  months,  lie  was  a  graduate  of  Y^ale  College,  and  of  the 
General  Theological  Seminary,  and  brought  to  his  Held  of  labor 
the  enthusiasm  of  comi)arative  youth,  the  culture  of  academic 
and  theological  learning,  an  apparently  stalwart  frame,  and  an 
indomitable  will.  His  Held  was  hard,  the  labor  demanded 
immense,  and  his  activity,  from  the  day  he  put  his  hand  to  the 
plough  until  the  moment  he  fell  in  the  furrow  in  St.  Louis,  on 
the  anniversary  of  his  birth,  on  the  2d  day  of  last  March,  has 
been  unsparing  and  incessant.  God  took  him  gradually  to  his 
rest.  He  has  been  waiting  in  the  seclusion  of  his  home,  sur- 
rounded by  devoted  friends,  since  the  Feast  of  S.  Chad,  and 
on  the  Feast  of  S.  Philip  and  S.  James,  when  the  air  is  full 
of  the  resurrection  and  the  better  life  to  come,  the  final  call 


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is  made,  and  our  Brother,  wearied  out  with  sufferin.r    hears 
and  obeys,     (iod's  will  be  done.  "" 

Amongthe  deaths  which  have  occured  in  the  Presbytcrute 
of  one  Church  outside  of  this   Diocese,  there    is  one,\vhicii 
demands   special    mention   at  our  hands     by  reason    of    our 
personal  love  for  the  J>riest,  who  has    been  taken    fiom  us 
and    on    account    of    his  pure    and    exalted    character    as    J 
christian    man,    and  his  rare    merits  as  a    theologian    and    a 
schoar      We  refer  to   the  Rev.  Dr.  Francis  HarL.n,  Rector 
at  tne  time  of  his    decease  last   Christmastide  of  S    PhuI's 
;  --h,  Troy,   X.  Y.     It  was  our    happiness  to  receiVf  M. 
Hanson  as  a  pupil  at  Annandale,  when  we  were  in  charge  of 
S.  Mephen  s  College.     Though  much  younger  in  years    the 
n^aturity  of  his  unusually  fine  mind   bLgla  us  ti;     Jr    i 
companions,  and  ever  after  his  preceptor  felt  for  him  the  love  oj 
a    brother.     Subsecpient     events,    when    Mr.     Harison    wa. 
ordained,  and  went  to  his  work,  endeared  him  to  us  still  more^ 
.f  that  were  possible,  and  increased  our  admiration  and  rever^ 
ence  for  his  nobility  of  nature. 

Illustrations  may  be  pardoned,  since  they  may  serve  to 
draw  others  to  copy  his  example.  When  he  was"^  o^dlLd 
Deacon,  he  inade  one  request  in  private  to  his  Bishop,  and  the 
Hishop  with  deep  emotion  mentioned  the  fact  to  us.  His  o le 
request  was  that  the  Bishop  would  send  him  to  the  pooZe 
nussu>n    which  he  had  in  his  Diocese.     The  Bishop  sS 

P  ace    and  at   our    suggestion  the    Bishop   substituted    this 

:i:l^' T'TT'''''  to  be  the  very  poorest,  as  tt  yout 
i^'cacon  s  first  charo-e.  "^       ° 

Later  on,  after  he  had  been  ordered  Priest,  the  Kev    Mr 
IIar,sou  was  placed  in  a  false  light,  not  designedly,  by    he  act 
o    another,  whon.  he  had  asked  to  diseharge  In  offic  a'd    ^  fo 
h     ,  dunng  h.s  necessary  absence.     The  nnsconception,  which 
Tn  I  °7^^'°"«'»'  fallowed  the  Rev.  .Mr.  Ilaris,  n  for  years 

and  probably  still  lingers  in  some  mind^       \   t  "^1       ' 

the  Kpv   \f,.    IT    •  . ,  '"'"a"-     A  few  words  from 

Kev.  Mr.  Hanson  would  have  relieved  him  of  all  responsi- 

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bishop's  addrkss. 


bility  in  the  iiuitter,  hut  they  would  have  compromised  his 
Friend,  who  had  acted  for  him  as  a  favor  at  his  reijuest,  and 
his  keen  sense  of  honor  would  not  permit  him  to  open  his  lips 
nor  allow  others  to  speak  in  his  behalf. 

Had  his  lif<'  been  spared  the  Kev.  Dr.  Harison  (his  Alma 
Mater  gave  him  his  degree)  would  have  undoubtedly  risen  to 
the  highest  positions  in  the  church.  As  it  was,  honors  came 
to  hiui  unsought.  His  modesty  was  equal  to  his  commanding 
talents.  lie  was  an  acknowledged  prince  among  men  in  his 
own  Diocese,  Albany,  and  in  the  General  Convention.  The 
Clerf'-v  of  Indiana  honored  themselves  by  choosing  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Harison  as  their  Hishop,  in  succession  to  the  late  Dr. 
Talbot.  Humanly  siu'aking,  few  men  seem  to  be  more  needed 
at  this  juncture  of  our  affairs  to  help  us  with  his  great  ability, 
and  tmide  us  with  his  rare  and  well  balanced  judgment,  than 
the  Kev.  Dr.  Fiaii<-is  Iliirisoii.  Hut  (iod  bas  taken  him.  and 
we  follow  him  to  iiis  re.st  in  Paradise  with  our  love  and  tender 
remembrance  of  what  he  was  to  us  in  life. 

In  our  own  Diocese,  one  of  our  Presbyters  re.sts  from  his 
lalM)rs.  The  Kev.  D.  Failoon  lIutchiiLSon,  missionary  in 
charge  of  Carlyle  and  Olney,  was  suddenly  carried  off  durinj^ 
the  severity  of  the  heat  last  summer,  on  the  •24tli  of  August. 
He  was  born  in  Ireland,  on  the  l.Hh  of  March,  IHIJ),  and  was 
conse<|uently  over  (!<>  years  of  age.  He  came  to  us  from  the 
Diocese  of  Pittslnirg  with  very  kindly  words  of  commenda- 
tion from  his  Bishop,  wliich  he  richly  deserved.  The  Kev. 
Mr.  Hutchinson  was  a  man  of  very  pronounced  character. 
What  he  believed,  he  l)elieved  energetically.  His  convictions 
were  strong,  and  tirmly  grasped,  and  his  one  aim  in  teaching 
wa.s  to  drive  those  convictions  into  the  mind.s  and  liearts  of 
others,  and  nuike  them  share  with  him  in  the  .same  clear 
apprehension  of  truth,  which  he  enjoyed.  He  was  generous 
almost  to  a  fault,  and  his  anxiety  that  all  within  his  reach 
should  participate  with  him  in  the  peace  and  comfort  of  a 
certain  faith  led  liiin  at  times  to  urge  the  claims  of  the  Church 
to  an  extent,  which  excited  antagonism.     But  in  these  days  of 


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lax  views  and  colorless  teaching,  it  is  refreshing  to  find  a  man 
who  knows  what  he  believes,  and  has  the  courage  to  proclab 
las  convcfons  of  truth,  without  fear  or  favor.   '  The  iev.  Mr 
Hutchm.son  was  not  content  with  the  pulpit,  as  the  means  of 
teaching  h.s  people,  although  he  was  an'able  and  eloq  e 
preacher,  but  he   employed  the  press  to  supplement  his  vot 
and  h,s  ..Instructor.-  the  name  of  the  paper,  which  he  edited 
and   published,  attests    his    zeal    an<l  i„du.strv    in    his    ^Xl 
Ma.s  er  s  cause      We  sincerely  deplore  the  loss  of  our  dTar 
Brother.     May  his  mantle  of  love  for  the  Church  and  unspa  in. 
energy  in  preaching  theGospel  fall   upon  many,  who  wil   ^on": 
to  us  to  occupy  the  waste  places  in  our  Diocese 

During  the  past  summer  a  death  occurred  of  a  person  so 
eminent  ,„  the  history  of  our  country  and  the  estimat  o,"  ,f 
the  civilised  world,  that   we  deemed   the  event   of   suffic  en 

w  ui?  rL-rT  r  ""r:"^'  '•""''  «-^  '-  -  e-cumstances 
r       ';..'"''"■  '"'  '""'""'•^  ^y  ^-leLrating  funeral 
ntes  at  the  hour  of  the  interment  of  the  body   of  the   illustri 
ous  dead.     A  copy  of  this  Pastoral,  calle<l  fc'.rth  by  the  d   uh 

The  approach  of  the  (General  Convention  of  our  Church. 

W    1  i  '     -1     '"-^V*^^""---  '"  ^"hicago,    reminds  u,s  of  a 

ttw   things,  winch   we  desire  to    say  to  you   in  view  of   the 

;;;r;::":;''"^--  T'  -'-^^  -"^^^  ••eeonsidere.;::  p' ; 

iiaj.s  passed  upon  at  that  time. 

to  fit'  "f """'"''''''  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  reference 
^    the  efforts,    which   have   thus  far  been  ma.le,  to  free  He 
I.U.-C11  m  this  land  from  a   misnomer,  which  .ml  anas 

c  oui  Deputies  have  been   in.structed,  at  the  instance  of 

n  Ie.uo.»  to  remove  the  misleading  title,  "Protestant  Episco- 

wor  r  w,  °;"'  "*"  '""  ""^  Constitution  and  C;anons.     ,t 
^^"'th  while   to  note,    since  it  .shows   how   the    feeliiKr   of 


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uniest  under  a  designation,  which  belittles  us,  and  disguises 
us,  and  helps  especially  the  Roman  Catholics  to  usurp  our 
lawful  place,  is  contined  to  no  one  class  of  persons  in  the 
Church,  it  is  worth  while  to  note  that  the  layman,  who  per- 
sistently urges  the  movement  for  a  change  of  name,  makes  it 
his  boast,  that  he  was  educated  in  his  religious  views  under 
the  training  of  the  late  Kev.  Dr.  Tyng.  This  is  as  it  should 
he  :  a  tTievanee  so  obvious,  a  misnomer  so  injurious  should  be 
removed  with  the  consent  and  by  the  aid  of  all  the  children  of 
the  Church.      It  should  be  no  party  or  .sectional  measure. 

It  was  our  privilege  to  move  in    the  House  ot  l>i>h()i)s  to 
strike   out  the   words,  *'Protestant  Episcopal"  from  the  title 
page  of  the  Prayer  Book,  and  although  the  motion   did  not 
then  prevail,  still  there  is  good  ground  for  hope  that  the  nmch 
needed  reform  will  ere  long  be  accomplished.     We  sincerely 
trust  that  this  Diocese  will  maintain  its  honorable  recordin  our 
National  Synod  next  October  in  its  i)osition  on  this  (luestion. 
Another  subject    of   very  grave  importance    will  occupy 
probably  a  great  deal  of  the  time  and  attention  of  the  (ieneral 
Convention,   we  refer  to  the  revised  Prayer  Book  as   adopted 
in  18«3,  and  sent  down  to  the  several   Dioceses  for  their  con- 
sideration.    We  have  a  Committee,  who  have  had  this  matter 
entrusted  to  them,  and   who  will  doubtless  present  an  exhaus- 
tive   report    during  our    present    session.     Not  to    anticipate 
what  thev  will    recommend,  we  will  simply  say  in    its  present 
shape  it  would  be  disastrous  to  the  well  being  and  growth  of 
our  Church  to  adopt  the  Prayer  Br)()k  as  it  stands  amended  by 
the  last  General  Convention.     No  disappointment  ought  to  be 
felt  bv  anv,    if    this  should  be  the   prevailing  sentiment    next 
October.     Liturgical  study  is   still  in  its  infancy  among  us. 
The  Comniittec,  who  were  .»et  to  work  to  enrich  the  Prayer 
Hook  and    render  its  services  more    flexible,  labored,  as    any 
committee  so  a|)i)ointed   must  lalwr,  under  hard    conditions. 
The     committee     is     not     constituted,     and     we     presume, 
in    the    nature    of    things    cannot    be,    with     reference    to 
unit;/    of    view   and   jjurpose,  on    the   contrary  diversity   is 


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.ought.  Different  schools  i„  the  Church  mu,^l^.;^.Zr 
se„ted,a„d  different  sections  of  the  country.  VnL  Zh 
crcumstances  what  could  he  expected?  We  h'ave  been  di.  p 

rr  hat   th"'   ^"7'"'"'^-"*  --   i»  the  direction   oZ 
pnse    that   the   work  was  so    well  and  creditably   done      It 
reflects  high  honor  upon  the  ability  and  learning   but  mucl. 
more  upon  the   n.utual  forbearance,  and  heroic   ^nse  vl      n 

Book   A      """"'  ""'  '''''  P'-"^"-^^^  ''^    '•-"^  which  H 
we    eidTl    '"TT     '"  ^'^  ^'"''  '"  --^  '-"  -hi  h 
P- eSes  :    bIdv'V       *"  ^•^"r^"'"te  the  Church  that  she 
po,se,*es  a    body  ot  men  so   able,  so    learned  and    s„   self 

■estramed  as  to  labor  together  harmoniously  and  a.r'e  o  mil 
o  so  small  an  extent   as  they  seem  to  have   done      H        u! 
.on  very  seriously  whether  the  Prayer  Bookcan  eve    be    at    " 

the  wo, k.     Perhaps  it  ,s  idle  to  hope  that  any  other  method 

th  L:  *""?  r  r  '•^"''V'^  end  desired,  bu't  weltve:' 
theless.  \\  e  n.ust  remember  that  we  cannot  treat  the  Prayer 
Book,  as  we  are  accustomed  to  deal  with  our  Canons  .menJ 
them  almost  everv  vear  T^  ^,>  *  .,  '■■*"""■''>  •<niend 
wn„l,i    1  ^'^e.yyeai.     -I o  go   no  further,  the  experiment 

would    be    very    costly    and    no    publisher    would    run    the 
Pecunuirv     r\<i'    ^f        •   .L'  T*wuiu    lun    tne 

pecuniary    n.k    of    printing    our    tentative    Prayer    Books 
if  we    adopt    the    Privor    Rr..j.  -^  ^        i>ooks. 

I  t    LUC    ira3rei     i:}ook    as  it    now     comes   tn    no 

etiaLrrk"  "V"^  '-\«-eralConventir::e  mu 
e  p.epaied  to  keep  ,t  untouched  for  ut  least  a  c^eneration 
tven  .f  our   pockets  could  bear  the  draught    upof  them     ; 
would  be  mtolerable  to  have  a  fresh  revision  every    ewear 
,ti  ^7:-  ""- f  "l«'--t  i.^  unsatisfactory  from  ahl^Itir; 

En  „;':;.  s:"^^i'!'^^*--'-''^^'  ^-'-"b-.  and  i;: 

tl.    '  t'n  unde;  T  ^  *"    '' •""  '"''  '''"'  ''  "^  ''^  ^-'^  "^ 

--I'toke  haste      R   ""  "T"  "^'  "'"'"'•     ''''   '^^  "" 
needed  !'  *"'*'''  *^'  '^"""""'  "^'estina  lente"  was 

I  efdv  I     "  '"         "'"''  '"  '^'■"'^■"-  ''"'^'^  -vi-on.     We  hav^ 
al.eady  been  more  than  a  hundred  times    repaid  for  all  the 


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time,  and  labor  and  money  which  have  been  expended  uf)on 
this  subject .  We  have  made  great  advances  in  liturgical 
learninir.  Even  tke  Committee  itself,  which  has  had  the 
matter  in  hand,  have  profited  by  their  labors,  and  are  nmch 
better  qualified  to  take  u^)  the  task  of  revision  and  enrichment 
to-dav  than  they  were  when  they  were  appointed. 

We  feel  confident  that  the  wisdom  of  the  (lunch  will 
^uide  her  to  the  conclusion  that  Lneatly  as  we  value  the  labors 
of  our  Committee,  and  highly  as  we  honor  them  collectively 
and  individually  for  their  ability  and  learniui:,  wecannot  accept 
their  work  in  its  present  shape  as  a  Jinality.  Years,  in  all 
probability,  ought  to  elapse  and  nmst  elapse  before  we  can 
safely  substitute  an  amended  and  enriched  Prayer  Hook  for 
the  one  which  has  hitherto  served  so  well  to  guide  our 
devotions  and   minister  to  us  the  means  of  grace. 

A  subject  of  nmch  more  importance  than  the  amend- 
ment and  enrichment  of  the  Prayer  Hook  demands  the 
immediate  attention  and  action  of  the  approaching  (ieneral 
(Convention.  We  refer  to  the  judicial  system  of  our  Church 
for  the  trial  of  Presbyters  and  Deacons. 

Cler<»'v  and  laitv  alike  ouirht  to  be  interested  in  this 
question  because  it  con<-erns  all,  it  involves  the  fair  fame 
of  all,  it  threatens  the  spiritual  life  and  peace  of  all. 
The  present  [)rovision  by  Canon  for  the  trial  of  Pres- 
byters and  Deacons  is  very  defective  and  imperfect. 
Cnder  its  operation  an  ecclesiastical  trial  is  often  a 
miscarriatre  of  justice  and  irt'nerallv  brinirs  more  distress  and 
reproach  upon  the  Court  and  the  Hishop  than  upon  the  accused, 
even  when  condemned.  To  go  no  further,  in  the  nature  of 
thinors,  accordinjr  to  the  rules  of  i)rocedure  in  the  laws  of  the 
state,  no  Hishoj)  would  1)0  allowed  to  fit  us  judge  in  the  trial 
of  one  of  his  clergy,  and  yet  by  the  t'anons  of  the  Church  he 
is  made  the  court  of  last  resort  and  the  supreme  judge  with 
whom  rests  the  final  and  irrevocuMe  decision. 

Two  reformsare  of  pressing  necessity  :  Hrst,  provision  for 
a  change  of  venue;    and,  second,  for  a  rehearing  of  the  case 


DIOCESE  OF  SPKINOFIELU. 


2? 


be  ..  e  a  court  of  appeal.  The  only  objection  which  we  have 
heard  urged  against  a  change  of  venue  is,  that  it  is  an  invasion 
of  the  .nde,,endence  of  Dioceses.     The  answer  to  this  is  tha 

-ses  ^  independent.     We  are  .,uite  we.,  awarl  t 

h<      p.ut    of    ••ongregafonalism,   which    largely   prevail.    i„ 
I'ans  es  and  Missions,  reaches   Dioceses,  and"  11    h  ..    Z 
regard  then.selves  as  separate  independent  units ;   we  are    ui  e 
-II  aware  that  the  circun.stances  under  which  o  a-  C,    re 
jrrown  up  ,n  th.s    lan<l  foster    such    a  view    of  Diocesan      u" 
non.y  ;  but  we  are  not  prepared  to  «nd  persons,  who  ou^h    to 
be  be  ter  .nfonned  about  the  polity  and  cons  itution ""If  the 
Ch,m.h  of  God,  as  revealed  in  Scripture  and  exhibited  in  l^l 
ast.cal     ,st,.ry,  bringing  forw.-.rd  such  a  plea.     A  Diocese  bv 
he  leg,s  a,.„.   ..f  „K.  Church  l-niversal  'requires  three  other 
n mceses  to  perpetuate  its  life,  and  eonse,u  n.lv  it  is  de,  end 
-..  upon  them  for  its  very  existence.     (,„'  would  sup  il 

.y  Ikshop,  however  jealous  he  n.ight  be  of  his  ow    'j   r Id  c 

ty  would  notcovet  ecclesiastical  trials,but  would  be  .nivtoo 
glad  to  n.ake  then,  a  present  to  his  neighboring  Bishop      ' 

An  Appellate    Court  with    coercive   jurisdiction  'can    be 
:  ';:  '   "  ^'"'^^--'^■-ven.ion,  incase  its  men  be 

.  w  s    n,      ;'"  '":;"  "'""  ""^"  '^•■"^•^^^^-     ^'^  ^he  constitution 
..«    M..nd.,   any    Dn.eese  n.ay  create   an  appellate  court  for 
-If  out  of  any  n.a.crial  which  it  may   chLse  to  se  le  t    Im 
ea.se    ,t  travels    beyond    its   own     bounds   for  it.s     ud'  '^ 
n,  m  so  far  as  it  does  so,  it  has  no  jurisdiction  o^e    t tm 

Isthf    *!.  "T"'""-^   '"f"--  ^•'"-  any  cause  to  se.-ve.     This 

onti.-elvw.tl.b    ..  "f  ^""""•■'-     It  was   fn.m    the  outset 

V.     .to  ''""■"■  "''""'  "'''''  ^^'■'''^"P'-'f  theP,-o- 

t  .  d  V  .:  :        '"  '"-'•      ''"■  '""""  "f  -•  Wocese  is  as  valid 

'      '  li  ;r:„d  o'-'"''  "  '^  ;'"'  ""'-^  contingccy,  the  Bishops 
niiago  and  (^uincy  would  consent  to  sit. 


Sk*! 


n 


BISHOP  S  ADDHESS. 


Tlie  best  talent  in  the  Chureh,  legal  and  ecclesiastical, 
ought  to  he  called  into  re(|uisition  to  devise  and  i)erfect  a 
reform  in  our  judicial  code,  which  will  guard  the  rights  and 
best  inteiests  of  all,  and  secure  without  fear  or  favor,  justice 
to  the  accused.  We  commend  the  subject  as  of  very  great 
importance  to  our  Deputies,  clerical  and  lay,  to  the  approaching 
(General  Convention,  and  trust  that  they  will  use  their  best 
exertions  to  procure  such  legislation  as  will  ultimately  bring 

about  the  desired  result. 

It  is  a  matter  of  congratulation  that  the  represen- 
tative assembly  of  the  entire  Church  will  be  convened  next 
autumn  in  Chicago.  There  will  result  mutual  advantage  to 
both  East  and  West  by  this  arrangement.  The  East  will  see 
what  theii-  contributions  of  men  and  of  money  in  the  past 
have  hel})ed  to  produce.  They  will  see  that  we  have  not 
wrapi)ed  what  they  have  so  liberally  given  in  a  napkin,  but 
that  we  have  used  it  and  increased  it  a  hundred-fold.  They 
will  see  that  with  less  than  a  century  behind  us,  we  have  con- 
verted the  wilderness  into  a  mighty  empire  and  crowned  it 
with  a  city,  which  sums  up  in  its  rapid  growth  and  magniti- 
cent  proportions  the  characteristics  of  the  West.  They  will 
ho  greeted  with  a  hospitality  which  will  warm  their  hearts,  and 
quicken  their  love,  and  increase  their  desire  to  help  us  in  the 
enormous  work  of  missions,  which  yet  remains  for  us  to  do. 

We  shall  learn  from  them  the  greatness  and  grandeur  of 
the  Church.  The  presence  of  such  a  representative  body  will 
speak  for  itself,  and  deliver  its  message  from  day  to  day,  as 
the  Bishops  and  Deputies  from  all  the  United  States  and 
Territories  assemble  for  worship  and  consultation  through  a 
continuous  session  of  more  than  three  full  weeks.  Their 
coming  to  us  will  do  more  for  us  in  what  they  will  receive 
and  give,  than  the  repetition  of  an  oft  repeated  visit  to  New 
York  or  Philadelphia  coidd  possibly  do  for  them.  They  will 
receive  knowledire  of  us,  of  our  circumstances,  and  of  our 
needs,  and  be  better  (lualified  to  co-operate  with  us  in  planting 
and  building  up  the  Church  among  the  millions,  who  are  so 


DIOCESE  or  SPRINGFIELD.  25 

rapidly  filling  our  immense  domain.     Thev  will  c^ve  the  oleas 
ure  and  value  of  their  presence,  their  soliditv  and  streni  h  Tn" 
counsel,  and   their  commanding  influence,  as\.epresenti:g  o^^ 
own  ancextral  homes.  " 

Since    our    last    Synod    our    Brother    of   Chicago    has 
openea    the     We.^ern     Theolo^iea.    8e„.i„ary    i„    hif  ^ 
tit>.      Ihe   munificence   of  a  godly  layman,   venerable   for 
years    but  well  preserved  in  body  and  nLd.  n.nde  ^JZ 
to  bu.ld  and  equ.p  the  institution.     May  he  Ion.,  be  snared  to 
watc    ,t.  growth  and  see  year  by  year  fhe  ble.Fng    Tlt^Iy 
h.ch   .t  wdl   d.spense  through  its  graduates  to  the  ChuS' 
He  may  rest  assured  that  his  princely  outlay  will  bear  fruit' 
V  orks,  desfned  to   last,  make   haste   slowly.     They   strike 
he.r  roots  deep  down  in  the  ground,  and  whe.f  they  rear  the'r 
Leads  aloft,  ,t  is  to  hold  their  own   against  wind  andrrm     [ 
.s  to  stand  erect  and  finn  for  all  time  ' 

•    .^^Vu'"*''*'  ''^*'"  permitted  to  share   to  some  small  extent 

^Vec,.n   therefore  guage  the  institution  from  an  inside  view 
and  our  expenence  elsewhere,  as  Professorand  Dean  in  ch  r^e' 

pe.twr;:eTh       ""'■■'''*^^  '"^  "^'^  ^'•^-■^'  enables  uS 
^ peak  v^^th  perhaps  more  authority   than  otherwise   we  could 

a,m.  when  we   say  that  the  Western    Theological  Sem  nary 

e    io  V  ,:         rt        T  T''  '"  **"'''"'"'  '-^  ""  '"-ease  of 
miovvmcnt.     As  far  as  he  has  been  enabled  to  go,  we  trust 

n,avsay  without  impropriety,  the  Bishop  of  Chi  alo  h" 
uis  care  with   marvellous  ability    and    wisdom       H.  hu.    i 

^vz  'Tz.  't:'i  ^""  ^"  '°°"»"^-' v^e: 

cin„    •       ,  ■       ■  "®  *"*"  •'een  eminently  wise  and  iudi 

>t"<'ents   under   him    the   consistent  exan.ple  of  a  priirt,  Z 


JUSMSSiiUliii^itaastn 


in 


26 


BISHOr'S  AU[>KESS. 


fear.  (^,od.  and  love«  Ciod,  a„d  lives  near  t..   God       fhe    U  ne 
and  atn.o.i.herc  of  the  Sen.inary  are  all  that  cou  d  be  d  sm  d 
Thev  harmonize  with  the  work,  which  .s  to  be  done    th    p 
secJtion  of  studies  which  relate  to  (Jod.       In  vew  of  . 
have  seen,  and  what  we  are  now  about  to  say,  it  .s  natural  f .  i 
u    to  he.:  those,  who  have  the    means,  to    second   the    noble 
offering  ^f  Dr.  Wheeler  with  .onerous  gifts,unt,l  the  ^^  estorn 
Theololrical    S.-n.inary  is   amply   provide<l    with    endown^entj 
„ot.n.i;   for   Professorships,  but   also  for    ^tuden  s,  .ho  ma^ 
stand  in  need  of  aid.     While  we  write  we  are  thmk.ng  -^   A 
uoun.men.  whon,   we   desire  to  sen.l  to  the  bennna.y    next 
"n.t.;   of    then,    already  in    Holy  Orders,  who  w.U  tor 
o tcienee  sake  leave  their  work,  feelin,  their  n.sufhc.ency  „. 
:rnin,,  in  order   to  study,  and  the    third  ab<.ut  to    .-1-.    _ 
fn,n.  College.    These  y.-ung  n.en  are  poor     ^^  c  nee.l  f.  r  th. 
support  annually  two  hun.lred  dollars  each.      Is  our  appc.     to 
be  in  vain,  when  we  ask.  Are  there  any,  who  wdl  -'-  ^c.    u 
ai<l,    to    sustain    then,     while    prosecutn.g  then-   stud. e,    «  th 
L  u.".<.s.  .lispatch  co..sistent  with  thoroughness?  Our  theolo- 
X-A    Ed.,  atio..    Fu..d.   which    we    had    hoped    would   p.ove 
!de,uatefor   our  needs,  has  not  yet  in    a..y  year   --h-'     - 
amo..,.t  of  fifty  .loHurs,  and   he.,ce  we  are  forced  to  look  out- 
».ide  of  our  Diocese  for  help. 

Our  work  a.no..g  the  colore.l  people  i..  ( 'a.ro  ,s  be.ng  placed 
on   soli.l    f..undations.      Wc   have    secu,-ed  the    l.u.l.l...g    now 
u,ed  bv  our  congregation   of   the  Chu.ch   of  the    K.  een.er 
for  S.  Michael-s  Mission,  on  verv  reaso..able  ter.ns.     W  t  ha^ e 
three  vacant  U.ts  adjoini..g  the  C'l.u,-cl..  ....  which  we  -pcct  ere 

lon.^  to  erect  a  Mission  House,  and  also  the  «.ea..s  ,n  ha..d  to 
b,.il<l  a  school  house  on  grou...l  near  by,  which  i.s  prom.sed  ,.s. 
Hevo..d  this  our  hopes  of  ultimate  success  are  gre..t  y  strength- 
en;! bv  the  n.ag..ani.nons  offer  of  the  Rev.  Nelson  Ay.-es, 
alreadv-so  wideh  and  favo.-ably  k..own  to  the  fhn.ch  at  la.ge 
in  this' precise  li;,e  of  labor  i..  Vicksl.n.g.  to  take  cha.ge  <.f  our 
8  Michael-s  Mission  in  Cai.-o.  For  the  clai.ns  of  the  work 
and  a  statement  of  our  prog.ess  al.eady  ...ade,   a,.d  of  what 


DIOCKSE  OF  SPIUNGFIELD. 


27 


wc  hope  in  due  time  to  do,  we  beg  to  refer  to  a  Pasto.-al  letter, 
which  we  recently  put  forth,  and  which  we  add  to  our  address 
as  an  appendix. 

One  subject  remains  among  many,  which  we  n.ust    ui-^re 
upon  your  attention,  although  this  address  has  already  reached 
Its  usual  length.    The  cause  of  Diocesan  Missions  ought  to  be 
of  i.aramount  importance  and  profound   i>crsonal  interest  to 
every  clegyman  and  layman   withi..  this  jurisdiction.     Other 
matters  may  have  their  i.ia.e,   but  the  highest  place,    the  first 
place,   bebngs  to  the  Missions  of  our  Diocese.     God  has  as- 
s.gned  then,  this  position.   He  overruled  events  and  legislation 
to  const.tute  us,  as  wc  ri.,d  ourselves,  with  a  territory  as  lar<^e 
as  all  New  P:ngla..,l.   leaving  out  the  State  of  Maine,  with\ 
ix.pulat.on  half  as  hi.ge  as  all  the  thirteen  Missionary  jurisdic- 
t.ons  of  the  Gene.:. I  Ch.irch  with  their  thirteen  Bishops.    And 
on  the  other  hand  cut  off  by  Diocesan  lines  f.-om  the  great  city 
of  the  State,  where  capital  is  massed,  and  whe..ce  we  would 
n=.t..rally  expect  to  d.uw  the  larger  part  of  our  supplies  to  help 
us  in  our  mn.ist.ations  t<.  the  million  and  a  half  of  souls  com- 
m.tted  to  our  ca.-e.      We  H..d  ou.selves  a  Diocese  under  these 
hard  co.id.tions.   What  the..?  A.-e  wet.,  drawback?  We  cannot 
w.thout  d.sg.ace,  ..mil  we  have  exhausted  every    effort,  and 
co.,suined  all  our  i-esou.ces  in  vain.     We  have  no  need  to  feel 
d.shea.-tened,  i.i  Southe...   Illinois  especially,  where  we  i..i<rht 
»=.turally  expect  the  least,  we  tin.l  the  most  encou.aging  signs 
of  giowth.     Chui-cl.es  a.-e  i..  p.-ocess  of  ert^ction  in  Anna,  .md 
(  arbon.hile.     Mission    work   is  h.,pcfully   in  progress  in    East 
St.  Louis,  and  West  Belleville.     In  other  i.artsof  the  Diocese 
notably  ,n  the   Dc-.ne.-y  of   Lit.hfield,  new  points   have  been 
leached.     The  Diocese  has  grown  in.n.e.isely  in  every  element 
of  strength  through  the   exertion   an.l  labors   of  the   faithful 
elei-gy   and    laity,  since  it    was    launched    in  187«,  without    a 
■^n.g dollar  of  end.,wme..t,  without  a  single  institution  of  any 
kmd,  and  with  no  city  .,f  commanding  strength,  as  a  treasury 
to  supply  the  m..ans  to  enable  it  to  set  about  and  sustain  the 
work,  which  it  was  given  to  do. 


■28 


bishop's  addrkss. 


In  view  of  su.L  facts  as  these,  is  it  too  much  to  say  to  any 
clergyman,   that  if  his  heart  is  not  tilled  with  Missionary  zea  . 
his   place  is  not  in  the  Diocese  of  SpringtieUlV  Is   .t  too  much 
to  say  to  any  layman,  if  he  is  not  ready  and  glad  to  contribute, 
as  (lod   has  prospered  him.  to  the  cause  of  Missions  in  our  Dio- 
cese, that  he  has    reason  to  fear,  lest  (iod  will  signal  y  punish 
him,  if  He  loves  him,    to  bring  him  to  a  better  mind,  because 
he  is   deliberately  recreant    to  the  great  and  paramount   duty 
and  privilege,  which  are  laid  upon  him  by  the  divine  hand?  Let 
every  one,  man,  woman  and  child,  do  his  or  her  part,  however 
small  it  mav  be,  and  we  may  be  sure  our  prayers  and  our  aim- 
will  be  the  material  with  which  God  will  work,  and  will  cause 
them   to  be  blessed  with  the  fruits  of  increase  in  the  develop- 
ment of   our   beloved  Diocese    in  every   element  of  strength, 
material  and  spiritual,  and  in  the  salvation  of  souls. 


DIOCESE  OK  SPRIXGFIKLI). 


29 


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April  13 
April  6 
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April  16 
April  1 
Ajiril  21 
April  6 
March  28 
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April  13 
April  5 
Ai)nl  26 
April  10 
April  1 
April  21 
April  6 
March  29 
Ajtril  17 
April  2 
March  25 
April  14 
April  5 
April  18 
April  10 
March  26 
April  14 
April  6 
March  29 
April  11 
Ajiril  2 
April  22 
April  14 
March  30 
April  18 
April  10 
March  26 
April  15 
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April  19 
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April  11 
March  27 
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April  8 
March  23 
April  12 
April  4 
Ajtril  24 
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March  31 
April  20 
April  5 
March  27 
April  16 
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March  24 
April  12 
April  4 
April  24 
April  9 
March  31 
April  20 
April  6 
March  28 
April  16 
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April  21 

April  13 

March  28 

April  17 

April  9 

March  25 

April  13 

April  5 

March  28 

April  10 

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April  6 

March  29 

April  17 

April  9 

March  26 

April  14 

April  5 

April  25 

April  10 

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G 
F 
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C 
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D 
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1117 
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1119! 
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1121 
1122 
1123 
1124 
11261 
1126! 
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11281 
1129! 
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11311 
11321 
1133 
,1134 
11*5 
1136; 
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1138' 
11391 
1140! 
1141' 
1142 
1143! 
1144: 
1145 
1146 
1147 
1148 
1149: 
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1155, 
1156 
1157J 
1158' 
1159' 
11601 
1161 
1162 
,1163 
1164 
1165 
(1166 
1167 
11168 
L1169 
111701 


March  29 
April  18 
Ajiril  2 
Majch  25 
Ajiril  14 
March  30 
April  18 
April  10 
March  26 
April  15 
Ajtril  6 
March  29 
April  U 
April  3 
April  22 
April  14 
March  30 
April  19 
April  10 
March  26 
April  15 
April  7 
March  22 
April  11 
April  3 
Ajtril  23 
April  7 
March  30 
April  19 
April  4 
March  26 
Ajtril  15 
March  31 
Ajtril  20 
April  11 
April  3 
Aj)ril  16 
April  8 
March  30 
April  19 
Ajtril  4 
March  27 
April  16 
March  31 
Ajiril  20 
Ajtril  12 
March  27 
Aj)ril  16 
April  8 
March  24 
April  12 
April  4 
April  24 
April  9 
March  31 
April  20 
April  5 


,  ^ 


\  VII 

i  vin 

IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
Xllli 
XIV 
XV 

I 

II 
III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

vin 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 
III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

viu 

IX 
X 

XI 
XIl 
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xiv 

XV 

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II 
III 

IV 
V 

VI 

VII 
VIII, 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
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XIV 

XV 

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bishop's  address. 


rAPPKNDix  1.  — Continued.] 

TABLE  shoeing  Che  day  of  the  ,no^Uh_^/^EasU^^ay^ 


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4  ^  Raster  Day. 


c 

BA 
G 
F 
E 

DC 
B 
A 
G 

F  E 
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B 
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E 

D 
C  B 

A 

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F 
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B 
A 
i,  F 
E 
D 
C 

BA 
G 
F 

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DC 

B 

A 

G 
F  E 

D 

C 

B 
AG 

F 

E 

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C  B 

A 

G 

F 

ED 

r 

B 
A 

GF 
E 
D 
C 

BA 

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F 
E 
DC 
B 
A 

a 


1171; 

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1173 

1174: 

1175 

'1176 

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11178 

1179 
118U' 

ill8l 
1182 

11183 
1184 

ill8J 
1186 
1187 
1188 
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llvri 

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iiy7 

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liot 

ll'OO 

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l2W»i 

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1211| 
1 1-212 
1213' 
1214, 

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1217 
1218 
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!  12201 
l-^Jl! 
122'2 
1-2-20 
1-224 

r2-2H 

1-227 

!  1-228 

,1-22*.^ 

1230 

1-231 

1-232 

1-23;^ 

1-234 

1235 


March  "28 
April  16 
April  8 
March  -24     ; 
April  13         ^ 
April  4 
April  -24 
April  y 
April  1         :  , 
April  -20       1  . 
April  5 
March  '16 
April  17 
April  1 
April  21 
April  13 
Marcli  i'^) 
April  17 
April  '.> 
March  25 
April  14 
\|»ril .'» 
March  28 
April  10 
Aprir2 
April  21 
April  rt 
March  29 
April  18 
April  '.♦ 
March  25 
April  14 
Ai)ril  H 
April  -25 
April  10 
April  2 
April  -22 
Aj.ril  (i 
March  ■2J 
April  18 
April  3 
March  25 
April  14 
March  :io 
April  10 
April  10 
March  -26 
April  15 
April  7 
March  -21) 
April  11 
A|»ril  3 
April  -23 
April  14 
Mar^h  30 
April  li» 
April  11 
March  26 
April  15 
April  7 
March  23 
April  11 
April  3 
April  -23 
April  8 


s  ^ 


Eai*ter  Day 


1236  March  30 

1237  April  19        | 

1238  V'^'L*,^     ' 
1-2301  March  27     |  ^ 
Pi40|  April  15^  ., 
1241  March  31 
1-242!  April  -20 
1-243,  Apri    12        i 
11-2441  Apr!    J^        ! 
.1-245  April  lb        , 

1246;  -\P"1'^.„ 

!l247,  March  31 

1-248  April  10 

11240  April  4 

i  12501  March -27 

1-251'  April  16 

I252I  March  31 

1-253  April  20        1 

il-264i  April  1-2 

1256i  March  28 

1-256'  April  16 

'l-2ft7|  April  8 

,1258  March -24 

1250  April  13 

l-260|  April  4  i 

1-261 1  Aprir24 

l-262i  April  0  ; 

11-2631  April  I  I 

l-iM  Ai>ril-20 

1265  April  5  I 

1266  Marcli -28 
1-2671     April  17 
1-268      April  ^ 
i->rtoi     March  -24 

April  13 
April  5 
April  -24 
April  0 
April  1 
April  U 
April  5 
March  -28 
April  17 
April  2 
April  21 
Ai>ril  13 
March  -20 
April  18 
Ai)ril  0 
March  -25 
April  14 
April  6 
March  -IS 
April  10 
Apri  12 
April  -22 
April  6 
Miirch  -29 
April  18 
April  3 
March  25 
April  14 
April  6 
Ai)ril  19 
April  10 


a  S      b     Easter  Day. 


April  2 
April  -22 
April  7 
March  29 
April  18 
April  3 
March  26 
April  14 
March  30 
April  19 
April  11 
March  '26 
April  16 
April  7 
March  *2:^ 
April  11 
April  3 
April  -23 
April  8 
March  :iO 
April  10 
April  11 
March  27 
April  15 
April  7         1 
March  -23 
April  12 
April  3 
April -23 
1    April  8 
I     March  31 
Ai)ril  19 
April  4 
March  -27 
,'     April  16 
;      Miirch  31 
•      Aprir20 
J      April  12 
,i     March  -28 
)     April  16 
1      April  8 
)      March  31 
I      April  13 

4  April  4 

5  March -27  , 
H      April  16 
7      April  1 
i     April  -20 
M      Ai»ril  12 
,ol     March  -28 
,1      April  17 
io!     April  8 
iS;     March  -24 
V4I     April  13 
Vi;     April  5 
i6l     April  -24 
yt\    April  9 
r,sS    April  1 
5.(1     Apri  1-21 

Ai»ril  5 
March  'IS 
April  17 
April  2 
March  -24 
April  13 


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XV 

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III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 

XV 

I 

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III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
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IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
I    XV 

1   II 
i  III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

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II 

III 


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31 


[Appendix  1.  —  Continued. 
TABLE  showing  the  day  of  the  month  of  Easter  Day,  etc. 


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14-2-2 

14-23 

14-24 

14-2.5 

14-26 

14-27 

14-28 

14-20 

1430 


April  6 
April  18 
April  9 
April  1 
April  14 
April  G 
March  '28 
April  17 
April  2 
April  -22 
April  13 
March  -29 
April  IS 
April  10 
March  '25 
April  14 
April  6 
Ala  re- h  '22 
Ahril  10 
April  2 
April  -22 
April  7 
March  -20 
April  18 
April  'A 
March  26 
April  14 
April  6 
April  10 
April  11 
April  2 
April  -22 
April  7 
March  30 
April  J8 
April  3 
March  -m 
April  15 
March  30 
Ai»iil  10 
April  I] 
Marcii  -27 
April  l.'i 
April  7 
March  23 
April  1-2        I 
April  '5 
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March  \M     \ 
AjMil  10 
April  II        ! 
Marcli  -27 
A)»rjl  lf>        I 
April  7 
Marcli  -2:; 
April  1-2 
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Api-il  -23 
April  8 
March  31 
April  -20 
April  4 
March  -27 
April  lii 


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April  1 
April  '20 
April  12 
March  '2A 
April  17 
April  8 
March  31 
April  13 
April  6 
March  *27 
April  Iti 
April  1 
April  '21 
April  12 
March  '28 
April  17 
April  9 
Marcli  '24 
April  13 
April  5 
April  '26 
April  9 
April  1 
April  21 
April  6 
March  '28 
April  17 
April  2 
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April  13 
April 
April 
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Ajiril  1 
A))ril  J4 
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April  17 
Ajiril  2 
April  -22 
April  14 
March  ±) 
April  18 
Ai)ril  10 
March  26 
April  14 
April  6 
Marcli  -22 
April  11 
April  2 
April  '22 
April  7 
Marcli  30 
Ain-il  18 
Ai)ril  3 
March  -26 
April  15 
April  6 
April  19 
April  11 
April  3 
April  -22 
April  7 
March  30 
April  19 


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X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

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III 
i    IV 

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i    IX 

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XV 

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V 

VI 

VII 
VIII 

IX 
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XIV 

XV 

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IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

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XV 

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V 

VI 

VII 
VIII 

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1660 


April  3 
March  26 
April  15 
March  31 
April  19 
April  11 
March  '27 
April  16 
April  7 
March  '23 
April  12 
April  4 
April  -23 
April  8 
March  31 
April  '20 
April  U 
March  27 
April  16 
April  8 
March  '23 
April  12 
April  4 
April  -24 
April  8 
March  31 
Ajiril  -20 
April  5 
March  27 
April  16 
Aj)ril  1 
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April  12 
March  -Ig, 
April  17 
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March  31 
April  i;{ 
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Marcli  -28 
Ai)ril  16 
Ai)ril  1 
A))ril  21 
Ai)ril  6 
March  '28 
April  17 
April  0 
March  '25 
April  i;{ 
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April  -25 
April  10 
Ajiril  1 
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April  6 
March  -29 
April  17 
April  2 
March  26 
April  14 
Ajtril  5 
Ai>ril  18 
Ai>ril  10 
March  26 
April  14 


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XV 

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IX 

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1562 

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1563 

BA 

1564 

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1566 

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April  6 
March  20 
April  11 
April  2 
April  22 
April  14 
March  3<) 
April  18 


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i-  7 


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April  10 
March  26 
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April  6 
March 
April  11 
April  ;i 
April  22 


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XIII 

XIV 

XV 

1 

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111 

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1577 
1578 
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1581 
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March  30 
April  19 
April  4 
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April  4 

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April  14        1 
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March  22 
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March  30 
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IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
I     V 
VI 


^ 


DIOCESi-:  OF  SPKIXGFIELI). 


33 


y 


[Appkndix   I .  —  Continued.] 
TABLE  shoiving  the  day  of  the  month  of  Easter  Day,  etc. 


OLD  STYLE. 


NEW  STYLE. 


'5  S 

C  J 


Easter 
Dav. 


s  S 


Easter 
Day. 


OLD  STYLE. 


NEW   STYLE. 


j    Easter 
I      Day. 


|{ 

A 
(^  F 

E 

D 

V 
B  A 


(; 

F 
E 
DC 
B 
A 
<i 

FE 
D 
C 
H 
AG 
F 
E 
D 
CB 
A 
<; 
F 
ED 
C 
B 

A     ' 
GF 
E     , 
D 
V 

BA 
(j 
F 
E 

DC 
B 
A 
G 

FE 
D 
C 


\|tril  11 
April  3 
April  23 
April  7 
-March  30 
April  10 
April  4 
March  26 
April  15 
Marcli  31 
April  20 
April  11 
April  3 
April  16 
April  8 
.March  30' 
-Vpril  1!> 
April  4      ' 
March  27 
.Vpril  15 
March  31 
April  20 
April  12 
-Marcli  27 
April  16    ; 
.\pril  8      ' 
March  24 
April  12 
'  Vpril  4 
1  April '24 
'A{»rilO 
-March  31 
i.Vpril  20 
j  April  5 
March  28 
April  16 
April  8 
March  24 
April  13 
•VpriU 
April  24 
April  9 
.\pril  1 
April  20 
.Vpril  5 
March  28 


16«;'.» 

1670 
i  1671 
1672 
1673 
'  1674 
I  1675 
I  1676 
1677 
1678 
1670 
H580 
1681 
16S2 
1683 
1681 
1685 
1686 
1687 
1(W8 
1680  I 
1690  I 
1691 
1602  ! 
1693  ■' 

i6i*4  ; 

1696 
161^  ' 

1697  i 

1698  , 

1699  I 

1700  j 

1701  I 

1702  i 
170:^  ' 

1704  : 

1705  I 
1706 
1707  I 
1708 
i7o;> 

1710 
1711 
1712 
1713 
1714 


F      April  21 
E      April  6 
D      March  29 
C  B    April  17 
A     i  April  2 
(i     j  March  25 
F     I  April  14 
ED     Vpril  5 
C       April  Y>^ 
B       Vpril  10 
I     \      April  2 
i  G  F    April  21    I 
:     E      April  6 

D      March  29  I 
I     C      -Vpril  18    i 

B  A    April  2 
I     G      April  22    I 
'     F      April  14    I 
E      .March  30  ' 
DC    April  18 
I     B      April  10    ! 
!    A     ; March -26 
j     G      April  15 
F  E  lApril  6      I 
D     1  March  22' 
C     i  April  11    1 
B      April  3      I 
AG    April  22    ' 
F     'April  7 
E     {March  30 1 
D      -Vpril  19    i 
C       lApril  11    i  1 
B      March  27; 
A     I  April  16    i 
G     I  April  8 
F  E  ; Marcli  23 
D     |April  12    i  ^ 
C      April  4        : 
B      April  24    i 
A  G    April  8      I 
V     |xMareh31[ 
E     'April  20    i 
D     i  April  5      I 
C  B  I  March  27; 
A     I  April  16    i 
G     [April  1      I  1 


jApril  17 
bl    April  I 
lApril  21 
i  April  13 
March  29 
3  lApril  17 
j  April  9 
IMarch  25 
April  14 
>    Aprils 
[March  28 
-Vpril  10 
JApril  2 
^  {April  21 
April  6 
March  29 
lApril  18 
April  9 
IMarch  25 
April  14 
{April  6 
I  April  25 
lApril  10 
lApril  2 
LVpril  22 
April  6 
I  March  29  | 
jApril  18    i 
lApril  3      : 
IMarch -25  I 
{April  14    I 
March  30! 
{April  19    1 
Vpril  10 
March  26 
April  15 
April  7 


M'ch29    1752     BA 


Eanter 
Day. 


G 


April  21 
lApril  12 
March  28 
April  17 
-Vpril  9 
IMarch  31 
April  13 
April  6 
March  28 
April  16 
April  1 
April  21 
April  13 
March  28 
April  17 
April  9 
March  25 
April  13 
-Vpril  5 
April  25 
;April  10 
April  1 
April  21 
-Vpril  6 
March  29 
'April  17 
April  2 
March  25 
April  14 
April  5 
April  18 
April  10 
April  2 
{April  14 
April  6 
March  29 
April  11 


t 
April  2 


XV 


TPMr  ^Z''  ^'^''^"'  "'^  possibility  of  mistake,  the  following  e.xi.lanation  is  added  .-For  the 

E  is  the  Dominical  Letter  from  January  1  to  February  29. 

D  is  the  Dominical  Letter  from  March  1  to  September  2. 

A  is  the  Dominical  Letter  from  September  3  to  December  31. 

t^...  J^v.^  ^^"!!^  Dominical  Letter  arose  from  the  alteration  of  the  style  on  the  third  o£ 
^cptember,  1762. 


34 


bishop's  address. 


)  i 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


35 


[  AiM'KNDix  1 .  —  Continued.] 

TABLE  showing  the  day  of  (he  month  of  Faster  Day.  etc. 


1 2 


X 


Kuster  Day 


<; 

F 
K 

DC 
B 
A 
(; 

F  E 

D 

CJ 

B 

AG 

F 

K 

D 

€  B 

A 

G 

F 

E  D 
V. 
B 
A 
G  F 
E 
D 
C 

B  A 
G 
F 
E 
DC 
B 
A 
G 

FE 
D 
C 
B 
AG 
F 
E 
D 
C  B 
A 
G 
F 
£ 
D 
C 
B 
AG 
F 
£ 
D 

CB 
A 
G 
F 
ED 
C 
B 
A 


1753 
17MI 

ll756| 
1767 
1758 
17591 
1760 
1761 
1762 
1763 
1764 
1766 
1766, 
17671 
11768 
176S» 
ll770^ 
11771, 
1772 
il773i 
1774, 
1775 
1776, 
17771 
17781 
1779 
1780 
11781 
1782 
!l783i 
1784 
1785' 
1786, 
1787 
1788. 
1789; 
17'.K) 
17^'l 
jl7'.*2 
11793, 
11794, 
117951 
'I796i 
1797 
1798 
1799 
!l800 
11801 
1802 
1808 
1804 
1806 
1806 
1807 
1806 
180i» 
1810 
1811 
1812 
181S 
1814 
1815 


NEW    STYLE. 


EusUT  Day 


April  •. 

April  14 

Munh  30 

April  18 

April  10 

Manh  26 

April  15 

April  6 

Man-h  22 

April  11 

April  :> 

April  22 

April  7 

March  30 

April  19 

April  3 

March  26 

April  15 

March  31 

April  19 

April  11 

April  3 
April  16 
April  7 
March  'm 
April  19 
April  4 
Mnrcli  26 
April  15 
Mar<h  31 
April  -20 
April  11 
Marrh  27 
April  16 
April  8 
Man-h  » 
April  12 
April  4 
April  24 
April  H 
March  31 
April  20 
April  5 
Marcli  27 
April  16 
April  8 
March  24 
April  13 
April  .5 
Ai)ril  IH 
April  10 
April  I 
April  14 
April  6 
March  29 
April  17 
April  2 
Ai>ril  22 
April  14 
March  -iS^ 
April  18 
April  10 
March  26 


I 

II 

III 

IV 

V 

VI 

Ml 

VIII 

I\ 

X 

XI 

XII 

XllI 

XIV 

XV 

I 
II 

HI 

IV 

V 

VI 
VII 
VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 

XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 

1 

II 

III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 

III 


<;  F 

E 

I) 

(• 

B  A 

i; 

F 

E 

DC 

.".   ! 

F  E 

I) 
c 

B     I 
AG 

F 

E 

D 
C  B 

A 

(; 

F 
ED 

<.: 

B 

A 
G  F 

E 

D 

C 
BA 

(; 

F 

E 

DC 

r> 

A 

ii 

F  E 
1) 


1816 

1HI7 

1H18 

1H19 

1820 

1821 

1822 

1823 
1824 
1825 

1 1826 
18*27 
1828 

,  182*.» 
1830; 

11831 

'  18:V2 
1833 
1834 

il8:i5 
1836 
1837 
1838 
1839 
1840 
1841 
1842 
1843 
1844 
1845 
1846 
J1847 
1*48 
'l*t9 
IS-SO 
1851 
18.V2 
il863 
18.^4 
|18.'>6 
ll856 
11857 


C 
H 

A  G 
K 
K 
1) 

(  r. 

A 
(i 
F 

K  D 
(" 
B 
A 

<;  F 

E 

1> 

C 

B  A 

F 


1^6o 
ism 

1SH2 

lS*w? 

1SJV4 

18«J5 

1S66 

1S6T 

18<'*< 

1869 

1870 

,1871 

1872 

1873 

1874 

1 1875 

1876 

,1877 

1878 


April  14 
April  6  ! 

March  22 
April  11 
Ajtril  2 
April  22 
April  7 
March  30     ' 
April  18       ' 
April  3 
March  26     i 
April  15 
April  6 
April  19 
April  11 
April  3 
April  -22 
April  7 
March  30 
April  19 
April  3 
March  '26 
April  15 
March  31 
April  19 
April  11 
March  "27 
April  16 
April  7 
March  23 
April  12 
April  4 
April  23 
Aj»ril8 
March  31 
April  20 
Ai.ril  11 
Manh  27 
April  16 
Aj»ril  8 
Manli  23 
April  12 
\pril  4 
\pril  24 
April  8 
March  31 
April  20 
April  5 
Man-h  27 
April  16 
April  I 
April  21 
April  12 
Maroh  28 
April  17 
April  9 
March  31 
April  13 
April  5 
Man-h  28 
April  16 
April  I 
April  21 


IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 

\" 

VI 

VII 
VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

1 

II 

III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIll 
XIV 
XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
i     V 
I    VI 
VII 
VIII 
1    IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
I  XiV 
XV 

I  I 
I  II 
i  III 

I  IV 
V 
VI 


E 

DC 
B 
A 

<; 

FE 
D 

c 

B 

Ai; 

F 
E 
D 

C  B 
A 
G 

F 
ED 

C 

B 

A 
ii 

F 

E 

D 
CB 

A 

G 

F 
ED 

C 

B 

A 
G  F 
E 
D 
C 

B  A 

(; 
I- 

K 

IDC 
I 

F  E 

D 

V 
B 
AG 
F 
E 
D 

C  B 
A 
(i 
F 

ED 
(" 
B 
A 

G  F 
E 


1879| 

18801 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1884 

18851 

1886, 

1887 

18881 

18891 

laiH)' 

iwni 

18921 

1893 

1894 

I8i»5! 

18'.»6 

1897 

18V^ 

18V*9 

1900 

1901 

1902 

li>03 

1904 

1905 

1906 

11H)7 

P.HWI 

liH)9' 

1910 

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915 

1916 

I9l7i 

19181 

1919 

1920 

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1\»25| 

1926 

ll»27' 

1928 

1".»29 

1930 

1931  i 

1932 

193;^ 

P.CUi 

19:«' 

1936 

1937 

1938  i 

19391 

H»40! 

1941i 


April  13 
Mar(-h  28 
April  17 
Apnl  9 
Manh  25 
April  13 
April  5 
April  25 
April  10 
April  1 
April  21 
Ai»ril6 
March  29 
April  17 
April  2 
Man-h  25 
April  14 
April  5 
April  18 
April  10 
April  2 
April  15 
April  7 
March  30 
April  12 
April  3 
April  23 
April  15 
March  31 
April  19 
April  11 
Marcli  27 
April  16 
April  7 
March  23 
Ai)ril  12 
April  4 
April  -23 
April  8 
March  31 
April  20 
April  4 
Manh  '27 
April  16 
April  I 
A I  in  I  20 
April  12 
April  4 
April  17 
April  3 
March  31 
April  20 
April  5 
Man-h  27 
April  16 
April  1 
April  21 
April  12 
Man-h  28 
April  17 
April  9 
March  24 
April  13 


VII 
VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 

XV 

1 

11 

III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 

XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
Vlll 
IX 
X 
XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 
XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 

V 

VI 
VII 
VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 
XII 
XIII 
XIV 

XV 

I 

II 

III 

IV 
V 
VI 
VII 
VIII 
IX 


[Appendix  1 .  —  Continued.] 
TABLE  showing  the  day  of  the  month  of  Easter  Day,  etc. 


NEW  STYLE. 


u 

si 


D 

1942 

C 

1943 

BA 

1944 

G 

1946 

F 

1946 

E 

1947 

DC 

liH8 

B 

1949 

A 

1950 

a 

um 

FE 

1962 

D 

1963 

C 

1964 

B 

1966 

AG 

1956 

F 

19.57 

E 

1968 

D 

1959 

CB 

1960 

A 

1961 

Easter  Day, 


April  5 
April  25 
April  9 
April  1 
April  21 
April  6 
March  28 
April  17 
April  9 
March  -25 
April  13 
April  5 
April  18 
April  10 
April  1 
April  21 
April  6 
March  29 
April  17 
April  2 


X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 
III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 
VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 


3j      . 

•X  u 


V 


Easter  Da V 


G 

V 
ED 

C 

B 

A 
GF 

E 

D 

C 
BA 

G 

F 

E 
DC 

B 

A 

G 
F  E 

D 


ili>62 

v.m 

!l9(» 

v.m 

1967 

1968 

11969 

1970 

1971 

1972 

'1973 

'1974 

!l975 

1976 

^19771 

!l978 

1979 

[1980 

ll981 


April  -22 
April  14 
Mar(-h  29 
April  18 
April  10 
Man-h  26 
April  14 
Aj)ril  6 
Marcli  29 
April  11 
April  2 
April  -22 
April  14 
March  30 
April  18 
April  10 
Man-Ji  26 
April  15 
April  6 
April  19 


XV 
I 

II 

111 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 
III 

IV 


U 

OS 


Easter  Dav, 


C 

B 
A(i 

F 

E 

D 
C  B 

A 

G 

F 
ED 

C 

B 

A 
Ci  F 

E 

D 

C 
BA 


J982i 

11983' 

li)84| 

1986i 

19861 

'19871 

.h)S8 

.lt»89| 

h,m 

1992! 

iiims' 

1994' 

19«>6 

ItWj 

11998! 

11999! 

2000 1 


April  11 
Ajiril  3 
April  22 
Ai)ril  7 
March  30 
April  19 
April  3 
March  26 
April  15 
March  31 
April  19 
April  11 
April  3 
April  16 
April  7 
March  SO 
April  12 
Ai)ril  4 
April  23 


c 
o 

c 


V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

X 

XI 

XII 

XIII 

XIV 

XV 

I 

II 
III 

IV 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 


This  Table  is  taken  from  Nicolas'  "Chronology  of  History 


Appendix   2. 
Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield'. 

The  death  of  General  Grant  justifies  rae  in  addressing  you. 

The  events  which  hrouiyht  Iiim  to  the  front,  and  ultimately  placed  him 
first  in  the  field,  and  first  in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen,  are  not  likely  to 
occur  aijain.  He  proved  himself  equal  to  the  occasion,  and  sujj^jjested  by  his 
capability  and  heroism  in  the  discharjjce  of  inferior  duties  the  prominence, 
which  was  soon  universally  accorded  him,  as  ''the  man  for  the  times." 

As  WashinjjTton  is  the  central  and  loftiest  figure  of  our  Kevolutionary 
struirgle,  so  Grant  is  of  our  Civil  War. 

As  the  first  conflict  gave  us  our  birth  as  a  nation,  so  the  last  has  given 
us  our  manhood  in  growth  and  matured  strength. 

Honors  great,  multiplied  and  varied  have,  since  peace  was  restored, 
waited  upon  General  Grant  at  home  and  abroad.  His  protracted  and  painful 
illness,  under  the  relentless  grasp  of  a  disease  which  can  afford  to  bide  its 
time,  because  its  prey  cannot  escape,  and  the  fatal  result,  however  long 
delayed,  is,  humanly  speaking,  inevitable,  drew  to  him  in  his  last  days  the 
oyes  and  thoughts  of  all  our  people,  and  hence  his  death  comes  home  to  us 
with  a  touch  of  nearness  which  is  seldom  the  case  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
sick-room  and  the  domestic  circle. 


36 


iiisiioi'"s  AnnuKSs. 


1„  vUw  ..f  th.s.  f.uls,  .Uar  hrc-.hnn,  it  is  our  duty  to  unite  «.tl.  <.ur  fel- 
low cUb    .s        «vi...  l-onor   to  t...  nK-n.ory  of  the    iHustriou.  -U'C--'- »-' 
no  .  Ur    lu.  1  •s.'ons  «hid>  his  death  so  olniously  and  in.,.ress>vely  teachc. 

'    '    :^    .   iUurefore  reeo, nd  that  as  far  as  p,aeti.ai,.e  in  ai.  onr  par^.o 

and  „nssionsconunen,o,-a,ive  servieos  ho  held,  as  nearly  -•;;'-'';  V,^,^ 
dent  with  the  tin.e  o,  actual  in.enuent,  onSatur.lay  the  -f  '  ''  >  ''^'^  ;  ,^ 
next,  and  I  would  further  susr^-es.  .he  foUowiuu'  order  of  ser>lce  as  su.t..l,lc 
lo  be  observi'd  on  the  occasion: 

7  .     Introductory  .sentences  from  the  liW'ixl  OifiVv. 

2.     rsalm»  from  the  same  ojfjre, 

:i.     Lesson,  1.   Cor.  xv.,  '20. 

4  .     Anthfm  or  H'jnui. 

.-» .     Sermon  or  Address,  if  there  he  any. 

7.      The  Discretionary  Portion  of  the  iJtany  and  appropriate  Colhcts. 

S.     Benediction. 

Commondin^  you  to   (JodV  .i:ruec,  and    prayin,^  that    Ho  would    sauci.fy 
this  national  atmcUon  to  our  welfare,  I  remain,  dear  brethren, 

Faithfully  and. respectfully  Yours,  .,,^.^,^'1? 

Bishop  of  iSpringjiekh 
Si'Hin<;kikm),  III.,  July  I'iHh,  1885. 


ArrEMux  ;-. 
Wt>HK    AMONCi  rOLOHKn  PKOFLK   IN  CAIKO,   ILLS. 
No  more  favorable  nor  important  point  could  be  selected  for  a  strenuous 
and  per  "".   Effort  to  christianize  and  civilize  the  ne.ro  in  our  onjntr^  than 
C  Lr    The   citvis   situated  at   the  confluence  of  the   Ohio  and  Mississipp 
^:^  J  he  southern  extremity  of  the  state  of   lUittois  and  is,  ^-  a  Penod 
of  nearly  tive  months  in  the   year,  the  head  of  navi^^ation  on  the   M^^^^-  PP  ; 
^:  :^dlroads   conver.0   here,  and  brin.  a   very  Iar.e  volume  of   n.mcm 
nas^en<^ers  and  freiu-ht  to  its  hotels  and  wharves  and  warehouses.     1  he  navi 
^^      e^t^an.  which  here  unite,  form  the  channels  for  trade  of  -  ^n.nen.. 
^e-ionof  the  most  fertile  and   productive   territory   in   the  ^'"^^^^  f  ^'^  ^^j 
^::  these  causes  Cairo  is  rapidly  advancing  in  P^Pf  ^'" -:^:^^f  ;^ 
is   destined   at  no  very   distant   day  to  become  one  of  the  larj.^est  and  most 
Lien      iland   cities  in   our  country.    Before   the  war  Cairo  was  the   mo 
outTe  IV  city  which  represented  free-soil  in  our  Union.     Its  at.tude  is  about 
thrsameasN^  The  ^rreat  state   of  Illinois  extended  far  into  the 

ery  heano     lave  territory;  on  the  East  and  South  was   Kentucky,   and  on 
thTwest,  Missouri.    As  the  first  free   soil  which  could  be  readily  reach  d, 
Cr: bec'ame  the  asylum  of  the  fugitive  slave   7\-"-;^«^^^^^^^ 
tion  was  largely  influenced  by  this  fact,   and  the  relation  of  blacks  to 


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whites  was  exceptional    in  its   proportions,     'i'he  same    unusual  excess   still 
continues,  and   now,  in  a  population  of  about   11,000,  the   neiiroes   number 
nearly  4,000.     The  war  left  this  larj^e  contin.irent  of  colored  people  as  it  found 
them,  save   that   they  are   now   citizens,  invested    with   the   franchise   and 
entitled  to  vote.     This  fact,  however  it  may  ultimately  prove  of  advanta-e  to 
them,  has  thus  far  served  to  antagonize  their  white  neighbors  of  both  politi- 
cal parties,  because  they  Iiave  proved,  as  mij^^ht  have  been  expected,  untrust- 
worthy and  unscrupulous  in  the  exercise  of  the  ballot.    This  cause  of  dissatis 
faction,   added   to   their    troublesome    vices    of    pilferin-,   stealin-    Ivin- 
laziness,  and  -ross  sensuality,  has  so  alienated  the  svmpathy  and  re<^ard  of 
the  reputable  and  substantial  people  of  the   city,  that  they  have    wiUi  few 
exceptions,  abandoned  hope  and  refused  to  interest  themselves  any  further 
in  attempts   to   ameliorate  the   condition  of  the  poor,  i^n.orant,  det^^raded 
ne-ro.      1  hey  answer  iu  response  to  every  appeal:    -It  is  useless,  we  have 
tried  in  vain,  a^^ain  and  aj^ain,  and  we  do  not  care  to  waste  our  time  and 
money  any  further  in  lal)ors  and  expenditure,  which  will  prove  of  no  avail  '» 
Hut  we  have  not  so  learned  Christ  as  to  abandon  hope  for  any   human 
bein-,  much  less  an  entire  race.     We  have  in  the  providence  of  (iod  been  put 
in  charge  of  a  portion  of  His  vineyard,  where  we  find  these  people,  our  fellow 
bemgs.  in  large  numbers.     They  are  ignorant,  degraded,  vicious,  and  appar- 
ently  without   friends.     Their  religion,  such   as  it  is,  does   not   help   them- 
rather  it  helps  to  drag  them  down,  since  it  throws  apparently  the  sanction  of 
divine  approval  around  what  is  immoral  in  life  and  practice.'   There  is  noth- 
ing to  lift  them  up,  no  hand   beckons   them,  no  arm  is  reached  down  to  help 
them  and  steady  and  support  them  in  efforts  to  rise.     We  are  responsible  for 
them,  and  we  must  do  our  best  to   reach  them  with  the   divine  system  of  the 
(.ospel,  and  hence,  as  we  cannot  at  pre.Hent  secure  the  necessary  aid  from  the 
white  people  of  Cairo,  we  must  appeal  to  our  friends  throughout  the  land  to 
c<)me  to  our  assistance  for  a  time,  until  our  success  by  the  l)Iessiug  of   God 
wdl  win  the  contidence  of  those  who  now   give  up  in   despair,  and  they   will 
give  us  their  substantial  help  to  continue   a  work,  which   they   will  see  is  of 
priceless  benefit  to  the  negro,  and  a  credit  to  their  city  and  community    \ve 
proceed  to  state  as  briefly  as  possible,  what  we  have  in  hand  for  ou^  work 
our  needs,  and  our  plan  for  supplying  those  needs. 

1st      We  have  the  building  now   used  l,y  the  white  coni^regation,  known 
as  the  Church  of   the  Redeemer,  Cairo.     This  we  have  been  enabled  to  pur- 
chase through  the  generosity  of  a  lady  in  New  York  city,  who  ^^ave  us  81,500 
sun      '  i;"^7«!;' ^"^1  ^"^  or  two   other  friends   who  aided    us  with   smaller 
sums.     The  building,  is  in  good  condition   and  will  seat  about  four  hundred 
anU  lify  people.     We  have  besides   the  ground  on  which  the  church   stands, 
h lee  lots,  giving  us   ample   space  for  the  erection   ofaclei-yand  mission 
^X^\!!^T  T''  ^^^j^"""-  '^'^  ^'l^"r^-h-     We  have  the  pledge'of  a  donation 
.  n,  7       ,     ■        ''''''^^^^"   ^^  ^  "^'^^^^   hmkUnir  for  the  education   of  colored 
^hildren,  both  boys  and  girls.     We  have  sevoral  christian  women  who  have 
^nered  to  go   to  Cairo   and   devote   themselves  to   the  effort,  like   Phoebe  of 
^  em-hrea,  of  teaching  the   negroes   by  example   and  precept  how  to  live  and 
to  work.     We  have  the  offer  of  three  lots  as  a  donation,  provided  we  will 


og  bishop's   addukss.  _ 

Kinany.   we   Uavc   »V•'^::'^;;:;sT:'T:.T      "".  ll!  in  ..an..,  or  can  count 
Boarrt  for  our  colored  work.     I  hi.s  i^  an  u. 

upon  at  present  as  ''"- f --;;;-  il^/r  'to;!  '  t,.e  sa.ar.v  o,  two  (.) 

visitin^^andsuperv.sioiK     <Kerancl^^^^^^^^^^  ^j,,,,  ,, lories.     2ml.     We  need 

by  the  Boanl,  we  need  at  least  «l,500  t^>  ^^^^^    "  ^^^j^^.  ^maintenance 

Jll  .1,500  yearly  to  support  ^^;;^^^^^  ^^'^^a  .1,500  to   equip 

of  the  ladies  who  are  to  carry  on  the  work,     .^r  furniture, 

our   Church   and  Mission  House   ^^^  ^ ^^^Xtl  .<^V^^n^n,  .1.. 

,th.     we  need  .2,000  ^^J^^^c^T  ^at  is,  we  need  a  yearly 
Church  buildin-,  which  we  ha  e  '^^^^^^^^y  ^  "^  ^^,^,,  ,    ,ip  the  build- 

income  of  SH,0O0;  and  we  need  besides  .a,o00   to  ciect 

injrs  necessary  to  our  work. 

Resume  of  our  needs— 

1st      Yearly  needs  for  the  colored  work—  $1,500.00 

For  Varies  of  Clergy  and  teacher^s  at  1^^^  ^>.00 

For  support  of  Mission  House  and  IndustrRs 

$8,000.00 

Total  yearly  needs, *         .'         * 

2n...     An.ounts  needed  for  b«ildin.,s  an,,  eqn.pn.ents-  ^^^^  ^ 

V,,T  Mission  House  adjoinini:  the  ( -.lurcli  ;••••••• 1 ,500.00 

For  funiishins:  Missio..  House  and  School  llonse J 

«H,50O.0O 

two  speciiied  .'-P7;^^i:':t::ri;'!  ri';::::k^n'the  ..ioLse  of 

«H,500,we  propose  «"*"""  ;\,"^"*  .',,  ,„„„ai  subscription  for  (e«  ^ar.,, 
Sprin.tie.a,  -'-^-^f  l^^^^^  t  u  ""  "^  as  they  feel  disposed  in  their 
l"''':'"'''Thw\l  «:■».».  aV.-.untary  association,  with  .'resident,  Sccre- 
hearts.     Ihis  Uagut  win   'c  .  wp  hone  to  orjianize  branches  of 

ury,  Treasurer  and  K.ecu.ive  ^ "";";■-•    ;; '^^^yX  Chicago,  Baiti- 

"'^  '"T  we  tr::  a.:  :;;rol  :  .s::rrof'.5:  per  annun,,  for  ten  (10) 
more,  etc.     We  navt  aircanv  uu^  \w  f-irnestlv  request,  there- 

years,  and  two  for  «25  each  for  .^  sa.e  p^-r.od.  J^  ,:";  '^;'S:.u,,  iuinois, 
fore,  all  who  are  -'-.7-''    "  J^*'  ;";;*;>;:  ."-d^scrL  Nearly   for  ten 

;r^trrrr^:;;\:::ir-nh: s:::t;ntat^  fund,  and  the ..,.. 

needed  for  a  buildinir  and  equipment  fund. 
The  Oflicers  of  the  League  will  be, 

.rhe'=^e^;;."t-  :^^^;i^'::^'."e   secretary,   Treasurer  ana 
Mr.  M.  F.  (iilbert,  Cairo,  111.  GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUK, 

\f..vith    iK8t;  Bishop  of  Springjield. 

Springfield,  III.,  May  4th,  !»»♦>. 


Detailed  Account  of  Visitations  and  Acts. 


The  following  is  an  account  of  the  phices  visited  by  us 
and  acts  performed  from  May  the  5th,  1885,  to  May  \;th, 
lSSf>,  the  interval  inchided  l,etvveen  the  Eicrhth  and  Ninth 
Synods  of  the  Diocese  of  8j)rin<>-field. 

A.  D. 1885. 

Mav  i\—Wednes,lai/.  8  i).  in.,  we  prcsidod  at  the  meet- 
ing ..f  the  New  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Diocese,  chosen  at 
the  h-ynod,  which  had  just  closed  its  sessions.  The  ineetin<r 
was  held  in  S.  Paul's  Guild  Room,  Springfield.  The  Rev.  D^ 
W.  Dresser  was  chosen  Secretary,  and  the  annual  appropria- 
tions were  made  to  the  fields  in  charge  of  the  Board. 

M.vy  7,  8  and  <.l—T/at>-sdai/,  Friday  and  Saturday/.   En- 
gaged m  preparing  the  itinerary  for  the  ,)ast   Synodal  year 
assisted  by  the  Rev.  D.  D.  Hefter,  Private  Secretary  to  the 
Hishop. 

May     \0— Fifth    Sunday    after    Easter.       Springfield, 
S.  Paul's  Church,  Rev.  S.   H    Gurteen,  Rector. -11  a.m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the   Holy  Eucharist.     4  p.  m.,  in  the 
same  Church  we  addressed  the  children  of  the  Sunday  School 
after  choral  Evensong,  by  the  Rector. 

May  1  X—Monday.     Left  for  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

May  U~Tuesday.  1  -Ah  p.  m.,  arrived  at  Cleveland, 
guest  of  the  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  F.  M 
Uendenin,  formerly  our  Presbyter,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Davis.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  attended  and  presided  at  the  closino- 
service  of  the  Cleveland  Convocation.  After  interesting 
addresses  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Morgan,  Bates,  Noakes  and 
Mwards,  we  made  a  few  remarks  and  gave  the  final  blessing. 

May  U—Ascension  Day.  Cleveland,  Grace  Church, 
Kev.  K  M.  Clendenin,  M.  A.,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  offering 
was  kindly  given  to  our  Diocese   for  the   work   of   Missions" 


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VISITATIONS    AND    ACTS. 


Afterwar.l>  uv  IkuI  the  groat  priviK-e  of  nuvlin-  the  Rev. 
Dr  Utiles,  ut  dinner  Jn  the  Keetory.  Few  Pre.byters  have 
lahored  more  fuithfullv  and  eonsistently  for  the  maintenance 
of  Church  ^)rincil)k^s  than  he,  and  yet  his  conUiets  have  not 
soured  hi,n.  May  (iod  !>less  him,  and  grant  him  many  years 
of  health  an<l  strength,  to  cheer  us  and  strengthen  us  with  his 
presence.  8  p.  m.  we  were  the  guest  of  Mrs.  Kanney,  who 
kindlv  gave  us  :i  reception  and  enabled  us  to  meet  many 
friends  Tn  her  mansion,  noted  for  its  hospitality. 

May  \:^-Fviday.     After  Matins  at    Grace  Church,  left 

for  New  York  City. 

Mav  \1— Sunday  after  Ascemion.  New  \ork  City, 
(^hurch  of  the  Transfiguration,  Kev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Kector.- 
10-30  a    m  ,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

^UyV^-TuPsday.  7  a.  m.  Celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 
in  S    Mary  Magdalene's  Chapel,  House  of  Mercy,  New^ork. 

^,\^^^n^Saturday.  5  p.m.,  conlirmed  in  private  a 
sick  colored  girl,  presented  by  the  Kev.  Mr.  Underbill,  for  the 
Church  of  the  Transtiguration. 

Ux^2X- Whitsunday.  10:30  a.  m.  We  preached  at 
the  Church  of  the  Transtiguration  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  7:4.^  p.  m.,  S.  Peter's  Church,  New  York,  we 
preached,  by  invitation,  the  annual  sermon  before  the  (General 
Theological  Seminary,  in  the  presence  of  the  Dean,  Faculty 
Students,  and  a  large  congregation. 

May  2C^— Tuesday.  10  a.  m.  Dedication  of  the  New 
Li]>rary  Building'  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  At 
the  invitation  of  Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York,  we  made  an 
address.  2  p.  m.  We  attended  the  Annual  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustee*  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  in 
Sherred  Hall.  8  p.  m.  We  attended  the  Dean's  reception, 
at  his  residence,   42^;  W.  23rd  street. 

May  27—  Wednesday.  9  :30  a.  m.  We  presided  at  the 
annud  meeting  of  the  Associate  Alumni  of  the  General  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  Sherred  Hall.  11  a.  m.  Attended  Coni- 
nienccment  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  in  S.  Peter's 


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Church,  W.  20th  street.  1  p.  m.  Present  at  the  Lunch  for 
Trustees  and  friends  of  the  Seminary,  in  the  New  Library  and 
made  a  response,  when  called  upon  by  the  Assistant  Bishop  of 
New  York.  2  :30to  5  :3{)p.  m., presided  at  an  adjourned  meet- 
ing ot  the  Associate  Alumni  of  the  GeneralTheological  Seminary 
in  Sherred  Hall.  8  p.  in.  At  the  Chapel  of  the  Church  of 
the  Transfiguration,  Rev.  E.  C.  Houghton  in  charge,  we  con- 
firmed and  addressed   L^. 

May  U,— Thursday.  By  a  happy  meeting  in  Mr.  James 
Pott's  bookstore,  14  Astor  Place,  we  received  at  the  hands  of 
Miss  Catherine  L.  W^olfe,  our  copy  of  a  Book  of  offices  used 
by  Bishops,  specially  arranged  for  their  convenience,  exqui- 
sitely printed  and  bound  at  her  expense.  Miss  Wolfe  provided 
a  copy  of  this  Pontifical,  we  may  call  it,  for  every  member  of 
the  American  Episcopate,  and  it  was  our  privilege  to  receive 
ours  from  the  generous  donor  herself.  8  p.  m.  S.  Ambrose 
Church,  Rev.  J.  B.  W^etherill,  Rector,  we  confirmed  and 
addressed  5. 

May  <2'd—Friday.  8  p.  m.  After  choral  Evensong,  in 
tlie  Church  of  S.  Mary  the  Virgin,  Rev.  Thomas  McKee 
Brown,  Rector,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  24  ;  the  Rev.  G.  R. 
Underbill  and  W^  H.  Moore  were  also  present. 

xMay  U— Trinity  Sunday,     In  the  Church  of  the  Trans- 
figuration, at  10:30  a.  m.,  we  held  an  ordination,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  G.  R.  Underbill  and  the  Rev.   Reuben  Howes.     We 
preached  and  ordained  Deacon,  Mr.  John    Baptiste    Blanchet, 
presented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Howes,  and  Priest  the  Rev.  E.  N. 
^\  ebber,  presented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Underbill.     W^e  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.     3  p.  m.     We  addressed  at  her  request, 
S.  Anna's  Guild,  an  association  of  workingwomen,  under  the 
charge  of  Mrs.   Denslow,  connected  with  the  Church  of  the 
Transfiguration.     Our  theme  was  S.  Athanasius,  the  champion 
of  the  Catholic  faith,  a  suitable  subject  for  Trinity  Sunday. 
Mrs.  Denslow's  labors  of  love  among  these  poer  women  and  their 
tamihes   remind  one  of  the  apostolic  days,  when  people  gave 
themselves  up  wholly  to  serve  the  Lord  in  good  works. 


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VISITATIONS    AND    ACTS. 


June  \-Monday.  10  a.  m.  We  attended  the  funeral  of 
Miss  Mui-ia  Sinnnons,  aged  73,  a  most  estinial.le  lady  of 
Charleston,  S.  V.  The  service  was  held  in  the  house  of  M.ss 
Simmons'  niece,  in  Jersey  City  Heights,  and  we  made  at  the 
request  of  the  deceased  an  address.  The  rcn>ains  were  taken 
to  Charleston,  S.  C,  for  interment.  2  p.  m.,  we  conducted 
the  funeral  service  at  the  burial  of  the  mortal  remains  of  >Ii-s. 
MaryR.  (Ilavemeyer)  Noithrup,  at  her  late  resulence,  ><o. 
555  Madison  avenue.  New  York,  assisted  l.y  the  Rev.  Mr. 
McKay  S.nith,  of  S.  Thomas'  Church.  Mrs.  Northrup  was 
an  intimate  and  highly  valued  friend  of  our  family  for  many 

years.  ^  ,      .       ., 

Ji-NE  -Z-Tuesday.  Garden  City,  Long  Island.  Conse- 
cration of  the  Cathedral  of  the  Incarnation  by  the  Bishop  of 
Long  Island.  We  were  present  by  invitation  of  the  Bishop, 
attended  bv  our  Chaplain,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Moore,  Rector  of 
S.  John's  Church,  Decatur.  The  service  lasted  four  and  a  half 
hours,  and  was  followed  by  a  collation. 

Juke  A-TUursday.  3  p.  m.  Attended  Commencement 
of  Mrs.  Reed's  Young  Ladies  School,  E.  53rd  street.  Addi^ss 
by  U.  S.  Senator  Doli.h,  of  Oregon.  We  gave  the  benedic- 
tion. Mrs.  Reed  amply  sustains  her  well  earned  reputation 
as  a  most  successful  teacher  in  the  best  sense  of  the  word. 

June  b-Friday.     !':30  a.  m.     Jersey  City  Heights,  we 
consecrated  the  grave  where  rests  all  that  is  mortal  of  the  late 
John  I).  Avmar ;  his  funeral  occurred  about  one  month  before. 
It  is  a  -rcat  comfort  thus  to  connect,  by  solemn  act,  the  spot, 
where  the  bodies  of  our  friends  and  relatives  are  sleeping,  with 
God's  acre,  His  Held  sown  with  the  precious  seed  of  His  elect. 
June  1-Firsl  Sunday  after    Trinity.     Crugers,  West- 
chester County,  N.  Y.-ll  a.  m.     In  theChurch  of  theDivine 
Love,    assisted  in  the    Lessons   by    Mr.   Henry   Cruger,    the 
excellent  Lay  Reader,  we  said  Matins  and  preached.     4  p.  m. 
We  confirmed  in  private  2  sick  persons.      7  :30  p.  m.     At  the 
Chapel  after  evensong,  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  G.  Cruger,  we 
preached  and  confirmed  3. 


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June  ^—Tuesday.  From  10  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.,  we 
jiresided  at  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Domestic  Committee.  2  to  5  p.  m.,  we  attended  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers.  8  p.m.,  we  said  Compline 
and  made  an  address  in  S.  Mary  Magdalene's  Chapel,  House  of 
Mercy,  N.  Y. 

JuxE  \0— Wednesday.  We  celebrated  Holy  Eucharist 
at  the  House  of  Mercy,  N.  Y.,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  E.  C. 
Houghton. 

June    11— aS'.    Barnabas  Day.    (Thursday.)      Attended 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  at  the  Church  of  the  Trans- 
figuration.    This    is    the   anniversary    of    our   Consecration.. 
**God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.''     H  p.  m.     Left  New  York 
for  Sj)ringfield. 

June   12  and  U— Friday   and   Saturday,     Journey  to- 
8i)ringfield,  arrived  at  5  p.  m. 

June  U— Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Attended 
services  at  S.  Paul's  Church,  Springfield,  the  Rector  preached.. 
^vm:  20— -Saturday.  11  a.  m.,  closing  exercises  at  8. 
Agatha's  School.  A  large  and  distinguished  audience  present 
mcluding  the  Governor  of  the  State  and  family.  We  made  an 
address  as  did  also  (iovernor  Oglesby.  This  school  is  steadily 
growmg  in  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  the  community,  and 
deservedly,  since  it  cannot  be  excelled,  if  it  can  be  equalled,  by 
any  similar  institution  in  the  land,  in  all  that  appertains  to 
good,  solid.  Christian  education. 

June  2V— Third  Sunday  after  Trinity,  11  a.  m. 
8.  John's  Church,  Gillespie,  Rev.  Philip  McKim,  Rector.  We 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  6.  At  the  same  time  we  received  from  the  Roman 
J^chism  into  the  comnmnion  of  the  Catholic  Church  with  our 
welcome  and  benediction  one  person  of  mature  years.  7:45 
p.  m.,  in  Christ  Church,  Bunker  Hill,  after  evensong  by  the 
same  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  17. 

June    n^Monday.     Same    Church,    after    matins,   we 
celebrated  Holy  Eucharist,  preached  and   admitted  the    newly 


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VISITATIONS    AND    ACTS. 


conHrmed  to  their  first  communion.     8  to  1 1  p.  m.     Uecei)tion 
at  the  Rectory,  very  nuii»y  cume  and  the  evening  was   greatly 

enjoyed  hv  us  all.  x     T^ 

June" 24— y.  John  Baptist's  Day.  (  Wednesday.)  Dan- 
ville, Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor, 
S  T  B  Rector.— 7  a.  in.  Celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  l>y  the  Hector.  10  a.  m.  Visited  the  Kindergarten, 
under  the  charge  of  Miss  Lehman,  and  the  Parish  school  under 
Miss  Hardin.'.  Both  schools  are  in  excellent  condition  and 
are  doin*'  uood  work  for  the  cause  of  Christian  education  and 
the  Church  7  :40  \^.  in.  In  same  Church  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  11.  The  self-denying  faithful  Rector 
has  in  every  possible  way  labored  to  make  his  work  by  God  s 
blessing  a  success.     May  God  reward  him. 

June  M— Fourth  Sunday   after  Trinity.     Chesterfield, 
S    I'eter's  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  in  charge.— 10  :30 
a   m      After  Litany  sai.l   by  the   Rector,  we   preached,  cou- 
firmedand  addressed  7,  and   celebrated   the  Holy  Eucharist. 
3  p.    m.       We   visited    and   addressed  the    Sunday  School. 
7  -45  p.  m.        After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 
Jine2!i.— 6\/Vter'.s/>rTy.  {Monday.)     Waverly, Christ 
Church.— 2  p.  m.      After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev. 
H.    C.  Whitley,  we    preached,  continued   and   addressed    2. 
Mr   and  .Mrs.  Allis  have  been  the  mainstay  of  the  Church  in 
Waverly  for  fiftv  years.     Their  faithfulness,  perseverance  and 
devotion  are  dcservimr  of  all  praise.     Since  our  visitati.m  Mrs. 
Allis  has  been  called  to  her  rest,  full  of  years  and  good  works. 
Her  husband  survives  in  great  weakness  of  body,  but  with  his 
mind  unimpaired.     May  he  long  be  spared  to  us,  to  cheer  us 
with  his  presence  and  strengthen  us  with  his  wise  counsel. 

.Il-^k  ZO—Tueaday.  Racine,  Wisconsin.- 3 :30  p.  m., 
on  the  .anipus  of  Racine  College,  we  made  a  response  in 
behalf  of  the  Badger  Ball  Club.  »  p.  m.,  we  attended  a 
Mectin<'  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Racine  College. 

jiLY  1—  Wednesday.  9  a.  m.  Attended  adjourned  nieet- 
in<r  of  the  Trustees.     10  :30  a.  m.     Grammar  school  exercises. 


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45. 


2:30  )i.  m.,  College  Coniinencement.  The  Warden  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Gray,  has  good  cause  for  encouragement  in  the 
unproved  condition  of  the  college.  It  is  to  bedevontly  hoped 
U.a  the  friends  of  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  de  Koven  will  place  Racine 
College  on  a  sure  foundation  by  their  benefaction,  as  a  monu 
ment  to  the  memory  of  one  whose  life  was  an  entire  self-snr 
render  to  his  Master,  and  whose  crowning  and  final  work  was 
the  College,  ,n  wliose  service  he  did,  and  to  which  he  left  all 
h.s  earthly  possessions,  (iod  grant  that  they  may  see  that 
thus  to  endow  RacK,  College  is  their  duty  and  p,.ivile..e 

S   ^r''H?'    wf^'^,   1"'"'"^   "•^''''''    ^'-""'y-     IJIoomington, 
S   Matthew  s  Church,  Rev.  S.  P.  Simpson,  M.   A.,  Rector.  J 

10  :30  a.m.  A\  e  were  assisted  by  the  Rector,  and  the  Rev 
George  W.  \\  est.  We  preached  an.l  celebrated  the  Holy 
Kuchanst.  3:15  p.  m.  Weattended  the  session  of  the  Sunday 
•Vhool  and  made  an  address.  7:30  p.m.  After  the  second 
Lesson  we  conhrmed  and  addressed  8.  This  parish  is  steadily 
..nproving  under  the  judicious  care  of  its  hai d-working  Rector'; 

Capt    nlh-m:"'"^-     ^"'^^^    ''   '"•    ^-•'"^''  «--^   °^ 

July   8-  Wednesday.     Up  to  3 :45  p.  m.,  at  Mt.  Carmel 
conferring  about  the  affairs  of  S.  Maur's  school. 
^       .July  ^3-Tlmrsday .     Mound  City,  S.  Peter's  Church  - 
< -40   p.m.     After   evensong   by   the   Rector,  the  Rev.  Dr 
Smedes,  we  preached.  v.  i^i. 

July    U—Sixth    Sunday  ajter    Trinity.      Metrov.olis 
Massac  county.     Mission    under  the  charge  of  the  Rev    D  • 
Smedes. -Assisted  by  the  missionary  after  Matins,  wcprea"ched 
nd  ce  le  ratec,  the  Holy  Eucharist.     7  :45  p.  m.,  PaducahKy.^ 
Urace  Church,    we  said  service  and  preached.     The  Wardens 

"..Diocese.     Our  visit  at  Paducah  was  made  very  pleasant 
''y  the  charming  hospitality  of  the  people.  ^ 

July  14— T-Mesrfay  <o  July  23— 7%Mrs(Z«y.     We  were  in 

t;;f: th'"'' ^^^' '^ '''^ ^^^- «•  ^- Whitley,.:  i" 

tiiarge  of  the  service  of  the  Parish. 


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JCLV  V^-Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spr.ngheld, 
S  Paul's  Ch«rch.-ll  a.  m.  Assisted  by  the  R^v.  11.  C. 
Whitley  >ve  preached  an.l  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchanst. 
5  p.    in.     Assisted  as  in  the  morning,    we  made  an  address  to 

the  Sunday  School.  ,     -.i, 

July  23  and  U— Thursday  and  Friday.  Journeyed  with 
„,y  sister,  who  is  in  very  feeble  health,  f.  New  York  City. 

luLV  -M-Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Church  of  the 
Tn.nsfi<ruration,  Itev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Rector.-lO  :30  a.  m., 
we  pre'ached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m., 
same  Church,  we  presided  at  the  anniversary  of  S.  Anna  s 
Guild.  Six  new  members  were  adn.itted  and  we  b  essed  the 
,.r„sses.  which  were  given  to  then..  The  Hector  delivered  a 
very  interesting  address  on  Anna  the  Prophetess. 

•  AioisT  l-Saturday.  H  -Af,  a.  m.  My  sister  sailed  .n  he 
Etruria  of  the  Cunard  line  for  Europe,  for  the  benefit  <.f  her 
health.     ()o<l  grant  that   the  experiment  may  prove  a   success 

in  promoting  her  recovery. 

ArousT  2-mnth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  ^ew  York 
City -10:30  a.m.  Church  of  S.  Edward  the  Martyr^  Rev. 
F  W  Neil  Rector.  We  preached  and  assisted  by  the  Rector 
we  celebra'ted  the  Holy  Eucharist.  This  Mission  is  a  new 
enterprise  in  the  upper  part  of  the  city,  in  the  East  side,  ma 
re-ion  where  Church  privileges  are  much  needed.  ^\  e  w.sU 
the  worthv  self-denying  Priest  abundant  success.  4  p.  m 
With  the  Rev.  F.  M.  Clendenin,  we  visited  the  House  of  Mercy 
and  after  Compline  gave  an  address. 

AuorsT  »— Saturday.  Funeral  of  General  Grant.  W  e, 
with  a  number  of  dear  friends,  witnessed  the  pageant  from 
the  House  of  Mercy,  foot  of  West  mh  street.  We  issued  a 
Pastoral  requesting  our  clergy  and  people  t<.  honor  the  occasion 
by  commemorative  services  at  the  hour  of  interment. 

August  ^^-Tenth   Sunday  after  Trinity.     Jersey  City 
Heights,   Holy    Trinity    Church,    Rev.    Dr.    Rice,    Rector 
Aftin-  service   by  the  Rector  we  preached .-«  p.  m.,  House  ot 
Mercy,  New  York,  we  said  Compline  and  made  an  address. 


AvovsT  W-Monday.     7u.n,.     In  S.  Mary  Magdalene's 
Chapel,  House  of  Mercy,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucha  i!t 

A.o.srW-Bleventk  Sunday  after  Trinity'  New  v"  k 
City.     10:30  a.  m..  S.  Paul's  Chapel,  we  preached 

August  n-Fridaij.     Saratoga     Sprin<.s   -'s    n 
Bethesda  Church,  after  erensong  by  the  Kector',  the  Rev   Dv 
Carey,  we  preached.     Bishop  Walker  and  the  Rev   Dr   V,Z' 
und  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clendenin  j.resent  '         '*' 

Avovsr23-Twem  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Warrensbur.. 
A\  arreu  County,  N.  Y.,  (Diocese  of  Albany  )     aZTnflf' 

iIolyCross,Rev.  Wm.M.Ogden,  Kector.Jr'-SOa  r  t 
biated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  E;1;.     io  am" 
we  addressed  the  Sunday  School         10  .^n  „  .  ' 

n.o..  ap|.,-0|,r„te  1„  ,he  eve  of  S.  &,■,],„,„,„„.,  Z, 

Au,,o»T  24-6'.  &«M„„,„v  Z)«„    Mouda,,      i 
V.  ,„„„de.i  the  oe]e.,„.i„,  of  .l,e  1,1  SS,   L   ,T 
Kector  „,  .he  CUreh  of  ,he  H„„  Cro„"  T^t^''^^, 

""t   been    for   the    presence  of    mind   of  1 1 .   ! 

I'lomptly  turned  off  tl,„    ,       "•    niinu   ot  the   engineer,  who 

irivino-  service  to  i\^ri       i        .,       ,  "t.iits  in  a   thanks- 

o    tniee  to  God,  when  the  (  ano-er  was  im«..o,i    „    j 
"eie  oil  (Mir-  ivn-  f..  +i      u       •    . ,      »      ^"^^  P^^ssea,  and  we 
f'l..,,,..     I  '  ''"  ''"-^P't'iWe  home  of    Mr    James  F 

Chamberlain,  at  Sabbath  Day   Point    wl,o.„     '"' '  ''«"ieb  F. 
'"  be  for  a  few  davs      W.        ■  '  ^  ""'''*'  ''''  ^^"'e 

Chamberkin  fl    u-  '"""  *"  '■*^""''''  °"'-  shanks  to  Mr 

-for   n         ;i  r  re'"D-''"'  -i-errupted  kindness  to 
''ebt„f.,.ittul      H    h     ^j°'=^^*^' tJ^'-«"gh   us,  owes   him   a 

^^y^  Of  cit  bej;;:::;::^^^^^^  ^"'-  ^^'^''•'^'  -  «•  ^-' 


VISITATIONS    AND    ACTS. 


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48  

""  .^.,.,.,^    -i^^^Thirteenth    Sumlaj   afUr  Trinity.     Sara- 

U..thc..aa   Clmrch,   Kcv.   Dr.  Carey,  Uector.- 
T  '''^0%      nl      >.e  ce.eU;atiou   of  the  H.,.y  Kuchan.t. 
o"h(   .  .        '         l>e  sa,nc  Church  we  preach.l.     A  very  h.rge 
„    L\    i    verv    Vnvr   sermon.     One    of   our  .lear 
congregafoM,  •"''•;;        i,;  ^^   .j^hn's  Church,  Brooklyn, 
l>arishioners  .n  foin«c     .U^s  m  ^^_ ^^_^^^  ^^  .^  .^ 

Mr.  Heers,wa.i.resentn  Nu  to      -  ^^^^^^  ^ 

,.as  the  5..th  ann,vo.ju,        in-n         .  .     ^^^.^^^^^.^^^  ^^^^^^  .^ 

a  .1    111        In    saiiM!  Cliuitn,    wt,  j^ 

,'        ;        t     ..f   the    Deaf    Mute    Mission.     'Ihe    Hev.    Di. 
tho    interest     or    iii^     i/^»ii 

,  ,•  1  „  xrofv  niterestinc'  discourse. 

service  by   the  Rev.   Mi.    "'-  ^^,,,^   ,„^j    „„,t 

Li,htner,  Benton  -^l^-,;^    „  j^'^.j^    a    elightful  associa- 

T'  r ;:s:  tf:;'  r;::..  of  the  Ho,y  Trinity. 

tions.      >Ve  pitcuu^  .loivited  hv  the  Guild    to 

ThP   offerin<'  was    most  generously    donate  a  oy  lu 
Ihe   oncnii-  n  .   ^u      ^v^,  ^yere   the  guest 

Tif    -^^^    in    the  Dux'ese  or  opiHiguciu.  o 

Missions,  m    im  i/iu  i       o  ^  pleas- 

i.  *v.^  T^ov    Mr    Ili"-^'-  ns  and  his  wite.     It  ua^  a  ^itc      , 
of  the  Kev .  .mi-  ^1'=-  ,     drawback  was 

iL-lre   S    l>auls  Church,  Kev.  JamesC.  Kerr, 
Georgetown,     e  awa  e,  .^.  ^^^^^^^^_  ^^^^^  ^,^^  j^^^ 

f f  "r  M;K  n  :  ";   ,t:;:La,  La   ce,e..ratea    the    Holy 
John    L     McK  n.  ^        .^^^^^^  ^,,  s„„aay  School.     7  :30 

Tn       Afte    C'long  by  the  Rector  and  the   Rev.  George 
^       ,  1  wP  „re-iched  a^ain  in   the  same   Church.     The 


the  Board  of  Managers,  and  presided  in  the  Bible  House,  New 
York. 

Skptember  9  —  Wedyiesday.  Tompkinsville,  Staten 
Island,  S.  Paul's  Memorial  Church,  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  M. 
A.,  Rector.— 5  p.  m.,  we  baptized  in  the  Church  after'the 
2d  Lesson,  Glenn  Hylton,  son  of  the  Rector,  born  September 
'2i\.  1885.  This  is  as  it  should  be  with  Christian  parents. 
Their  children  should  be  baptized  on  the  8th  day.  God  bless 
the  child. 

September  U)— Thursday,  In  the  morning  visited 
Pcekskill  on  business.— 2  p.  m.  Attended  funeral  of  Mrs. 
Ella  (Paddock)  Goodman,  No.  66,  E.  126th  street.  New  York! 
a  former  Parishioner  of  ours  in  S.  John's  Church,  Brooklvn' 
The  Rev.  Dr.  C.H.Hall  said  the  service  at  the  house,  we 
made  an  address,  and  committed  the  body  to  the  irrave  in 
Woodlawn  Cemeterv. 

SEPTEMiiKH  n-Fi/leenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New 
York  City,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration.— 10:30  a.  ni.  We 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

Septembeh  U— Monday.  10:30  a.  m.  We  attended 
the  Consecration  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Ave.  C  and 
E.  4th  street,  New  York.  We  read  the  Epistle  in  the  Euchar- 
istic  Office,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton  preached  the  sermon,  and 
the  Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York  consecrated  the  Building 
The  mission  is  to  be  served  by  the  Brotherhood  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  and  the  Sisters  of  S.  John  the  Baptist. 

SEPTE.MBER  15-  Tue.^day.  6  p.  m.  General  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  It  was  our  good  fortune  to  be  present  at  the 
first  meal  served  in  the  new  Refectory.  We  asked  the  bless- 
nig,  returned  thanks,  and  made  a  brief  historical  address 
This  new  Refectory  was  recently  the  Library  in  the  West 
Building,  and  we  esteemed  it  a  very  happy  coincidence,  that 
we  should  enjoy  the  privilege  of  taking  the/r*<  meal  with  the 
students  in  their  new  and  elegant  dining  hall.  We  were 
delighted  to  greet  our  highly  valued  friends,  whose  praise  is 
on  the  hps  of  all  the  Seminary  Alumni,  and  Students,  who 


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have    known   them,    Mrs.    and    Miss    Hopper,    mother    and 

dauojhter.  „    ^r    ^-     o    /-.   i    • 

September  \1-Thuvsday,     Peekskill,  ^.  1.,  S.  Cxabri- 

el's  Chapel.-9  :45  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Kev.  Dr.  Houghton, 

the  Chaphiin  of  the   Sisterhood  of  S.  Mary,  and  the  Kev.  Mr 

Smythe,  the  Chaplain  of  S.  Gabriel's  School,  we  celebrated 

the  Holy  Eucharist  and  professed  two  Postulants,  as  Sisters 

of  S.  Mary,  by  the  names  of  Sister  Mary  Emily,  and  Sister 

""  Returned  to  New  York   the   same  day,  and  departed  for 

the  West,  at  0  p.  ra. 

Sei>tember  18  and  VJ— Friday  and  Saturday,     Journey 

to  Springfield.  n.  -    -, 

September     20  —  Sixteenth     Sunday     after     Trinity, 

Springfield,  III.,   S.  Paul's  Church.^ll   a.  m.,  we   preached 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

Seit-ember  21— Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Cairo,  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Rev.  F.  P.  Davenport, 
S.  T.  B.,  Rector.— 11  a.  m.  we  preached.  7  :30  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

Sei^ember  2d>— Monday,  Conference  with  the  Vestry  of 
the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  relative  to  the  purchase  of  their 
Church  proi)ertv  for  S.  Michael's  Mission. 

September  '2\)—S.  Michael  and  All  Angels.  Chicago.— 
Opening-  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  service  at 
12  M.  "we  assisted  in  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
At  the  Lunch,  which  was  served  in  the  Refectory  of  the 
Seminary,  we  made  an  address,  at  the  reiiuest  of  the  Bishop  of 

Chicago.  . 

October  ^—Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,      Spring- 

tield.— 7:3<>    a.    m.,    celebrated   the    Holy    Eucharist,    in    S. 

Agatha's  Oratory.      10:30   a.    m.     S.    John's  Chapel.     We 

pr'eached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 

Rev.  Thomas  Hines,  the  Priest  in  charge.     3  p.  m.  Confirmed 

in    private  a    sick   woman,  presented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hines. 

October  0,  7  and  S— Tuesday,    Wednesday  and  Thurs- 


m 


day.     We    delivered    lectures    on   Ecclesiastical    History    to 
the    students  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago. 

October  1— Wednesday,  10  p.  m.  Gave  meditation 
in  Seminary  Chapel,  Chicago. 

October  n—Mneteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Jack- 
sonville, Trinity  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  Rector.— lU  :30 
a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  and  confirmed  3. 
Two  of  these  were  deaf-mutes.  4  p.  m.  Same  Church,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

October  lS^7uesday,  Albion,  S.  John's  Church,  Rev. 
W.  II,  Tomlins,  Rector.— 7  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached. 

October  U-^Thursday,  Mt.  Vernon,  Trinity  Church.— 
7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  JVIis- 
sionary,  the  Rev.  James  A.  Matthews.  At  this  service  the 
Rev.  R.  B.  Hoyt  and  Miss  V.  K.  McKenzie,  who  were  to  be 
married  the  same  morning,  received  with  their  immediate 
friends.  9  a.  m.  We  joined  together  in  Holy  Matrimony, 
the  Rev.  Ralph  Byron  Hoyt  and  Miss  Virginia  Katharine 
McKenzie  in  the  presence  of  a  large  number  of  their 
friends. 

October  KJ  and  11— Friday  and  Saturday,  Chicago. 
Wastern  Theological  Seminary.  We  gave  lectures  on  Ecclesias- 
tical History. 

October  IH—S.  Luke's  Bay,  ( Twentieth  Sunday  after 
Trinity. )  Whitewater,  Wisconsin,  S.  Luke^s  Church,  Rev.  S. 
DeLancey  Townseml,  M.  A.,  Rector— 7  a.  m.  We  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.  10  :45  a.  m.  We  preached,  a»d  Bishop 
Welles  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  held  a  confir- 
mation.  7  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we  preached  again,  Bishop 
Welles  present. 

October  W—3fonday.  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Cathedral.— 
3  p.  ni.,  we  baptized  Mary  Allyn,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  S.  De 
L.  Townsend  and  Kathryn  his  wife,  born  in  Milwaukee,  July 
-Mth,  1885.  Bishop  Welles  and  a  large  number  of  friends 
present. 


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October  2^)— Tuesday.  Chicago.— Lecture  on  Ecclesi- 
astical History,  at  Seminary. 

OcvomR  n— Wednesday .  Nashotah,  Wis.  Funeral  of 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Cole,  President  of  Nashotah  House.  Service 
at  1 1  a.  m.,  in  S.  Sylvanus  Church.  VA^e  said  the  Committal  at 
the  <''rave.  This  service  was  a  model  of  what  a  christian's 
burial  should  be.  The  deceased  Priest  had  endeared  himself 
to  thousands  at  home  and  abroad  in  the  CUuirch,  and  identi- 
tied  himself  with  Nashotah,  so  that  the  name  of  the  one  was 
indissolubly  linked  with  the  other.  Four  Bishops  and  nearly 
one  hiindrpd  Presbyters  were  present  in  their  official  robes,  to 
prty  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  departed  Priest. 

OcTOBKR  22  —  Thursday.  Chesterfield,  S.  Peter's 
Church,  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  in  charge.— 7  p.  m.,  we  preached 
after  Evensong  by  the  Rector. 

October  23— /^n^iay.  Waverly,  Christ  Church,  Rev.  H. 
C.  Whitley  in  charge.— 7  p.  m.  After  Evensong  we  preached. 
October  25  —  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Bloomington,  S.  Matthew's  Church,  Rev.  S.  P.  Simpson,. 
Rector.— 10 :3()  a.  m.  After  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached.  3  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7  :30 
J),  m.  Service  by  the  Rector,  after  the  second  Lesson  we  con- 
tinned  and  addressed  7. 

October  2^\— Monday.  Drove  over  the  prairie  sixteen 
miles  to  Leroy .  There  is  an  unorganized  Mission  here,  served 
by  the  Rev.  s!!  P.  Simpson.— 7  :3()  p.  m.  In  the  Opera  House, 
after  shortened  service  by  the  Missionary  in  charge,  we 
preached.     A   very   large   congregation    present.     Confirmed 

and  addressed  3. 

October  21— -Tuesday,     (^hicago.    Western  Theological 

Seminary. — Lecture. 

October  28— 6\  S.  Simon  and  Jude  (Wednesday). 
Chicago,  Trinity  Church.  After  sermon  by  the  Rector,  the 
Rev.  L.  S.  Osborn,  we  delivered  an  address.  The  Bishop  of 
Chicago  presided,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.- 5  to  G 
p.  m.     We  delivered  a  Lecture  at  the  Seminary. 


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October  2^— Thursday.  Tuscola.  S.  Stephens's  Mis- 
sion, Rev.  Dean  Dresser  in  charge. — 7  :30  p.  m.  After  Even- 
song by  the  Dean,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  3. 
We  were  most  hospitably  entertained  by  Mrs.  Beach,  at  the 
Beach  House. 

October  ^0— Friday.  Areola,  Christ  Church,  Dean 
Dresser  in  charge. — 7  :30  p.  m.  After  Evensong  we  preached. 
We  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  James  C.  Justice  and  wife.  They 
represent  old  and  honored  Church  families  in  North  Carolina 
and  New  York. 

November  \—AU  Saints  Day.  (  Twenty-second  Sunday 
after  Trinity.)  Decatur.  Rev.  Walter  H.  Moore,  Rector. 
S.  John's  Church. — 10  :30  a.  in.  Assisted  by  the  Rector,  we 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  confirmed  and  addressed  8. 
At  this  service  we  set  apart  for  the  use  of  the  Altar  with  our 
blessing  a  costly  and  beautiful  Paten  and  Chalice,  as  a  memo- 
rial from  his  many  friends  in  the  Parish  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  De 
Wolf,  a  former  Rector.  He  was  a  man  of  rare  merit,  and 
most  highly  esteemed.  4  p.  m.  House  of  Prayer,  Decatur, 
Rev.  W.  H.  Moore  in  charge,  we  preached.  7  :3(>  p.  m.,  in 
S.  John's  Church,  we  preached. 

NovEMiiER  3  and  4:— Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  Chicago. 
— Lectures  at  the  Seminary. 

November  b— Thursday.  Mt.  Carmel,  S.  Maur's  school, 
Miss  M.  E.  Hutcheson,  Principal,  the  Rev.  R.  B.  Hoyt,  Dean 
of  McLeansboro,  Chaplain. — 8  p.  m.  Opening  exercises  and 
benediction  of  the  new  school  building,  or  Annex,  erected 
during  the  past  summer,  under  the  direction  of  the  ener^'-etic 
and  very  able  principal.  The  building  and  appointments  are 
excellent,  and  very  creditable  to  the  practical  knowledge  and 
good  taste  of  Miss  Hutcheson.  We  delivered  an  address  on 
education,  and  were  delightfully  entertained  at  the  reception 
hy  the  authorities  of  S.  Maur. 

November  ^—Twenty -third  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Springtield.— 7:15  a.  m.     We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 


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in  our  private  Chapel,  in  S.  Agatha's   school.     11   a.   m.  S. 
PauFs  Church,  we  preached. 

NovEMHER  9  and  10— Moiidaj/  and    Tuesday,     Journey 

to  New  York. 

November  10— 7 uesday.     2  to  5  p.  m.     In   attendance 
at  meeting  of  Managers  of   Board  of  Missions  in    the    Bible 

House,  New  York. 

November  12— Thursday.  Newark,  N.  J.  Trinity 
(%urch.  Rev.  J.  Saunders  Keed,  M.  A.,  Rector.— 3  :3(>  p.  nu 
Assisted  bv  the  Rector,  we  married  Mr.  Guy  Joseph  Edwards, 
and  Miss  Rose  Elizabeth  Williams.  The  day  was  remarkably 
pleasant  for  the  season,  the  arrangements  were  admirable. 
May  the  auspicious  beginning  of  the  wedded  life  of  my  dear 
children  in  the  Lord  presage  a  future  which  will  ultimately 
bring  them  and  theirs  to  their  eternal  home  in  heaven.  Our 
thanks  are  due  to  the  signal  courtesy  and  kindness  of  the 
Rector,  the  Rev.  J.  Saunders  Reed. 

November  Ib—Tweiift/'/ourth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
New  York,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration.— 10 :30  a  m. 
We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3  p.  m., 
we  addressed  S.  Anna's  Guild,  under  charge  of  Mrs.Denslow. 
4  p.  m.,  we  preached  again  in  the  same  Church. 

November  12 —Twenty-fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Jersey  City  Heights.— 10  :*30  a.  m.  Church  of  the  Holy 
Trinity.  Rev.  Dr.  Rice,  Rector.  We  preached.  8  p.m.. 
New  York  city.  House  of  Mercy,  W.  8^)th  street,  we  said  Com- 
pline and  made  an  address. 

November  2'?>— Monday.  7  a.  m.  In  S.  Mary  Magda- 
lene's   Chapel,    House   of   Mercy,   we    celebrated  the    Holy 

Eucharist. 

November  29 — First  Srinday  in  Advent.  Montclair, 
New  Jersey.— 10:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  S.Luke's  Church, 
and  heard  our  former  pupil,  the  Rev.  F.  B.  Carter,  Rector, 
preach.     It  was  a  great  pleasure. 

December  1  2iVid  2— Tuesday  and  Wednesday.     Journey 

to  Springtield. 


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December  4 — Friday.  Cairo.  We  met  the  Vestry  of 
the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Cairo,  and  concluded  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  purchase  of  their  Church  property  for  S. 
Michael's  Mission,  (colored)  Cairo. 

December  6 — Second  Sunday  in  Advent.  Carbondale, 
S.  Andrew's  Mission,  Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Van  Winkle  in  charge. 
— 7:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  11  a.  m., 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  3.  7  p.  m.  Marion, 
eighteen  miles  east  of  Carbondale,  whither  we  went  with  Mr, 
Cann,  in  his  wagon,  we  conducted  service  and  preached 
in  the  Methodist  Meeting  House,  kindly  loaned  us  for  the 
purpose. 

December  7 — Monday,  DuQuoin.  We  stopped  here 
for  several  hours  engaged  in  business  for  the  Church. 

December  8,  9  and  10 — Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day. Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. — Lectures  io 
the  Students. 

December  10  —  Thursday.  Whitewater,  Wisconsin. — 
8  p.  m.,  we  delivered  an  address  after  the  benediction  of  the 
New  Rectory,  by  Bishop  Welles,  of  Wisconsin.  The  ReVr 
Dr.  C.  R.  Hale  was  also  present.  The  new  and  beautiful 
Rectory,  so  commodious  and  tasteful,  is  the  fruit  of  the  untir- 
ing energy  of  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  S.  De  Lancey  Townsend, 
formerly  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield.  Our  loss  is  Wiscon- 
sin's gain. 

December  13 — Third  Sunday  in  Advent.  Champaign  ^ 
Emmanuel  Church,  Rev.  D.  W.  Dresser  in  charge. — 9 :30 
a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  3.  At  12  noon,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.  4  p.  m.  Christ  Church, 
Urbana,  Rev.  Dean  Dresser  in  charge,  we  preached.  7  p.  m., 
we  preached  again  in  Champaign.  Dean  Dresser  is  doing  a 
solid,  good  work  in  his  Missions. 

December  16  and  \1— Wednesday  and  Thursday, 
Chicago. — Lectures  at  the  Seminary. 

December  IS^Friday.     Springfield.— 7  :30  p.  m.     Met 


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the  Rector  Jind  Vestry  of  S.  Paul's  Church  on  business  matters 

of  great  importance. 

DpxEMiJEii  I'JSaturdat/.  Springtieki.— 7  a.  m.,  we 
celelirated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  our  private  Chapel  in  S. 
Agatha's  School.  Went  at  noon  with  the  Rev.  Thomas 
limes  to  Elkhart. 

Deckmijku  20 — Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent.  Elkhart, 
Union  Meeting  House.— 10  :30  a.  m.,  we  i)reached,  and  con- 
tinued I.  7  p.  m.,  we  preached  again  in  the  same  place. 
We  were  most  kindlv  entertained  by  Mr.  (Jillett.  His 
daughters  maintain  a  Sunday  School,  and  do  a  great  deal  of 
good  by  their  self-denying  labors.  May  (rod  reward  them. 
DKCKMiiEii  22  and  2'?>— Tuesday  and  Wednesday. 
Chicago. — Lectures  in  Seminary. 

\)KC¥.yi\\VM  'I'i— Thursday .  Centralia.— From  7  to  S  :50 
p.  m.,  attended  Christmas  Tree,  prepared  by  the  ladies  of 
of  the  Mission,  and  made  a  brief  address. 

DECKMiiKii  '>'} — Christmas  Day.  Anna,  S.  Anne's  Mis- 
sion, Rev.  G.  W.  (i.  Van  Winkle  in  charge.— 10  a.  m.  After 
Matins  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4,  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  8  p.  m.,  attended  by  invitation 
an  entertainment  given  by  one  of  the  inmates  of  the  asylum 
to  her  friends.  Several  of  the  i)arty  sang  for  us,  notably  our 
kind  hostess. 

Decemiu:r  '2(ySaturday,  S.  Stephen's  Day.  Cairo.- — 
During  the  day  attending  to  matters  of  business. 

Decembep.  27 — Sunday  after  Christmas,  S.  John  s  Day. 
Anna. — 11  a.  m.  Service  in  German  Reformed  Church, 
which  we  hired.  After  the  second  Lesson,  we  baptized  the 
Rector's  daughter,  Elizabeth  Louise,  born  at  Anna,  111., 
November  2<Sth,  1885.  Parents — Rev.  George  W.  G.  and 
Zercllda  Whitney  (Pilkington)  Van  Winkle.  Sponsors — 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Valeau,  and  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Wardner.  We 
preached,  contirmed  1,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7  p.  m.  Du  Quoin.  In  the  Presbyterian  Church,  kmdly 
loaned  to  us  for  the  occasion,  we  preached.     Large   congre- 


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gation.  We  ought  long  since  to  have  had  a  Mission  and  a 
Church  building  at  Du  Quoin.  The  venerable  Mr.  Roots 
came  down  from  Tamaroa  to  attend  service.  We  are  always 
«:lad  to  meet  him. 

December     28— Monday,     Lmocent's   Day.     Anna.— 

7  p.  m.,  Christmas   Tree,    we  made  an  address.     Durino- this 
...  ^ 

visit  to  Anna  and  the  vicinity  we   have  been  most    hospitably 

entertained  by  Dr.  Wardner  and  his  wife.  We  owe  our 
thanks  to  the  Physicians  of  the  Institution  and  their  families 
for  their  courtesy  and  kindness. 

December  2^— Tuesday.  Centralia,  S.  John's  Church, 
Rev.  James  A.  Matthews,  Missionary  in  charge. — 7  p.  ni.  W^e 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4.  We  enjoyed  the 
j)leasure  after  service  of  meeting  our  friends  at  the  house  of 
Mrs.  Hubbard. 

December  30  —  Wednesday.  Mt.  Vernon,  Trinity 
Church,  Rev.  Jas.  A.  Matthews  in  charge.  We  were  the 
guest  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Atwood.— 7  :30  p.  m.,  we  preached, 
contirmed  and  addressed  2. 

December  '61— Thursday.  Journey  to  Springfield. 
Closed  the  year  with  thanksgiving  to  God  for  all  His  niercies 
to  us. 

1886. 

January  I— -Friday.  7:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist  in  our  private  Chapel,  in  S.  Agatha's  School. 
2  p.  m.  Attended  reception  at  the  Governor's  Mansion, 
presided  over  by  Mrs.  Oglesby. 

January  3 — Second  Sunday  after  Christmas.  Carlyle, 
Christ  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Frost  in  charge.— 11  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3  p.  m.,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7  p.  m.,  we  preached  again  in 
the  same  Church,  and  confirmed  one. 

January  4:— Monday.  3  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the 
Parishioners,  who  attended,  on  the  duties  and  responsibilities 
of  the  people  of  the  Mission. 


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January  h— Tuesday,  Salem.— Passed  the  clay  and 
night  with  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  the  guest  of  Mr.  R.  H.  Whit- 
taker  and  his  excellent  family.  No  service,  but  arranged  for 
cottage  lectures,  and  the  baptism  of  several  children.  There 
was  once  a  good  prospect  for  a  Mission  here,  years  ago,  and 
there  are  in  Mr.  Whittaker's  hands  a  Communion  set,  and  a 
baptismal  bowl,  presented  20  years  ago  by  Mrs.  Doyle.  Mr. 
Ehringer,  now  deceased,  was  a  warm   friend  of  the  Mission, 

called  S.  Thomas.  .    t    i    ' 

January  io— Epiphany,  Wednesday.  Olney,  S.  Luke  s 
Mission,  under  the  charge  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost.— 7  :30  p  .m., 
we  preached  after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost.  We  were 
the  -uest  of  Mr.  Senseman.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Frost  has  labored 
indefatigably  and  nobly  in  his  large  Mission  field,  reaching 
from  Lebanon  to  the  Indiana  line. 

January  10— First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Belle- 
ville. S.  George's  Church,  Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison,  S.  T.  B., 
Dean  of  Chester,  in  charge.— 10  : 30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed  and  addressed  3,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.  East  St.  Louis,  assisted  by  Archdeacon  Taylor 
and  Dean  Harrison,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  12. 
We  were  most  hospitably  entertained  by  Dr.  Fairbrother  and 
hi^  wife.  This  Mission  is  largely  indebted  to  the  generosity 
and  self-denying  labors  of  Miss  A.  P.  Wiggins,  of  Saratoga 
Sprincrs,  N.  Y.  We  met  on  this  occasion  Sister  Eliza,  who 
has  established  herself  in  West  Belleville,  and  is  there  engaged 
in  self  denying  labors  of  love  for  the  good  of  others. 

January    13,   14   and    \h— Wednesday,    Thursday    and 
Friday.      Chicago.— Lectures    in   the    Western    Theological 

Seminary.  rr    •   i. 

January  \1— Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 
Springfield.  S.  Paul's  Church.— At  5  a.  m.,  a  fire  broke  out 
in  the^'church,  and  damaged  the  interior  to  the  extent  of  about 
$2,000.  11  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and 
preached.  We  were  alone,  and  walked  over  the  charred 
beams  of  the  chancel  on   boards,  laid  down   for  the  occasion. 


7:30  p.  m.,  we  preached  for  the  first  time  ip  S.  Luke's 
Chapel.  The  building  was  crowded.  It  was  a  great  pleasure 
to  officiate  in  this  Chapel,  which  is  the  fruit  of  the  persevering 
labors  of  a  few  earnest  church-women  and  men  prosecuted 
through  years  of  discouragement.  Aided  by  the  liberality  of 
S.  Paul's  people  we  feel  confident  that  S.  Luke's  Mission 
will  grow  vigorous  and  strong  and  supply  needed  services  to  a 
large  population  in  the  southeastern  portion  of  the  city  of 
Springfield. 

January    19,    20    and    21— Tuesday,    Wednesday    and 
Thursday.     Chicago. — Lectures  in  Seminary. 

January  23 — Saturday.  Albion. — 8  p.  m.  At  the 
residence  of  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutchins,  we  attended,  on 
the  occasion  of  his  celebration  of  the  fiftieth  anniversarv 
of  his  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  Spangler  of  York,  Pa.,, 
January  24th,  1836.  A  large  number  of  their  friends  gathered' 
to  greet  the  venerable  couple  on  their  golden  wedding,  and 
we  among  the  number  made  a  spe3ial  journey  to  Albion,  to 
pay  our  respects  and  give  them  our  benediction.  May  the 
God  of  peace  smile  upon  their  remaining  years. 

January     24  —  Third     Sunday    after     the    Epiphany. 
Albion,  S.John's  Church,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Tomlins,  Rector. — 
7  :30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 
Rector.     10  a.  m.     After  Matins  we  preached  and  confirmed 
1.     7  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we  preached  and  confirmed  1. 

January  25— S.  Paul's  Bay.  (Monday.)  Mt.  Carmel. — 
7  p.  m.  After  choral  Evensong,  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Dean 
Hoyt,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  3.  The  Rev. 
W.  H.  Tomlins  and  Archdeacon  Davenport  were  present. 
We  were  courteously  entertained  by  Captain  Hutcheson,  to 
whom  we  are  greatly  indebted  for  his  loyal  and  generous  sup- 
port of  the  Mission  at  Mt.  Carmel.  The  Captain  and  his 
excellent  family  have  proved  invaluable  in  their  assistance  to 
the  Missionary. 

January  26 — Tuesday.    McLeansboro,  S.  James  Church, 

—  7  p.    m. 


Rev.    C.    B.    Mee    in    charije 


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by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr. 
Rickords.  We  always  feel  at  home  in  his  house,  so  hospitably 
presided  over  by  his  excellent  wife.  We  are  glad  to  learn 
that  Mr.  Rickords  has  made  two  liberal  donations  of  land  to 
our  Brother  of  Chicago.     May  God  reward  him. 

January    31—  Fourth    Sunday    after    the   Epiphany,^ 
•  Sprincrtield.     S.  Paul's  Church  still  closed  for  repairs.— 7  :15 
a.  m.^we  attended  celebration  of  Holy  Eucharist  and  received 
in  our  Chapel  in  S.  Agatha's  school. 

February  1  and  '2— Monday  and  Tuesday.     Journey   to 
New  York  in  order  to  bring  our  sister  home,  and  secure  funds 

for  our  poor  Diocese. 

February  7  —  Fifth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphayiy.  — 
11  a.  m.,  S.  Chrvsostom's  Chapel  (Trinity  Parish)  New  York, 
Rev.  Thomas  11.  Sill  in  charge.  We  preached  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  offering  w«s  given  to  the 
Diocese  of  Springlield.  Nothing  could  exceed  the  kindness  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Sill.  May  Cod  bless  him  and  his.  4  p.  m. 
•Church  of  the  Holy  Soi)ulchre,  Rev.  Dr.  J.  Tuttle  Smith, 
Rector.  This  beautiful  Clmrch  and  thriving  congregation  are 
Dr.  Smith's  own  creation,  by  the  divine  blessing. 

February  l>— Y'lie^-t/ay.— New  York.  U  a.  m.,  called  on 
Bishop  Horatio  Potter,  of  New  York,  on  the  occasion  of  his 
84th  birtlidav,  to  pay  our  respects.  It  was  a  great  pleasure 
to  see  him,  and  know  that  our  venerable  Father  in  God  enjoyed 
our  visit.  2  to  5  p.  m.  In  attendance  at  meeting  of  the 
Mana^-ers  of  Board  of  Missions.  Dear  Dr.  Saul  gave  us  his 
promi'sed    donation   for    the    School    House    in    S.    Michael's 

Mission  (colored)  Cairo. 

February  U— Sixth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 
New  York,  (liurch  of  the  Transfiguration.— 10  :30  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  we  presided  at  Choir  Festival  and  gave  the  benedic- 
tion, the  Rector  preached. 

February  2\—Septuaqesiina.  Newark,  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  J .  Saunders  Reed,  Rector.— We  preached.     Dined  at 


Mr.  Williams'  with  our  dear  children,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guy  J. 
Edwards,  whom  we  married  in  November  last.  4  p.  m., 
Woodside,  S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev.  A.  Wood,  Rector. 
Rev.  J.  Saunders  Reed  i)reached,  we  made  an  address  in 
reference  to  the  ordination  by  us  of  Mr.  Wood,  seven  years 
before,  February,  22d,  1879.  8  p.  m.  New  York,  House  of 
Mercy,  West  86th  street.  We  said  Compline  in  the  Chapel 
and  made  a  brief  address. 

February  22— 3/om^ay.     7  a.   m.     House  of  Mercy,  we 
celelnated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

February  24  and  2b— Wednesday  and  Thursday. 
Journey  with  our  Sister  and  Niece  and  four  children  to 
Springfield.  On  the  morning  of  Thursday,  the  25th,  about 
7  :80  o'clock,  Mrs.  Seymour,  our  Sister,  was  literally  blown 
from  the  train,  while  passing  from  one  car  to  another.  The 
rate  of  speed  \vas  full  35  miles  an  hour.  The  wind  was 
blowing  a  gale  from  the  southeast.  We  felt  sure  that  she 
was  killed,  and  we  so  announced  to  her  daughter,  but,  wonder- 
ful to  relate,  when  we  reached  her  lying  between  the  tracks, 
we  found  her  alive,  and  a  medical  examination  at  Dunkirk 
showed  that  no  bones  were  broken.  We  recognize  the 
special  and  pre-eminent  mercy  of  God  in  thus  saving  our  dear 
Sister's  life,  and  we  hope  to  show  our  thankfulness  in  a  greater 
self-consecration  to  His  service  hereafter.  Mrs.  Seymour 
was  obliged  to  remain  at  the  Erie  Hotel,  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  for 
a  full  month,  under  the  physician's  care.  It  is  our  pleasure 
and  our  duty  to  return  our  thanks  to  Dr.  Cronyn  for  his 
unwearied  attention  to  our  Sister,  while  suffering  from  the 
immediate  effects  of  her  fearful  fall,  and  to  the  proprietor  of 
the  Hotel,  Mr.  John  J.  Murphy,  and  his  family,  and  to  Mr.. 
H.  M.  Taylor,  for  their  great  kindness  to  us  in  our  affliction. 
All  without  exception,  including  the  servants  of  the  Hotel, 
gave  us,  what  money  cannot  buy,  genuine  sympathy.  May 
God  bless  them. 

February  2^Sexagesima.     Alton,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.— We  preached.     7  :30  p.  m.     St.. 


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Louis,  S.  Peter's  Church,  we  gave  the  benediction.  We  were 
most  hospitably  entertained  by  one  of  our  own  people  Mr. 
Caius  Paddock,  formerly  a  resident  of  Alton.  Alas.  bt. 
Louis  and  Chicago  draw  away  from  us  our  strength  :  we  are 

between  two  magnets. 

AUrch  2— Tuesday.  Evansville,  Indiana.— 10  :30  a.  m. 
Consecration  of  S.  Paul's  Church,  by  the  Hishop  of  Indiana. 
We  preached  the  sermon  on  the  occasion.  A  fine  Church, 
spacious  and  elegant.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  Charles 
Viele,  and  we  must  add  that  we  wish  we  could  have  8uch  as 
he  and  his  wife  in  every  Parish  and  Mission  in  our  Diocese. 
Of  one  who  was  present  at  the  service  and  has  since  died,  we 
must  say  a  word.  The  venerable  Dr.  Wheeler  of  Ilopkins- 
ville  Ky.,  we  met  at  a  former  visitation  of  the  Parish,  durmg 
the  disability  of  the  late  Bishop  Talbot,  and  were  charmed 
with  his  simplicitv  of  character  and  manly  worth.  He  came 
to  Evansville  to  be  with  his  dear  children,  the  Rector  and  his 
wife,  (Mrs.  Morris  is  his  Daughter),  on  the  occasion  of  their 
crveat  joy  in  the  consecration  of  the  beautiful  Church.  It  was 
his  last  visit.  The  old  man  has  gone  home,  to  worship  in  a 
better  temple  than  hands  can  build. 

March  3,  4  ami  '^—Wednesdai/,  Thursday  and  Friday. 
— ^Tournev  to  Dunkirk,  N.  Y.,  and  return. 

^I^,.;.,i  l—Quinquagesima.  Carrolton,  Trinity  Church, 
Rev.  Dean  Whitmarsh,  Rector.— 9  :30  a.  m.,  we  addressed 
the  Guild  of  the  '^Golden  Rule".  11  a.  m.,  we,  assisted  by 
the  Dean,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  confirmed  and 
addressed?.  7:30p.m.  Jerseyville,  Church  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  the  Rev.  Dean  Whitmarsh  in  charge.  We  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  5,  including  one  from  Whitehall. 

March  \()—Ash  Wednesday.  Havana,  Rev.  J.  M.  D. 
Davidson  in  charge.  During  the  morning  the  Rev.  Mr.  David- 
son was  absent  ^attending  a  funeral.— 9  :45  a.m.,  we  said 
Matins,  made  an  address  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7  p.  m.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Davidson  said  Evensong,  and  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4.     The  Missionary  at  S. 


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Barnabas,  Havana,  has  done  and  is  doing  an  excellent  work. 
We  hope  soon  to  have  a  Church  in  this  thriving  city. 

March  12— Friday.  Areola,  Christ  Church.— 7  p.  m., 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Smedes  said  service  and  we  preached. 

March  U— First  Sunday  in  Lent.  Paris,  Grace 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Smedes,  Rector. — 11  a.  m.,we  preached 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3  :30  p.  m.,  we  preached 
again  in  the  same  Church,  confirmed  and  addressed  4. 

March  lb— Monday.  Tuscola,  S.  Stephen^s  Church.— 
7  :30  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Priest  in  charge,  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Smedes,  we  preached. 

March  1(> — Tuesday.  Shelbyville.  We  passed  several 
hours  in  conference  relative  to  an  ex-Presbyterian  minister, 
who  seeks  orders  in  the  Churcl«     We  decided  to  decline. 

March  18 — Thursday.  Petersburgh.  We  passed  the 
afternoon  and  evening  in  conference  about  the  condition  and 
prospects  of  the  Mission. 

March  2\— Second  Sunday    in  Lent.     Greenville,  the 

Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Missionary  in  charge  of  Grace  Church. 

9:30  a.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10:30  a.  m.. 
assisted  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  5,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3:30  p.  m., 
we  baptized  in  private  a  sick  child,  Bessie  Seymour,  daughter 
of  Stephen  M.  and  W.  C.  Hoiles,  born  10th  of  M^rch, 
1«8«),  in  Greenville.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  preached  in  the  same 
Church. 

March  22— Monday.  Collinsville,  Christ  Church,  Rev. 
J.  G.  Wright  in  charge.— 7  :30  p.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  8.     Large  congregation. 

March  2?^— Tuesday.  Greenup.— Accompanied  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Wright,  we  held  service  at  7  :30  p.  m.  in  the  Metho- 
dist Church,  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  7.  Would 
that  we  had  the  means  to  send  a  Missionary  to  this  place. 
After  the  service  we  blessed  the  New  House  of  our  hosts,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Sheesley.  The  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  with  a  heroism 
and  self-denial  worthy  of  all  praise,  rather  than  abandon  his 


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Missionary  field,  has  taken  charge  of  the  Public  School  in  the 
City  of  Greenville.     All  honor  to  such  a  man. 

March  24,  25  and  2ry-^  Wed ne^daj/,  Thursday  and 
Friday.  We  went  to  Dunkirk  for  our  Sister,  bein^r  allowed 
by  the  Physician  to  bring  her  to  her  home  in  Si)ringtield. 
The  Lake  Shore  Company  very  kindly  and  considerately  put 
the  President's  Car  at  our  disposal,  and  arranged  that  we 
should  come  direct  to  Springfield  from  Toledo,  via  the 
Wabash  railroad.  We  desire  to  record  our  thanks  to  the 
officials,  and    especially   to  C.  B.  Couch,  Esq.,  of  Cleveland, 

Ohio,  for  their  courtesy. 

March  2^— Friday.  At  5  p.  m.  we  reached  Si)ringfield 
in  safety,  and  before  6  o'clock  our  dear  Sister,  after  an 
absence  of  eight  months  and  passing  through  great  perils  by 
sea  and  by  land,    was  once  more   at  home.      Thanks  be  to 

God. 

Makch    2H— Third    Sunday   in  Lent.     Bloommgton,  S. 

Matthew's  Church,  Kev.  S.  P.  Simpson,  Rector.— 7  :30  a.  m., 
we  attended  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  by  the  Rector 
and  received.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  after  Matins. 
3  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  4:30  p.  m., 
we  confirmed  in  private  1.  7:30  p.  ra.,  in  same  Church, 
after  the  2d  Lesson  we  confirmed  and  addressed  B.  In 
all  7  for  Bloomington.  The  Rector's  field  has  been  a  hard 
one,  and  his  difficulties  have  been  many  and  great.  He  has 
brought  the  Parish  into  good  working  order.  The  Choir  of 
surpliced  men  and  boys  is  except ionably  good. 

March  2d-^Monday.  Went  to  Anna  on  legal  business 
for  S.  Anne  Mission.     The  guest  of  Dr.  Wardner. 

March  30— Tuesday.  Cairo.— Consulting  Archdeacon 
Davenport  on  matters  connected  with  our  colored  work,  and 
also  our  joint  work  on  the  projected  translation  of  the  Nicene, 
and  Post  Nicene  Fathers. 

March  31—  Wednesday,     Chicago.— LectuiXJ  at  Western 

Theological  Seminary. 

April  I— Thursday.     Chicago.— Lecture   at   Seminary. 


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ArRiL  2 — Friday.  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church,  the 
Rev.  Dean  Dresser  in  charge. — 7:30  p.  m.  After  Evensong 
by  the  Rector,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.    MacKellar,  we  preached. 

April  3 — Saturday.  Champaign. — Same  Church,  after 
Matins,  we  gave  a  meditation.  4  :30  p.  m.,  Danville,  Church 
of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  S.  T.  B.,  Rector. 
After  Evensong,  we  gave  a  meditation.  Miss  Kate  S.  Bishop, 
a  most  devoted  church- woman,  wx  are  happy  to  note,  has 
come  to  Danville  to  take  charge  of  the  Kindergarten.  May 
God  bless  her  and  prosper  her  work. 

April  4 — Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Danville,  same 
Church. — 10:30  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  8,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
3  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7  :30  p.  in.,  same 
Church,  we  preached. 

April  5 — Monday.  10  a.  m.  Same  Church,  after 
Matins  srave  meditation,  afterwards  visited  the  Schools. 
Thcv  are  in  excellent  order.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor  has  set 
an  example,  which  we  sincerely  wish  all  who  have  the  ability, 
would  follow;  he  has  for  years  remained  in  a  Parish,  which 
has  not  yet  been  able  to  pay  him  a  salary  sufficient  for  his 
support,  the  difference  he  has  supplied  out  of  his  own 
income,  and  remained  at  his  post.  It  will  be  observed  that 
the  margin  thus  covered  by  his  own  outlay  is  in  reality  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Taylor's  contribution  to  the  Missionary  treasury. 
For  the  information  of  his  Parish  we  would  state,  that  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Taylor  has  suffered  of  late  pecuniary  losses,  and  he 
can  no  longer  do,  as  he  has  heretofore  done,  largely  support 
himself  and  family.  To  lose  the. Rev.  Mr.  Taylor,  would  be 
a  blow,  not  only  to  Danvite,  Imt  to  the  Diocese.  We  beg  the 
good  people  of  his  Parish  to  see  that  their  Rector's  salary  is 
promptly  paid,  and  speedily  increased,  a  word  to  the  wise  is 
sufficient.  7  :30  p.  m..  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church.  After 
Evensong  by  the  Rector,  Dean  Dresser,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  2. 


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VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS. 


ApiiiL  8    and  9  —  Thursdaij  ami  Friday.      Chicago.— 

Lecture  in  Seminary. 

April  "d— Friday,  7  :30  [).  m.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Kcctor,  the  Rev.  W.  II.  Moore,  we  preached  in  Calvary 
Church,  Chicago.     The  offering  was  kindly  given  to  us. 

jVj»uil    U— Fifth   Sunday  in  Lent.     Davenport,  Iowa. 
Rev.   C.  K.    Hale,   D.    D.,    our  very   dear    Friend,   Dean.— 
7  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Dean   and    the   Rev.    \\  C.  Wolcott, 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  in  the  Cathedral.     \)  a.  m., 
we  gave  an  instruction  to  the  boys  of  Kemper   Hall,  who   are 
to  be  contirmed   next  Sunday.      10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  in 
the  Cathedral.     5   p.    m.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Paget,  we  made  an  address  to  the  young   Ladies  of  S.  Katha- 
rine's School.     7  :80  p.  m.     We  preached  again  in  the  Cathe- 
dral.    Our  visit    to  Davenport  was  in  every  way  delightful, 
and  the  only  drawback  was  the   absence  of  the   Bishop.     We 
were  charmingly  entertained  hy  Mrs.  Terry,  and  the  sight  of 
so  much  that  nuist  prove  for  all  times  a  source  of  benefit  to  the 
Church,  fills  one's  heart  with  gladness.     Added    to  this  was 
the  presence  of  Dean  Hale,  and  our  former  pu[)il  and    loved 
Presbyter,  the  Rev.  P.  C.  Wolcott.     We  heartily  congratulate 
our  dear    Brother,  the   Bishop  of  Iowa,  on   the    good    things 
which  he  has  in  possession,  and  in  prospect.     May  God   bless 
him  and  his  work. 

April  Vl— Monday.  Peoria.  —  At  the  Rev.  Robert 
Ritchie's  House,  we  met  by  appointment  the  Rev.  W.  F.  Wil- 
son, a  Methodist  Minister  of  Lacon,  Ills.,  in  reference  to  his 
entering  our  ministry.  Interview  satisfactory.  7:30  p.  m., 
Pekin,  S.  Paul's  Church,  Rev.  George  W.  West,  Rector. 
Rev.  Nelson  Ayres  preadied,  and  we  confirmed  and  addressed  5. 
April  lb— Tuesday.  Elkhart.— We  were  the  guest  of 
Mr.  Lawrence  and  Mr.  Gillett.  •  7:30  p.  m.,  service  in  the 
Union  Chapel.  We  w^ere  alone.  After  2d  Lesson  we  bap- 
tized one  adult  and  preached. 

April    16— Friday.     Belleville,    S.     George's    Church, 
Rev.  Dean  Harrison,  Rector.-^7 :  30  p.  m.     After  Evensong  by 


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the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  11.  This  is 
the  second  confirmation  for  the  Synodal  year.  Our  dear 
Brother,  the  Dean  of  Chester,  proves  a  worthy  successor  of 
the  first  Missionary,  the  Rev.  F.  M.  Clendenin,  whose  going 
from  us  we  shall  never  cease  to  regret.  After  service  in  S. 
George's  Church,  Belleville,  we  baptized  one  adult. 

April  }S—Pabn  Sunday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  Rev.  S.  H.  Gurteen,  Rector.— 11  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  28,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist. 7  :30  p.  m.  S.  John's  Chapel,  Rev.  Thos.  Hines,  Priest 
in  charge.  After  Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  10. 

April  20.— Tuesday.  Whitehall,  the  Rev.  Dean  Whit- 
marsh  in  charge.— 7  :30  p.  m.,  service  in  Presbyterian  Church. 
We  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4.  The  Rev.  Geor^^e 
Moore  of  Louisiana,  M«.,  was  present  and  assisted.  We 
were  hospitably  entertained  by  Mrs.  Bridges,  and  the  good 
people  of  Whitehall  were  so  affable  and  kind  that  we  hope  we 
may  soon  have  occasion  to  make  another  visit. 

April  21— Wednesday.  10  a.  m.  Carrollton.  Trinity 
Church,  Rev.  W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  Dean  of  Litchfield,  Rector. 
—We  preached,  confirmed  one,  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.— 7:30  p.  m.  Jerseyville,  Church  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  Dean  Whitmarsh  in  charge.  After  Evensonf^  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  3.  The 
Dean  of  Litchfield  magnifies  his  office  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
expression,  by  doing  his  duty  as  far  as  his  limited  means  will 
allow.     The  Dean  is  of  a  very  great  value  to  us. 

April  22— Maundy  Thursday.  Alton,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.— 8  p.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  28. 

April  23— Good  Friday.  Alton  — 8  a.  m.,  we  confirmed 
in  private  one.  10  a.  m.  In  S.  Paul's  Church,  assisted  by 
the  Rector,  we  said  the  Communion  Office  to  the  end  of  the 
Creed  and  preached.  In  same  Church  from  12  to  3  p.  m., 
we  gave  the  Meditations  in  the  three  hours  service.     In  same 


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Church  at  4  p.  m.,  we  confinnca  and  addres.^^cd  2,  in  all  31  for 
S  Paul's  Church,  Alton.  «  V-  m.  Edwardsville,  b. 
Andrew's  Mission.  After  Evensong  by  the  Archdeacon  we 
preached,  contirmed  and  addressed.!.  The  Kev.  F.  M.S. 
Taylor,  since  he  has  been  in  the  Diocese  of  Springheld,  has 
more  than  justified  the  reputation  with  which  he  came  to  u*, 
of  a  hardworking,  faithful  I'riest.  All  the  works  wh.ch  he  has 
undertaken,  have  by  (io.l's  blessing,  greatly  prospered 

Afkil  2b-Easte>-  Da,j.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Kedeemer, 
the  Yen.  F.  1>.  Davenport,  S.  T.  li..  Rector. -11  a.  ni.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7  :,W  p.  ni 
After  Evensong,  by  the  Archdeacon,  we  preached,  continued 
and  addressed  f..  After  the  congregation  ha.l  left  we  con- 
finned  one  woman,  who  could  not  bear  the  excitement  of  a 
public  service.  Cairo  is  a  thriving  city  and  the  Rector  is 
abreast  of  the  times.  A  new  church  will  be  built  dunng  the 
current  year,  and  we  hope  to  live  to  sec  Cairo  the  seat  of  a 
new  Diocese.  We  trust  that  the  good  people  of  Cairo  will  on 
no  account  allow  their  Rector  to  leave  them. 

Apkil  I'n— Easier  Momlaij.  East  St.  Louis.— 7 :45 
p  m  After  Evensong  by  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Taylor, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  7.  At  the  conclusion 
of  the  service  we  confirmed  an  adult,  who  could  not  leave  his 
work  earlier.  We  were  delighted  to  greet  our  highly  esteemed 
friend,  Mr.  R.  P.  Johnston  of  St.  Louis,  lie  renders  us  faith- 
ful and  good  service  in  acting  as  Lay  Reader  in  our  Mission 
in  East  St.  Louis.     Would  that  all  laymen  were  like  him. 

May  -l—Loxo  Sunday.  Springfield,  Si.  Paul's  Church. 
—11  a.  m.,  attended  service  and  received  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 4  p.  m.  In  same  Church,  we  addressed  the 
Sunday  School.  7  :30  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's  Chapel.  Mr.  Lloyd 
E.  Johnston  read  service,  >iiid  we  prcachetl.  This  is  a  work 
much  needed.     -May  God's  blessing  rest  upon  it. 

May  ^—Tuesday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.— 
10:30  a.m.  Opening  service  of  the  Ninth  Synod  of  the 
Diocese  of  Springfield.     The  Rev.  S.  II.  Gurteen,  Rector  of 


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S.  Paul's  Church,  Springfield,  preached  the  Sermon  by 
appointment  of  the  Bishop,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Smedes  acted  as  the 
Bishop's  Chaplain,  and  bore  the  Pastoral  Staff,  the  Bishop 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dean 
Simpson,  and  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor.  At  2  p.  m.,  the  Synod 
was  duly  organized.  At  3  p.  m.  the  Synod  took  a  recess  of 
half  an  hour,  during  which  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  S.  H.  Gur- 
teen, married  Mr.  Charles  Brown  and  Miss  MarvE,  Edwards, 
and  we  pronounced  the  benediction.  7  :3()  p.  m.  After  brief 
service  we  delivered  our  annual   address. 

May  5 — Wednesdai/.  The  Synod  concluded  its  business 
at  about  4  p.  m.,  and  after  prayers  offered  by  the  former 
Hector  of  S.  Paul's,  Springfield,  the  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee, 
S.  T.  B.,  we  pronounced  the  benediction,  and  the  Ninth  Synod 
was  at  an  end. 


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SUMMARY. 


CLERGY  TRANSFERRED. 

^    ,  July  10,  1885 

The  Kev.  P.  C.  Wolcott,  to  Iowa. /      '  ^gg^ 

The  Kev.  J.  R.  R.  Robinson,  to  Central  Pennsylvania ^;;0e^^^-^  '      f^ 

TheRev.J.H.Holst,toQvnncy March  8   1886 

The  Key.  W.  H.  Moore,  to  Chicago ^'^'"^      » 

CLERGY  RECEIVED. 

May  8,  1885 

Rev.  P.  Mc  Kim,  from  Minnesota .  i.    i8«r, 

Kev.  a.  K.  a  S,neae.  I.^U.   fro.  Non.>  ^^o^--—;;^:::::^  W'^  Zl 

Kev.  E.  M.  Peeke,  from  Missouri ^  , o   1 8ftr 

„ev.  A.  Kinney  Ha.,   tron.  Mis.^s.pp. •  •  Fe-jrua  .       « 

Rev.  Nelson  .Ures,  from  Mississippi ^^'**^'  ' 

POSTULANT  RECEIVED. 

Mr.  Wm.  T.  Shepeler,  from  New  York ^^y  ^^  ^^^^ 

CLERGY  ORDAINED. 

PRIESTS. 

May  31,  1885 

Rev.  E.  N.  Webber ^''''^      ' 

CLERGY  DECEASED. 

,   „  ,  ,  .  August  24,  1885 

Rev.  D.  F.  Hutchinson "*^"^ 

,    ,  341 

Services  attended *  ^^^ 

Sermons  delivered 

Addresses  delivered .^ 

Clergy  ordained,  Deacons,  1 ;  Priests,  1 ^ 

Clergy  removed  to  other  Dioceses *  * ' 

Clergy  received  from  other  Dioceses * 

Clergy  deceased ^^ 

Present  number  pf  Clergy ^^ 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders '^ 

Baptisms— Adults,  3 ;  Infants,  5 ^^^ 

Contirmations  in  the  Diocese  of  Springfield 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 

Total  Confirmations  for  Synodal  year 

Total  Confirmed  by  us  since  our  Consecration ^' 

Total  Confirmed  in  Diocese   of  Springfield ^'  ^^ 

Occasions  of  holding  Confirmation • 

.  Total  number  of  occasions  since  our  Consecration 

Marriages -  •  •  •  • ' 


SUMMARY. 


71 


' 


Celebrations  of  the  Holy  Eucharist 70 

Benediction  of  Houses 2 

Benediction  of  Church  furniture,  etc 4 

I5enediction  of  Graves j 

Meetings  of  Trustees  attended 1 1 

Commencements  of  Colleges,  etc.,  attended 5 

Persons  publicly  received  from  the  Roman  Obedience 2 

Visits  paid  to  Public  Institutions (j 

Lectures  delivered 39 

Parishes  and  Missions,  last  Report 52 

New  Missions  added  during  the  year 3 

Total  Parishes,  etc 55 

Church  Schools j 


SUMMARY  OF  DIOCESAN  STATISTICS. 

Clergy :  Bishop ^^ 

I*"^'«^^ '''''''''.'^.  2-  40 

1  )eacons "  *  ,, 

Onliimtions :  Deacons,  1 ;  Priests,  1 ^ 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders ^'. 

Parishes  and  Missions „ 

Diocesan  Institutions ^.^ 

Churches  and  Chapels ^ 

Schools .* ,"  i  *  ,T  I'M 

Baptisms :  Infants,  30(5 ;  Adults,  101 ;  not  specitled,  27 *^^^ 

Confirmed o  gGft 

Communicants ^^ 

Marriages yg 

Burials .^  Q2g 

Sunday  Schools— Teachers   and  Scholars '  ^^ 

Parish  Schools  reporting— Scholars *  ^  ^^  ^^^  ^^, 

Total  of  Offerings ' 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF    THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR, 


S.  T.  D.,  LL.  D., 


BISHOP  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


TO    THE 


TENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE 


MAV  3,  1887. 


BELLEVILLE; 

SOUTHERN   ILLINOIS   PRINTING   HOLSE. 

1SS7. 


ADDRESS. 


The  calling  of  the  roll  awakens  the  memories  of  school 
days.      It  was  a  very  commonplace  affair  then,  and  the  ab- 
sentees, who  failed  to  answer  to  their  names,  caused  scarcely 
a  thought,  since  they  came  again  on  the  morrow,  and  resumed 
their  places.      In  the  associations  of  later  life,  apart  from 
transient  assemblies  and  occasional  gatherings,  the  calling  of 
the  roll  assumes  a  very  much  more  serious  import.      The  list 
keeps  shifting  and  altering,  and  the  changes  remind  us  pain- 
fully of  the  instability  of  human  affairs.      Men  go  and  come, 
they  move   hither  and   thither,  and  we  bear  our  losses  with 
composure,  when  we  know  that  our  late  comrades  are  else- 
where on  the  earth,  sustaining  similar  relations  to  those,  which 
they  held  with  us,  perchance  in  a  larger  and  higher  sphere  of 
usefulness.     But  when  the  names  are  missed  from  the  records 
of  the  living,  because  they  have  appeared  above  the  graves 
of  the  departed,  there  comes,  beside  and  beyond  the  grief 
and   distress  which   death   causes,   a   bitter  pang,  as  we  are 
thus  helped,  nay  forced,  to  face   the   truth   that  the  fate  of 
others  will  soon  be  our  own.     That  we  too  must  drop  out  and 
be  forgotten,  save   as   less  and  less  frequently,  as  years  run 
on,  our  contemporaries,  who  survive,  growing^apidly  fewer 
and  fewer,   recall  us  to  memory  and  generouslv  exaggerate 
the  little  good  that  we  have  said  or  done.      Such  reflections 
are  suggested  as  we  gather  from  year  to  year  in  our  Annual 
^vnod,  and  steadily,  each  time  without  exception,  miss  from 
our  ranks   well-known   forms  and  faces,  and  hear  no  longer 
the   cordial   greeting   of   familiar   voices,  which   have  been 
hushed  m  death  since   last  we   met.      In  human   experience 
this  IS  an  oft  told  tale,  but  it  is  fresh  for  us,  as  it  repeats  itself 


bishop's  address. 


now  in  the  case  of  a  Priest  and  an  eminent  layman,  who  have 
gone  out  from  us  during  the  last  twelve  months. 

The  Rev.  Ralph  Byron  Hoyt  was  the   son  of  a  clergy- 
man.     The  straitened  means  of  his  parents  denied  him  the 
advantages  of  a  full  classical  and  theological  education.     He 
was  not  a  graduate  in  arts  nor  in  theology.      He  sought  to 
supply  these  defects,  as  far  as  practicable,  by  selt-culture, 
and   very  largely   he   succeeded.      Few   men   have   labored 
more   faithfullv  bv  svstematic  study  and  patient  observation 
to  improve   their  'talents,  than  did  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoyt.      His 
sermons  were  carefully  prepared  and  well  delivered,  and  his 
preaching  impressed  his  hearers  with  the  conviction  ot  his 
thorough  sincerity  and  goodness  of  heart.      Better  than  good 
sermons  was  his  life.      By  the  grace   of   God   he   made  his 
walk  and  conversation  a  living  example  to  win  men  to  Christ, 
Among  human  instrumentalities,  which  help  towards  this  re- 
sult, he  counted  the  influence  and  instruction  of  his  mother 
as  the  u;rcat€st.     He  never  tired  of  referring  to  her,  and  her 
memory  inspired  an  excellent  address,  which  he  deHvered  on 
the   Fourth   of  July,   choosing  for  his  theme,  -The  Culture 
and   Training   of   Children."     Naturally  his   reverence   and 
love   for  his  mother   drew   out  his  affections   very   strongly 
towards    children.     For   years    he    devoted    all    his    leisure 
moments    to    the    creation    and    development    of    a    plan    of 
Sundav  School  instruction,  which  he  termed  from  the  prin- 
ciple Jf  competition,  which  characterized  it,  the  ^^  Agonistic 
Sy^tcmr     He  undoubtedly  was  working  on  right  principles, 
and  the  chief  difliculties,  which  interfered  with  the  practical 
success  of   his  scheme,  lav  not  in  his  methods,  considered 
by  themselves,  but  in  the  material  with  which  he  was  forced 
to  deal  in  this  age  and  country,  unruly    children   scarcely 
knowing  restraint  at  home  or  abroad,  and  in  the  tendencies 
of   the ''day    and    the    spirit   of   our   people,   which   are   too 
impatient  of  results  to  allow  time  for  thoroughness  in  any 
department  of  study  or  work. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Hoyt  was  a  most  self-denying  man.     In 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


the  prosecution  of  his  missionary  labors  he  always  counted 
himself  last.     His  Lord  and  Master  was  first,  and  all  that 
appertained  to  Him.     He  stinted  himself  to  that  degree,  that 
he  passed  hungry  days  that  he  might  save  enough  to  buy  the 
alabaster  box,  and  associate  himself  with  the  penitent  Mary 
an  filling  the  house,  which  Jesus  honors  with  His  presence, 
Avith  the  fragrance  of  his  offerings,  which  had  cost  him  some- 
thing.    The  story  of  his  privations  is  full  of  pathos,  and  whe.n 
we  add  to  this  his  heroism  in  maintaining  his  post  of  duty 
up  to  the  extreme   point  of  human  endurance,   against  the 
ravages  of  an  incurable  disease,  we  can  readily  follow  him 
with  a  well  grounded  faith  to  that  better  country,  where  his 
divine    Master    rewards    him    with    His    commendation    and 
blesses  him  with  His  love.     These  traits  of  character,  which 
eminently  marked  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoyt,  as  a  minister  of  Christ, 
were  equally    conspicuous   in    the  broader   relations  of  life 
towards   all  with   whom   he    was    brought   in    contact.     His 
immediate  kinsfolk  have  reason  to  gratefully  remember  him 
for  his  noble,  unselfish  efforts  to  help  them  and  save  for  them 
something  from  a  property,  which  once  promised  to  be  pro- 
ductive.    Friends  near  and  remote,  so  far  as  he  could  serve 
Ihem,  were  the  recipients  of  his  kindness. 

It  is  more  than  a  conjecture  that  he  remained  unmarried 
lip  to  a  comparatively  late  period  of  life,  that  he  might  be  of 
greater  use  to  others,  in  a  measure  dependent  upon  him,  and 
more  profitable  to  the  ministry.  At  length  he  married,  when 
he  felt  that  he  was  free  to  do  so,  wisely  and  well.  In  a  few 
short  months,  not  ten,  from  his  wedding  day,  he  was  sum- 
moned to  his  rest  and  to  his  reward.  It  was  our  great  privi- 
lege to  have  him  for  our  guest  for  a  few  weeks  before  his 
departure  from  earth,  and  we  take  comfort  in  knowing  that 
we  were  able  to  minister  to  his  necessities  in  the  closing 
hours  of  his  very  humble,  but  useful  and  holy  life. 

Judge  Samuel  H.  Treat,  the  layman,  whom  we  miss 
from  our  deliberations  for  the  first  time  since  Springfield 
became  a  Diocese,  and  whose  presence  in  the  Conventions  of 


bishop's  address. 


Illinois    must  date  back  nearly  tifty  years,  was  a  native  of 
New  York  State.     He  became  a    Churchman    through    the 
influence  of  his  wife,  and,  as  often  happens  in  the  case  of 
those  who  do  not,  so  to  speak,  inherit  the  Church,  but  are 
led  to  admit  and  accept  its  claims  by  reading  and  reflection, 
the  Judge  was  a  thorough  Churchman,  a  Churchman  from 
principle,  and  not  from  choice,  or  caprice,  or  accident.     The 
natural    bent  of   his  mind  and  his  legal  studies  predisposed 
him  to  examine  authorities,  and  weigh  evidence,  before  he 
reached  conclusions,  and  hence  he  was  not  hasty  in  taking  a 
step,  but  when  he  did,  as  might   have    been    anticipated  it 
was  well  considered,  and    he    was    firm    and    strong   in   his 
position.     He  saw  clearly  that  the  Church  of  Christ,  if  it  be 
really  His,  must   be  rooted  in  history,  and  a  history  which 
reaches  back  to  Him  when  He  was  here  on  earth ;   anything 
short  of  this  would  separate  it  from  Him  in  time,  and  leave 
the  interval,  be  it  long  or  short,  without  His  Church.     He 
saw,  moreover,  that  the  Church,  if  in  any  sense  it  could  be 
called  the  Kingdom  of  Christ,  must  have  an  organized  gov- 
ernment under  Him,  as  the  King;  hence  its  ministry  must  be 
official,  as  representing  the  offices    of   the  sovereign  Head, 
and  hence,  as  human  life  is  limited  to  three  score  years  and 
ten,  or  four  score  years,  there  must  of    necessity   be    in    a 
polity  administered  by  men  a  succession  of  officers  to  hand 
on  and  perpetuate  the  office.     He  knew,  for  the   science  of 
law  taught  him  as  much,  that  the  perpetuity  of  government 
depends  upon  the  continuity  of  the  chief  or  presiding  office, 
which  is  to  the  kingdom  or  state  what  the  spinal  chord  is  to 
the    human   body,    the    channel    of   vitality    and   of   all   the 
ner\'Ous  activities;    hence,  in  an  empire  there    must   be    an 
imperial  succession,  in  a  kingdom  a  royal  succession,  in    a 
repubHc    a   presidential    succession,  and   in   the  Church  an 
apostolical    succession.      These    principles   the   Judge    saw 
clearly  and   grasped   firmly.      In    professional   life    he    was 
advanced  at  a  very  early  age  to  the  bench,  and  passed  into 
the  ser\'ice  of  the  judici'ary  of  the  United  States  more  than 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


thirty  years  ago.  As  a  judge  he  was  highly  respected  and 
esteemed,  and  his  opinions,  as  we  are  informed  by  those 
qualified  to  speak  on  the  subject,  reflect  credit  upon  him  for 
his  ability  and  legal  attainments.  Few  men  were  ever 
more  reticent  and  secretive  and  undemonstrative  than  he. 
These  qualities  kept  his  friends  at  a  distance.  It  was  not 
that  he  repelled  them,  or  was  severe  and  morose — on  the 
contrary,  he  was  gentle  and  kind — but  his  few  words,  his 
staid  and  dignified  manner,  his  indisposition  to  encourage 
intimacy,  tended  to  isolate  him,  and  to  make  him,  especially 
since  his  wife's  decease  four  years  ago,  an  eminently 
lonely  man,  in  the  midst  of  a  large  city  filled  with  his 
acquaintances  and  friends.  It  is  much  to  be  lamented 
that  thij  was  the  case,  for  doubtless  his  secluded  life, 
and  his  natural  habit  of  procrastination,  strengthened  by 
advancing  3'ears  and  increasing  infirmities,  explain  the  fact 
that  he  left  no  will,  and  failed  to  set  his  worldly  affairs 
in  such  order  as  might  have  been  anticipated.  Men  of 
high  position  and  few  words  are  likely  to  leave  behind 
them  a  legacy  of  terse,  sententious  remarks,  which  are 
long  remembered  and  quoted.  Judge  Treat  made  his  con- 
tribution, and  probably  a  large  one,  in  this  way,  if  we  could 
gather  from  his  companions  and  friends  the  wise  sayings, 
which  they  have  heard  drop  from  his  lips  and  deemed 
worthy  of  preservation.  One  such  we  recall,  and  though  it 
may  not  be  original  with  him,  he  made  it  his  by  acting  upon 
it  as  the  rule  of  his  official  administration.  Judge  Treat 
was  accustomed  to  close  his  Court  on  Good  Friday,  de- 
claring *nhat  he  would  not  share  the  bench  as  an  associate- 
with  Pontius  Pilate."  All  Springfield  knew  the  Judge,  and. 
all  Springfield  will  miss  him ;  a  larger  circle  too  will  take  note, 
of  his  absence  with  regret,  the  lawyers  and  others  who  fre- 
quented his  Court.  While  health  and  strength  permitted  he 
was  rarely  away  from  his  place  in  Church,  and  on  the  day 
before  he  died,  not  dreaming  that  death  was  so  near,  he 
begged  that  no  eulogy  should  be  permitted  at  his  funeral,. 


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bishop's  address. 


saying  that  he  deserved  none,  and  that  as  a  sinner  he  looked 
to  Christ  for  mercy. 

Leaving  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  and  we  thank  God 
that  we  are  not  compelled  to  linger  longer  in  making  mention 
of  our  dead,  we  must  speak  of  two  beyond  our  jurisdiction, 
who  have  passed  from  earth  not  long  ago,  and  who  deserve 
recognition  at  our  hands.      The  Rev.  Dr.  George  W.  Dean, 
Chancellor  of  the  Diocese  of  Albany,  and  Alumni  Professor 
of  the  Evidences  of  Christianity  in  the  General  Theological 
Seminary  was  once  a  Presbyter  of  the  undivided  Diocese  of 
Illinois.     In  1874,  when  representing  the  Parish  of  Freeport 
in  the  Convention  held  in  that  year  in  Chicago,  he  nominated 
your  Bishop  to  fill  the  vacancy  then  recently  created  by  the 
death  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Whitehouse.    Dr.  Dean's  nominee 
was  elected  Bishop  of  IlHnois  by  a  majority  of  seven  on  the 
part  of  the  clergy  and  seven  on  the  part  of  the  laity,  and, 
after  an  interval  of  less  than  four  years,  he  was  allowed  to 
take  possession  of  three-hfths  of  the  original  territorial  juris- 
diction, to  which  he  was    chosen,  and  became,  as  he  now 
remains,  the  Bishop  of  Springtield.     The  Rev.  Dr.  Dean  was 
a  remarkable  man.      We  knew  him  as  a  student  in  Columbia 
College,  when  he  led  a  recluse  life  in  a  dark,  dingy  room 
in  an  antiquated    building  in  New  Street,  New  York  City. 
Little  did  the  lawyers  and  brokers  and  bankers,  who  occu- 
pied offices  all  around  him,  dream  that  there  w\as  one  among 
them,  a  pale-faced  youth  with  black  hair  and   spare    form, 
who  was  as  busy  with  the  material  of  the  past,  as  they  were 
with  that  of  the  present,  and  that,  while  they  were  eagerly 
striving  after    the    acquisition    of   gold,  he    was    ever    more 
ea<»-erlv  seekin<r  to   ^ain    and    store    away    the    treasures    of 
learning.     His  student  life  was  eminently  Ipnely,  one  might 
almost  say,  dismal.      The    quarter   where  he  lodged.  Wall 
Street  and  its  vicinity,  was  crowded  by  day;  it  was  deserted 
by  night.      The    lawyers,  brokers,  bankers  took    their   de- 
parture, when  the  sun  went  down,  to  their  happy  homes  and 
cheerful  friends,  and    left   the  student   to   himself^  and    his 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


9 


books.  The  day  with  its  throngs  brought  no  sympathy  to 
him.  What  community  of  feeling  could  there  be  between 
u^schylus  and  the  price  of  stocks,  and  the  equations  of 
Analytical  Geometry  and  the  uproar  of  the  Board  of  Brokers  ? 
Even  the  necessary  meals  brought  little  to  relieve  the  loneli- 
ness of  that  isolated  life.  Tw^o,  a  scanty  breakfast  and  an 
equally  scanty  supper,  were  prepared  and  eaten  in  that 
solitary  chamber;  the  third,  about  midday,  w^as  taken  at  a 
neighboring  restaurant.  His  few  associations  with  the  living 
came  from  his  class-mates  and  his  pupils,  since  he  was 
forced  to  teach  in  order  to  defray  his  expenses  while  he 
studied.  In  due  time  he  graduated  with  high  honor  from 
College,  and,  passing  through  the  General  Theological  Semi- 
nary, was  ordained  Deacon  and  Priest  by  the  Bishop  of 
New  York.  It  was  our  happiness  to  have  the  young  clergy- 
man assigned  to  us,  as  a  helper,  in  the  w^ork  of  organizing 
and  building  up  St.  Stephen's  College,  Annandale,  N.  Y. 
We  passed  a  year  together  in  the  prosecution  of  our  labors, 
and  a  profitable  year  it  w^as.  We  lived  together  in  the 
closest  intimacy,  and  outside  of  our  parochial  and  school 
duties  we  read  together  as  a  recreation  in  the  evening  the 
dramas  of  Sophocles  and  several  of  the  comedies  of  Aris- 
tophanes. The  field  then  was  too  limited  to  retain  him 
beyond  his  Diaconate,  and  he  passed  to  other  spheres  of  use- 
fulness until  he  reached  the  highly  honorable  posts  which  he 
held  at  the  time  of  his  lamented  death — the  Chancellor- 
ship of  the  Diocese  of  Albany,  and  the  Alumni  Professorship 
of  the  Evidences  of  Christianity  in  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Dean  was  a  scholar  of  great  and  varied 
attainments.  His  reading  had  been  enormous  and  his  mem- 
ory was  very  retentive,  and  well  disciplined.  He  w^as,  we 
may  say,  a  living  encyclopaedia.  Few  subjects  could  be 
mentioned  with  which  he  was  not  familiar,  and  upon  w^hich 
he  could  not  pour  forth  floods  of  information.  While  his 
iearning  was  so  vast  and  varied,  it  must  also  be  stated   tha 


lO 


BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


as  a  scholar  he  was  exquisitely  accurate.  Quality  in  his 
case  was  not  sacriticed  to  quantity;  on  the  contrary,  as  he 
went  on  accumulating  his  treasures  and  increasing  their 
amount,  he  seemed  to  sharpen  and  intensify  the  faculty  of 
mastering  what  he  learned  and  knowing  it  thoroughly.  A 
word  of  still  higher  praise  remains  to  be  said  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dean  than  that  he  was  an  eminent  scholar;  he  w^as  a  faithful 
Priest  and  a  devoted  servant  of  his  divine  Master.  We  sin- 
cerely sympathize  with  the  Bishop  of  Albany  in  the  great 
loss  which  he  has  sustained.  The  place  made  vacant  by 
Dr.  Dean    cannot  easily  be  filled. 

While  our  Diocese  did  not  fall  heir  to  any  of  the 
noble  benefactions  of  Miss  Wolfe,  still  her  example  is 
ours,  and  we  ought  with  grateful  hearts  to  thank  God 
for  it.  It  is  so  rare  to  tind  the  wealthy — indeed,  we 
may  say,  those  in  any  condition  of  life — adequately  re- 
membering God  in  their  wills,  putting  Him  first  and  be- 
fore all  others  in  their  list  of  heirs,  and  giving  Him  at  least 
a  tenth  of  their  estates,  that  when  one  like  Miss  Wolfe  comes 
before  the  public  eye,  tithing  her  great  wealth  for  the  benefit 
of  her  fellow-men  and  the  glory  of  her  Maker,  and  Re- 
deemer, and  Sanctitier,  attention  ought  to  be  called  to  her, 
and  all  who  own  that  they  love  God  and  desire  to  serve  Hirrt 
and  honor  Him,  ought  to  be  bidden  to  copy  her  example.  It 
is  worth  a  great  deal  to  us ;  it  is  over  and  above  her  splendid 
gifts  in  money,  and  buildings,  and  land;  it  is  a  bequest^ 
which  she  left  to  us,  without  naming  it  in  her  will;  it  is  the 
legacy  of  an  upright  and  well-spent  life,  a  holy  death,  and  a 
conscientious  disposition  of  her  worldly  goods  after  death. 
Her  wealth  was  enormous,  and  the  proportion  of  it  w^hich 
she  devised  for  the  benefit  of  otfhers  to  the  glory  of  God,  is 
large,  but  better  than  the  gift  is  the  giver,  more  valuable  than 
the  costly  endowments  and  generous  donations  is  the  example 
in  life  and  in  death  of  Catharine  Lorillard  Wolfe. 

The  calling  of  the  roll  in  the  House  of  Bishops  is  much 
more  solemn  than  it  is  in  the  annual  assemblies  of  clergy  and 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


ir 


laity  in  the  several  Dioceses.  The  constituencies  of  these 
bodies  change  from  year  to  year  from  various  causes,  other 
than  those  occasioned  by  death.  Not  so  with  the  Bishops; 
their  tenure  of  office  is  for  life,  and  rarely  do  their  places 
become  vacant,  save  it  be  in  consequence  of  their  decease. 
Their  meetings,  too,  are  less  frequent  than  the  Diocesan. 
Conventions,  or  Councils,  or  Synods.  Sometimes  three  full 
years  separate  the  sessions  of  the  gathered  Episcopate,  and 
as  mature  age  is  one  of  the  qualifications  for  admission  to  the 
ofiice,  it  must  of  necessity  result,  that  a  considerable  pro- 
portion of  the  whole  number  must  always  be  far  advanced 
beyond  middle  life,  and  some,  a  few  at  least,  must  be  very 
old  men.  Hence  it  can  scarcely  happen  now,  when  the 
number  of  Bishops  has  grown  to  over  sixty,  that  the  House 
can  convene,  as  it  separated  when  last  it  met,  without  a  break 
or  change  in  its  personnel.  The  calling  of  the  roll,  therefore^ 
tells  by  its  omissions  with  an  unmistakable  significance  of  the 
ravages  of  death  among  the  Bishops.  Graded  by  seniority 
of  consecration,  advancement  up  the  list  from  the  bottom 
towards  the  top  is  Hke  marching  with  solemn  and  measured 
step  to  one's  grave.  It  is,  of  course,  true,  that  the  Bishops 
are  not  taken  out  of  the  world  in  the  order  of  seniority;  some- 
times, not  infrequently,  the  younger  are  cut  down,  and  the 
older  remain;  but  as  the  proverb,  **The  old  must  die,  the 
young  may,"  sums  up  the  average  of  human  experience,  we 
may  expect  that  the  more  aged  Bishops  will  first  be  called 
and  leave  their  places  vacant.  Not  nine  years  have  passed 
since  we  were  consecrated,  and  our  name  stood  last  upon  the 
hst.  Now  twenty  are  below  us,  and  sixteen^  who  preceded 
us,  are  gone.  Of  these  sixteen,  three  have  been  called  away 
since  our  last  Annual  Synod,  and  they  are  among  the  most 
aged  and  eminent  of  our  body:  The  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Horatio 
Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  WilHam  Mer- 
cer Green,  Bishop  of  Mississippi,  and  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Alfred 
Lee,  Bishop  of  Delaware  and  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  Amer- 
lean  Church.     It  becomes  us  to  say  a  word  of  our  deceased 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


Brethren,  so  venerable  in  years,  and  so  distinguished  in  posi- 
tion and  honors,  and  in  the  case  of  the  kite  Bishop  of  New 
York,  to  indulge  our  personal   affection  in  a  more   extended 

notice. 

The  late  Bishop  of  Delaware,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Lee. 
died  in  his  picturesque  home  on  the  banks  of  the  river  which 
gave  name  to  the  State  and  his  Diocese,  on  Tuesday,  the  I2th 
of  last  month,  (April).  He  was  on  the  verge  of  four  score 
years,  the  allotted  term  of  human  life,  his  next  birth-day, 
September  9th,  completing  the  measure,  as  he  was  bom  in 

1807. 

He  was  called  at  an  unusually  early  age  to  the  Episco- 
pate in  1841,  and  sat  as  the  first  Bishop  of  his  See  for  nearly 
six  and  forty  years.  When  Dr.  Lee  was  consecrated,  Oct. 
1 2th,  1841,  there  were  but  twenty  Bishops  in  the  Church  in 
the  United  States;  when  he  died  there  were  sixty-five,  and 
two  Bishops-elect  awaiting  consecration,  and  two  vacancies 
to  be  filled,  in  all  sixty-nine.  A  wonderful  growth,  as  he 
rose  from  the  bottom  of  the  list  to  the  top,  and  saw  the 
twenty  who  greeted  him  as  flieir  youngest  Brother,  ''the 
baby  Bishop,"  as  the  youngest  Bishop  is  familiarly  called, 
Avhen  he  entered  the  House  on  his  Consecration,  since  the 
General  Convention  was  in  session  at  the  time  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  and  he,  therefore,  immediately  took  his  place 
among  his  Brethren;  a  wonderful  growth,  we  say,  has 
taken  place,  since  Bishop  Lee  in  1841  saw  twenty  Bishops 
in  advance  of  him,  with  none  behind  him,  and  in  1887  looked 
back  upon  sixty-four  behind  him,  and  he  the  first,  the  Pre- 
siding Bishop.  The  twenty  had  sunk  into  the  grave,  and  he, 
the  vountrest,  had  become  the  oldest  in  office,  and  placed  his 
Diocese,  among  the  smallest  in  the  American  Church,  in  the 
same  rank  with  Canterburv,  and  York,  and  Armagh,  and 
Dublin,  as  a  Primatial  ^ee,  governing  a  Province,  and 
virtually  making  its  incumbent  an  Archbishop. 

Bishop  Lee  was  very  far,  almost  as  far  as  possible,  from 
taking  to  himself  titles  and  distinctions.     In  life  and  tastes  he 


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was  very  simple  and  unostentatious.  But  the  reality  may 
exist  without  the  name,  and  the  American  Church,  as  now 
constituted,  is  in  fact  one  huge  province,  and  the  Bishop, 
who  presides  over  it,  is  in  effect  an  Archbishop.  The  con- 
trasts show  the  growth,  and  we  suggest  them  as  illustrating 
in  an  interesting  way  the  advance,  which  we,  as  a  branch  of 
God's  Church,  have  made,  during  the  episcopate  of  the  late 
Presiding  Bishop.  The  theological  position  of  Bishop  Lee 
was  seriously  affected,  and  permanently  influenced  by  the 
experiences,  which  almost  immediately  fell  upon  him  as  he 
entered  the  Episcopate .  The  Tractarian  excitement  in  England 
was  on  the  increase,  this  country  felt  and  was  feeling  more 
and  more  the  shock.  Rome  had  not  yet  put  up  the  bars, 
which  now  shut  out  all  but  ultramontanists  from  her  com- 
munion, eminent  and  godly  men  had  gone  and  were  going 
into  the  papal  schism,  alarm  was  felt  on  all  sides  and  gener- 
ated strife,  bitterness,  wrath,  persecution.  Good  men  and 
true  caught  the  distemper,  ecclesiastical  trials  were  promoted,, 
parties  were  formed,  party  lines  were  drawn,  men  were 
judged  not  by  their  lives  and  works,  but  by  their  affiliations, 
and  the  dismal  lesson  was  learned  of  shutting  persons  out 
from  preferment,  not  for  any  want  of  capacity  or  learning  or 
intrinsic  worth,  but  because  they  could  not  conscientiously 
pronounce  the  partisan  shibboleths,  nor  bring  themselves  to 
accept  the  partisan  beliefs,  nor  sustain  the  partisan  methods. 
Those  were  evil  days,  and  the  air  was  infected  with  distrust, 
suspicion,  strife,  backbiting,  slandering,  malice,  and  it  was 
next  to  impossible  for  any  one  to  escape  an  unnatural  heating 
of  his  blood,  if  he  did  not  actually  take  the  fever.  It  speaks 
volumes  for  one's  inner  spiritual  life  and  steadiness  of  head 
and  goodness  of  heart,  if  he  controlled  himself  when  breath- 
mg  such  an  atmosphere  of  noxious  vapors,  and  moving  in  the 
midst  of  such  disordered  spirits  and  unruly  tongues.  Such 
praise,  if  not  without  qualification,  must  be  accorded  the  late 
Presiding  Bishop.  He  struggled  against  the  prevailing  influ- 
ences of  the  locality  where  he  lived,  the  effect  of  which  was. 


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bishop's  address. 


to  render  a  man  the  blind  slave  of  party,  and  while  he  did 
not  escape  a  permanent  impression  from  these  earlier  experi- 
ences of  his  episcopate,  still  he  rose  superior  to  the  worse 
consequences  of  the  theological  malaria  and  secured  and 
retained  to  the  last  the  respect' and  esteem  of  all,  as  a  good 
man,  striving  to  do  his  duty. 

The  late   Bishop   Green,   of  Mississippi,   was  an   older 
-man  in  years  than  the   Presiding  Bishop,  but  he   was   con- 
secrated nearly  nine  years  later,  in  1850.     He  was  born  in 
the    last    century,    in    1798,    and    consequently    was    rapidly 
approaching  his  ninetieth  year.     His  episcopate  falls  into  two 
divisions,  separated  by  the  civil  war,  the  first,  full  of  pros- 
perity and  spiritual  increase,  the  second,  disastrous,  with  a 
Diocese  desolate,  and  a  people  impoverished.     No  man  could 
have   borne   his  honors  more  meekly,  or  endured   his   mis- 
fortunes more  bravely  and  patiently  than  the  saintly  Bishop 
of  Mississippi.     In  the  sack  of  Jackson  his  house  was  burned 
and  his  property,  even  his  sermons,  were  ruthlessly  destroyed. 
When   first   he  came  to  the   north,  fresh  from   such   severe 
experiences,    it   was    our   great   privilege    to    represent   the 
Eishop   of  New  York,  who   was   away  from   the  city  on  a 
-visitation,  in  extending  to  our  Southern  Father  in  God  the 
best   hospitality  that  we   could   afford,   and,   in   seeking  by 
assiduous    attention    to    his    wants    and    comforts,    to    make 
reparation  for  the  hardships  which  he  had  suffered.     Well 
do  we  recall  his  gratitude  for  our  kindness,  which  seemed 
to  us  all  too  little  for  the  dear  old  man,  so  gentle  and  tender- 
hearted, who  had  come  to  us  through  such  great  tribulation 
as  that  dreadful  war  had  inflicted  on  him  and  his.     Well  do 
we   recall   the   forgiving  spirit   with   which   he   detailed   the 
severity   with   which  he   had  been  treated,   and  the   losses, 
which  he  had  sustained.     The  remembrance  is  refreshing. 
It  speaks  of  the  grace  of  God  manifest  in  a  fellow-being, 
stripped  of  everything,  like  Job,  with  the  results  of  his  life- 
work    scattered    to    the    winds,    smarting    from    recent    and 
personal    injuries,   yet   seeking   to    excuse    those    who   had 


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wronged  him,  adding  from  time  to  time  as  he  was  relating 
his  tragic  story,  the  caution,  ''You  know  it  is  what  we  must 
expect  in  time  of  war ;  generals  cannot  always  restrain  their 
soldiers,  and  when  men  are  maddened  by  pillage,  they  know 
not  what  they  do.'*  It  might  have  been  expected  that  we 
would  have  framed  these  excuses  for  our  men,  but  no,  he, 
the  sufferer,  was  striving  to  moderate  our  righteous  indigna- 
tion, while  we  were  simply  listening  to  the  recital  of  his 
sufferings.  It  needs  not  that  we  should  go  on.  No  one 
else  could  tell  this  incident  in  the  good  Bishop's  life,  and 
it  shows  at  once  his  character.  It  reveals  how  closely  he 
followed  his  divine  Master,  how  Christ-like  was  ^  the  first 
Bishop  of  Mississippi. 

Within  a  month  after  the  consecration  of  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Horatio  Potter,  as  Provisional  Bishop  of  New  York,  he 
admitted  us  to  the  Diaconate  on  the  17th  of  Dec^ember, 
1854,  the  anniversary  of  the  consecration  of  Archbishop 
Parker  in  1559.  I"  ^^^^  following  September,  Bishop  Potter 
ordained  us  to  the  Priesthood,  and  on  the  Feast  of  St. 
Barnabas,  1878,  in  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  he,  w^ith 
in' fie  others  assisting,  consecrated  us  to  the  Episcopate. 
Our  ministerial  life,  therefore,  in  all  its  grades  is  derived 
from  him.  He  was  the  only  Bishop  whom  we  ever  had 
over  us  in  the  Lord,  until  we  were  called  ourselves  to 
take  the  weighty  charge  of  the  over-sight  of  a  Diocese. 
Nearly  nine  years  have  separated  us  from  his  paternal  care 
and  love,  and  now  we  are  called  upon  to  mourn  his  death. 
In  his  departure  a  great  deal  has  gone  out  from  this  world 
for  us.  He  was  to  us  in  a  very  emphatic  sense,  '*the 
Bishop,"  and  while  we  admit  the  personal  element  in  this 
feeling,  still  we  claim  that  his  life  and  administration  amply 
justify  his  occupying  the  place  naturally  assigned  him  by 
our  reverence  and  affection.  The  Church  in  this  country 
owes  more  to  Bishop  Horatio  Potter  under  God,  than  has  ever 
yet  been  told,  or  will  probably  ever  be  known.  He  was 
called  to  preside  over  the  imperial  Diocese  in  our  Church  in 


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bishop's  address. 


perilous  times.  The  preceding  decade  had  been  marked  by 
events,  which  entered,  Hke  iron,  into  men's  souls,  and  stirred 
their  passions  deeply,  often  maddened  them  with  rage.  New 
York  was  the  territory  on  which  the  tiercest  theological 
battles  had  been  fought,  and  the  most  distressing  exhibitions 
of  partisan  malignity  had  been  displayed. 

The    Cary    ordination,    and    the    Onderdonk    trial    had 
driven  men  asunder  into  hostile  camps,  and  while  all  were 
not    made    foes,   still   the   miasma    of    religious    controversy 
seemed  to  rest  like  a  cloud  upon  almost  all   intellects   and 
distill  poison  into  almost  all  hearts.     Few,  very  few,  escaped 
the  dire  effects  of  the  evil  temper  of  the  dme.     The  domestic 
hearth,  the  social  circle,  the  Sunday  School,  the  pulpit,  nay 
the  chancel  and  the  altar  were  invaded  by  the  vile  spirit  of 
partisan  malignity  and  hate.     Among  the  few,  who  passed 
through   the   storm   and  yet  seemed  scarcely   to  have   been 
touched  by  it,  was  the  then  Rev.  Dr.  Horatio  Potter.     He 
was  not  insensible  to  the  issues  at  stake,  nor  was  he  indit- 
ferent  as  to  the  results.     He  formed  his  judgments,  and  he 
lived  and  learned -as  days  passed,  but  he  kept  himself  by  the 
help  of  God  from   the  strife  of  tongues.     He  was  aided  in 
this    course    by   his   temperament   and    character.     He    was 
naturally  calm  and  cautious;   he  was  not  easily  excited,  nor 
drawn  aside  from  the  even  tenor  of  his  way.     Twice  he  was 
abroad  during  the  heat  of  the  conflict,  and  the  needed  rest 
from   severe   parochial   labor  enabled  him   to   gain   a   more 
comprehensive   view    of    men    and    affairs,  than    if    he    had 
remained  at  home  all  the  time  shut  up  in  the  narrow  sphere 
of  a  provincial  city,  feeding  intellectually  upon  the  inflamed 
religious  literature   of  the  day.     God  seemed  to  have  pre- 
pared him  for  his  post  and  work  by  natural  gifts,  and  to  have 
trained  him  thus  prepared  by  so  ordering  the  conditions  and 
circumstances  of  his  life  as  to  qualify  him  with  exquisite  fltness 
for  the  extremely  delicate  and  arduous  duties  and  responsi- 
bilities, which  he  was  desdned  to  assume,  when  he  became 
Provisional    Bishop   of    New   York,  in    1854.     ^lis   Quaker 


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parentage  with  the  peculiar  excellencies  inherited  from  that 
Stock;  his  singularly  pure  and  upright  boyhood  and  youth, 
passed  amid  rural  scenes  and  occupadons;  the  comparadvely 
late  period  at  which  he  pursued  his  academic  and  theological 
studies,   enabling   him    in   consequence   more   thoroughly   to 
appreciate  and   appropriate  the  value  of  what  he   learned; 
his  experience  as  a  teacher  in  impardng  knowledge,  as  well 
as  in  gaining  it:   his  sojourn  for  many  years,  as  Rector  of 
St.  Peter's  Church,  Albany,  in  the  capital  of  the  great  state^ 
where  he  came  familiarly  and  habitually  in  contact  with  the 
brightest  and  best  men  of  the  age  and  country— these  things 
entered  as  elements  into  the  trailing  which  he  had  received, 
when  he  was  called  upon  to  take  up  the  pastoral  staff  which 
Bishop  Wainwright  had  laid  down,  just  two  months  and  one 
day  before.     The  abnormal  condiuon  of  affairs  in  the  Diocese 
of  New  York,  when  Dr.  Potter  and  his  Predecessor  were 
consecrated,  is  indicated  by  the  title,  **  Provisional  Bishop," 
which  they   bore.     This   was   occasioned   by   the    trial    and 
inderinite  suspension  of  Bishop  B.  T.  Onderdonk,  in  the  early 
part  of  the  year  1845.     As  the  canons  then  stood,  although 
the  Bishop  was  rendered  incapable  of  performing  any  episco- 
pal duty,  no  permanent  relief  could  be  afforded  the  Diocese 
by  tlie  election  of  an  assistant  or  coadjutor  Bishop..     It  was 
not  until  1850  that  a  canon  was  enacted  to  meet  the  exigen- 
cies of  this  special  case,  and,  under  the  provisions  of  this 
legislation,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wm.  Creighton  was  chosen  Provi- 
sional  Bishop,  the  name  by  which  the  Bishop  elected  under 
these  peculiar  circumstances  was  known,  and  declined;  in  the 
tollowing  year  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wainwright  was  selected  and 
accepted  and  was  duly  consecrated.     His  episcopate,  full  of 
labors  and  abundant  in  promise,  was  very  brief.     In  less  than 
two  years  he  was  dead,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Horatio  Potter  was 
chosen  to  succeed  by  the  Diocesan  Convention,  which  met, 
in  Its  annual  session,  a  few  days  after  the  decease  of  Bishop 
\\  ainwright.     He  was  duly  consecrated  in  Trinity  Church, 
New  York,  on  the  22d  of  November,  1854.     Bishop  Wain- 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


Wright  had  not  been  afforded  time  to  set  things  in  order  and 
clear  the  way  for  systematic  work  and  administration,  before 
he  was  called  to  his  account.  More  than  seven  years  had 
passed  between  the  suspension  of  Onderdonk  and  the  con- 
secration of  Wainwright,  and  during  that  long  interval  the 
Diocese  was  without  episcopal  oversight.  xV  well  ordered 
family  in  a  state  of  peace  and  charity  may  safely  be  left  for 
a  time  without  parental  control,  but,  when  the  household  is 
in  wild  disorder,  and  child  is  at  enmity  with  child,  it  is 
extremely  hazardous  to  remove  the  head,  and  take  away  the 
authoritv  which  usually  governs  and  restrains. 

New   York  was  in   no  suitable  condition  to  be  deprived 
of  its  Father  in  God  in  1845.     The  causes  which  led  up  to  the 
trial  and  suspension  of  its  Hishop  had  operated  disastrously 
alike  upon   both  the    clergy  and  laity  of    the   Diocese,    and 
thrown  them  into  a  state  of  confusion  and  insubordination, 
calling  for  judicious  supervision  and   direction   at  the   very 
moment  when  they  were  to  lose  both,  and  that,  too,  for  long 
years  to  come.     The  administration  of  the  Standing  Commit- 
tee, supplemented  by  the  occasional  services  of  neighboring 
Bishops,  called  in  for  the  purpose,  was  no  adequate  substitute 
for  the  oversight  of  its  own  Bishop,  and  in  consequence  the 
Diocese  was  in  a  sadly  unsettled  state  when  l^ishopWainwright 
and,  after  a  brief  interval.  Bishop  Potter  were  summoned  to 
take  the  helm.     Party  lines  were  strongly  and  often  sharply 
drawn:   personal  animosities   were   common:   old   tends  and 
hatreds  still  lingered.     There  was  a  sort  of  truce,  a  half-hour 
of  silence,  after  the  consecration,  to  see  during  the  suspense  of 
what  disposition  the  new  Bishop  was,  and  what  line  he  would 
take    in   the    management    of    ecclesiastical    affairs.     It    can 
readily  be  seen  that  had  Bishop  Potter  been  a  man  of  war 
he  would  have  had  abundant  cause  for  opening  his  campaign 
without  delay.      He  could  have  had  ecclesiastical  trials  with- 
out number:   he  could  have  set  men  to  wrangle  and  dispute 
on  all  sides,  and  have  invoked  the  evil  spirits  of  contention, 
and  bitterness,  and  suspicion,  and  given  them  free  scope  to 


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reign  supreme.  Nay,  had  he  been  an  ordinary  man,  with  the 
best  intentions  to  subserve  the  cause  of  quiet  and  peace,  he 
would  have  been  inevitably  drawn  into  controversy,  and 
when  once  the  flood  gates  had  been  lifted,  he  could  not  have 
controlled  the  consequences.  But  Bishop  Potter  was  in  many 
respects  and  especially  as  regards  those  which  concerned  the 
welfare  of  the  Church,  an  extraordinary  man.  Few  men, 
very  fews  could  have  done  as  he  did.  He  went  to  work 
zealously  and  earnestly;  he  heard  a  great  deal:  he  said  little. 
H«  observed  men,  and  weighed  them  very  carefully  in  the 
balances.  He  was  courteous  and  affable  to  all;  he  gave  his 
confidence  to  few.  He  chose  his  counsellors  wisely.  He 
had  his  own  convictions,  and  they  were  very  clear  and  strong 
as  to  theological  trut^ :  but  he  never  allowed  them  to  warp 
him  in  the  administration  of  his  Diocese,  or  the  dispensing 
of  patronage.  So  anxious  was  he  to  be  impartial,  that  he 
frequently  seemed  unjust  to  those  who  shared  his  opinions 
and  sympathies,  and  partial  to  those  who  were  conspicuously 
in  opposition  to  his  known  views  and  policy.  He  strove 
earnestly  for  peace,  and  the  things  which  make  for  peace. 
On  general  principles  he  was  averse  to  litigation  and  trials, 
and  in  the  chaotic  condition  of  our  judicial  system,  and  the 
impiTobability,  nay,"  we  may  say,  the  impossibility  of  reaching 
uniformity  of  decision  upon  any  question  touching  doctrine, 
he  foresaw  that  the  result  of  such  trials,  save  in  rare  and 
exceptional  cases,  would  be  productive  of  almost  unmixed 
evil.  Hence  he  set  his  face  and  used  his  influence  steadily 
against  them,  and  hence  his  long  episcopate  of  more  than 
thirtv-tvvo  years  witnessed  only  one  ecclesiastical  trial,  that, 
namely,  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stephen  H.  Tyng,  Jr.  This  seem- 
ing exception,  however,  to  the  Bishop's  known  line  of  policy 
was  in  reality  no  exception,  since  the  trial  was  forced  upon 
the  Diocese  of  New  York  from  without,  when  the  Bishop 
was  absent,  and  was  transferred  to  New  York  after  tlie 
incipient  steps  had  been  taken  elsewhere,  and  there  was  no 
resource  but  to  proceed,  as  required  by  the  canons,  within  the 


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jurisdiction  where  the  accused  clergyman   resided.     It  was 
no  secret  that  Bishop  Potter  deplored  that  trial,  and  could  he 
have    prevented    it,   he    would    undoubtedly    have    done    so. 
This  disinclination  to  encourage  or  allow  ecclesiastical  trials 
was  not  in  anv  sense  an  indication  of  an  insensibility  to  the 
necessity  of  discipline,  and  the  importance  of  maintaining  it. 
It  was  simply  his  conviction,  that  this  method  w^as  not  the 
wisest  and  best  way  of  securing  the  desired  end.     By  private 
correspondence,  by  personal   interviews,  by  weighty  words 
delicately  dropped,  by  godly  admonitions,  by  pastoral  letters 
temperately  written — by  these  and  other  means  of  a  like  kind 
he  sought  to  influence  and  control  those  who  were  disposed 
to  be  refractory,  and  for  the  most  part  he  succeeded.     Few^ 
were  the  instances  in  which  his  counsels  were  disftgarded, 
or  his   authority  was   defled.     And   when   this  occurred,   as 
occasionally  it  did,  such  was  the  universal  respect  felt  for 
the  Bishop,  and  the  confldence  reposed  in  his  fairness  and 
impartiality,  that  local   public  sentiment  compelled  the  dis- 
obedient to  assume  at  least  the  appearance  of  decency  and 
good  behavior.     The  wisdom  of  his  course  has  been  most 
splendidly  vindicated  by  the  result.     Gradually  the  old  tires 
of  controversv  died  down  and  went  out.     Combatants  laid 
aside  their  arms.     Time  healed  many  wounds,  and  cal^ied 
many    disturbed    and    heated    spirits.     Peace,    good    order, 
mutual    confidence,  resumed    their    sway,   and    the   Diocese 
grew  and  prospered.      It  was   divided  into  three,    and   in  a 
little  time  the  third  was  larger  in  every  element  of  material 
<»-reatness,  except  territory,  than  the  original  whole  was,  when 
the  Bishop  assumed  the  charge.     Imagine,  and  it  would  not 
be   ditlicult  to  find  an  original  corresponding  to  the   descrip- 
tion, imagine    a    man   of   a   different   temper  and  disposition 
taking  up  the  reins,  when  Bishop  Wainwright  dropped  them. 
Imagine    such    a  one   entering   upon   his  high    and     sacred 
otiice,   resolved    to   trample   under  foot   and   crush    out    the 
opposition,   which,    though    a    minority,    had    been   able    by 
assistance   from   without,   to  throw   the  shadow  of  disgrace 


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upon  the  good  name  of  New  York.     What  frightful  results 
Avould   have   followed  !     Such   a   line  of  policy  would  have 
commended  itself  to  many  as  the  course  of  right  and  justice. 
Opportunities  were  afforded  by  the  score  for  taking  it  up, 
and  when  once  begun,  it  would  have  provoked  and  created 
fresh  opportunities  for  its  continuance.     There  would,  there 
could  have  been  no  end.     Angry  letters  in  the  public  prints 
on  sacred  subjects,  rejoinders  more  angry  still,  inhibitions, 
presentments,   trials,    reprimands,    suspensions,    depositions, 
schisms,  civil  suits,  criminal   prosecutions,  tines,    perchance 
imprisonments,  and,  back   of   all  this,  the   horrid  riot  of  the 
worst  passions  of  the  human  heart  let  loose  and  fanned  in 
christian  breasts  to  phrensy.     Meanwhile    the   loss,    church- 
work  stopped  or  checked,  the  Holy  Spirit  grieved,  perhaps 
quenched,  the  inner  life  impoverished,  weakened,  starved, 
precious    souls    alienated    by    polemics,    seekers    after    God 
thwarted,  and  turned  aside  and  kept  out  by  stumbling  blocks. 
Three  and  thirty  years  would  have  passed,  and  w^here  would 
the  Diocese  of  New^  York   have   been?     Where  would  the 
Church  in  the  United  States  have  been  in  this  year,  1887? 
The  disastrous  consequences   of  such   a   course    would    not 
have  been    limited    to    a    single   Diocese;  they  would   have 
spread  their  baleful   influence   throughout  the  land.     They 
would  have  dwarfed  the  Church's  growth,   have  paralyzed 
her  energies,  and  dried  up  her  revenues.     Would  there  have 
been  any  gains  'to  balance  these  frightful  evils,  to  have  com- 
pensated for  these  enormous  losses?     None,  so  far  as  we  can 
see,  w^hatever.     The  trial  of  the  younger  Tyng,  as  he  was 
familiarly   called,   fortunately    affords    the    only   example   to 
gauge  the   relative   results   of  the  experiment.     There  may 
have  been  those,  who  were  pleased  with  w^hat  they  deemed 
a  triumph  of  principle,  and  a  vindication  of  the  oblij/ation 
ot  Canons  by  the  finding  of  the  Court,  but  we  are  persuaded 
that  they  were  comparatively  few  at  the  time,  and  that  there 
are  scarcely  any  now.     The  great  majority  looked  upon  the 
whole  proceeding  as  a  huge  and  lamentable  mistake.     Fancy 


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bishop's  address, 


this  mistake  repeated  all  along  the  line  of  Bishop  Potter  s 
administration,    and  then  let  one  sit  down  and  cast  up  the 
account  of  what  the  outcome  would  have  been  m  the  condi- 
tion of  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Church  in  this 
countrv,  to-dav,  when   his  episcopate   is  at  an  end  and  his 
work  on  earth"  is  done.     Thank  God.  the  late  Bishop  was  not 
the  man  to  make  such  mistakes.     The  easy  thing,  the  ordi- 
nary thing,  the  thing  which  most  men  would  have  done,  was 
to  make  them.     The  hard  thing,  the  thing  which  cost  nerve, 
resistence  to  pressure,  an  ear  deaf  to  obloquy  and  abuse, 
was  to  sit  still  and  hold  one's  hand  and  refuse  to  prosecute. 
This  the  Bishop  persistently  did  from  first  to  last,  and  the 
Church  in   America  owes  him   a  debt  of  gratitude  tor  his 
heroic  patience    and    forbearance    and  steadtastness.     Scan 
Bishop    Potter-s    administration   in    whatever   direction   one 
mav.  he  sees  the  hand  of  the  sagacious  statesman,  who  can 
wisely  forecast  and  devise  for  the  future,  and  ot  the  prudent 
overseer  and  executive,  who  knows  how  both  to  encourage 
and  restrain,  and  can  afford,  if  need  be,  to  "hasten  slowly. 
Extreme  men  on  either  side  would  have  pursued  a  ditterent 
line   from   Bishop  Potter,  but  both   would   ordinarily  admit, 
that,  inasmuch  as  he  did  not  do  as  they  would  have  done,  he 
did  the  next  best  thing  in  doing  just  what  he  did.     Could 
there  be  higher  praise  than  this?     It  implies  vastly  more  than 
it  savs.  and   more   than  it  means  to  say.     It  is  a  splendid 
encomium,  and  when  it  is  paid  to  one,  who  was  called  upon 
to   preside    for  so  long   a  period   over  diverse    and    largely 
discordant  elements,  it  reaches  its  maximum  when  said  of 
Bishop  Horatio  Potter.     It  was  not  unusual  to  hear  good, 
earnest  people,  on  the  whole  friendly  to  the  late  Bishop  ot 
New  York,  in  a  kindly  way  deplore  his  faults,  and  say,  "  O  . 
if  Bishop  Potter  had  only  a  little  more  backbone,  he  would 
check  that  abuse;-'  or,  "If  he  would  only  be  a  little  more 
prompt  in  action,  how  much  better  it  would  be."     We  are 
not  disposed  to  deny  that  our  venerable  Father  in  God  had 
faults,  and  probably  the  very  faults  of  which  these  excellent 


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people  complained,  but  such  faults  as  these,  admitting  them 
to  be  faults,  were  overruled  for  the  benefit  of  the  Diocese.. 
♦*The  let  alone''  policy  was  precisely  the  treatment  which: 
the  patient  required,  and  the  wise  Bishop  knew  it.  We 
recall  many  an  instance  when  impatience  w^as  manifested  by 
deeds  as  well  as  words  towards  the  Bishop,  for  his  inaction 
and  want  of  push  and  decision  in  dealing  with  matters,  and 
he  would  say  to  us,  *' Wait  a  little,  this  evil  will  cure  itself,, 
and  these  very  people  will  commend  me  for  not  doing  the 
thing  which  now  they  wish  me  to  do."  x\nd  so  it  generally 
came  about.  The  event  justified  his  wisdom.  His  alleged 
faults,  therefore,  which,  at  other  times  and  under  other  cir- 
cumstances, might  have  proved  injurious,  were  made  sub- 
servient, to  strengthen  a  line  of  policy,  which  brought  the 
greatest  possible  number  of  blessings,  with  the  fewest  evils 
to  New  York  and  the  Church  in  the  United  States.  To  one 
occupying  a  commanding  position,  moving  amid  conflicting 
interests,  responsible  for  many  duties,  and  wielding  great 
influence,  reserve  in  manner  and  in  speech  is  a  necessity. 
It  may,  of  course,  be  carried  too  far,  and  we  shall  not  be 
surprised  if  some  assert,  that  Bishop  Potter  was  too  reserved. 
To  us  it  never  seemed  so,  and  if  it  were  true,  the  excess  was 
on  the  right  side.  Better  for  him,  better  for  the  Diocese, 
better  for  the  Church  was  too  much  reserve  rather  than  too 
little.  Better  it  was  to  shut  out  the  familiar  approach  of 
even  good  men,  rather  than  to  surrender  oneself  unreservedly 
into  the  hands  of  the  mixed  multitude,  and  become  a  prey  to 
gossip,  slander,  and  perhaps  even  worse  evils.  The  wise 
reserve  of  Bishop  Potter  was  largely  natural,  but  over  and 
above  this,  his  position  and  his  caution  led  him  to  withdraw 
himself  from  others,  at  times,  in  speech  and  manner  still 
further  than  nature  would  have  prompted.  But  if  any 
inferred  from  this  that  Bishop  Potter  was  not  keenly  alive 
to  the  best  sympathies  of  our  nature,  they  were  greatly 
mistaken.  The  great  and  good  Bishop  honored  us  with 
more  than  his  friendship.     We   knew  him   probablv   better 


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than  almost  all  outside  of  his  own  family  circle.  After  we 
came  to  Xew  York  to  reside,  our  otficial  relations  brought 
us  much  together.  In  the  summer,  when  our  duties  as 
Professor  did  not  detain  us,  we  were  accustomed  to  accom- 
pany the  Bishop  on  his  visitations  into  the  country,  to  relieve 
him,  as  far  as  we  could,  of  the  burden  of  preaching  and  of 
other  labors  which  it  was  within  our  power  to  perform.  We 
refer  to  these  associations,  so  delightful  in  themselves  and 
now  so  sacred  in  memory,  simply  as  our  warrant  for  ventur- 
ing to  approach  so  closely  and  speak  with  authority  of  the 
Bishop's  life  and  character.  He  had  a  wavm,  tender  heart, 
full  of  sympathy,  lie  abounded  in  good  deeds,  done  in  a 
simple,  unaffected  way.  We  have  acted  as  his  almoner 
often,  and  concealed  him  from  the  view  of  those  whom  he 
was  befriending.  To  the  clergy  in  distress,  whether  from 
poverty,  or  worse,  from  sin,  he  was  truly  a  Father  in  God. 
He  never  appeared  to  greater  advantage  than  when  he  was 
dealing  with  the  latter  class.  He  was  so  magnanimous  and 
so  paternal.  He  seemed  instinctively  to  distinguish  the  old 
incorrigible  offender,  from  the  brother  overtaken  in  a  fault, 
and  to  sav  and  do  the  right  thing  in  both  cases.  He  was 
very  tender  of  the  reputation  of  the  young,  and  especially 
of  young  men  looking  forward  to  the  ministry.  If  they  got 
wrong  notions  in  their  heads  and  were  charged  with  heresy, 
or  became  involved  in  trouble  in  any  way,  he  would  say, 
*'  Don't  make  any  black  record  against  them,  unless  you  are 
compelled  to  do  so.  It  is  cruel  to  put  a  blot  on  a  young 
man's  name,  let  it  be  the  last  resource."  It  needs  not  that 
we  should  speak  of  the  Bishop's  intellectual  ability.  He 
must  take  rank  among  the  very  ablest  in  our  American 
Episcopate.  His  talents  were  rather  solid  than  brilliant, 
but  thev  were  of  the  tirst  order  of  excellence.  He  had 
read  largely  and  the  best  authors,  and  he  remembered  well. 
He  wrote  the  choicest  English,  pure,  simple^  clear  as  crystal. 
His  matter  was  always  weighty,  he  spoke  or  wrote  because 
'he  had   somethinjj  to   communicate,   and  it  was  well  worth 


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one's  while  to  attend  to  what  fell  from  his  lips  or  pen,  since 

he  would  always  be  amply  repaid.     The  Bishop  would  have 

made  an    admirable   judge.      He    would    have    ranked    with 

Marshall,  Story,   Kent.      His   mind    was   eminently  judicial, 

and  exhibited  in  the  strongest  way  some  of  the  best  traits 

which  qualify  one  for  sitting  on  the  bench.      His  mental  cn*^ 

was   far-seeing.     He   saw    clearly  the    things    at    which    he 

looked.     There  was  no  film  of  prejudice  or  passion  to  bHnd, 

or  mist  of  outside  persuasion  or  influence  to  obscure.     These 

were  not  allowed.     He  saw^  comprehensively;   he  took  in  the 

entire   grouping  of   the   landscape,    and   wiiile    he    instantly 

seized  the  point  at  issue,  or  the  immediate  matter  in  hand, 

he  grasped   as   well   the   environment,   which   must   also   be 

considered   in   order   to   reach    a   truly  just   conclusion,   one 

that  will  bear  the  test  of  time,  and,  so  to  speak,  wear  well. 

Among  congenial  friends  the  late  Bishop  of  New  York  was 

a  charming  companion.     He  was  far  from  being  insensible 

to    humor.      His    wit   was    not    of    the    low,  rude    sort,    but 

elevated,   pure,   and   all   the    more    genuine    and    enjoyable, 

because  it  was  refined  and  chaste.     We  doubt  whether  any 

one  ever  heard  the  Bishop  say  a  word,  or  utter  a  jest,  which 

could   not,  with   entire   propriety,  have  been  listened  to  by 

ears  the  most  delicate  and  polite.     He  enjoyed  a  joke,  and 

what  is  very  rare,  he  did  not  rule  out  the  enjoyment,  even 

when  the  joke   was  at  his  own  expense.     He  had  a  large 

fund   of  anecdote,  and  his  stories  always   had  a  point,  and 

usually  were  the  vehicles  of  imparting  valuable  instruction. 

Before  his  health  failed,  and  the  duties  of  his  great  Dio- 
cese were  felt  in  consequence  as  an  ever  increasing  burden, 
It  was  his  delight  to  spend  a  few  hours  each  week,  for  a 
longer  or  shorter  period,  as  his  visitations  would  allow,  with 
the  students  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  giving 
them  lectures  on  the  practical  duties  of  the  sacred  ministry 
and  the  pastoral  office.  It  was  not  our  privilege  to  hear 
them,  but  we  have  abundant  testimony  from  those  who 
were  present,  that  they  could  scarcely  be  excelled  for  matter 


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and  manner.     He  had  simply  an  outline  before  him,  and  he 
poured  forth  in  a  familiar,  fatherly  way  from  his  rich  stores- 
of  experience  and  observation  counsel  and  advice,  principles 
to  guide,  and  cautions  to  restrain  in  dealing  with  men  and 
things   in    parochial    and    missionary    life.     His    illustrations 
were  copious  and  varied,  and  were  largely  drawn  from  his 
own  personal  recollections  of  the  past.     He  did  not  hesitate 
to  speak  of  his  own  awkwardness  and  crudeness  in  his  early 
ministry,  and  of  his  mistakes  in  later  years  as  warnings  to 
his  youthful  auditors.     We  allude  to  this  fact  as  a  proof  of 
his  humility,  his  genuiness.     After  he  became  Bishop  and 
it  was  our  privilege  to  know  him,  and  in  a  measure  to  be 
honored  with  his  esteem  and  confidence,  personal  affliction 
was   largelv   his  portion;   death   entered  his  household  as  a 
familiar   visitor    and   bore    away    his   children,  and   then   his 
wife.     But  three   were    left  as   the   solace   and  the  comfort 
of  his  old  age.     He  bore  his  griefs  as  a  christian,  a  strong, 
robust    christian    should,    bravely    and    nobly.      The    breast 
heaved,  the   head  was  bowed,  the   eye   was  moist,  but  the 
spirit  was  resigned  and  the  lips  uttered  as  the  sincere  expres- 
sion of  the  heart's  submission,  **Thy  will  be  done,"  and  he 
went  about  his  many  duties,  and  took  up  his  heavy  burden 
of  responsibility  as  of  yore,  save  that  there  was  less  of  this 
world  in  his  life,  and  thoughts,  and  speech,  and  more  of   the 
next.     Years   at  length  told  upon  him,   it  was  the    wonder 
of  most  that  they  had  not  told  upon  him  long  before ;  when 
first  he    entered  the  Episcopate,  it  was  the  general  feeling 
that    Bishop    Potter,    with    his    spare    form    and    apparently 
fragile  health,  could  not  long  withstand   the  wear  and  tear 
of    the    trreat    and   then   distracted    Diocese   of    New  York. 
And  from  year  to  year  as  we   met  in  our  annual  conven- 
tions,   we    separated    with    the    apprehension    that    we    had 
seen   the  last  of  our  beloved  Bishop.     To  some  extent  he 
shared  himself  in   this  uncertainty  as  to  his   tenure   of   life. 
His  earlier  addresses  contain  repeated  allusions  to  his  having 
death  present  to  his  mind  as  a  not  unexpected  event  to  him. 


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Yet  God  spared  him  for  the  Church's  good,  and  as  time  went 
on,  and  peace  succeeded  war,  and  under  his  wise,  judicious, 
comprehensive  administration,  party  spirit  was  forced  to  hide 
its  head,  and  confidence  and  charity  resumed  their  sway,  he- 
seemed  to  grow  stronger,  and  have  a  better  heart  and  mind 
to  labor.  Then  we  began  to  hope  that  his  years  would  be 
prolonged  far  beyond  the  four  score,  and  so  God  willed. 
When  we  entered  the  Episcopate,  we  felt  that  we  might 
indirectly  help  to  prolong  our  Bishop's  life  by  putting  our- 
selves at  his  disposal  for  work  in  the  remoter  parts  of  his- 
Diocese,  during  what  is  usually  termed  *' vacation,"  in  the 
hot  months  of  July  and  August. 

For  ourselves  we  would  say  in  passing,  not  by  way  of 
boasting  but  simply  as  a  matter  of  justice  to  ourselves,  that 
we  have  never  yet  taken  but  one  vacation  since  we  were 
ordained  three  and  thirty  years  ago,  and  that  was  when  we 
went  to  Europe  for  a  three  months'  trip.  But  to  resume^ 
the  Bishop  gladly  and  thankfully  accepted  our  services,  and 
for  a  series  of  years  we  lifted  a  portion  of  his  burden  from 
his  shoulders  and  bore  it  gladly  ourselves.  This  was  done 
by  us  for  love  of  him,  our  Bishop,  and  with  the  hope  besides 
that  thus  we  might  benefit  New  York  and  the  Church  in  our 
land,  by  helping  with  the  blessing  of  God  to  prolong  the 
valuable  life  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Horatio  Potter.  It  is  our  con- 
solation to  believe  that  we  were  enabled  to  do  tliis,  and  to 
give  relief  in  many  ways  to  our  beloved  Father  in  God. 

But  at  last  the  crisis  came.  Suddenly  severe  and  acute 
disease  interrupted  his  labors  in  the  spring  of  1883.  He  was 
never  permitted  to  resume  them.  God  did  not  take  him  at 
once  out  of  this  world,  but  withdrew  him  from  active  duty 
and  the  public  gaze,  and  secluded  him  in  the  retirement  and 
rest  of  his  earthly  home  for  a  season,  as  the  lovely  prepare- 
fion  for  his  going  within  the  veil  to  be  with  Christ  in 
Paradise. 

We  may  not  rudely  draw  aside  the  curtain,  which 
screens  the  aged  Bishop,  meekly  waiting  for  his  Master's 


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•call  to  iro,  from  view.     Vet  thus  much   we   miw  siiv,  since 
we  were  am:-)niir  the  tiivored  few,  who  were  granted  access 
to   the   sacred   chamber,    that   it   was   a   scene    of    unearthly 
beautv.      The    venerable    Bishop    with    faculties    well    pre- 
served, with  faith  clearer  and  stronj^^er,  with  devotion  quick- 
ened into  a  briirhter  <r\o\v,  and  the  love  of  God  intensitied, 
the  venerable   I^ishop,  we  say,  who  was  in  possession  of  the 
loftiest  honor,  whicii   man  can  hold,  from   whom  the  world 
was   passing,  and    who    had  dismissed  the  world   except   in 
so  far  as   love   and   duty   required.      He,  the   central   figure, 
lying  on  his  snowy  couch,  with    fresh   flowers  near  by,  and 
choice    authors,    and   his   favorite    selections   in   papers    and 
maLrazines   from   the   literature    of  the   dav.     And   then   the 
second  Mtnire,  whose  tilial  love,  so  strong,  so  tender,  so  true, 
whose  sacred  ministries  found  partial  and  feeble  expression 
in  the  thin<rs,  which  met  the  eye,  and  hid  themselves  in  a 
thousand   thin^rs,   which   sight   cannot   discov^^r,    nor    speech 
reveal.     The  coming  now  and  then  each  day  of  other  loved 
ones  to  greet  the  parent's  eye  and  hear  the  parent's  blessing. 
And  still  another,  the  only  son,  not  present  in  person,  but  by 
letter  there,  clasped   in 'his   father's  hand.     The  letter,  we 
have   seen  it  held  aloft    with   pride   by  the  feeble   arm,  the 
token  of  the  absent  one's  remembrance,  and  doubtless  tilled 
with  expressions  of  his  love.     These  are  but  the    elements 
of   the   picture,   we    dare   not   combine   them,  or  give   them 
shade   and    coloring.     Even   if  it   were  lawful  for  us  so   to 
do,   it   would   be   beyond   our    power.     The    imagination   of 
each   one    must    do    the    rest,   and   we   are    persuaded,   that 
where  the  imagination  works  upon  these  materials,  illumined 
bv  the  holv  memories  of  home,  and  inspired  by  the  passions 
of  reverence  and  love,  the  result  will  be  a  nearer  approach 
to  the  blessed  scene  of  the  great  and  good  Bishop's  sacred 
chamber  of  patient  waiting   for  his   Lord's   summons,   than 
our  poor  words  could  describe.     The  end  came  at    last,  it 
was  passing  from  one  haven  of  rest  and  peace  to  another, 
from    the    ministry    of    loving    children    and    friends    to    the 


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ministry  of  the  blessed  angels.  The  new  year  on  earth  to- 
us  was  the  new  year  to  him  in  Paradise.  We  are  content^ 
not  with  our  wretched  tribute  to  his  memory,  but  with  the 
noble  and  useful  life  which  God  helped  and  permitted 
Horatio  Potter  to  live,  and  the  peaceful  and  holy  death 
with  which  He  crowned  that  life.  **  Thanks  be  to  God 
for  his  unspeakable  gift." 

But  you  may  ask,  Brethren,  the  Diocese  may  ask,  why 
devote  much  the  larger  part  of  your  address  to  us,  with  a 
sketch  of  the  life  and  services  of  the  late  Bishop  of  New 
York?  You  put  to  us  the  very  question,  which  we  wish 
you  to  ask,  because  our  answer  contains  the  instruction  and 
the  warning,  which  we  deem  it  to  be  of  supreme  importance 
at  this  time  to  give.  We  shall  strive  to  be  brief,  and  w^e 
trust  we  shall  not  be  obscure  nor  fail  to  make  ourselves 
understood. 

The  life  and  episcopate  of  the  late  Bishop  of  New  York 
read  to  us  from  their  many  pages  just  the  lesson  which  we 
need  for  these  days  and  the  future  which  is  opening  out 
before  us.  He  being  dead  yet  speaketh,  and  he  speaketh 
from  a  past  which,  in  all  the  essentials  of  its  character,  is 
likely  to  repeat  itself  in  the  year  now  passing,  and  the  years 
that  are  to  come.  His  course,  now  almost  universally  admit- 
ted to  have  been  so  eminently  wise  and  judicious,  commends 
Itself  to  us  for  our  imitation.  Hence  I  have  striven  to  sketch 
it,  and  hold  it  up  before  you,  and  I  trust,  to  a  wider  held  of 
view  even  than  our  Diocese  for  imitation.  The  tendencies 
of  the  day  and  the  voices  of  many,  who  make  themselves 
heard,  are  in  the  opposite  direction  to  the  Bishop's  wise 
conservatism.  War,  blood,  scalps  is  the  cry.  Let  us  pause 
betore  we  listen  to  the  call  of  such  as  use  this  language,  and 
inquire  of  what  spirit  they  are.  Let  us  remember  two  things. 
^n-st,  that  there  will  always  be  extreme  men  on  every  line 
of  human  thought,  or  passion,  or  action;  and,  secondly,  that 
there  are  always  men,  whose  meat  and  drink  it  is  to  stir  up 
strife.     Look  at  these  two  facts  in  human  experience  for  a 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRKSS. 


-moment,  and  their  consideration  may  moderate  our  alarm  on 
the  one  hand  and  qualify  our  action  on  the  other.     Eating 
and  drinking    iind  sleeping  are    necessities  of    our  physical 
nature,  but  there  are  those  who  do  these  things  to  excess. 
They  are  extreme  men,  they  are  gluttons,  and  drunkards,  and 
sluggards.     The  affections  of   the   human   heart  are   among 
the  most  beneficent  gifts  with  which  our  Creator  has  endowed 
us,  yet  in  their  exercise  there  always  havt-  been,  and  there 
alvvays  will  be,  those  who  pass  the  boundaries  of  natural  law 
and  go  to  extremes.     In  the  regions  of  abstract  thought  there 
are  divergencies,  which   divide  men  and  place  them  in  refer- 
ence to  their  estimate  of  God  and  revelation  and  grace  and 
works  at  different  stand-points  of  observation  and  inference, 
and  here,  as  everywhere  else,  there  are  extreme  men,  who 
push  their  conclusions,  drawn,  at  the  best,  from  partial  prem- 
ises, as  far  as  possible  in  their  own  direction.     We  must  be 
prepared,  therefore,  for  extreme  men,  for  an  outside  row  in 
every  field  of  theory  and  practice.     But  we  should  be  worse 
than' foolish,  if  we  cut  down  the  outside  row,  in  the  hope  that 
we  would  then  be  forever  rid  of  it.     Alas,  we  would  have 
it  still,  and  continue  to  have  it  until  we  had  destroyed  our 
harvest.     We  are  not  saying,  or  meaning  to  say,  that  there 
are    not   excesses    which"^  ought    not    to    be    restrained    and 
brought  under,  or  defects,  which  ought  not  to  be  supplied, 
liut  we  are  saving,  and  we  mean  to  say,  that  there  are  other 
methods  of  dealing  with  the  outside  row,  than  by  cuttino- it 
dozen.     There  are  other  fruits  more  acceptable  for  Bishops 
and   Priests  -md  christians  of  any  degree,  to  bring  to  God, 
than  blood  and  scalps.     There  are  other  methods  of  correct- 
ing evils  than   those  persistently  urged  in  certain   quarters, 
scolding,  abuse,  hard  words,  cruel  deeds,  trials,  suspensions, 
depositkms,  in  a  ^vord  the  faggot  and  the  axe,  the  cutting 
down  the  outside  row.     The  late  Bishop  of  New  York  used 
those   methods,   and   for  the   most  part  he  succeeded,   and 
when  he  did  not,  at  the  moment,  gain  the  end,  forbearance 


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and  patience  and  unwearied  kindness,  ultimately  triumphed, 
in  nearly  every  instance. 

Again,  there  are  now,  as  there  were  in  the  Psalmist's 
davs,  men,  whose  occupation  it  seems  to  be,  **to  stir  up 
strife  all  the  day  long."  They  are  the  habitual  accusers 
of  their  brethren.  They  never  seem  happy  unless  they  have 
some  tale  to  tell  of  the  folly  or  the  ignorance,  or  the  wicked- 
ness, of  some  one  else.  To  judge  from  their  conversation 
and  their  writings,  one  would  conclude  that  total  depravity 
reigned  supreme  in  the  hearts  and  lives  of  all,  who  disagreed 
with  them  on  religious  topics,  while  perfection  marked  the 
steps  of  all,  who  took  sweet  counsel  with  them.  There  are 
certain  schemes  of  tlp^logy  which  seem  to  predispose  their 
votaries  to  narrowness,  to  generate  within  them  vindictive- 
ness  towards  all  who  differ  from  them.  It  mav  be  that 
these  theological  systems  are  merely  responsible  for  attract- 
ing such  unhappy  spirits  to  embrace  them,  and  not  for  the 
rancor  and  evil  tempers,  which  they  display.  The  fact, 
however,  remains,  that  this  class  of  men  are  always  findin^r 
fault,  always  carping  at  their  neighbors,  always  assuming 
that  they  are  right  and  every  one,  who  fails  to  agree  with 
them,  must  be  wrong,  and  if  for  no  better  reason  still  for 
this,  that  he  does  not  agree  with  them.  These  men  will 
argue,  but  it  is  a  foregone  conclusion  that  they  must  win 
the  day,  for  as  soon  as  argument  goes  against  them,  they 
drop  argument,  like  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  and  seize  the 
stones:  their  favorite  weapons  are  bitter  words,  ungenerous 
suspicions,  the  assertion  of  inferences,  drawn  from  these 
suspicions,  as  positive,  undoubted  truths.  Their  zeal  for 
what  they  persuade  tliemselves  is  truth,  blinds  their  eyes  to 
everything  save  its  assertion,  and  hence  they  think  they  are 
doing  God  service,  as  did  some  of  old,  when  they  are  actually 
killing  the  followers  of  Christ,  killing  them,  not  with  axe  and 
sword,  but  with  intolerance  and  being  and  slander.  The  spirit 
IS  the  same,  though  the  w^eapons  are  perforce  changed,  and  it 
needs  but  to  give  thein  the  power  and  the  old  weapons  would 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


come  back,  and  be  employed  as  of  yore.  Witness  the  imprison- 
ments in  England,  and  the  threats  uttered  by  many  in  this- 
country,  that  constitutional   provisions   will   be    disregarded, 
and  revolution  will  be  attempted,  if  they  are  out-voted  and 
defeated  in  a  lawful  way.     It  is  the  old  story  over  again.     It 
repeats  itself  for  the  hundredth  time  since  the  Reformation. 
There  are  the  same  cries,  the  same  accusations,  the  same 
stock  arguments-,  the  same  panic  fe«irs,  the  same  appeals  to 
passion  and  to  prejudice,  the  same  striving  to  make  the  most 
of  excitement  and  drive  matters  to  extremity.     They  invoke 
the  strong  arm  of  repression,  and  urge  fiery  spirits  to  prose- 
cute   their    Brethren,  and  in    case   wise,  forbearing  Fathers 
interpose  to  stay  their  phrensy,  then  they  cry,  prosecute  and 
try  and  kill  the  Fathers.     Now,  of  course,  this  picture  is  not 
a  pleasant  one  to  survey,  and  we  fain  would  look  away  at  other 
and  more  peaceful  and  pleasant  scenes,  but  we  cannot,  as 
our  brethren  force  themselves  upon  our  view,  and  insist  upon 
our  hearing  their  cry  for  scalps  and   blood.     The  practical 
question  arises,  what  are  we  to  do?    And,  again,  the  example 
of  the  great,   long-suffering  Bishop  of   New   York  suggests 
the  reply:     Be  patient,  be   forbearing.     Look  on  the  other 
side,  and  you  will  see,  that  as  they  have  been  brought  up 
and  trained  and  taught,  they  can  easily  persuade  themselves- 
that  they  are  more  than  justified  in  all  that  they  say  and  do. 
Indeed,  there  is  little  to  be  done  in  so  far  as  these  perturbed 
spirits  are  concerned,  bent  upon   making  as  much   mischief 
out   of    a   little   capital  as  possible.     Remonstrance  will  not 
reach  them,  reasoning  will  not  convince  them,  good  words 
will  not  mollify  them.     They  are  on  the  war-path,  and  scalps 
and  blood  they  w^ill,  they  must  have.     In  so  far  as  they  are 
concerned,  our  strength  is  to  sit  still   until  this  tyranny   be 
overpast.     To   pray  the  good   Lord   to  give   them    a  better 
mind  and  to  seek,  to  the  extent  of  our  ability,  to  do  them 
good.     We    may   strengthen   ourselves    with   the   conviction, 
that    noise  and  din   and  uproar,  are  no  measure  of    power, 
and   that  the  great  heart   of   the   Church  is  averse  to  their 


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33 


spirit  and   methods.     We    may  console    ourselves    with    the 
assurance,  given  us  over  and  over  again,  in  God's  blessed 
word,  that  while  those   who   stir  up  strife    do  an  immense 
amount  of   mischief,    God  overrules  the  wrath  of   man  and 
makes  it  praise  Him,    We  have  reason  to  deplore  the  excesses 
of  some,  and   the   neglects  and  defects  of  others,  but  let  us 
remember   that   they   are   the  few  on   either  side,    and  that 
perhaps  gentle,  loving  treatment  will  win  the   most    of  these 
few  extreme  men  to  wiser  and  better  ways.     The  remainder 
will  forfeit  the  confidence  and  support  of  all  sober  minded,- 
sensible  men    of  their  own  school  of  thought  and  practice^ 
and  they    will    lose    all    appreciable   influence,  except  as   a- 
salutary  warning  to  such  as  might   otherwise   have   coveted 
and    sought    their   notoriety,   had   they   not   seen    their  fate.. 
There  has  been  excess,  no  doubt,  in  times  past,  and  there  is 
at  present  in  bold,  unguarded  statements  as  to  doctrine,  and 
in  individualisms,  and  follies  in  ritual;  this  should  be  checked, 
and   it  is  to   be   hoped  that  the  paternal  counsel  and  godly 
ludgment  of  Bishops  will  be  suflicient  for  the  occasion,  and 
will  remedy  the  evil. 

On    the    other    hand    there    are   those,    who   ignore   the 
histonc  Church   in   the    clear  and   well  defined   teaching  of 
her  offices  and  aiticles,  and  seek  to  read  into  them  a  mean- 
ing  unknown    to  primitive   antiquity,   borrowed    confessedly 
Irom  heretics  and  schismatics,  and  at  best  simply  the  private 
opmions  of  Bishops  and  doctors.     These  men  avow  that  their 
sympathies  are  zvithoiU  the  Church    and  not  within,  and  in 
consequence  they  betray  her  at  every  turn,  they  bid  defiance 
o  rubrics  and  laugh  at  canons,  and  regard  Bishops,  unless- 
they  agree  in  theology  with  them,  as  not  even  a  necessary 
eMi,  but  an  unnecessary  incumbrance  and  imposition.     Here 
as  in  the  tormer  case,  let  patience  have  her  perfect  work' 
ir^^^^  ^  ''"'^  important,  respect  this  class  of  cases  is 
more  difhcult  to  deal  with  than  the  former,  because  while 
^he  extremist  on  the  side  of  excess  overleaps  the  law  of  the 
^^urch,  in  the   last  resort  he  must,  on  his  own  principles 


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bishop's  address. 


admit  the  divine  authority  of  Hishops,  and  if  he  refuse  to 
submit,  he  rules  himself  out  of  court.  On  the  other  hand, 
his  brother  extremist  hcgms  with  repudiating  subordmation 
to  any  power,  save  his  own  individual  will.  There  .s,  there- 
fore, no  authoritv  external  to  himself,  that  can  reach  him. 

But  here,  as  in  the  former  case,  we  deprecate  ecclesiast- 
ical trials,  as  in  themselves  a  great  evil,  and  as  in  our  case, 
with    our   extremelv   defective  and  vicious    judicial    system, 
likelv  to  prove  vasllv  worse  than  miserable  failures.     Where 
doctrine  is  involved,  unless  the  issue  be  the  denial  of  one  ot 
the  fundamental  verities  of  the  faith,  formulated  in  the  Creed, 
the  result  of   a  trial  must  be  valueless,  it  can  setde  nothing 
definitivelv.     We  can  readily  imagine  a  clergyman  tried  an^l 
convicted' and   deposed,   for  teaching  in  one   Diocese,  what 
would  be  endorsed  and  upheld  by  another.      It  is  not  worth 
•while  to  discuss  this  anomalous  state  of  things,  it  is  important 
to  mention  it  in  order  to  justify  the  position  which  we  take, 
that  trials  for  heresy,  unless  the  alleged  heresy  contradicts 
-one  of  the  articles  of  the  Creed,  ought  not  to  be  permitted, 
until   a  supreme  Appellate  Court,   composed   ot    Hishops.  is 
created,   whose  rulings  will   bind  the  whole  Church  in  the 

United  States. 

Brethren,  these  are  evil  days.     Let  us  pray  for  peace, 
and  do  our  best  to  promote  it.     I-et  us  examine  our  ways  and 
our  doings,    and    whenever   we    find    anything   amiss,  let   us 
correct  it.  and   if  need   require,  let   us    make  reparation   tor 
our  mistakes.     Our  great  work   is  to  win  souls  to  Christ  in 
the  Church's  wav.  and  with  the   grace  ministered   through 
the  word  and  sacraments  to  edify  them,  and  nurture  them: 
let  us  not  put  stumbling  blocks,  of  our  own  manufacture,  in 
their  paths  to  obstruct  their  coming,  and   mar  our  success. 
Let  us  teach  and  explain,  and  if  need  be.  postpone  what  is 
perfectlv  lawful  and  right  and  what  we  desire,  for  a  reason- 
able time  at  least,  until  we  have  afforded  every  opportunity 
for  the  ignorant  to  be  enlightened,  and  the  prejudiced  to  be 
convinced. 


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Our  Diocese  is  yielding  her  fruits  of  increase.  Were 
it  not  that  our  neighboring  great  cities  of  Chicago  and  St. 
Louis  kept  constantly  skimming  our  milk  and  carrying 
away  the  cream,  we  would  exhibit  much  more  rapid  advance 
in  all  the  elements  of  material  progress.  As  it  is,  with  all 
our  tremendous  drawbacks,  we  are  growing,  planting  our- 
selves on  solid  and  firm  foundations.  This  is  the  work  of 
our  faithful  clergy  and  laity,  blessed  by  Almighty  God,  Who 
alone  can  give  the  increase.  The  details  of  our  work  in  the 
Diocese  and  elsewhere,  will  be  found  in  the  Appendix. 

We  must  linger  .^1  moment  to  express  our  sympathy  with 
our  dear  Brother  of  Chicago,  >vhom  we  regard  with  the 
highest  respect  and  most  affectionate  interest,  in  the  serious 
indisposition,  which  has  withdrawn  him  for  a  time  from  his 
Diocese.  We  trust  and  pray,  that  this  temporary  cessation 
from  arduous  labor  will  restore  him  to  robust  and  permanent 
health,  so  that  he  may  return  to  his  home  next  autumn  to 
cheer  us  with  his  presence,  aid  us  with  his  wise  counsel, 
and  strengthen  us  with  his  manly  courage  and  intrepid  will. 

Pray  for  us,  Brethren,  that  we  may  have  grace  given  us 
to  know  what  to  do,  and  strength  and  power  to  enable  us  to 
do  it. 


Detailed  Account  of  Visitations  and  Acts. 


The  following  is  an  account  of  the  places  visited  by  u& 
and  acts  performed  from  May  5th,  1886,  to  May  4th,  1887, 
the  interval  included  between  the  Ninth  and  Tenth  Synods 
of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

A.   1_).  1SS6. 

May  ^—ircJficscldy.  5  p.  m.,  we  presided  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Missions,  in  the  Guild  Room  of  S.  Paul's 
Church,  Springfield.  The  Rev.  D.  W.  Dresser  was  elected 
Secretary  and  Mr.  \V.  J.  Quinlan,  Treasurer. 

May  9 Secomi  Siuuiay  after  Easter.    Anna,  S.  Anne's 

Church,  the  Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Van  Winkle,  Rector.  10:30 
a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven  persons, 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3^30  P-  m.,  we 
addressed  the  children  of  the  Sunday  School.  7:30  p.  m., 
after  Evensong  bv  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

^M^v  ic^A/ondav.  Carbondale,  S.  Andre.v's  Mission, 
the  Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Van  Winkle,  Rector.  4  p.  m.  we  laid  the 
Corner  Stone  for  the  new   Church  building,  and    made  an 

address. 

May  II— Tuesday,  Peoria,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev. 
Robert  Ritchie,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector  and  the  Rev.  G.  W.  West,  we  preached  and,  with  the 
permission  of  the  Bishop  of  Quincy,  confirmed  two. 

May   13  and   i^^— Thursday  and  Friday.      Journey    to 

New  York. 

>I  VY  22,— Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Cruger's  on  the 
Hudson,  the  Rev.  G.  Cruger,  Rector.  Church  of  the  Divine 
Love,  10:30  a.  m.,  after  service  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 
and  confirmed  eight.  7-30  P-  m.,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  same 
Mission,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  five. 


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May  30 — Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  New  York,  Church 
of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Rector. 
10:30  a.  m.,  confirmed  and  addressed  forty-five  and  celebra- 
ted the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we 
addressed  S.  Anna's  Guild.  This  Guild  is  composed  of 
working  w^omen,  under  the  charge  of  Mrs.  Denslow,  they 
receive  instruction  in  the  doctrine^  of  the  Church  fronl  her 
lips,  and  are  taught  to  take  part  as  far  as  possible  in  good 
w^orks  for  others.  During  the  present  year  they  are  laboring 
to  buy  a  bell  for  S.  Anne's  Church,  Diocese  of  Springfield. 
S  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's  Church,  Brooklvn,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Van  De 
Water,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  Assistant, 
we  preached. 

May  31 — Monday.  Received  Mr.  Wm.  McGarvey  with 
full  qualifications,  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York.  Re- 
<iuested  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York  to  ordain  him  and 
Mr.  H.  Page  Dyer,  another  of  our  candidates,  to  the  Diacon- 
ate,  at  the  approaching  Trinity  ordination.  6  p.  m.  took  the 
cars  for  Springfield. 

June  3 — Ascension  Day.  Mt.  Pulaski.  8:30  a.  m.  we 
united  in  marriage  Mr.  Frederik  W.  Fox  and  Miss  Sylvira 
Amy  Pompelli. 

June  6 — Sunday  after  Ascension  Day.  Springfield,  S. 
John's  Chapel,  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m., 
Ave  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two,  and  celebrated 
Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's  Chapel,  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Hines,  Missionary  in  charge,  we  preached. 

June  8 — Tuesday.  Springfield.  10:  a.  m.  we  attended 
the  commencement  exercises  of  S.  Agatha's  school,  made  an 
address  and  delivered  testimonials  to  two  graduates.  This 
school  is  making  gradual  but  steady  progress  in  the  favor 
and  good  will  of  the  people  of  Springfield.  It 'deserves  a 
much  larger  patronage  than  it  has  yet  received,  since  it  is  in 
every  respect  one  of  the  best  schools  in  our  country.  Its 
Principal  is  a  most  devoted  christian  w^oman,  and  surrenders 
her  entire  time  and  thoughts  to  the  welfare  of  her  pupils. 


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jijXE  11—5.  Barnabas  Day.  Friday.  Belleville,  S. 
George's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Harrison,  Rector.  lo  a.  m. 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist:  afterwards  we  met  several 
persons  on  matters  of  important  business. 

j^jxK  11^— Whitsunday.  Chester,  S.  Mark's  Chiuxh,  the 
Rev.  A.  Kinney  Hall,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  8,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist. 7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 
and  after  service  we  met  the  vestry. 

juxE  i^— Tuesday.  Mt.  Carmel.  Closing  excercises 
of  S.  Maur's  school;  Archdeacon  Davenport  was  present 
and  made  an  address ;  we  followed  with  words  of  strong 
commendation  of  the  good  work  of  the  school.  7:30  p.  m., 
Albion,  the  Rev.  \Vm.  H.  Tomlins,  Rector.  After  Evensong 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4. 

June  i^— Thursday.  Rantoul,  S.  Paul's  Church;  Mat- 
ins were  said  at  9  o'clock  by  the  Rev.  F.  \V.  Taylor,  S.  T.  B., 
and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser.  10:30  a.  m.  we  preached  and  or- 
dained to  the  Priesthood,  the  Rev.  Robert  Mackellar, 
Jr.,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  Dr. 
Dresser  presented  the  candidate,  and  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor 
laid  his  hands  on  the  head  of  the  candidate  with  the  Bishop. 
After  the  services  an  ample  and  elegant  lunch  was  served  by 
the  ladies  of  the  parish. 

June  iS— Friday.  We  received  a  telegram  stating  the 
death  of  our  niece's  husband,  in  Brooklyn,  and  were  obliged 
in  consequence,  to  go  East  immediately,  as  the  widow  has  no 
one  to  look  to  but  ourselves. 

June  20 — Trinity  Sunday.  After  early  celebration,  we 
spent  the  day  with  our  niece  at  her  home  in  Brooklyn. 

June  21 — Monday.  We  attended  the  funeral  of  our 
niece's  husband,  Mr.  Louis  H.  Berrian;  the  interment  took 
place  in  Greenwood  Cemetery. 

June  22— Tuesday.  New  York,  Trinity  Chapel.  11 'Z^ 
a.  m.,  we  pronounced  the  benediction  at  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Edwin  S.  Gorham  and  Miss  Carrie  F.  Miller.     The  Rev.  C 


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E.  Swope  and  the  Rev.  Alonzo  Wood  officiating  at  the  marri- 
age. 2  p.  m.  we  attended  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Missions, 
Bible  House,  New  York. 

June  27  —  First  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  Grace  Church.  8  a.  m.,  we  attended  the  celebration 
of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rec- 
tor, the  Rev.  F.  M.  Clendenin,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m., 
Trinity  Church,  th^  Rev.  Y.  P.  Morgan,  Rector.  After  Even- 
song we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  4. 

June  29 — S.  Peter's  Day.  Racine.  11  a.  m.,  we 
attended  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Racine  College.  8  p.  m., 
Chapel  of  Racine  College,  we  delivered  an  address  on  the 
anniversary  of  S.  James  Guild  of  Racine  College. 

June  30 — Wednesday.  Racine.  9  a.  m.,  we  attended 
adjourned  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Racine  College.  10:30 
we  attended  the  Grammar  School  exhibition.  2:30  p.  m., 
we  attended  the  commencement  of  Racine  College. 

July  i — Thursday.  Nashotah,  Wis.,  Nashotah  House. 
9  a.  m.,  we  attended  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

July  4 — Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Jacksonville, 
111.  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m., 
after  Matins  by  the  Rector  and  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Prof.  Nash, 
of  the  Episcopal  Theological  School,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  we 
confirmed  and  addressed  two.  3  p.  m.,  we  confirmed  in 
private  a  sick  person.  5  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  gave  a  meditation. 

July  6 — Tuesday.  Springfield.  In  conference  with  the 
Rev.  Nelson  Ayres  of  Cairo,  on  the  subject  of  colored  work 
in  that  city,  of  which  he  has  charge. 

July  7 — Springfield.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  met  the  vestry  of 
S.  Paul's  Church  with  reference  to  calling  a  Rector. 

July  ii — Third  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Springfield ► 
S. Paul's  Church,  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
II  a.  m.,  said  Matins  and  preached.  4:30  p.  m.,  took 
charge  of  the  Sunday  School  and  made  an  address.  5  p.  m., 
said  Evensong,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hines. 


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July  12 — Monday.  Springrield.  8  p.  m.,  we  met  with 
the  vestry  of  S.  Paul's  Church,  in  reference  to  tilling  the 
vacancy  of  the  Rectorship. 

July  15 — Thursday.  Alton.  8  p.  m.,  we  perforrned 
the  service  of  dedication  and  benediction  of  S.  Paul's  Rec- 
tory of  that  city.  The  erection  of  this  beautiful  building 
reflects  great  credit  upon  the  self-denial  and  zeal  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Alton.  It  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  complete  in 
the  Diocese. 

July  17 — Saturday.  Belleville.  The  guest  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Harrison,  we  were  engaged  the  entire  day  in  reading 
and  correcting  proof  of  the  Journal  of  the  late  Synod. 

July  18 — Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Gillespie,  S. 
John's  Church,  the  Rev.  Philip  McKim,  Rector.  10:30  a.m., 
after  service  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  four,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:45  p. 
m.,  Bunker  Hill.  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  Philip  McKim, 
Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  seven. 

July  19 — Monday.  Bunker  Hill.  Christ  Church,  9  a. 
m.,  we  blessed  across  presented  by  Mrs.  Dorsey  in  memory 
of  her  husband,  and  a  credence  as  a  memorial  of  her  brother 
and  children.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  made 
an  address.  7:30  p.  m.,  received  a  telegram  of  the  death  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoyt  in  Springtield. 

July  20 — Tuesday.  Journey  to  Springfield  to  make 
arrangements  for  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Hoyt.  Accepted  letters 
dimissorv  of  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Dver,  of  the  Diocese  of 
Quincv. 

July  21 — Wednesday.  7  a.  m.,  in  our  private  chapel, 
S.  Agatha's  School,  we  celebrated  the  Hoh'  Eucharist,  as- 
sisted by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hines,  at  which  Mrs.  Hoyt  and  immedi- 
ate friends  were  present  and  received.  1 130  p.  m.,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  Springfield,  funeral  services  of  the  Rev.  Ralph 
Byron  Hoyt,  we  made  a  brief  address,  a  number  of  the 
vclergy  and  a  large  congregation  of  laity  were  present. 


July  22— Thursday.  Mt.  Vernon,  111.  We  accompanied 
to  its  last  resting  place,  in  the  cemetery  near  that  city,  the 
body  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoyt.  A  number  of  friends  frorn  Mt. 
Carmel  and  other  neighboring  places  where  Mr.  Hoyt  had 
officiated,  were  present  to  pay  respect  to  the  memory  of  their 
late  beloved  Rector. 

July  25—^'.  ^ames  Bay.  Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Cairo.  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Ven.  Archdeacon  Daven- 
port, Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:45  p.  m., 
same  Church,  the  Re\'.  Nelson  Ayres  preached,  we  were  pres- 
ent and  gave  the  benediction. 

July  2^— Tuesday.  We  completed  the  purchase  of  the 
property  owned  by  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Cairo,  for 
S.  Michael's  Mission  (Colored)  of  Cairo. 

July  28 —  Wednesday.  Anna.  12 :  25  to  5  p.  m.,  in  con- 
ference with  people  of  the  Mission  in  regard  to  a  Missionary 
and  other  matters  connected  with  the  welfare  of  the  parish. 

July  29 — Thursday.  Thomasboro.  12  to  2  p.  m.,  we 
were  engaged  in  ministering  to  the  necessities  of  an  invalid 
man,  diseased  in  mind  as  well  as  body.  7:30  p.  m..  Cham- 
paign. Benediction  of  the  Rectory  of  Emmanuel  Church  of 
that  city.  The  securing  of  this  handsome  property  for  the 
use  of  the  excellent  Rector  and  his  w^ife,  reflects  great  credit 
upon  the  zealous  and  laborious  ladies  of  the  Mission.  They 
are  always  at  work  and  always  doing  good. 

AuciusT  i—Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield. 
S.  Paul's  Church,  vacant.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  5  p.  m.,  the  Rev.  Robert  Mac- 
kellar  preached,  we  gave  the  absolution  and  benediction. 

August  2— Monday.  Springfield.  7  p.  m.,  attended 
meeting  of  the  vestry  of  S.  Paul's  Church,  at  which  the  Rev. 
r  .W  .  Taylor,  S.  T.  B.,  Rector-elect,  was  present. 

Au(;ust  3  and  4 — Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Journey  to 
^"ew  York. 

August  6— Friday.     Left  New  York  for  Jacksonville, 


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Fla.,  to  attend  the  consecration  of  the  Rev.  Edwin  Gardiner 
Weed,  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  Bishop-elect  of  Florida. 

Au(;usT  8 — Scz'cnth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Savannah. 
Christ  Church,  Rev.  Thomas  Boone,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m., 
we  attended  service  and  were  hospitably  entertained  at 
dinner  by  Mrs.  Elliot,  sister-in-law  of  the  late  Bishop.  6  p. 
m.,  we  attended  Evensong  at  the  same  Church. 

August  9 — Monday.  We  visited  with  Rev.  Mr.  Boone 
the  objects  of  attraction  in  and  about  Savannah.  We  are 
very  grateful  to  him  for  his  kind  attention  to  us,  visiting  for 
the  first  time  Savannah. 

August  10 — Tuesday.  Resumed  our  journey  to  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.,  and  arrived  about  mid-day.  We  were  the 
guest  of  Dr.  Stout,  a  physician  of  high  repute  in  Jackson- 
ville, and  son  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stout,  for  many  years  a  laborious 
and  successful  missionary  in  the  Diocese  of  Illinois.  We 
desire  to  record  in  this  public  way  our  gratitude  to  Dr.  Stout 
and  his  charming  family  for  their  generous  hospitality.  We 
shall  be  very  glad  if  some  reasonable  excuse  might  present 
itself  to  us  for  repeating  our  visit,  and  staying  much  longer 
than  we  were  permitted  at  the  time  to  remain. 

August  II — Wednesday.  Jacksonville,  Fla.  S.John's 
Church,  II  a.  m.  After  Matins,  the  consecration  of  the 
Bishop-elect  of  Florida  took  place;  the  sermon  was 
preached  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Elliot,  Missionary  Bishop  of 
Western  Texas.  The  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Quintard,  of  Tennessee, 
acted  as  consecrator;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Seymour  and  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Dr.  Galleher,  Bishop  of  Louisiana,  presented  the  candi- 
date ;  and  the  Bishops  above  named,  together  with  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Howe,  Bishop  of  South  Carolina,  assisted  in  the  conse- 
cration. The  Rev.  Dr.  Weed,  the  newly  consecrated 
Bishop,  was  our  pupil  as  a  student  in  the  General  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  in  New  York.  Since  his  ordination  at 
Darien,  Conn.,  when  we  presented  him  to  the  Bishop  of 
Georgia  to  be  admitted  to  the  Diaconate,  he  has  been  most 
zealously   engaged   in    missionary   w^ork   in    the    immediate 


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neighborhood  of  Augusta.  He  was  regarded  for  miles 
around  as  a  quasi  Bishop,  taking  the  oversight  of  a  number 
of' missions,  and,  with  lavish  generosity,  aiding  them  out  of 
his  own  private  means.  It  was  no  slight  sacrifice  for  Dr. 
Weed  and  for  his  wife  who  was  born  and  raised  in  Augusta, 
to  leave  their  lovelv  home  for  the  uncertainties  of  a  Mission- 
ary  Bishop's  career.  We  were  enabled  through  the  enter- 
prise of  the  indefatigable  Bishop  of  Tennessee  to  crowed  as 
much  pleasure  as  possible  within  the  brief  visit.  We  went 
to  the  hotel  on  Pueblo  Beach  on  Wednesday  night,  and  had 
a  delightful  ride  along  the  shore  of  more  than  four  miles, 
with  the  full  moon  shining  on  us  and  the  waves  of  the  ocean 
dashing  upon  the  rocks. 

August  12 — Thursday.  With  the  Bishop  of  Tennessee, 
we  spent  most  of  the  day  at  S.  Augustine,  visiting  the  Fort 
and  other  interesting  parts  of  the  ancient  city  (as  it  is  called) 
held  out  as  attractions  to  the  visitor.  11  p.  m.,  we  left  in 
the  steamer  **Palatka,"  for  Charleston,  S.  C. 

August  14 — Saturday.  Arrived  in  Charleston  at  nine 
o'clock  the  night  before.  We  passed  the  day  up  to  5  p.  m.,. 
in  visiting  the  interesting  streets  and  buildings  of  this  city 
which  we  had  never  seen  before.  We  also  paid  our  respects 
to  the  Rt.  Rev.  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  and  were  fortun- 
ate in  finding  him  at  home,  and  enjoyed  his  generous  hospit- 
ality very  fully.  This  visit  was  all  the  more  interesting  from 
the  fact  that,  within  five  days  afterwards,  Charleston  was 
visited  by  the  fearful  calamity  of  the  earthquake  w^hich 
enlisted  the  sympathies  of  the  entire  people  of  the  United 
States. 

August  22— Ninth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York, 
Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Rec^ 
lor.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev. 
Mr,  Underbill,  we  ordained  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev.  Henry 
Page  Dyer  and  the  Rev.  Wm.  McGarvev,  Deacons,  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Dr.  Houghton  presented  the 
candidates  and  preached  the  sermon,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Under- 


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hill  assisted  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  3  p.  m.,  we  paid  a 
visit  to  the  House  of  iMercy,  of  which  we  were  formerly 
Chaplain. 

Au(;usT  29 — Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Keeseville. 
S.  Paul's  Church.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  service  and 
heard  a  verv  excellent  sermon.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr. 
James  F.  Chamberlain,  of  Sabbath  Day  Point,  Lake  George, 
who  for  a  number  of  vears  has  been  accustomed  to  afford  us 
the  onlv  rest  we  secure  during  the  entire  vear.  While  at  his 
home  in  Lake  George,  we  shut  out  letters  and  give  ourselves 
up  for  a  brief  space  of  entire  leisure.  We  think  of  Mr. 
Chamberlain  almost  every  day  in  the  year  for  his  kindness 

to  us. 

September  5 — Elez^enth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New 
York,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration.  After  Matins  and 
serm4)n  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols,  of  Port  Huron,  Canada,  we 
contirmed  one  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m., 
in  the  same  Church,  we  gave  an  instruction  to  S.  Anna's 
Guild,  under  the  charge  of  Mrs.  Denslow. 

September  7 — In  the  Chapel  of  S.  John  Baptist,  East 
17th  Street,  4  p.  m.,  we  received  by  profession  into  the 
Order  of  S.  John  Baptist,  Miss  Elizabeth  J.  Purdy,  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  James  Purdy  and  grand-daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Samuel  R.  Johnson,  by  the  name  of  Sister  Elisa  Monica. 
The  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton  and  a  number  of  other  clergy  were 

present. 

September  12 — Tzvelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Orange 
Valley,  N.  J.  All  Saints'  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Richmond, 
Rector.  7:30  a.  m.,  attended  celebration  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached.  4  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached. 

September  13 — Monday.  New  York,  10  a.  m.,  at- 
tended meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Board  of 
Missions  at  the  Bible  House. 

September  16 — Thursday.     7:15  a.  m.,  left  New  York 


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by  Hudson  River  R.  R.  for  Peekskill.  9.' 30  a.  m.,  S. 
Gabriel's  Chapel,  Peekskill,  attended  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hough- 
ton, the  Rev.  S.  J.  French  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Smythe,  of 
Jamaica,  W.  L,  we  received  by  profession  into  the  Order  of 
S.  Mary,  Sister  Isabelle,  Sister  Mary  Virginia,  Sister  Sophia 
and  Sister  Stella,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  We 
left  Peekskill  at  2:10  p.  m.  for  New  York,  arriving  about 
4  o'clock.     6  p.  m.,  left  New  York  for  Springfield. 

September   17 — On  the  cars  on  journey  to  Springfield. 

September  19 — Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Springfield,  III.,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor, 
S.  T.  B.,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  officiated  at  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  a.  m.,  same  Church,  the  Rector 
preached;  we  gave  the  benediction.  We  desire  to  express 
our  great  satisfaction  at  finding  our  former  pupil,  to  whom 
we  were  affectionately  attached  in  the  Seminary,  now  our 
most  energetic  and  successful  Presbyter,  in  charge  of  the 
largest  Parish  of  our  Diocese. 

September  21—^'.  Matthezv.  Tuesday.  Spent  the  day 
in  Decatur,  consulting  the  Rector  and  others  on  matters  of 
grave  importance  for  the  benefit  of  the  Parish. 

September  2^— Thursday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church.  5  p.  m.,  at  Evensong,  we  baptized  Eleanor  Curry, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  'Robert  Mackellar,  Jr. ;  parents  and  Mrs. 
C.  E.  Hay,  acting  as  sponsors. 

September  26— Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Anna,  S.  Anne's  Church.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m.,  Carbondale. 
After  Evensong  we  preached  and  then  met  the  congregation 
to  discuss  the  situation  as  to  the  best  means  of  promoting  the 
welfare  of  the  parish. 

September  2S— Tuesday.  Springfield.  5  p.  m.,  after 
Second  Lesson,  we  baptized  two  infants,  sons  of  Colborn 
Fields  and  Fannie  (English)  Buck,  by  the  names  of  Colborn 
Fields  and  Turney  English;  sponsors,  Cora  Edith  English 
and  Lloyd  E.  Johnston. 


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Septp:mber  29 — S,  Michael  and  All  Angels.  Wednes- 
day. Chicago.  II  a.  m.,  opening  exercises  of  Western 
Theological  Seminary.  We  preached  and  the  Bishop  of 
Chicago  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  A  collation  was 
afterwards  served  in  the  Refectory  to  the  clergy  and 
assembled  guests. 

OcTOBKK  3 — Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spring- 
field. S.  Paul's  Church.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached.  7:30  p. 
m.,  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  preached;  we  gave 
the  benediction. 

OcTOBKR  6 — Wednesday.  Chicago.  Opening  of  the 
General  Convention,  S.  James'  Church.  From  this  day  on- 
Avard,  to  the  close  of  the  Convention,  we  were  in  daily 
.attendance  upon  its  sessions. 

OcTOBKR  8 — Chicago,  S.  Mark's  Church,  the  Rev.  B.  F. 
Fleetwood,  Rector.  10  a.  m.,  after  collects  by  the  Rector, 
Ave  delivered  an  address  for  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  to  the 
Board  of  Missions,  the  Rt.  Rev.  the  Bishop  of  Maine 
j>residing,  and  celebrating  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

OcTOBKR  10 — Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chica- 
go, Church  of  the  Ascension,  the  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee,  S. 
T.  B.,  Rector.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
ii  a.  m.,  we  preached  in  the  same  Church.  7:30  p.m., 
^niurch  of  the  Epiphany,  the  Rev.  T.  N.  Morrison,  Rector. 
Alter  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

OcTOBiCR  28— .V.  Simon  and  S.  Jude.  Thursday. 
.Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  8  p.m.,  we  united  in  marri- 
age, Mr.  \Vm.  Tracy  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Cooper  Hanie,  in 
the  presence  of  a  large  congregation  of  acquaintances  and 

friends. 

OcTOBKR  31 — Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spring- 
field, S.  Paul's  Church.  11  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rec- 
tor, we  preached.  7:30  p.m.,  the  Rector  said  Evensong 
and  preached,  and  we  gave  the  benediction. 

Novhmbp:r  I — All  Saints.  Monday.  S.  Paul's  Church. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy   Eucharist  and    gave  a 


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meditation.  4 '30,  same  Church,  after  Second  Lesson  w^e 
baptized  Dorothea  Lamb,  daughter  of  the  Rector,  the  Rev. 
F.  W.  Taylor,  and  Cora  (Kingsley)  Taylor.  Sponsors,  Mr. 
Chas.  E.  Hay,  Miss  D.  Margaret  Murdock  and  Miss  Kate 
S.  Bishop. 

November  2  and  3 — Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Chicago. 
W^e  delivered  two  lectures  on  each  of  these  days  at  the 
WY'stern  Theological  Seminary. 

November  4 — Thursday.  Cairo.  Met  the  Rev.  Nelson 
Avres  and  Mr.  Candee  on  business  connected  with  the  col- 
nn-d  work  in  that  citv. 

November  5 — Friday.  Springfield.  Approved  of  the 
or'^anization  of  Grace  Mission,  Decatur.  Mr.  H.  M.  Palen, 
Pres't;  S.  P.  Denton,  Treas. ;  Dr.  A.  D.  Brideman,  Sec'y 
and  Warden. 

November  6 — Saturday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church. 
7:30  p.  m.,  after  collects  by  the  Rector,  we  gave  meditation 
•on  the  ministerial  office,  as  a  preparation  for  the  Ordination 
on  the  morrow. 

November  7 — Tzventieth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spring- 
field, S.  Paul's  Church.  11  a.  m.,  after  sermon  by  the  Rec- 
tor, we  ordained  to  the  Diaconate,  Mr.  Lloyd  Erastus  Johns- 
ton and  Mr.  William  Theodore  Schepeler,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor  presented  the  candi- 
dates; the  Rev.  Thos.  Hines  acted  as  the  Bishop's  Chaplain. 
We  desire  to  note  that  Mr.  R.  P.  Johnston,  father  of  one  of 
the  new  deacons,  formerly  Assistant  Secretary  of  State  of 
Illinois,  and  a  resident  of  Springfield,  now  of  St.  Louis,  was 
present.  Few  lavmen  can  be  found  more  devoted  to  the 
Church  in  all  her  interests,  than  our  beloved  friend,  Mr.  R. 
P.  Johnston. 

Novplmber  10 — Wednesday.  Bayonne,  N.  J.,  S.John's 
Church,  the  Rev.  O.  Valentine,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  E.  M.  Pecke,  formerly 
in  charge  of  the  Church,  we  preached,  and  the  Bishop  of 
the  Diocese  confirmed  tw^enty-one  candidates.     This  Church 


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was  in  a  very  depressed  condition  until  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pecke, 
by  his  untiring  energy  and  industry,  brought  it  up  and  placed 
it  in  the  condition  to  call  a  Rector.  The  class  presented  on 
this  occasion  was  largely  the  result  of  Mr.  Pecke's  labors. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Valentine,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  formerly 
Assistant  in  S.  PauFs  Church,  Springfield,  and  has  left 
behind  him  the  most  pleasant  memories.  Success  doubtless 
will  attend  his  rectorship  in  his  new  field  of  labor. 

NovKMBKR  14 — Tzccnfv-jirst  Siauiay  after  Trinity, 
Brooklyn.  3:30  p.  m.,  we  visited  the  Church  Charity 
Foundation;  after  service  by  the  Chaplain  we  delivered  an 
.address  to  the  children  of  the  Orphanage. 

NovEMBHR  16 — Titesciay.  Jersey  City  Heights,  5:30 
p.  m.,  at  the  house  of  the  bride's  parents,  57  Sip  Street, 
we  united  in  marriage  Mr.  John  Wentworth  Aymar  and  Miss 
Jennie  Ilayward  Bowly,  in  the  presence  of  a  large  number 
of  the  immediate  friends  of  the  bride  and  groom.  The  day 
was  bright  and  beautiful  for  the  late  autumn,  and  we  trust  is 
prophetic  of  the  entire  life  of  the  young  people,  whom  we 
have  known  for  a  number  of  vears.      May  Gotl    bless  them. 

November  21 — Sunday  next  before  Advent.  New 
York.  S.  Michael's  Church,  West  99th  Street,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Peters,  Rector.  10  a.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School 
in  behalf  of  our  work  among  the  colored  people  in  Cairo. 
II  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached;  we 
are  indebted  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Peters  for  his  cordial  sympathy  in 
our  work  in  Southern  Illinois,  and  his  kind  offer  to  help  us  to 
the  extent  of  his  power.  We  spent  the  afternoon  and  even- 
ing of  this  day  at  the  House  of  Mercy,  West  86th  Street, 
and  at  Compline  gave  an  address  to  the  inmates. 

November  25 — T/ianks^irini^  Day.  New  York,  10 
a.  m..  Church  of  the  Transfiguration.  After  service  by  the 
Rector  and  his  Assistant,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist. 

November  28 — Advent  Sunday.  Brooklyn,  10:30  a. 
m.,  S.  Luke's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Van  De  Water,  Rector. 


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After  Matins  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  New  York,  S» 
Luke's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Tuttle,  Rector.  After  Evensong 
by  riie  Rector  and  Assistants,  we  preached. 

November  29  and  30 — Monday  and  Tuesday.  On  the 
cars  for  the  West. 

December  2—  Thursday.  Springfield,  S.  PauFs  Church, 
9:30  a.  m.,  we  formally  received  John  Frank  Rawson  into 
the  Communion  of  the  Church,  after  he  had  publicly  re- 
nounced the  errors  of  the  Church  of  Rome.  6  p.  m.,  in  the 
same  Church,  we  united  in  marriage,  assisted  by  the  Rector, 
Mr.  Arthur  Kimber  and  Miss  Maude  Turney,  in  the  presence 
of  a  large  company  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 

December  1,— Friday.  East  St.  Louis.  We  met  sev- 
eral members  of  the  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Bunker  Hill,, 
to  confer  on  matters  of  business;  we  also  met  Mr.  Henry  M. 
Chittenden  to  arrange  about  his  Ordination  to  the  Diaconate. 

December  5 — Second  Sunday  in  Advent.  Mt.  CarmeL 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar-^ 
ist,  assisted  by  the  Missionary  in  charge.  7  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

December  6 — Monday.  Mt.  Carmel.  Spent  most  of  the 
day  at  S.  Maur's  Hall  with  the  Principal  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Dyer. 

December  7 — Tuesday.  Cairo.  11  a.  m.,  we  laid  the 
corner  stone  of  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  and  after 
excellent  addresses  from  the  Rev.  Nelson  Ayres  and  the  Rec- 
tor, we  closed  with  a  third.  4  p.  m.,  we  gathered  at  the 
benediction  of  the  new  school  house,  erected  by  the  munifi- 
cent gift  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Saul  for  the  Mission  work  among 
the  colored  people  in  Cairo. 

December  ii — Saturday.  Springfield.  7  p.  m.,  we 
attended  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Diocesan  Library. 

December  12 — Third  Sunday  in  Advent.  Springfield, 
S.Luke's  Mission.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and   addressed   four,    and    celebrated   the    Holy  Eucharist, 


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assisted  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines.       7'30  P-  m.,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

Deckmber  14,  15  and  16 — Tiieschiy^  Wahicsdciy.  and 
Thursdav.  Chicago,  Western  Theological  Seminary.  We 
delivered  two  lectures  on  each  of  these  days  to  the  students. 

December  17 — Friday.  Rantoul,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Missionary  in  charge.  7  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  Dr.  Dresser,  we  preached. 

December  18 — S aim  daw  Champaign.  3  p.  m.,  we 
visited  and  addressed  the  girls'  club  for  the  Orphanage  of 
the  Holy  Child. 

December  19 — Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent.  Same 
place,  Emmaiuiel  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Rector.  7  a. 
m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  io.\^o  a.  m.,  after 
Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  contirmed  and  ad- 
dressed five.  4  p.  m.,  Urbana,  Christ  Church  Mission. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

December  25 — Christmas  Day.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  II  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist. 

December  26 — 'S.  Stephen.  First  Sunday  after  Christ- 
mas. Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church,  11  a.  m.,  we  preached 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

December  27 — S.  John  the  Eiangelist,  Monday. 
Springfield,  7:30  p.m.,  we  attended  the  Christmas  Festival 
at  S.  John's  Chapel,  and  made  an  address. 

December  28 — The  Jnnoeents'  Day.  Tuesday.  Spring- 
field, 7  p.  m.,  attended  Christmas  festivities  at  S.  Luke's 
Mission  and  made  an  address. 

December    31 — Friday.      Springfield.       2    p.    m.,    we 
acted  as  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents  at  the  memorial  services 
,of  General  Logan,  at  the  Court  House. 


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January  2— Second  Sunday  after  Christmas.  Olney, 
10:30  a.  m., 'after  Matins  said  by  the'  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  Mission- 
ary  in  charge,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist. 3  p.  m.,'*^'isited  and  had  prayers  with  a  sick  person. 
7:30  p.  m..,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

January  1,— Monday.  Mt.  Carmel,  7  p.  m.,  we  met  the 
members  of  the  Mission  and  advised  witli  them  in  regard  to 
securing  a  Missionary  and  the  carrying  on  efficiently  their  work. 
January  ^—Tuesday.  AllDion,  7:30  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  preached. 
January  $— Wednesday.  Appointed  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost 
Dean  of  McLeansboro.  7:30  p.  m.,  Carlyle,  Christ  Church. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached. 

January  6— ^//)^//^/;;r.  Thursday.  Carlvle,  3:30  p. 
m.,  attended  children's  Christmas  Festival  of  Christ  Church 
and  made  an  address. 

January  (^^First  Sunday  after  Epiphany.  Havana, 
S.  Barnabas'  Mission,  the  Rev.  J.  M.  D.  Davidson,  Missionary 
in  charge.  10:30  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Missionarv  in 
Matins  and  at  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist^^  we 
preached.  2:30  p.  m.,  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7 
p.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

January  lo—iVonday.  Pekin,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the 
Rev.  G.  W.  West,  Rector.  7:45  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Rector,  w^e  preached,  and  confirmed  one  person. 

January  ii~Tuesday.  S.  Mary's  School,  Knoxville. 
After  dinner,  at  the  request  of  the  Rector  of  the  School,  we 
addressed  the  School. 

January  i 2—Wed7iesday.  Knoxville,  S.  Mary's  School. 
Meeting  of  the  Provincial  Synod.  10:30  a.  m.,  Chapel  of 
the  School,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the  Bishop  of 
Quincy  reading  the  Epistle.  Business  meetings  until  i  p. 
m.,  and  from  4  to  7  p.  ra.  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the  Chapel  of  the 
School,  after  Evensong  we  confirmed  one  person. 


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January  14 — Friday.  Chicago,  house  of  Bishop  Mc- 
Laren, we  met  several  of  our  brother  Bishops  and  conferred 
with  them  in  regard  to  matters  of  local  interest. 

January  16 — Second  Sunday  after  Epiphany.  Green- 
ville, Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rector.  10:45  a. 
m.,  we  preached,  and  ordained  Mr.  Menry  Martyn  Chittenden 
to  the  Diaconate,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist;  the 
Rev.  J.  G.  Wright  presented  the  candidate.  7  p.  m.,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

January  17 — Monday.  Collinsville,  Christ  Church. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  we  preached. 

January  20 — Thursday.  Chicago,  Western  Theolog- 
ical Seminarv,  we  t^ave  one  lecture  to  the  students. 

January  21 — Friday.    Journey  from  Chicago  to  Omaha^ 

January  23 — Third  Sunday  after  Epiphany.  Omaha, 
7:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  private 
Chapel  of  the  Bishop  of  Nebraska.  11  a.  m.,  opening  ser- 
vices of  All  Saints'  Church,  Omaha,  the  Rev.  L.  Zahner, 
Rector.  We  preached  at  the  request  of  Bishop  Worthingtoii 
on  the  occasion.  4  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  in  S.  Barnabas* 
Church,  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  J.  Williams,  we  preached- 
7:30  p.  m..  All  Saints'  Church,  after  the  reception  of  a  num- 
ber of  Choristers  by  the  Bishop  of  Nebraska,  we  preached. 

January  24 — Monday.  In  the  course  of  the  day  we 
visited  the  Cathedral,  Brownell  Hall,  and  several  families 
resident  in  Omaha.  At  l^rownell  Hall,  at  the  request  of  the 
Bishop,  we  made  an  address  to  the  pupils;  and  at  6  p.  m., 
we  left  Omaha.  We  must  add  a  word  to  put  on  record  our 
great  gratification  at  being  the  guest  of  Bishop  Worthington 
and  his  hospitable  sister  and  brother,  and  also  at  witnessing 
the  many  tine  things  which  the  Church  alread}'  possesses  in 
Omaha,  and  the  many  more  good  things  which  are  in  pros- 
pect, suggested  and  promised  by  the  energetic  Bishop  of 
Nebraska. 

January  26 — Wednesday.     Springfield.     The  Rev.  Mr. 


^chepeler  came  over  and  passed  the  day  with  us  in  order  to 
settle  certain  matters  about  his  future  course. 

January   2^~Thursday.       On    the    cars  goin<r  to  New- 
York.  '  ^      t.  ^^^ 

January  i^o~Fourth  Sunday  after  Epiphany.  New 
York,  10:30  a.  m..  Trinity  Church,  we  took  part  in  the 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Dix 
preached  the  sermon. 

February  ^—Friday.  New  York,  11  a.  m..  Church 
of  the  Heavenly  Rest,  attended  the  funeral  of  the  late  Dr. 
J^obert  S.  Howland,  Rector  of  this  Church.  12  m.,  we 
.attended  the  funeral  of  the  Rev.  Curtis  T.  Woodruff,  Mission- 
ary, at  Zion  Church. 

February  6—Septuagesinia.  New  York,  10:30  a. 
m.,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  we  preached  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev, 
Dr.  Houghton.  3  p.  m.,  we  met  and  addressed  S.  Anna's 
Guild  of  this" Parish. 

February  lo—Thursday.  New  York,  8  p.  m.,  w^e  met 
the  Alumni  of  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  by  invitation,  at 
dinner  at  Delmonico's,  and  listened  to  several  very  interest- 
ing addresses  from  the  President  of  the  College,  Dr.  Smith, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Huntington  of  Grace  Church,  New  York,  thJ 
Rev.  Dr.  Porter,  President  of  Harvard  College,  and  others. 

February  iz—Sexagesima.  New  York,  10:30  a.  m., 
Church  of  the  Holy  Innocents,  141st.  St.,  after  Matins  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Woolsey,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  Brooklyn, 
Church  of  the  Messiah.  After  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Van 
De  Water,  we  delivered  an  address  on  the  occasion  of  the  anni- 
versary of  the  Sheltering  Arms  Nursery,  Brooklyn. 

February  18  and  ig^Friday  and  Saturday.  Tournev 
to  Danville,  111.  '  ^        J  j 

February  20—^uinquagesima.  Danville,  Church  of 
the  Holy  Trinity,  the  Rev.  W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  Rector.  10:30 
a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six,  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.       3  p.  m.,  confirmed  in  private 


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three    persons.       7  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached. 

February  22 —  TncHluy.  Chicago,  S.  Andrew's  Church. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  ordained  to  the  Priesthood  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Edward  Green,  Deacon.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Gold  preached  the 
sermon  and  presented  the  candidate  for  the  Priesthood.  The 
Rev.  Drs.  LefFmgwell  and  Gold,  and  the  Rev.  Messrs^ 
Freeman,  Larrabee  and  Knowles  were  present,  and  assisted 
in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Freeman  was 
ordained  by  Bishop  White,  of  Pennsylvania,  and  thus  the 
ordination  of  Mr.  Green  is  conveyed  directly  from  the 
English  Episcopacy  through  Bishop  White. 

February  23 — Ash  Wednesday.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist. 

,  February  24 — S.  Matthias.  Thursday.  Springfield^ 
10  a.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Church,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist and  gave  an  address,  appropriate  to  the  day. 

February  25 — Friday.  Pontiac,  111.  Grace  Church, 
the  Rev.  W.  M.  Steele,  Rector.  3:30  p.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  four,  acting  for  the  Bishop  of 
Chicat^o. 

February  26 — Saturday.  Same  place,  8  a.  m.,  we 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  8  p.  m.,  Bloomington,  we 
met  the  vestrv  of  S.  Matthew's  Church,  in  conference  about 
the  finances  of  the  Parish. 

February  27 — First  Sunday  in  Lent.  Bloomington, 
S.  Matthew's  Church.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached.  7*30  p.  m.,  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed eleven. 

March  i — Tuesday.  Decatilr,  S.John's  Church,  the 
Rev.  A.  Kinney  Hall,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  seven.  A  surpliced  choir 
has  been  recentlv  introduced  in  this  Church,  and  the  advance 
in  growth  has  been  very  considerable  and  encouraging. 

March  2 — Wednesday.     Tuscola,  S.  Stephen's  Church, 


the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Missionary  in  charge.    7 :3op.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached. 

March  '^—Thursday.  Paris,  Grace  Church,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Smedes,  Rector.  7  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

March  ^—Friday.  East  St.  Louis.  Met  the  Trustees 
of  the  Aspinwall  Land  Company  with  a  view  to  the  pur- 
chase of  lots  for  church  and  school  buildings  in  this  city. 

March  6—Seeond  Sunday  in  Lent.  Areola,  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Smedes,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 
Rector.  3:30,  same  Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached. 

Uakcu^— .Monday.  Decatur,  S.  John's  Church.  4:30 
p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  A.  Kinney 
Hall,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  ten.  7:30  p.  m.,  Christ 
Church,  Decatur.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Schep- 
eler,  Missionary  in  charge,  and  the  Rector  of  S.  John's,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

Makcw  S—Tuesday.  Returned  to  Springfield.  Met  a 
deputation  of  the  Vestry  of  S.  Matthew's  Church,  Blooming- 
ton,  who  came  to  consult  the  Bishop  in  reference  to  their 
Rector's  health. 

March  9—  Wednesday.  Chesterfield,  S.  Peter's  Church, 
the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley,  Rector.  3  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached. 

March  10— Thursday.  Waverly,  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whit- 
ley, Rector.  From  9  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m.  we  were  the  guest  of 
Mr.  Allis,  a  grandson  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mansfield,  a  celebrated 
Missionary  of  Connecticut,  under  the  Society  for  the  Propa- 
gation of  the  Gospel,  before  the  Revolutionary  War.  Mr. 
Allis  has  been  a  most  faithful  and  loyal  Churchman,  and  our 
only  regret  is,  that  it  seems  hardly  possible  that  he  will  be 
allowed  to  remain  very  much  longer  with  us  in  this  world. 
Christ  Church,  7  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached.      Some   little  excitement  was  created  during  the 


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sermon  bv  tlitr  Jlivintr  wav  of  the  floor,  o\vin<»-  to  the  hirire 
congregation  that  was  gathered;  but  fortunately  no  one  sus- 
tained any  injury. 

March  i^ — Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  Wheaton,  Trinity 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Morrison,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after 
service  we  preached.  7-"30  p.  m.,  Elgin,  Cliurch  of  the 
Redeemer,  the  Rev.  J.  Stewart  Smith,  Rector.  After  Even- 
song bv  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
eleven. 

March  14 — Monday.  Aurora,  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev. 
II.  C.  Holbrook,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector  and  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Steele  of  Batavia,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  twelve,  one  being  from  Hatavia. 

March  15 — Tuesday.  Chicago,  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  lectured  from  12  to  i.  7:30  p.  m.,  Naperville,  S. 
John's  Church,  the  Rev.  Martin  Averill,  Rector.  After  Even- 
song we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

March  16 — Wednesday.  Chicago,  Western  Theolog- 
ical Seminary.     Lectured  from  12  to  i. 

March  17 — T/iursday.  Chicago,  Western  Theolog- 
ical Seminarv,  delivered  two  lectures  to  the  students.  8  p. 
m..  La  Grange,  Emmanuel  Church,  the  Rev.  Martin  Stone, 
Rector.  After  Evensong  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  sixteen. 

March  18 — Friday.  Chicago,  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  delivered  two  lectures  to  the  students.  7:30  p. 
m..  Riverside,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  A.  P.  Greenleaf, 
Rector,  who  presented  after  the  sermon,  a  class  of  seven 
whom  the  Bishop  addressed. 

March  20 — FourtJi  Sunday  in  Lent.  Chicago,  Grace 
•Church.  After  Matins  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Springer,  Deacon,  we 
preached.     7:45  p.  ni.,  after  Evensong  we  preached.  • 

March  21 — Monday.  Chicago,  8  p.  m.,  at  the  Mission 
lately  organized  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gregg,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Missionary,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
twenty-six. 


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March   22— Tuesday.      Harvard,   III.,   Christ     Church 
the  Rev.  Francis  J.  Hall,  Missionarv  in  charge.      7 :  :;o  p    m  ' 
atter  Evensong  by  the   Missionary,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  twentv-four. 

^  ^l\Kcu2:,~[Vednesday.  Chicago,  Western  Theolog- 
ical Seminary,  lectured  from  12  to  i  to  the  students.  7:30 
p.  m.,  S.Stephen's  Church,  the  Rev.  Antoine  Lechner,  Rec- 
tor. Atter  Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
twenty-nme,  nineteen  being  from  S.  Angarius'  Church. 

March  24,~T/iursday.  Chicago,  Western  Theological 
bemmary,  lectured  from  9  to  12.  8  p.  m.,  Calvary  Church, 
the  Rev.  W.  H.  Moore,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Rector  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gardiner,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  twenty-nine. 

March  2S--Feast  of  the  Annunciation.  Friday.  Tour- 
ney to  Springfield. 

March  26-Saturday.  Springfield.  Spent  an  hour 
and  a  halt  by  the  bedside  of  Judge  Treat.  It  proved  to  be, 
though  we  little  thought  so  at  the  time,  our  last  interview 
with  him,  as'he  deceased  on  the  following  day. 

March  2^— Passion  Sunday.    Chicago,  Christ  Church, 
II  a.  m.,  atter  service  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Springer, 
we  preached.       3:30  p.  m.,  Bridgeport,  we  opened  with  a 
solemn  service  of  dedication  the  new  Church  recently  erected 
in  this  suburb  of  Chicago.     The  Church  bears  .the  name  of 
b    Phihp  the  EvangeHst.     We  preached  a  sermon  suitable  to 
the  occasion,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  thirteen.       This 
edifice  was  erected  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  John  Tilton 
a  young  architect  of  great  promise  of  being  very  successful 
in  his  profession.     8  p.  m.,  Chicago,  Christ  Church.     After 
Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Springer,  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed twenty-nine.  * 

March  28-J/.;,,/.,_y.  Chicago,  S.Barnabas'  Church,  the 
Kev^Dr.  Morrison,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Rector,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

March  2g~Tucsday.     Springfield,    S.  Paul's    Church 


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We  attended  the  funeral  services  of  the  Hon.  Samuel  H. 
Treat,  United  States  Judge  for  the  Southern  District  of 
Illinois. 

March  30 — Wednesday,  Chicago,  Western  Theolog- 
ical Seminarv,  lectured  from  11  to  12.  4:30  p.  m., 
Evanston,  S.  Mark's  Church,  the  Rev.  Richard  Hayward, 
Rector.  After  Evensong  we  confirmed  and  addressed  thir- 
teen. 8  p.  m.,  Chicago,  S.  Andrew's  Church,  the  Rev. 
Thomas  E.  Greene,  Rector.  After  Evensong  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  forty-six. 

March  31 — Thursday.     Returned  to  Springfield. 

April  i — Friday.  Belleville,  S.  George's  Church, 
7:30  p.  m.,  after  service  by  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison,  Rector, 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mackellar,  Assistant,  we  confirmed  and 
addressed  three. 

April  3 — Palm  Sunday.  Springtield.  11  a.  m.,  S. 
Paul's  Church,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
eighteen.  3  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's  Chapel,  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Hines,  Missionary.  After  service  by  the  Missionary,  we 
preached,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  four.  7:30  p.  m., 
S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines,  Missionary. 
After  Evensong  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

April  4 — Monday.  Springfield.  We  gave  our  consent 
to  the  consecration  of  the  Rev.  Elisha  Smith  Thomas  as  Assist- 
ant Bishop  of  Kansas.  3  p.  m.,  we  confirmed  a  sick  man  in 
private.  We  met  several  persons  belonging  to  S.  Luke's 
Mission. 

April  5 — Tuesday,  Jacksonville,  111.,  Trinity  Church. 
7:30  p.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

April  6 — Wednesday,  Mattoon,  Trinity  Church,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Thrall,  Recto^r.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

April  7 — Maundy  Thursday.  Mattoon,  Trinitv  Church. 
9:30  a.  m.,  we  baptized  Chester  Rahming,  son  of  Josiah 
and  Julia  (Rahming)  Snow:  sponsors,  Miss  Louise  Leonard 
and  Thomas  Rahming.     The  mother  of  this  child  we  bap- 


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tized  as  an  infant  in  S.  John's  Church,  New   York.       7:30. 

p.  m.,  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser 

Rector.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con-' 

nrmed  and  addressed  two. 

April  8—(roo<^  Friday.  Emmanuel  Church.  Champaign. 

«  a.  m.,  Matms    and    Litany.     10  a.  m.,  Ante-Communion 
bervice.    12  to  3  p.  m.,  we  gave  the  Three  Hours'  Service 

April  io-Ea,tcr  Day.  Alton,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
yen  Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.  9  a.  m.,  we  attended  the 
Sunday  School  and  gave  an  address  on  the  customs  con- 
nected with  the  giving  of  Easter  Eggs.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  twenty,  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  2:30  p  m 
alter  service  held  by  their  Chaplain,  we  addressed  the 
Kmghts  Templar.  7:30  p.  m.,  Trinity  Chapel,  under  the 
charge  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  eleven. 

April  w— Easter  Monday.  EdwardsviUe,  S.  Andrew's-. 
Church  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Dyer,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  we- 
preached  and  confirmed  one. 

April  12— Easter  Tuesday.  East  St.  Louis,  S.  Mary's- 
Mission,  the  Rev.  W.  H.  Tomlins,  Missionarv.  7:30  p  m 
after  service  by  the  Missionary,  we  preached';  confirmed  and 
addressed  seven.  This  is  one  of  the  hardest  fields,  we  may 
venture  to  say,  in  the  United  States,  and  the  Missionary  who 
IS  contented  to  remain  and  work  deserves  the  encouragement 
and  liberal  support  of  all  earnest  church  people  We 
bespeak  for  Mr.  Tomlins  the  prayers  and  alms  of  all  wha 
read  this  item. 

April  13— Carlinville,  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  C- 
Dyer,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven. 

April  14— 7y/«r5</r/y.  Lincoln,  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev. 
Nelson  Ayres,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten. 

April   i^— Friday.      Springfield,  2  p.  m.,  we  delivered 


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the  address  to  the  Lincoln  Guard  of  Honor,  on  the  occasion 
•of  the  anniversary  of  the  death  of  Ahraham  Lincoln,  in  the 
Hall  of  Representatives  of  the  State  House. 

Ai'KiL  17 — Loia  Sunday.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Re- 
deemer, Ven.  Archdeacon  Davenport,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 
Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  fourteen. 

April  22 — Frida\.  Decatur.  Spent  the  evening  in 
►conference  with  members  of  the  congregation  in  regard  to 
the  welfare  of  the  Mission. 

April  24 — Second  Sunday  after  Easter,  Ravenswood, 
All  Saints'  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Louderback,  Rector.  10:30 
a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  con- 
firmed six.  After  service  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School. 
4  p.  m.,  Chicago,  Cathedral  of  SS.  Peter  and  Paul.  After 
appropriate  service  by  the  Chaplain,  we  delivered  the  annual 
sermon  before  S.  George's  Society  of  that  city.  7:30  p.  m.. 
Chapel  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  After  Even- 
song by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Gold  and  Lessons  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Phillips,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  nine. 

April  27 — Wcdnesdas,  Mrs.  ALary  Seymour,  our  sister, 
left  for  New  York,  and  will  not  probably  return  until  late 
in  the  autumn. 

April  28 — T/utrsdaw  Springfield,  8  p.  m.,  in  the 
Hall  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  State  House,  we  de- 
livered an  address  on  the  Irish  question  and  the  Coercion 
Bill,  now  pending  before  the  British  ParHament. 

IVIav  I— .V.  P/iilip  and  S.  James.  Third  Sunday  after 
Easter.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church.  11  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 
Rector. 

]\Ixv  3 — Tuesday.     Springfield,  S.  Paul's   Church.       10 

.a.  m.,  the  opening  services  of  the  Tenth  Annual  Synod  of 

the  Diocese.      We  celebrated    the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted 

^by  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Davenport  and  Dean  Whitmarsh,  the 


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Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison  acting  as  the  Bishop's  Chaplain  and  bear- 
ing the  pastoral  staff.  The  annual  sermon  before  the  Synod 
was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Dean  of  Mattoon.  The 
Synod  lasted  until  9  p.  m.  on  Wednesday,  Tuesday  evening 
being  dev^oted  to  the  delivery  of  the  Bishop's  address,  and 
Wednesday  evening  to  a  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary 
to  the  Board  of  Missions,  at  which  Miss  Julia  C.  Emery  was 
present  and  delivered  a  very  interesting  and  profitable- 
address. 


SUMMARY. 


:SUMMAKV. 

CLER(;V  transfhrrf:!). 

The  Rev.  I).  1).  Uerter,  to  Central  Pennsylvania  June  S,  1886 

The  Rev.  James  A.  Matthews,  to  Ohio  J"ly   10,  1886 

The  Rev.  II.  Page  Dyer,  to  Maryland  October  7,  1886 

The  Rev.  Wm.  McGarvey,  to  Pennsylvania  October  26,  1SS6 

The  Rev.  Wm.  Willson,  to  Florida  February   17,  1S87 

The  Rev.  C  B.  Mee,  to  Southern  Ohio  February  23,  1887 

The  Rev.  Geo.  W.  VVest,  to  Western   Michigan  April  2,  1887 

CANDIDATE   TRANSFKRRKD. 

Mr.  Edmund   Phares,  to  Southern  Ohio  November   15,  1886 

CLERCiV  RECEIVED. 

Thel^ev.  II.  C.  Dyer,  trom  Quincy  J"ly   i4»  ^886 

The  Rev.  II.  L.  (iamble,  from  Ohio..  October  2,  1886 

The  Rev.  II.  McDougall,  trom  New  York  March  31,  1887 

The  Rev.  latnt-s  W.  Coe,  from  Northern  New   Jersey  May  J,  1887 

CANDIDATE  RECEIVED. 

Mr.  Wm.  McGarvey,  from  New   York  May  3i»  1S87 

CLERGY  ORDAINED. 

UE.\CONS, 

Mr.  Llovd  Erastus  Johnston  November  7,  1886 

Mr.  Wni.  Theodore  Schepeler  November  7,  1886 

Mr.  llenrv  Martvn   Chittenden  January   16,  1S87 

'(Bv  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  New  York,  at  our  request.) 

Mr.  Ilenrv  Page  Dver  J""*^  -«.  ^^86 

Mr.  Wm.McCiarvey  J""^  -«'  '^^^ 

PRIEST.S. 

The  Rev.  Robert  Mackellar,  Jr  J"ne   17,  1886 

The  Rev.  llenrv  Page  Dver  August  22,  1886 

The  Rev.  Wm.  McCiarvey August  22,  1886 

BISHOPS. 

Assisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Weed  August   11,  1886 

CLERGY  DECEASED. 

The  Rev.  Ralph   Byron   lloyt             J"ly  ^9.  ^886 

Services  attended  ^"'^ 

Sermons  delivered  ^77 

Addresses  delivered 


Clergy  Ordained— Deacons,  3;  Priests,  3 

Clergy  removed  to  other  Dioceses 

Clergy  received  from  other  Dioceses 

Clergy  deceased 

Present  number  of  Clergv 

Candidates  tor  Holy  Orders 

Baptisms — Infants 

Contirmations  in  the  Diocese  of  Springfield 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 

Total  Confirmations  for  the  Synodal  year 

Total  Confirmed  by  us  since  our  Consecration 

Total  Confirmed  in  Diocese  of  Springfield 

Number  of  occasions  of  holding  Confirmations 

1  oral  number  of  occasions  since  our  Consecration 


Mairiai'es 


Burials 

Celebration.s  or  the  Holy  Eucharist 

Benediction  ot  Rectories 

Benediction  ot  Church  furniture,  etc.  .'".'... r. 

Consecration  of  Bishops  attended 

Sisters  received  by  profession 

Meetings  of  Trustees  attended 

Commencements  of  Colleges,  etc.,  attended 

Persons  publicly  received  from  the  Roman  Obedience 

\  isits  paid  to  public  institutions 

Lectures   delivered 

Parishes  and  Missions,  hist  report 

New  Missions  added  during  the  vcai 

Total  Parishes,  etc. 

Church  Schools 


63 

6 
7 

4 
I 

40 

4 

5 
229 

357 
586 

5.735 
2,420 

61 

717 

4 

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73 

2 

3 

I 

5 

9 

4 

3 

7 
53 
55 

3 

58 
6 


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ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF  THE 


SUMMARY  OF  IMOCESAN  STATISTICS. 


Clergy— Bishop 

Priests 

Deacons 
Ordinations-Deacons,  3;   Priests,  3 
Candidates  tor  Holy  Orders 

Parishes  and  Missions 

Diocesan   Institutions 

Churches  and  Chapels 

Schools 

Baptisms — Infant^         

Adults 

Not  specified 

Confirmed 
Communicants 

Marriages 

Sunday  Schools-Teachers  and  Scholars 
Total  ot  Otterings 


33 

6- 


40 
6 
4 

6 

45 

6 

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229 

3.H5 

91 
2,206 

$30,440.78- 


RT.  .REV.  GEORGE  R  SEYMOUR, 


S.  T.  D..  LL.  D., 


BISHOP  OF  SPRIHGFIELD, 


TO  THE 


ELEVENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE 


i^^^^iT  1,  less- 


BELLEVILLE.  ILL. 
ADVOCATE  PRINTING  HOUSE. 

xase. 


ADDRESS. 


Nearly  ten  years  have  elapsed  since  we  were 
advanced  to  the  Episcopal  office,  and  became  by  vir- 
tue of  our  consecration  a  bishop  in  the  Church  of 
God,  and  by  canonical  provision  received  mission 
and  jurisdiction  to  authorize  us  to  take  the  spiritual 
oversight  of  the  then  recently  erected  Diocese  of 
Springfield. 

On  the  I  ith  of  June,  1878,  in  Trinity  Church,  New 
York  City,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Horatio  Potter,  repre- 
senting the  Presiding  Bishop,  as  consecrator,  assisted 
by  nine  other  Bishops,  admitted  us  by  the  imposition 
of  hands  to  the  highest  order  of  the  Christian  min- 
istry. 

The  day,  bright  and  beautiful,  was  a  double  feast, 
added  to  the  solemnitv  of  the  F'estival  of  S.  Barnabas, 
the  Apostle,  was  the  fact  that  the  i  ith  of  June,  1878, 
fell  on  Tuesday  in  Whitsun  Week,  and  thus  the  date 
of  our  consecration  is  tied  to  the  annual  memorial  of 
him,  who  is  distinguished  as  ' 'endued  with  singular 
gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,''  and  to  the  infinitely  higher 
commemoration  of  the  Blessed  Spirit  Himself,  Who, 
as  at  that  time,  the  Church  was  bidding  us  remember, 
was  teaching  the  hearts  of  the  first  believers  by  His 
special  presence.  The  time  was  auspicious,  with  these 
tokens  of  holy  association  woven  into  it. 

The  place  was  most  appropriate  for  the  investiture 
of  one,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  the  great  metrop- 
olis of  the  Western  world,  with  the  Episcopal  office. 
Trinity  Church,  inferior  as  it  undoubtedly  is  to  the 
vast  Cathedrals  of  Europe,  is  nevertheless  in  its 
structure  and  endowment  the  grandest  and  most 
imposing  Church  in  the  United  States.  The  present 
building  covers  ground,  which  has  been  set  apart  for 
liturgical  worship  for  two  centuries,  a  fong  stretch  of 
time   in   the  brief    history  of   the   white  race  on  this 


BISHOP'S  ADDRESS. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


5 


continent.  The  cross,  which  surmounts  the  spire,  is 
the  first  object,  which  the  traveller  from  over  the  sea 
discries,  as  he  approaches  the  harbor  of  New  York, 
and  it  looks  down  from  its  loft)-  height,  as  the  true 
measure  of  the  world,  upon  the  secularity,  the 
greed,  the  speculation,  the  excitement,  the  interests 
good  and  evil  which  are  massed  in  Wall  Street. 
Trinity  Church  blocks  the  way,  as  one  looks  up  from 
that  wonderful  financial  thoroughfare,  and  seems  to 
say  by  its  calm  majestic  colossal  presence,  as  the 
world  surges  up  to  its  very  walls  and  doors,  and 
tosses  itself  in  the  phrenzy  of  passion,  **Hitherto  shait 
thou  come  and  no  further,  and  here  shall  thy  proud 
waves  be  stayed.''  Here,  on  this  spot,  so  quiet,  so 
sacred,  so  intensely  (piiet,  so  eminently  sacred  in 
contrast  with  all  that  surrounds  it,  w-e  were  lifted  up, 
as  it  were,  beside  the  cross  which  crowns  the  spire, 
to  receive  for  your  sake  the  highest  office,  which  a 
man  can  hold,  the  prerogative  of  a  ruler  and  a  judge 
in  the  Kingdom  of  Christ. 

Those,  who  were  deputed,  or  volunteered  to  act 
as  our  consecrators,  constitute  a  group  of  prelates  of 
whom  one  may  justly  be  proud,  as  his  official  progen- 
itors. They  were  leu  in  number,  four  are  already 
gone  to  their  rest,  six  still  remain.  All  are  eminent 
for  their  excellence  and  w^orth.  Fhey  unite  the  four 
points  of  the  compass,  the  East  and  the  West  in 
Neely  of  Maine  and  McLaren  of  Chicago,  the  North 
and  the  South  in  Odenheimer  of  New  Jersey  and 
Quintard  of  Tennessee.  They  bring  together  the 
extremities  of  the  Earth,  in  Southgate  from  Constan- 
tinople and  Harper  from  New  Zealand.  They  asso- 
ciate the  Diocesan  Metropolitan  in  Potter  of  New 
York,  with  the  missionary  of  the  wild  west  in  Clarkson 
of  Dakota,  and  again  they  exhibit  Christian  unity  in 
the  oneness  of  the  Episcopate,  as  the  Primate  of  New 
Zealand  in  the  South  Pacific  Ocean  lays  his  hands 
upon  the  head  of  your  Bishop,  in  conjunction  with 
those  of  his  American  Brethren  of  the  United  States. 


What  stronger  evidence  could  we  desire  of  the  ample 
provision  made,  doubdess  by  divine  direction,  in  the 
Apostolical  and  Nicene  Canons  for  securing  beyond 
the  peradventure  of  failure  the  continuity  of  office  in 
the  Christian  Church,  than  is  afforded  by  our  conse- 
cration. One  bishop  is  sufficient  to  convey  the  grace 
of  the  t:piscopate,  but  the  Aposdes,  speaking  through 
their  legacy  of  law,  require  at  least  to^,  and  the  uni- 
versal Church  three  centuries  later  at  Nicaea  enacts 
that  three  Bishops,  as  a  minimum,  must  take  part  in 
investing  another  with  their  office.  In  order  to  render 
the  consecration  Canonical.  But  here  we  have  three 
times  three  Bishops  and  one  added  in  making  your 
Bishop,  and  each  of  these  in  turn  must  have  had 
three  consecrators,  and  as  we  recede  the  lines  multi- 
ply, until  we  cease  to  be  able  to  count  them,  betause 
they  become  so  many.  It  is  well  for  you  that  you 
should  see  the  office,  which  brings  to  you  your  sacra- 
ments and  means  of  grace,  coming  to  you  direcdy 
through  so  many  different  channels,  and  from  so 
many  different  quarters  of  the  earth,  because  it 
assures  you,  if  anything  can,  that  the  Christian  min- 
istry is  official,  and  that  Its  continuity  Is  beyond  the 
shadow  of  a  doubt,  unbroken  from  the  Aposdes 
down  to  this  day,  and  to  him,  who  is  by  the  grace  of 
God,  the  first  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfiefd. 

Let  the  man  sink  out  of  sight.  He  Is  subordinate 
to  the  office,  incidental  to  it.  The  office  brings 
the  blessing  not  the  man  who  holds  it ;  he  may  dig- 
nify it  and  glorify  it  by  his  talents  and  virtue?,  or 
casta  shadow  upon  it  and  bring  it  into  reproach  by 
his  ignorance  and  folly,  and  perchance  by  his  sin  ; 
but  the  office  in  itself  continues  the  same,  its  value 
does  not  rise  with  the  virtuous,  nor  sink  with  the 
vicious,  it  remains  what  God  made  It  in  the  Church, 
and  what  the  constitution  or  law  defines  to  be  In  the 
State.  The  officers  come  and  go,  their  offices  remain 
when  they  are  gone,  as  long  as  the  government 
which  creates  them  and   sustains  them  lasts.      Poli- 


par 


BISHOP  S  ADDKKSS. 


tical  Institutions  are  of  the  earth  earthy,  they  are 
liable  to  change,  they  are  exposed  to  revolution,  they 
may  be  ov^erthrown  and  come  to  an  end.  Ulvlne 
Institutions  are  beyond  the  reach  of  time  and  decay, 
they  never  grow  old,  in  the  sense  of  wearing  out, 
they  are  beyond  the  power  of  man  to  adapt  and 
change  and  destroy,  except  in  so  far  as  God  wills 
and  allows.  He  does  sometimes  expressly  provide 
for  their  development  into  new  forms  carrying  with 
them  their  seed  principles  into  higher  and  grander 
relations,  as  when  Judaism  passed  into  Christianity, 
and  a  religion,  which  was  known  only  in  Salem  and 
w^as  great  alone  In  Israel,  became  the  Catholic 
Church,  commensurate  with  the  whole  earth  ;  when 
a  system,  which  was  limited  In  its  very  essence  as  to 
time,  was  replaced  by  one,  which  grew  out  of  It,  and 
which  its  Founder  declared  should  last  forever,  and 
against  which  no  power,  not  even  the  gates  of  hell, 
should  ever  prevail.  This  is  the  Christian  Church, 
the  Body  of  Christ  of  which  He  Is  the  He^l,  the 
Kingdom  of  Christ  of  which  He  is  the  King,  the 
Body  which  He  thrills  with  life  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
Whom  He  sends  Into  every  part  through  Its  veins 
and  arteries,  the  channels  of  His  grace,  the  Sacra- 
ments, which  He  has  ordained  ;  the  Kingdom  which 
He  rules,  as  King  over  all  In  heaven,  through  offices 
administered  on  earth  by  men,  whom  He  invests  and 
authorizes  to  act  on  His  behalf  and  In  His  name. 
This  is  what  was  given  you  In  our  consecration,  on 
the  I  ith  of  June,  the  Feast  of  S.  Barnabas,  Tuesday 
in  Whitsun  Week  1878,  the  office  of  Bishop  as  your 
own  special  possession,  coming  to  you  directly 
through  ten  different  channels,  and  these  multiplying 
as  you  go  back  In  time  Into  streams  more  numerous, 
than  those,  which  feed  the  Father  of  Waters,  the 
mighty  Mississippi :  so  that  you  are  warranted  in  say- 
ing that  you  know.  If  it  be  possible  to  know  anything 
inthe  realm  of  fact,  that  the  Bishop,  who  presides 
over  you,  derives  his  office  through  succession  from 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


the  Aposdes,  who   were  commissioned   and  Invested 
by  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  Himself. 

Let  us  look  away  from  the  officer  to  the  jurisdic- 
tion which  owns  and  gives  name  to  the  office,  which 
he  for  a  time  holds,  as  a  sacred  trust  for  others,  the 
Diocese  of  Springfield.  Probably  few^  of  you  know 
It  as  does  its  Bishop,  whose  duty  It  is,  to  travel  over 
it,  and  search  it  out,  and  think  about  it,  and  seek  to 
provide  for  its  spiritual  needs,  and  if  possible  do 
more,  promote   Its  interests  on  every  line  of  growth 

and  progress.  .... 

As  a  part  of  the  original  Diocese  of  Ilhnois  the  his- 
tory of  our  domain  reaches  back  over  fifty  years  and 
more,  but   in    its  separate   organization.   It  embraces 
a  period  of    only   a   litde  more  than  ten  years.     The 
Diocese    of    Springfield   was   granted    permission  to 
come  into  being  by  the  General  Convention,  which 
met   in   Boston   in   the   autumn   of    1877,  and  In  the 
following  December   It   availed   Itself  of  Its  privilege, 
and  organized  on   the  see    principle,  and  chose   its 
Bishop  by  the  unanimous  voice  of  its  clergy  and  laity. 
The  concurrent  action  of  the  General  Church,  as  rep- 
resented   by    its   Standing  Committees  and  Bishops, 
was  long  delayed.     In  the  interval,  between  the  elec- 
tion and  the  confirmation   of   the  Presbyter,  chosen 
Bishop   of   Springfield,   the    Patriarch  of  Rome,  Pius 
IX,  died,  the  Cardinals   assembled   in  conclave  from 
all  parts  of  the  world,  and  chose  a  successor,  and  he 
was  seated   on    the    papal   throne,   as   Leo  XIII,  for 
weeks  before  It  was  known  whether  consent  would  be 
given  to  the  consecration  of  the  Dean  of  the  General ^ 
Theological  Seminary  of  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica, and  Professor  in  the  same  Institution  of  Ecclesi- 
astical History,  an  Examining  Chaplain  of  the  Bishop 
of  New  York,  Superintendent  of  the  Society  for  Pro- 
moting Religion  and   Learning   In   the  State  of  New 
York,  Chaplain  of  the  House  of  Mercy,  and  a  trus- 
tee of    St.   Stephen's  College,   Annandale,  whether 
consent  would  be  given  to  his  consecration  as  Bishop 


BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


of  SpriniJ^fielcl.  At  lencrth  after  months  of  weary 
waiting,  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittees signified  their  approval  and  a  majority  of  the 
Bishops  also  concurred,  then  the  Bishop-elect  as 
advised  by  others,  and  in  accordance  with  his  own 
judgment,  declined.  The  young  Uiocese  refused  to 
listen  to  the  ''Nolo  Episcopari,''  and  in  the  conven- 
tion which  met  in  May  1878,  reaffirmed  its  choice  by 
the  unanimous  vote  of  both  clergy  and  laity  ;  and  the 
Bishop-elect  felt  constrained  to  accept  under  the  pres- 
sure of  such  unexpected  and  exceptional  circum- 
stances and  was  duly  consecrated.  From  the  date  of 
his  consecration,  June  iith  1878,  the  history  of  the 
Diocese  properly  begins,  since  then  for  the  first  time 
it  was  supplied  with  a  head,  and  was  in  a  condition 
to  live  and  to  commence  its  work.  It  is  fair  however 
to  all  concerned  to  remind  you  that  the  new  Bishop 
was  not,  and  could  not  in  justice  to  the  great  trusts 
involved,  be  relieved  from  his  posts  of  duty  in  the 
East  for  more  than  a  year  after  he  was  made  a  Bishop. 
It  was  not  until  September  1879,  that  he  was  able  to 
take  up  his  residence  in  his  see  city.  The  technical 
and  professional  character  of  the  pursuits,  from  which 
he  was  called  to  assume  the  Episcopate,  rendered  it 
imperative  that  he  should  remain  at  his  posts,  there 
were  several,  until  his  successors  could  be  appointed 
and  relieve  him  of  his  responsibilities  and  duties. 
This  was  accomplished  during  the  year  1878.  The 
Rev.  Dr.  Hoffman  succeeded  the  Bishop  as  Dean, 
and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Richey  as  Professor  of  Ecclesi- 
astical History  in  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Oliver  b.ecame  his  successor  as  Super- 
intendent of  the  Society  for  Promoting  Religion  and^ 
Learnino^  in  the  State  of  New  York,  and  the  Rev.  A. 
G.  Mortimer  as  Chaplain  of  the  House  of  Mercy,  and 
the  new  Bishop  was  at  last  free  to  repair  to  his  Diocese 
and  dwell  among  his  people.  Three  journeys  were 
made  during  that  first  eventful  year  by  the  sorely 
burdened  novice,  who  was  striving  to  do  his  best  lor 


all  interests  concerned  under  the  hard  conditions 
imposed.  A  large  discount  however  ought  in  fair- 
ness to  be  allowed  for  the  efficiency  of  the  work  entered 
upon  and  prosecuted  under  such  distractions  and  dif- 
ficulties, and  the  summing  up  of  statistics  and  results 
for  a  decennium  may  without  impropriety  be  post- 
poned to  our  next  Synod,  when  we  shall,  if  we  live, 
complete  our  tenth  year  of  residence  in  the  Diocese. 
It  is  worth  while,  and  will  be  profitable  for  our- 
selves and  others,  to  look  at  our  Diocese  from  differ- 
ent points  of  view  in  order  to  appreciate  its  position 
in  relation  to  its  own  support,  and  the  work,  which 
in  the  providence  of  God,  it  has  been  called  to  do. 

In  extent  the  Diocese  is  amply  large,  too  large  for 
one  man   adequately  to  supervise,    seeing   it  is  filled 
with  a  teeming  population   of   nearly  two  millions  of 
souls.     It  embraces  three-fifths  of  the  entire  State  in 
superficial  extent,  sixty  of    its   one  hundred  and  two 
counties,  and  more  than  a  third  of  all  its  people,  not- 
withstanding   one    of    the    sister     Dioceses    includes 
Chicago,  which  has  doubdess  full  seven  hundred  and 
fifty  thousand  inhabitants.     Its  area   is   about  thirty- 
three  thousand   square   miles.     This  territory  equals 
that   of    New    Hampshire,  Vermont,   Massachusetts, 
Rhode  Island  and  Connecticut,   five  of  the   six  New 
England  States  ;  is  about  equal   to  the  whole  of  Ire- 
land  and  is  several  thousand  square  miles  larger  than 
Scodand.      The    natural    conditions    of    the   country 
impose  their  pursuits  upon  the  people.     They  must  be 
agricultural,  since  the  prairies  in  the  centre  and  north 
invite  the  sower  and   reaper,   and   the  genial  climate 
and  fertile  soil   of   the   south  suggest  the    culture  of 
orchards    and    vineyards    and    smaller    fruits.      The 
population  is  distributed  with  an  approach  to  equality 
over    the    entire    region.     There    are    no    very  large 
cities.     Springfield  with    less  than    twenty-five  thou- 
sand is  the  largest,  and  then  we  drop  to  eighteen  thou- 
sand in  Bloomington,  fourteen  thousand  in  Decatur, 
twelve   thousand    in    Jacksonville,    ten    thousand    in 


lO 


HISIIOP  S  ADDRESS. 


Alton,  and  Cairo,  and  Pekin,  and  Danville.  When 
we  consider  the  people  from  a  religious  point  of  view 
the  facts,  which  confront  us,  are  somewhat  discour- 
aging. The  Church  even  in  her  strongholds  is  weak 
and  in  large  sections  in  the  south  is  scarcely,  if  at  all, 
known.  There  are  tiers  of  counties  on  the  Ohio 
River,  and  inland  stretching  west,  where  we  have  no 
services,  and  probably  no  representatives. 

I  his   state  of    things  is  easily  accounted    for.       It 
is    simply    the     practical     answer    to     the    Aposde's 
questions:    '^How  then    shall    they    call  on  Him,   in 
Whom  they  have   not   believed?  and    how  shall   they 
believe  in  Him  of    \\1iom   they  have  not  heard?  and 
how  shall    they   hear   without  a    preacher?    and   how 
shall  they  preach  except   they  be   sent?''      (Rom.  x, 
14,  15).     The  fact  is  the  preachers  were  not  sent  by 
our  Church  to   Illinois    and    the    neighboring  States 
when  they  were  in  their  infancy  and  rapidly  growing, 
as    is    the    condition    of    our     Rocky    Mountain   and 
Pacific   States  to-day.       Had    our    region,    in  broad 
phrase  the   Mississippi  Valley,  been   treated    in  1800 
and  the  four  following  decades,  as  we  are  now  deal- 
ing with  our  young  VVestern  States  and  Territories  in 
supplying  them  with    Bishops    and    missionaries  and 
means  and  appliances   for    beginning    and  sustaining 
work  in  radiating  centres,  and  points,  which  promise 
growth  and  permanence  ;   had   this  been  done  for  us 
sixty,  seventy,  eighty  years  ago,  we  would  have  been 
strong  to-day  from   the   Great   Lakes   to  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico    in  men   and  means,    in  clergy  and  laity,   in 
glebes    and    churches    and    schools,    but   it   was   not 
done,  and  in  the  nature  of  things  could  not  be  done. 
We  have  no  censure  to  cast  upon  our  ancestors  one 
hundred  years  ago,   residing   on    the  Atlantic  Coast, 
or  adventuring    with    hardy    endeavor    to    pass  the 
Alleghanies,  and   colonize  what  was  indeed  to  them 
the  far   distant   West,    the    unknown    regions  of  the 
Ohio,  and  the  Mississippi.     The  Church  in  this  coun- 
try was    the  legacy  of    England.       Bishops    W^hite,. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


1  I 


Provoost,  and  Madison  received  their  Episcopate  from 
the  Archbishop  of   Canterbury.     In    1790  and  1800, 
England  was  not  regarded  with  favor  by  our  people,  * 
ancf  the  English  Church,  as  our  Church  was  still  called, 
came  in  for  her  lull  share  of  prejudice  against  every- 
thing   which  was  English.     Three  streams  of  preju- 
dice'poured   in   upon   our  Communion  in  its  infancy, 
and  seemed  likely  to    overwhelm   it.     Religion  con- 
tributed its  opposition    in    the    bitter    antagonism  of 
Puritanism.     Politics  naturally  suspected  and  dreaded 
the  Church,  because  it  was  the  State  Church  of  Eng- 
land, and    in    the    great  Rebellion   of    1640,  and  the 
Revolution  of  1688*,  the  Church  took  up  the  conserva- 
tive position,   and    resisted   the  forces  of  Cromwell, 
and  the  invading  armament  of  William. 

The    popular    sentiment   was    strong    against   the 
Church,  inasmuch  as  it  was   regarded  as  an  aristo- 
cratic  CImrcJi,  the  Church  of  the  rich,  and  not  of  and 
for    the    poor,    because   accidentally  during  Colonial 
times,  the    employees   of  the  crown,   the  governors, 
and  judges,  and  army  and  naval  officers,  and  officers 
of  customs,  who  possessed   most  of  the  little  wealth, 
which  was  to  be  found,    were    Churchmen.     It  must 
readily  be  seen  then  that  our    Church    one  hundred, 
seventy-five  years  ago, was  in  an  apologetic,  if  not  actu- 
ally in  an  abject  condition.     It  was  small  in  numbers, 
and  not  strong  in  means  in  the  midst  of   an  aggres- 
sively hostile  population,  it   had   not  the  power,  if  it 
had  had  the  heart  to  send  forth  missionaries  with  the 
streams  of  emigrants,  who  began  even  at  that  early 
day  to  make  for    the  west.     It  was  all   the  Church 
could  do  during  the  first  half  century  of  our  national 
existence  to  hold  her  own,  keep  what  she  had  at  home, 
without  thinking   of   missionary  efforts,  of  conquests 
and  labors  abroad.     To   do  what  she  did  from  1787 
until  1835,  although  the  work  accomplished  makes  no 
show  in  history   and   in   tabulated   statistics,  cost  the 
Church  as  much  effort,  and  self  denial,  as  it  does  to- 
day for    her    to    maintain  and  extend   her   missions, 


I  2 


BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


domestic  and    foreigri.     All   honor    to  the    men,  the 
litde  flock,  who  in  the   midst   of  an  opposition,  which 
was  almost  universal,  and  was  fierce  and  unrelenting, 
held  fast  to  their  principles,  and    handed    them  down 
to  us,  as  a  trust  for  ourselves   and   others.     We  are 
fortunately  in  a  position  to  seek  to  impart  our  legacy 
of  spiritual  wealth  to  those  around  us,  our  forefathers 
were  not.     They  did  their   part;    it   is  our  misery  of 
course  that  they   could    not  do    more,    send  out  men 
and    uKjney   to    plant   the   Church    and    secure   land 
and  er«xt    churches    and     school-houses    where    we 
now    live,    and    are    assigned    our    sphere  of    labor. 
It    was    not    their    fault,   although  it    is    our    misfor- 
tune,   and    hence  we    must   not  repine    because  the 
mipossible  was  not  done  for  us,  nor  despair,  because 
we  have  so  much  to  do,  and  our  brethern  in  the  east, 
and  in  the  great  cities  do   not  appreciate  and  under- 
stand  our   condition,  nor  recognize  our  needs.     We 
must    be    patient    and    wait.     '  Perhaps    these  feeble 
words  of  ours  may  help  to  draw  attention  to  the  claims 
of  the  great  Mississippi  Valley  upon  the  sympathy  and 
liberality  of  the  Church,  to  help  us  in  our  Herculean 
task  of  ministering  to  the  many  millions  of  souls  to 
whom  we  are  made  debtors  by  the  will  of  God,  to  give 
them  the  word  and  sacraments.    Let  us  not  be  jealous, 
nor  envious  of  what  goes  beyond  us,  over  our  heads 
^no   vacant   square  miles''  as  it  is  said,  ^"Hnd  not  to 
souls,''  rather  let  us  thank  God   that  the  magnificent 
territories,  which  stretch  from   the  Rocky  Mountains 
to  the  Pacific  Ocean,  and  from  Alaska  to  Mexico,  are 
being  treated,  as  we  have  reason  to  deplore  that  our 
Mississippi  Valley  was   not   treated   at  the  beginning 
of  this  century,  are  being  preoccupied  by  the  Churcli^ 
bemg  put  in    readiness   and   equipped   to  receive  the 
population  as,  and  when  it  comes,  are  being  provided 
beforehand    with    mines  of   wealth,    which   will  grow 
richer  with  the  increase  of  the  country,  and  will  pour 
forth  their  treasures  to  supply,  as  they  are  needed,  the 
men  and  means  to  minister  to  the  millions  of  people, 


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who  will  very  soon  be  there.  Let  us  rather  urge  that 
more  be  given,  and  use  our  best  exertions  to  enlarge 
the  contributions  to  our  Board  of  Missions,  thai:  the 
appropriations  may  be  increased  to  others  as  well  as 

to  ourselves. 

It  is  almost  beyond  our  power  at  the  present  time 
to  appreciate   the   position   of  our  ancestors,  as  they 
looked  out  upon  the  future  at  the  close  of  the  last,  or 
the  beginning  of  this   century,  and   unless  we  do  we 
shall    render    but    scant    justice    to    the  Bishops  and 
clergy  and  laity  of  that  day,   in   what   seemed  to  be 
their  apathy,  and  indifference  as  to  the  spread  of  the 
Church  beyond    the   limits   of  the   states,  w^hich  bor- 
dered on  the  Atlantic.      Perhaps  it  will  help  us  to  get 
back  to  1790  by  recalling  the  fact,  that  then  the  only 
means  of  transit  for  passengers,  and  of  transportation 
for  freight  was  by  beasts  of  burden  on   land,  and  by 
sails  on  water,  and  by  listening  to  the  weighty  words 
of   an    eminent    statesman    of    Massachusetts,  which 
exerted  no  litde   influence   in  setding  the  question  of 
the  location  of  the  seat  of  government,  where  it  now 
is,  at  Washington  in  the  District  of  Columbia.     While 
the  matter  of  fixing  upon  a  spot  for  the  future  Capital 
of  the  nation  was  still    under   discussion,  this  distin- 
guished lawyer  and  accomplished  scholar  argued  that 
in  the  selection  of  a  suitable  place,  a  central  position 
should  be  chosen,  but  central  he  asked,  as  to  all  the 
points  of  the  compass,  North,  East,  South  and  West? 
-Preposterous,"  said  he,  ''this  would  locate  your  future 
Capital  in  the  heart  of  the  trackless  wilderness  among 
the-  wild    Indians,    and    the  bears    and  wolves ;  this 
would  place  your  Officers  of  state  and  Halls  of  legis- 
lation on  the  banks  of  the  Mississippi  whither,^'  added 
he,  ''in  the  nature  of  things  our  polidcal  institutions, 
with  the  civilization  which  they  foster  and  protect,  can 
never  extend.     No,''  continued  the  sagacious  states- 
man  of    1790,  ''measure  the  distance  from  North  to 
South,  and   take    the    centre    of    that  line,  and  there 
build    the    Capital    of    these    United  States.''     Such 


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counsels  prevailed,  and  our  City  of  Washington  on 
the  Potomac  will  be  for  all  time  a  perpetual  memorial 
of  thje  estimate  which  our  political  ancestors  formed 
of  the  future  of  these  United  States  in  the  first  Con- 
gress in  1790;  ought  we  to  be  severe  then  upon  our 
ancestors  in  the  faith,  if  they  at  the  same  time  seemed 
to  care  little  for  the  religious  conditions  of  the  rash 
emigrants  who  insisted  upon  going  whither  the  arm 
of  the  State  could  never  reach  them,  and  whence  they 
could  never  send  their  crops,  if  haply  they  could  raise 
any,  to  market?  We  must  accept  our  situation,  as 
the  inheritance  of  the  past,  shaped  and  moulded  by 
circumstances,  for  which  no  one  was  to  blame,  and 
we  must  address  ourselves  to  the  perplexing  problem 
which  confronts  us,  with  good  hope  that  our  own  exer- 
tions and  the  generous  help  of  our  Brethren  around 
us,  who  are  more  fortunate  than  we  are,  will  enable 
us  speedily  to  solve  it,  and  emerge  from  the  difficul- 
ties and  burdens,  which  have  hitherto  checked  our 
progress,  and  still  block  our  way  to  success,  into  a 
condition  of  prosperity,  in  which  we  can  amply  take 
care  of  ourselves,  do  our  own  work,  and  extend  the 
generous  hand  to  others,  as  it  has  been  freely  opened 
to  us. 

Our  appeal  for  help  to  our  Brethren  is  grounded 
upon  considerations  so  manifest  and  solid,  that  they 
must  prevail  with  all,  from  whom  we  are  entitled  to 
claim  sympathy  in  word  and  deed  in  our  efforts  to 
place  our  Diocese  on  its  feet,  and  qualify  it,  by  an 
adequate  endowment  of  the  Elpiscopate,  to  address 
itself  to  the  great  missionary  work,  which  lies  at  its 
doors,  and  which  as  now  situated  it  cannot  do. 

When  the  great  Diocese  of  Illinois,  commensurate 
with  the  State,  was  divided  into  three,  Springfield 
was  last  and  least  in  every  factor  of  material  strength, 
save  territory,  and  this,  the  extent  of  its  domain,  is 
its  element  of  weakness,  constitutes  its  burden,  which 
is  too  heavy  for  it  to  bear.  A  moment's  examination 
will  make  this  point  perfectly  clear.     The  missionary 


region    of    Illinois,    that    is    the    territory,  where  the 
Church  does  not  exist,  or  has  just  been  planted,  and 
does  not  yet  show  itself   above   the  soil,  is  embraced 
in  the  thirty   counties,   which   form  the  southern  por- 
tion   of    the    State.       This   is    familiarly    known  as 
^^Egypt."     With  the  exception  of  three  Parishes  and 
a  few    feeble    missions,    the   Church  has  no  foothold 
here.     Before  the  division,  when  the  whole  State  was 
one  Diocese,  the  great  City  of  Chicago,  where  capital 
is  massed,  was  responsible  for '^Egypt,''  and  the  mis- 
sionary work  of  the  Diocese.     Chicago  was  the  quar- 
termaster's  Depot,  whence   supplies  were  drawn  for 
the  support  of  the  clergy  in  the  fields  of  labor,  which 
were  too  feeble    to    maintain   them,  without  external 
assistance.     Since  the  separation,  the  great  Metrop- 
olis of   the   Northwest    has  been  direcdy  responsible 
only  for  the  mission  work  within  its  own  borders,  the 
hucjify-t/iree  Counties,  which  constitute   the  northern 
portion    of    the    State.      When    the  two   Daughters, 
Quincy  and  Springfield,   left   the   parental  roof,  Chi- 
cago in  effect  called  her  youngest  child   back  to  the 
door,  and    said   to   her,  ^^ Daughter,  pray  remember, 
henceforth  you  must  take  care  of  our  poor  relations, 
the  missionary  region   of   the    State  is  your  portion, 
see  to  it  that  you  provide  for  its  spiritual  needs,  and 
year  by  year  increase  your  aggressive  work  within  its 
borders."     This   statement   is  true,  and  the  admoni- 
tion is  just  and  salutary.     We  admit  the  propriety  of 
both,  and  on  them  we   base   our   claim  for  help  from 
Chicago,  and  elsewhere,  to  endow  our  Episcopate, 
and  set  our  Diocese  free  to  engage  vigorously  in  the 
missionary  work,  which  it  will  be  her  joy  and  pride 

to  do. 

A  second  consideration,  which  strengthens  our 
claim,  arises  out  of  the  fact  already  mentioned,  that 
we  have  no  large  cities  to  replace  Chicago.  Our 
Diocese  is  essentially  rural ;  and  while  we  will  not 
hazard  a  prophecy  after  the  warning,  which  the  cen- 
tury now  closing  gives  of  the  futility  and  folly  of  fore- 


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casting  the  distant  future,  still  we  will  be  bold  to  say 
that  under  existini^  conditions,  it  is  not  probable, 
scarcely  possible,  that  our  portion  of  the  State  of 
Illinois,  embraced  within  the  limits  of  the  Diocese  of 
Springfield,  will  ever  build  up  a  great  city,  which  will 
become  a  strong  financial  centre  ;  hence  we  are  not 
likely  to  have  during  our  lives  and  those  of  the  com- 
ing generation  any  base  of  supplies  from  which  we 
can  make  large  drafts  to  sustain  and  push  our  work. 
The  difference  between  such  a  field,  a  Uiocese  with 
no  large  cities,  and  one  which  possesses  a  great 
Metropolis,  like  New  York,  Chicago,  or  St.  Louis,  is 
manifest ;  in  the  former,  the  Bishop,  even  though  his 
eloquence  were  such  as  to  arm  him  with  a  power 
analogous  to  the  potency  of  Orpheus'  Song,  could 
only  draw  a  percentage  from  thousands,  while  in  the 
latter,  the  Bishop  would  tithe  millions  of  dollars. 
The  contrrey^ations  which  the  one  would  meet  and  the 
constituencies  which  he  would  have  to  sustain  him, 
would  contain  very  rich  nic?i,  many  a  millionaire  ;  while 
the  other  at  the  best  would  address  a  /eTt'  ric/i  dioi, 
scarcely,  if  ever,  one  who  was  very  wealthy,  and  never 
more  than  three  or  four  throughout  his  entire  Uio- 
cese of  a  class  of  capitalists  which  abounds,  in  great 
centres  of  trade  and  commerce. 

This  fact  brings  us  to  another  consideration,  the 
loss  which  rural  Dioceses,  such  as  Springfield,  are 
constantly  and  steadily  sustaining,  through  the  attract- 
ive intluence  of  great  cities  upon  men  of  large  means. 
Men  sometimes  erow  rich  in  rural  Dioceses  and  in 
comparatively  small  cities.  What  becomes  of  them? 
They  migrate  to  the  large  centres ;  if  they  do  not  go 
of  their  own  volition,  wives  and  daughters  urge  them, 
drive  them,  and  thus  as  great  wealth,  like  rich  cream, 
rises  to  the  surface  of  the  population  and  gives  prom- 
ise of  gifts  and  benefactions  and  legacies,  behold  ! 
these  monster  cities  reach  forth  their  loner  arms  and 
sweep  it  into  their  ravenous  jaws.  The  rich  men  who 
in    this    way  leave,   scarcely  ever  return,    and  often 


they  forget  the  destitution  of  their  old  homes,  and 
carry  their  coals  to  Newcastle,  and  bequeathe  their 
legacies,  not  where  they  are  needed  to  supply 
the  necessaries  of  Church  work,  but  where  they  fur- 
nish the  luxuries,  the  superfluities  of  worship.  Alas ! 
we  can  count  scores  of  wealthy  men  who  have  gone 
out  from  our  poor  Diocese,  to  enrich  with  their  pres- 
ence and  their  money  Chicago,  and  St.  Louis,  and 
Minneapolis,  and  New  York,  and  Washington.  Is 
it  not  fair  to  plead  with  such  to  remember  Springfield 
in  their  wills,  and  make  it  the  heir  of  benefactions., 
which  will  be  highly  prized,  if  for  no  other  reason, 
for  their  rarity,  and  will  confer  real  lasting  benefit  by 
the  positive  good  which  they  will  do,  and  the  incen- 
tive to  exertion  which  they  will  supply,  in  stimulating 
others  to  work,  and  to  copy  so  worthy  an  example? 
These  reflections  will  suffice  we  hope,  to  draw  the 
attention  of  many  to  our  needs,  and  win  them  to  help 
those  who  have  struggled  and  are  struggling  man- 
fully, and  with  a  good  courage,  to  help  themselves. 
It  becomes  our  duty  in  this  view  of  the  subject  to 
publish  the  assurance  to  our  friends  that  we  have  not 
been  idle,  and  with  modesty  to  say,  that  while  we  do 
not  claim  to  have  done  all  that  could  have  been  done 
by  more  competent  heads  and  stronger  hands  than 
ours,  or  that  we  ought  to  have  done,  still  we  are  will- 
ing to  be  judged  by  the  fruits  of  our  labors,  which  lie 
upon  the  surface,  and  appear  in  Churches,  Rectories, 
schools,  glebes,  endowments,  contributions,  statis- 
tics of  work  and  of  growth.  On  these  we  plant  our- 
selves and  confidently  entreat  our  Brethren  at  home, 
within  the  Diocese,  and  our  friends  outside  far  and 
near,  to  co-operate  with  us  in  our  endeavors  to  put 
our  Diocese  in  a  condition  of  self-support  during  our 
term  of  office  ;  so  that  she  may  be  free  to  address  her- 
self without  reserve  to  the  spread  of  missions,  and 
secure  without  difficulty,  when  God  wills,  a  successor 
to  take  up  the  Pastoral  Staff. 

The    Diocese    of   Springfield  went  forth  from  the 


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Parental  roof,  so  to  speak,  ten  years  ago  to  set  up  an 
establishment  for  herself,  and  make  her  way  in  the 
world.  She  was  provided  with  no  endowment  what- 
soever, she  possessed  no  Institutions  like  her  Elder 
Sister  Quincy,  and  besides  she  was  burdened  with  the 
care  of  all  the  poor  relations  of  the  family.  She 
found  herself  in  a  position  in  which  she  must  keep 
house,  and  provide  for  an  immense  number  of  chil- 
dren, with  no  roof  of  her  own  to  shelter  her,  and  no 
means  at  her  command  to  provide  food  and  raiment 
for  her  household.  It  is  scarcely  probable  that  those 
who  were  eager  for  the  division  in  1877,  estimated 
the  magnitude  and  difficulty  of  the  work  in  advance, 
as  they  found  it  in  reality  when  it  was  given  them 
actually  to  do.  At  all  events  he,  who  was  called 
from  the  far-off  East,  to  take  the  oversight  of  the  new- 
Diocese,  was  in  almost  absolute  ignorance  of  the  con- 
ditions of  the  problem  which  he  was  expected  to 
solve.  He  found  himself,  with  the  exception  of  a 
flying  visit  of  a  single  day,  for  the  first  time  in  the 
West,  when  he  came  as  Bishop  of  Springfield  to  his 
See  City  in  1878.  He  was  a  stranger,  in  a  strange 
land,  among  strangers,  with  a  new  office,  the  duties 
of  which  were  untried  and  in  a  field,  his  field  for 
future  work,  which  he  had  never  before  seen,  and 
with  whose  character  and  circumstances  he  was  totally 
unacquainted.  His  antecedents  hitherto  had  been 
far  removed  from  Western  life,  and  Western  w^ays. 
He  had  well  nigh  everything  to  learn  in  the  sphere  of 
adapting  himself  to  his  new  situation.  As  regards 
the  financial  conditions  of  the  problem  of  organizing, 
and  building  up,  and  sustaining  a  Diocese  he  had  not 
given  the  subject  a  thought.  He  relied  implicitly  and 
confidently  upon  the  honor  and  integrity  of  those, 
who  had  deliberately  and  with  a  full  knowledge  of  what 
they  were  doing,  called  him  from  his  home  and  remu- 
nerative posts  of  duty  in  New  York  to  become  their 
chief,  and  had  set  him  face  to  face  with  one  of  the 
largest  missionary  fields  in  point  of  numbers  and  desti- 


tution to  be  found  in  the  United  States.  Doubtless 
they  overestimated  their  strength,  and  in  the  exhub- 
erance  of  fresh  independent  life  felt  themselves 
stronger  than  they  really  were ;  something  too  may 
be  allowed  for  the  incapacity  of  him,  who  was  set 
over  them  in  the  Lord,  to  solicit  and  secure  money 
and  gifts  from  others  by  appeal.  He  is  singularly 
destitute  of  a  talent,  which  he  covets,  the  faculty  of 
being  a  successful  beggar.  Had  he  possessed  one 
tithe  of  the  ability  in  that  direction,  which  is  so  largely 
a  qualification  of  many  of  his  Episcopal  Brethren  for 
their  work,  the  case  of  Springfield  might  have  been 
different.  As  it  is,  the  Diocese  has  made  its  way  by 
its  own  exertions,  almost  entirely  unaided  from  with- 
out, to  its  present  condition  of  greatly  increased 
strength  and  vitality,  beyond  what  it  was  ten  years 
ago,  when  it  was  granted  the  privilege  to  live. 

It  will  sufficiently  serve  our  purpose  now  to  place 
on  record  these  facts  that  since  June  iith,  1878,  the 
Diocese  of  Springfield  has  more  than  doubled  in 
nearly  every  element,  which  is  tabulated  in  what  is 
familiarly  known  as  ''Church  Statistics."  In  some  she 
has  grown  to  three  times  the  size  at  which  she  stood 
ten  years  ago,  in  others  to  four  and  even  a  larger 
proportion.  Her  Clergy  are  more  than  thrice  as 
many,  her  Parishes  and  Missions  have  more  than 
doubled,  her  offerings  have  greatly  increased,  though 
by  no  means  yet  are  they  in  amount  what  they  ought 
to  be.  Floods,  repeated  failure  of  crops,  financial 
depression,  the  strained  relations  of  capital  and  labor, 
and  strikes  have  interrupted  and  checked  the  flow  of 
offerings  and  gifts.  Sixteen  churches  have  been 
built  or  purchased,  and  are  now  in  use  for  public  wor- 
ship. Three  schools  are  in  successful  operation.  A 
Diocesan  Library  has  been  founded  with  nearly  one 
thousand  volumes  as  a  nucleus  for  future  growth. 
The  endowment  of  the  Epicopate  is  begun  and  is 
growing  with  over  a  thousand  dollars  in  the  treasury. 
An  Orphanage  for  girls  has  been  established  in  the 


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see  city,  and  given  as  a  trust  into  the  custody  of  the 
Province  of  Illinois.  Properties  to  the  amount  ot  over 
seventy-five  thousand  dollars  have  been  acquired  for 
the  Diocese,  and  are  vested  in  the  Bishop  as  its  Trus- 
tee. Eight  Rectories  have  been  erected  or  bought, 
and  five  lots  have  been  secured  and  paid  for  to  be 
occupied  ere  long  we  trust  by  church  buildings.  In 
what  we  have  thus  recounted,  as  results  achieved, 
small  as  they  are  in  comparison  with  what  great  cities 
and  rich  Dioceses  can  do,  still  for  us  they  seem  a 
great  deal,  and  when  we  state  that  in  the  accomplish- 
ment of  this  work  we  have  not  received  from  without 
our  own  borders  pecuniary  aid  to  the  extent  of  four 
thousand  dollars,  we  may  without  impropriety  urge 
that  we  have  been  helping  ourselves,  and  doing  fairly 
well  to  justify  our  claim  that  we  mean  to  do  all  that 
lies  in  our  power  to  live  and  grow,  and  to  ask  the 
generous  ass'istance  of  all  who  sympathize  with  those 
who  mean  to  work  and  thrive  in  the  face  of  all  diffi- 
culties and  discouragements  to  enable  us  to  get 
upon  our  feet  and  go  forth  to  do  the  great  missionary 
work  which  lies  at  our  doors.  We  ask,  we  entreat, 
we  do  not  know  how  to  beg,  but  still  in  our  poor 
clumsy  way,  we  beg  our  friends  everywhere  to  give 
of  their  abundance,  or  of  their  poverty  in  proportion 
to  their  means,  to  build  up  an  endowment  for  our 
Episcopate,  the  income  of  which  will  be  adequate  to 
furnish  a  modest  support  for  our  successors  in  the 
See  of  Springfield.  Until  this  is  done  the  Diocese 
must  be  crippled  in  its  exertions  for  all  other  lines 
of  work,  which  require  money  by  an  annual  drain 
which  exhausts  its  means.  We  beg  therefore  our 
Brethren  clerical  and  lay  of  this  Diocese  to  do  their 
utmost  to  increase  our  P2piscopal  fund.  Let  each 
one,  not  measure  himself  by  others,  but  honesdy,  as 
in  the  sight  of  God,  for  the  sake  of  his  divine  Master, 
for  the  honor  of  the  Diocese,  for  the  great  and  manifold 
good,  which  such  an  effort,  if  successfully  made,  will 
do,  give  as  the  Lord  has  prospered  him  to  the  utmost 


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of  his  ability  for  this  object.  Remember  this  special 
call  for  endowment  will  not  be  likely  to  be  made  but 
once,  give  therefore  not  as  making  an  annual  con- 
tribution, but  give  as  making  one  supreme  effort  for 
a  lifetime.  We  are  anxious  that  all  at  home  should 
do  their  utmost  during  the  present  year,  since  we 
purpose,  poor  beggar  though  we  be,  when  all  has 
been  done  by  ourselves  that  can  fairly  be  expected  of 
us,  to  go  elsewhere  and  ask  those  upon  whom  we 
have  any  claim,  whether  official  or  personal  to  help 
us.  We  hope  to  celebrate  our  decennium  with  the 
good  news,  that  our  Episcopate  is,  if  not  adequately 
endowed,  still  so  far  on  its  way  towards  an  adequate 
endowment  that  the  salary  of  the  Bishop  henceforth 
will  be  assured.  One  gendeman,  recognizing  the 
claim  of  Sprinfield  upon  him,  as  the  city  of  his  birth, 
and  the  home  of  his  early  years,  has  spontaneously 
given  our  fund  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars 
although  he  no  longer  resides  within  the  Diocese. 
Surely  this  is  a  noble  example,  and  we  sincerely  hope 
that  it  may  have  many  who  will  copy  it  and  inherit 
the  blessing  which  we  most  devoutly  invoke  upon 
our  beloved  benefactor. 

New  churches  have  been  erected  during  the  past 
Synodal  year  in  Cairo,  Carrollton  and  Havana.  The 
two  latter  have  been  paid  for  in  full  and  consecrated. 
That  of  Cairo  went  so  far  beyond  in  cost  the  amount 
originally  contemplated,  that  it  was  found  impracti- 
cable to  raise  immediately  all  the  money  required,  to 
defray  the  expense  of  its  erection  and  adornment. 
The  congregation  of  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
Cairo,  have  good  ground  to  enter  the  gates  of  their 
new  temple  with  joy  and  thanksgiving.  The  struc- 
ture is  beautiful  in  itself  to  the  eye  of  the  stranger 
and  the  casual  worshiper,  but  to  the  Parishioners  it 
is  replete  with  sacred  interest,  which  hides  itself  in 
memorials  of  the  departed,  and  in  votive  offerings 
from  the  exquisitely  carved  reredos  behind  the  altar 
to  the  very  door.     Over  and  above  the  generous  sub- 


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scriptions  of  the  many,  the  HberaHty  of  one,  whose 
name  we  may  not  mention ,  made  it  possible  to  complete 
the  Church  without  further  delay.  Such  acts,  like  the 
ointment  poured  forth,  fill  the  Diocese  with  fragrance. 
The  Venerable  Archdeacon  Davenport  after  years  of 
effort  and  hopes  deferred  must  feel  more  than  repaid, 
as  he  looks  upon  his  Parish  Church,  and  recognizes 
in  it,  as  he  must,  an  expression  of  the  devotion  of  his 
Hock  to  him  as  their  Pastor,  and  of  their  desire  to 
retain  him  in  their  city,  since  this  prevailing  motive, 
affectionate  admiration  for  his  talents  and  learning, 
stimulated  them  as  nothing  else  did  to  push  on  the 
work  and  bring  it  to  a  successful  completion. 

When  the  congregation  of  the  Church  of  the 
Redeemer  Cairo  vacated  their  old  church  edifice  on 
Easter  Day  last  to  take  possession  of  their  new  home, 
they  made  way  for  S.  MichaePs  flock  to  enter  and 
succeed  their  white  brethren  in  the  occupancy  of  the 
sacred  building.  It  was  a  happy  day  for  them,  and 
the  arrangement  has  proved  most  felicitous.  The 
Parish  of  the  Redeemer  has  been  helped  to  pay  for  its 
new  Church  by  the  surrender  of  its  old  structure, 
while  S.  MichaePs  colored  mission  buying  the  prop- 
erty and  renovating  the  building  with  paint  and 
repairs,  finds  itself  in  possession  of  a  spacious  and  ele- 
gant house  of  worship.  With  their  Church  and 
school  house  finished  and  free  from  debt,  and  with 
their  able,  zealous,  and  indefatigable  Missionary, 
whose  equal  it  would  be  hard  to  find,  our  colored 
Brethren  are  to  be  congratulated,  as  being  more  for- 
tunate than  any  other  congregation  of  their  people 
outside  of  our  great  cities. 

The  Churches  at  Carrollton,  and  Havana,  are  adver- 
tisements of  the  architectural  talent  and  skill  of  our 
Brother  beloved,  the  Rev.  George  G.  W.  VanWinkle. 
They  are  both  models  of  neatness  and  economy. 
The  former  that  of  Carrollton  replaces  a  building 
which  was  consumed  by  fire  the  previous  year,  and 
well  illustrates   the    wisdom   of  placing  ample  insur- 


ance on  our  Churches  and  school-houses.  Had  it 
not  been  for  our  policy  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars,  the 
little  flock  at  Carrollton  would  not  have  had  the  heart 
to  make  the  effort  to  rebuild.  The  insurance  money 
gave  them  courage  to  begin,  and  a  generous  layman, 
venerable  for  years  and  virtues,  by  his  liberal  sub- 
scription enabled  them  to  complete  their  Church  on  a 
scale  of  elegance,  which  places  it  far  in  advance  of 
the  structure,  w^hich  it  succeeds. 

I'he  erection  of  the  Church  in  Havana  on  the 
Illinois  River  is  due  to  the  untiring  labors,  and 
unflagging  energy  of  a  Presbyter  of  the  Diocese  of 
Ouincy,  the  Rev.  J.  M.  D.  Davidson,  whom  we  are 
glad  to  be  able  to  state  we  shall  soon  enroll  on  the 
list  of  the  Clergy  of  this  Diocese.  The  few  faithful 
ones  at  Havana  strained  every  nerve,  and  erected 
and  paid  for  their  beautiful  Church,  and  surrendered 
it  to  God  in  consecration,  that  He  might  come,  and 
dwell  among  them  in  His  own  House,  and  bless  them 
by  His  perpetual  abiding  presence,  and  indeed  they 
will,  they  must  be  blessed. 

Coming  up  from  Cairo  either  on  the  Ohio  River,  or 
by  the  Illinois  Central  we  find  the  Rev.  Howard 
^IcDougall  doing  an  excellent  solid  work  in  Mound 
City  and  Anna.  In  the  latter  place,  the  seat  of  the 
Hospital  for  the  Insane  in  Southern  Illinois,  we  have 
a  small  Church  built  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  VanWinkle.  This  building  is  remarkable 
from  its  material,  stone.  A  small  debt  still  bars  its 
consecration,  but  this  must  soon  be  lifted  by  the  exer- 
tions of  our  esteemed  and  respected  Friends,  Dr. 
Wardner  and  his  Wife.  Our  S  Anna's  Church 
Anna  has  a  most  interesting  association  w^th  ''the 
Little  Church  around  the  corner''  in  New  York  City. 
A  guild  of  working  women  bearing  the  name  of  S. 
Anna  attached  to  that  wonderful  Parish  determined 
at  the  suggestion  of  their  devoted  Superior  to  labor 
for  S.  Anna  in  the  West,  and  have  raised  and  paid  to 
the  Bishop  a  sum   sufficient  to   purchase  a  small  bell 


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for  the  Church.  We  are  waiting  for  the  means  to 
accumulate  to  enable  us  to  erect  a  stone  tower  in 
harmony  with  the  Church,  when  we  will  procure  and 
place  our  bell  in  position,  and  its  notes,  summoning 
the  faithful  to  worship,  will  be  in  effect  the  lovely  tele- 
phone from  S.  Anna's  Guild,  New  York,  telling  S. 
Anna's  people  in  lllinos,  ^^Come  to  the  Blessed 
Sacrament,  come  to  Matins,  come  to  Evensong.'' 
Perchance  some  one  may  be  minded  to  give  us  one 
hundred  dollars  to  hasten  the  hour  when  the  sweet 
Church  bell   will  ring  out  its    solemn    and  welcome 

notes. 

Albion  has  a  new  Rectory  and  a  new  Rector.    1  hey 
fit  well  together  and  this  ancient   Parish  seems  to  be 
putting    oil    new    strength.       The  venerable    Rector 
Emeritus  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutchins  is  now  well  on 
in  his  eighties.      He  is  the  oldest  surviving  Alumnus 
of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  having  gradu- 
ated from  that  Institution  in  1826.      He  was  baptised, 
confirmed,  married,  and  ordained  by  Bishop  White, 
and  naturally  his  heart  is  wrapt  up  in  devotion  to  the 
memory  of    the    Patriarch    of   the   x\merican  Church, 
and  the    tender    recollections  of  his  youth  and  early 
manhood  in    Philadelphia.     The  Rev.   Mr.    Hutchins 
came  out  as  a  Missionary  to  Illinois,  when  this  region 
w^as  the   frontier,  and  .he    remained  steadfast  in  duty 
and  zealous  in  labors  until  years  and  infirmities  com- 
pelled him  to  retire.     All  honor    to  this  faithful   ser- 
vant of  Christ.     We  esteem  it  a  privilege  to  have  his 
name  at  the  head  of  our  list  of  Clergy.     Long  may  it 
remain  there  to  remind  us  that  he  is  still  with  us,  and 
connects  that  far-off  past,  as  it  seems,  when  our  coun- 
try was  new,  and   the    Church    was    feeble,  with  the 
mighty    present    when    all    things    are    in  a  whirl   of 
excitement    and    unrest.       With    the  venerable  Mr. 
Hutchins    we  are  permitted  to  claim    as    one  of  our 
Clergy    another  octogenarian,   the  Rev.  Oliver  Hop- 
son,  now  residing  with  his  son-in-law   and  daughter 
at  Tivoli  on  the  Hudson.     His  last  cure  was  at  Wav- 


erly  in  this  Diocese,  and  when  he  retired  from  activ^e 
duty,  to  spend  the  evening  of  his  days  in  the  seclu- 
sion of  a  happy  and  holy  home  with  his  excellent  and 
estimable  wife,  he  kindly  and  considerately  refrained 
from  severing  his  canonical  connection  with  this 
young  Diocese,  and  so  remains  our  honored  Presby- 
ter to  this  day.  We  are  grateful  to  our  venerable 
Brother  for  his  contribution.  His  name,  so  bright, 
and  pure,  and  good,  adds  dignity  and  weight  to  our 
family  of  Clergy.  May  the  day  be  far  distant,  when 
it  must  be  dropped,  and  be  no  longer  called  and 
heard  when  we  assemble  in  our  Annual  Synod. 

Carlyle  and  Olney  and  many  places  far  and  near 
witness  the  acceptable  and  profitable  labors  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Frost.  Few  young  men  equal  in  the 
amount  of  self-denying  exhausting  work  which  they 
perform  our  earnest,  zealous,  devoted  Missionary  on 
whom  three  score  years  seem  to  sit  lightly.  We  fain 
would  give  him,  if  not  'rest,  at  least  a  cure,  which 
w^ould  cost  him  less  exposure  and  fatigue.  Our  fear 
is  that  our  Brother  w^ill  grow  weary  and  homesick, 
and  leave  us  :  alas  !  if  he  goes,  where  can  we  find 
one  like-minded  to  take  his  place? 

The  Rev.  Joseph  G.  Wright  by  faithful  persevering 
labors  in  a  hard  field,  has  brought  forward  the  work 
in  Greenville  and  Collinsville  to  a  point  of  success, 
which  reflects  credit  alike  upon  him,  who  has  so  man- 
fully remained  at  his  post,  refusing  more  than  one 
offer  to  go  away,  and  upon  the  flocks  to  whom  he 
ministers.  A  few  more  years  of  effort  and  struggle 
will  we  trust  bring  the  reward,  which  such  self-denial 
deserves. 

Our  excellent  Secretary,  the  Rev.  Dean  Harrison  is 
wisely  seeking  to  lay  solid  foundations  in  Belleville, 
beyond  the  limits  of  his  Parish ;  he  has  opened  a 
school  for  boys,  and  has  established  a  Mission  in 
West  Belleville.  W^ith  these  labors  he  has  kindly 
consented  to  take  the  oversight  of  our  Mission  work 
in  south-western  Illinois,  as  Dean  of  Chester. 


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In  East  St.  Louis,  a  city  of  operatives  numbering 
nearly  twenty  thousand,  it  is  our  earnest  desire  to 
build  a  Chapel-Rectory  during  the  ensuing  summer. 
A  devoted  Missionary,  whose  patience  and  self-denial 
are  wonderful,  and  could  not  exist  we  are  persuaded 
were  they  not  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  is  representing 
the  Church  in  that  very  difificult  field.  We  bespeak 
for  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Tomlins  the  sympathy  and  sub- 
stantial support,  which  he  so  eminently  deserves. 
We  shall  add  to  our  address  as  an  appendix  a  brief 
appeal,  which  we  have  issued  in  behalf  of  our  work 
in  East  St.  Louis.  We  entreat  that  our  Brethren 
across  the  Mississippi  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  our  own 
Diocese  will  read  and  ponder  and  respond  to  our 
words  with  liberal  offerings. 

Alton  and  the  counties  adjacent  rejoice  in  the 
untiring  and  successful  labors  of  Archdeacon  Taylor. 
Bunker  Hill,  Jerseyville,  Edwardsville,  and  Carlin- 
ville,  were  they  given  an  opportunity,  would  tell  an 
interesting  story  of  his  unselfish  efforts  in  their  behalf. 
They  would  relate  how  he  came  to  them,  when  they 
were  vacant,  depressed  with  misfortunes  and  dis- 
posed to  be  hopeless,  and  cheered  them  up,  and  put 
new  life  into  them,  and  soon  enabled  them  to  feel 
strong  enough  to  sustain  a  Missionary  of  their  own. 

In  this  way  Carlinville  and  Edwardsville  have  been 
brought  into  line,  and  are  acceptably  served  by  the 
Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden,  a  native  of  Illinois,  who  gives 
promise  of  proving  to  be  precisely  the  man,  whom 
Illinois  demands  to  do  her  work. 

Jacksonville,  worthily  presided  over  by  the  Vener- 
able Dr.  Easter,  Archdeacon  of  Springfield,  ought  to 
be  the  centre  of  Church  life  and  Church  work,  for  an 
extensive  circle  of  country  lying  around.  The  Arch- 
deacon's devoted  Parishioners,  for  he  is  deservedly 
held  in  high  esteem  by  all,  owe  it  to  him,  now  that 
his  health  is  somewhat  broken,  to  give  him  an  assist- 
ant, who  would  serve  the  double  purpose  of  relieving 
the  Doctor,  and   also  doing  missionary  work  in  the 


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vicinity.  We  trust  that  some  such  arrangement  may 
be  made  for  the  sake  of  our  venerable  Friend,  and 
the  spread  of  Christ's  Kingdom. 

In  the  northeastern  section  of  the  Diocese,  Dean 
Dresser,  whose  name  is  a  household  w^ord  all 
over  the  jurisdiction,  has  won  a  high  place  in  the 
esteem  of  the  community  for  his  sobriety,  steadi- 
ness, integrity,  and  high-toned  character.  His 
labors,  as  Dean,  have  carried  him  far  and  wide 
over  several  counties,  and  wherever  he  goes,  he 
worthily  represents  the  Church,  and  conciliates  the 
respect  and  good  will  towards  her  of  all  who 
attend  upon  his  ministrations  and  come  to  know 
him. 

Dean  Whitmarsh  has  magnified  his  ofifice  by  dis- 
charging well  its  duties.  He  deserves  the  high  esteem 
in  which  he  is  held  for  his  ability  and  zeal.  We  sin- 
cerely hope  that  we  may  be  able  to  keep  him  in  our 
Diocese,  but  we  fear  that  his  good  service  with  us 
has  attracted  the  attention,  and  excited  the  desire  of 
neighboring  fields  to  win  so  efficient  a  laborer  to  serve 
them,  and  in  such  an  event  our  weakness  is  our  pov- 
erty. We  would  be  glad  to  give  him  a  roving  com- 
mission to  plant  and  build  up  the  Church  in  south- 
eastern Illinois.  He  would  undoubtedly  do  well,  and 
the  outlay  of  money  would  be  wisely  bestow^ed  in 
maintaining  him  in  such  a  post  of  usefulness  and 
honor.  The  muster  roll  of  our  clergy  is  not  com- 
plete, but  time  would  fail  us  to  pass  them  all  in 
review,  and  we  purposely  abstain  at  present  from 
going  further,  because  in  some  instances  we  would 
be  obliged  to  anticipate  good  news,  which  it  would 
be  premature  to  mention  now,  and  in  others,  their 
spheres  of  work  demand  a  larger  discussion  than  the 
length  to  which  this  address  has  already  run,  would 
allow  us  to  employ. 

We  cannot  leave  this  branch  of  our  communication 
to  you,  my  Brethren,  without  placing  on  record  our 
sincere  gratitude  to  God  for  the  encouraging  mani- 


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festations  of  vitality  and  growth  in  the  Church  in  our 
See  City  of  Springfield. 

A  new  Parish  has  been  formed  under  auspicious 
circumstances,  and  with  such  substantial  evidence  of 
strength,  as  to  inspire  the  feeling  that  it  will  be,  in  no 
little  time,  a  permanent  and  influential  institution^  in 
the  Diocese.  There  is  ample  room  for  its  presence 
and  work.  It  comes  none  too  soon,  we  bid  it  warm 
welcome  and  wish  it,  with  all  our  heart,  ^*good  luck 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord.'"  The  organization,  which 
takes  the  tide,  * 'Christ  Church,""  has  called  to  the 
Rectorship  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett  from  New  York 
City,  and  he  has  accepted  and  has  come  among  us. 
Comparatively  young  in  years,  and  full  of  hope  and 
energy,  a  brilliant  future  awaits  him  in  appearance, 
and  we  pray  that  as  he  advances  into  it,  and  year  by 
year  passes  over  our  heads,  he  may  find  the  promise 
of  that  future  an  ever  present  reality,  and  wax  riper, 
and  stronger  himself  in  the  faith  once  delivered  to 
the  saints',  and  draw  souls  to  Christ,  and  build  them 
up  in  a  holy  life,  and  make  himself  and  them  an 
example  for  all  to  follow  who  love  the  Lord  and  His 
Body,  the  Church. 

Our  eyes  and  minds  spontaneously  and  naturally, 
as  we  witness  the  success  of  the  new  Parish,  turn  to 
the  old,  and  we  ask  what  effect  has  the  formation  of 
a  second  organization  had  upon  the  firstV  The 
answer  may  be  to  some  unexpected,  but  not  to  tnose, 
who  have  studied  such  problems.  When,  as  in  the 
present  instance,  the  size  of  the  city,  and  incidental 
circumstances,  such  as  must  always  exist  in  large 
communities,  where  tastes  differ  and  judgments  vary, 
justify  the  creation  of  a  new  Parish,  it  will  speedily 
be  found  that  the  natural  development  relieves  the 
situation,  and  that  relations,  which  were  strained  are 
relaxed,  that  fresh  life  begets  life,  and  a  wholesome 
rivalry  guided  by  Christian  principle  promotes 
activity,  and  hence  all  are  benefited,  the  old  as  well  as 
the  new.     This  has  been  the  case,   there  are   strong 


indications    to    lead    us    to    believe,    in    the  present 

instance. 

Never  did  S.  PauPs  Parish  Springfield  do  so  well, 
certainly  she  never  did  better  than  in  the  Easter, 
which  has  just  passed.  Burdened  with  an  unexpected 
debt  of  thousands  of  dollars,  which  she  had  good 
reason  to  anticipate  would  never  rest  upon  her  as  an 
obligation,  the  effect  was  most  depressing,  and  in  the 
face  of  this  cruel  discouragement,  and  the  excitement 
and  gossip  in  church  circles  over  the  birth  of  the 
new  member  of  the  family  it  might  have  been  antici- 
pated that  her  offerings  would  fall  off,  and  her  con- 
gregations diminish,  and  her  zeal  and  life  abate,  but 
no  !  the  reverse  was  the  fact.  Her  Easter  offering 
in  view  of  all  the  circumstances,  was  a  splendid 
certificate  of  faith  and  love,  over  two  thousand  dol- 
lars, her  Courts  were  thronged  with  eager  worship- 
ers, from  Early  Eucharist  at  six  to  evening  service  at 
eight.  Too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  to  the 
learned,  capable,  and  devoted  Rector  of  S.  Paul's. 
We  have  known  him  for  years,  and  have  been  inti- 
mately associated  with  him  almost  without  interrup- 
tion from  the  time  we  first  knew  him.  We  are  con- 
fident of  the  truth  of  what  we  affirm  therefore,  when 
we  speak  of  the  Rev.  Frederick  W.  Taylor.  We  can- 
not refer  to  him  with  the  freedom,  which  we  might 
employ  were  we  addressing  you  in  his  absence.  We 
may  however  intrude  upon  a  private  matter,  since  the 
disclosure  of  the  secret  may  do  good,  may  suggest  to 
others  to  follow  his  example.  From  boyhood  it 
would  seem  the  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor  has  had  the  love 
and  fear  of  God  in  his  heart.  When  he  reached  his 
twenty-first  year,  he  was  a  student  in  the  General 
Theological  Seminary,  and  your  Bishop  was  the 
Uean.  He,  the  student,  inherited  some  means  and  his 
twenty-first  birthday  brought  his  property  into  his 
possession.  What  did  he  do  with  itV  He  offered 
the  first  fruits  to  God,  not  a  niggardly  sum,  a  petty 
gift.     He  came  to  the  Dean,  who  was  then  beginning 


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the  work  of  improving  the  buildings  of  the   Institu- 
tion, which  has  been   followed  on  so   magnificent  a 
scale  by  his  successor,  the  Rev.   Dr.  Hoffman.     The 
student  came  to  the  Uean,  and  said,  ^*My  first  duty  in 
the  use  of  my  property  is  to  God,  and  it  has  seemed 
to  me  that  in  devoting  my  first  fruits   to    His  service 
my  position  as  a  student  in  this  Seminary  determines 
that  my  offering  ought  to  be   made   here  where  I  am 
being  prepared   for   the   Sacred   Ministry,   and   so   I 
place  in  your  hands  this,  the  first  fruits  of  what  God 
has  given  me,  to  use   as  you  may  deem  best  in  the 
work  of  improvement  in  which  you  are  now  engaged," 
and   he  placed    in    my    hands   the   largest   donation,* 
which  I   received   from   any   source.      I   have   always 
felt  that  that  gift  brought  a  special  blessing  upon  the 
work,  and  has  helped  to  invoke  the  divine  benedic- 
tion upon  it  ever  since.     It  is  not  often  that  a  Bishop 
has  such  a  tale  to   tell  of  one  of  his  Presbyters.      It 
may  be  that   he  has   been    rash  in  telling  it,  but  the 
blame  if  any,  will  fall  on  the  Bishop,  no  one  can  think 
the  worse  of  the    Rev.    Mr.  Taylor  on  account  of  its 
recital,  and  perchance  there  may  be  those,  who  will 
thus    be    incited    to   follow   his  example.     It  may  be 
assumed   as  a   matter  of  certainty  that  one,  who  thus 
devotes   the   first   fruits    of    earthly    means    to   God, 
will   not  be  found  lacking  in  alms-giving  to  his  life's 

end. 

Our  missions  in  Springfield,  which  are  very  dear  to 
us,  suffered  a  severe  loss  in  the  removal  last  October 
of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines  to  Cairo  to  take  charge  of 
the  work  among  the  colored  people.  We  were  more 
that  fortunate  however,  in  securing  to  fill  the  vacancy 
the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear  from  Central  New  York. 
Working  with  him  are  the  faithful  devoted  deacon, 
the  Rev.  Lloyd  E.  Johnston,  and  a  noble  band  of 
lay-workers,  men  and  women,  headed  by  Mr.  H.  D. 
Moss.  It  is  a  comfort  to  think  of  these  servants  of 
the  Lord,  they  are  so  true,  so  good. 

We   must    say    a    word    about    our    schools,     our 


Orphanage  belongs  to  the  Province,  and  claims  at- 
tention in  another  place,  it  would  be  a  pleasure  to 
dwell  upon  it  in  thought,  since  it  is  so  admirably 
managed,  and  is  so  hopefully  progressing  in  the 
custody  of  its  rare  good  House — Mother,  Mrs. 
Slaughter.  Our  schools  are  a  very  important  factor 
in  the  development  of  the  Diocese,  nothing  can  be 
jusdy  placed  before  them,  save  the  direct  work  of  the 
Ministry,  the  Word,  and  Sacraments.  At  Pekin  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Mulholland  of  Trinity  College  Dublin  and 
his  accomplished  wife  are  in  charge  of  the  school. 
The  Doctor  is  a  first  rate  scholar,  and  a  Christian 
gentleman.  We  can  assure  parents  and  guardians 
that  they  could  find  no  better  home  for  their  boys 
than  is  supplied  by  the  large  airy  house  and  spacious 
grounds  of  the  Cathedral  School  of  Pekin,  combined 
with  the  domestic  skill,  and  judicious  motherly  man- 
agement of  Madam  Mulholland  ;  they  could  find  no 
better  school  than  is  provided  by  the  learning  of  Dr. 
Mulholland  as  a  scholar,  his  experience  as  a  teacher, 
and  his  culture  of  heart  and  manners,  as  a  Christian 
gendeman.  Time  will  overcome  the  difficulties  of  the 
undertaking.  We  hope  and  pray  that  the  dear  good 
Doctor  and  his  wife  will  have  the  patience  to  hold  on, 
success  must  in  time  wait  upon  such  great  merit. 

We  feel  the  more  confident  in  hazarding  such  a 
prediction,  since  we  find  our  justification  for  the  pro- 
phecy, here  in  Springfield  in  our  S.  Agatha's  School. 
Patience  has  her  reward.  The  noble  hearted  Princi- 
pal has  labored  on  for  years  in  her  vocation  in  com- 
parative obscurity  and  with  very  limited  patronage. 
Gradually,  however,  her  rare  and  almost  unexampled 
merits  as  a  teacher  and  guide  for  girls  and  young 
ladies,  have  become  known,  and  now,  without  puffing 
or  advertising,  we  are  obliged  to  enlarge  our  capa- 
city for  boarders.  Applications  are  coming  in 
beyond  our  power  to  accommodate,  and  in  conse- 
quence we  are  making  preparations  to  build  an  annex 
to  S.  Agatha's  School  during  the  ensuing  vacation. 


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We  shall  be  ready  for  the  increased  number  of 
pupils  next  September  we  trust,  and  with  improved 
conditions  for  heating  the  buildings  by  the  introduc- 
tion of  steam.  We  heartily  congratulate  Miss  Mur- 
dock  upon  the  success  which  now  at  length  seems  to 
crown  her  labors  and  merits.  The  success  of  S. 
Agatha's  we  esteem  a  great  blessing  to  all  its  patrons 
and  to  the  Diocese. 

We  had  intended  to  say  something  upon  some 
matters,  which  will  claim  your  attention  as  subjects 
of  legislation,  but  we  must  after  adverting  to  one, 
content  ourselves  with  a  brief  commemoration  of  the 
blessed  departed  who  ought  to  have  a  place  in  our 
memories,  and  close. 

At  our  last  Synod  the  time  of  our  annual  gathering 
was  discussed,  and  it  was  the  judgment  of  a  majority 
that    a    meeting    in    December    would    be   on    many 
accounts  more  advantageous  for  the   interests  of  the 
Diocese  than  our  present  arrangement,  which  brings 
us  together  in  May.      Personally  it  is  a  matter  of  per- 
fect Indifference  to    us  at   what  time  the  Synod   is 
convened,  provided    it  be  not  in  mid-summer,  but  it 
is  of  great  moment  to  the  welfare  of  the  Diocese,  and 
we  venture  to  suggest  that  all  personal  considerations, 
such  as  individual  preferences,  as  to  when  one  desires 
to    travel,   convenience   of   entertaining    guests,    the 
superior    attractiveness  of   our   City  in  Spring   over 
the  charms  which  it  holds  out  in  Winter  to  the  visitor, 
and  such  like   motives  ought  not   for  one  moment  to 
be    thought    of,    nor    allowed    to   have   the   slightest 
weight  as  against  the  question  what   is   best  for  the 
Diocese.     Our    opportunities    for    observation,    and 
consultation   with   the  laity  must  necessarily  exceed 
those  of  any  individual    presbyter,    and  so  far  as  we 
have  inquired  we  have   received  the  same  response 
trom  husbandman,  and  tradesman,  and  lawyer  :  ^^Vour 
present  season  is  most  inconvenient  for  us,''  *'it  is  the 
planting  season,''    exclaims  the  farmer  :   *'we  are  as 
busy  as'we  can  be,"    says  the  merchant,   **with  our 


late  Spring  and  opening  Summer  trade  ;' '  ''our  courts 
are  in  session,"  answers  the  lawyer,  **all  over  the 
State,  and  it  is  very  difficult  for  us  to  be  released 
from  our  engagements.''  The  first  week  in  Decem- 
ber they  all  agree  would  be  for  them  much  more 
convenient,  and  would  ensure  a  much  lanrer  attend- 
ance  on  the  part  of  the  laity  situated  as  is  the  great 
mass  of  the  population  of  a  Diocese  like  ours.  We  beg 
that  you  will  give  this  consideration  the  great  weight 
which  its  importance  demands.  It  has  been  to  us  each 
succeeding  year  a  cause  of  increasing  anxiety  lest  we 
should  not  be  able  to  secure  a  quorum  of  the  laity, 
to  enable  us  to  organize  for  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness, and  we  have  exerted  ourselves  by  correspond- 
ence and  otherwise  to  induce  them  to  postpone  their 
business,  however  important,  and  come  ;  happily  we 
have  succeded  hitherto,  but  we  ask  you,  is  it  fair  to 
put  such  a  burden  on  your  Bishop  merely  on  account 
of  personal  considerations  such  as  those  to  which  we 
have  adverted? 

The  months,  which  immediately  suceeed  our 
Synod,  as  it  now  meets,  are  the  hottest  of  the  year, 
and  whatever  may  be  the  high  resolves  of  the  Clergy 
and  laity  as  they  leave,  as  to  increased  activity  in 
duty,  they  weaken  and  are  largely  forgotten  before 
the  braciniJf  weather  of  autumn  renews  their  viiror 
and  summons  them  to  work,  and  hence  year  after 
year  the  offerings  lag,  and  no  one  to  whom  the  Dio- 
cese is  a  debtor  is  paid  regularly  and  fully,  and  least 
and  last  of  all  is  your  Bishop  considered.  Possibly 
a  winter  meeting  of  the  Synod  would  tend  to  improve 
this  state  of  thini^s,  since  at  its  close  men  would  eo 
home  to  work,  and  not  to  play,  that  is  not  precisely 
the  word,  but  it  expresses  fairly  well  the  relaxation 
and  lassitude,  which  extremely  warm  weather 
induces. 

The  financial  and  statistical  year  of  our  Parishes 
and  Missions  closes  with  the  Monday  next  before 
Adv^ent.  and  were  we  to   meet   in  Svnod  on  the  first 


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Tuesday  in  December,  the  annual  accounting  would 
serVe  both  bodies  alike:  the  individual  Parish  or 
Mission  and  the  Diocese.  It  is  true  we  would  be 
one  year  behind  as  regards  the  General  Convention, 
but  that  would  regulate  itself  after  the  first  three 
years,  and  besides  \t  does  not  seriously  or  practically 
concern  us  what  our  record  may  be  in  the  tabulated 
statement   of   the   triennial   journal    of    our   National 

Synod.  . 

We  come  now  to  the  last  consideration,  the  relative 
convenience  of  entertainment  at  different  periods  of 
the  year,  and  this  raises  the  general  question  of  hos- 
pitality on  such  occasions  as  the  meeting  of  Synods, 
diocesan,  provincial,  and  national.  As  a  rule  it  is  the 
wisest  and  best  policy,  as  far  as  if  is  practicable,  for 
the  visiting  members  clerical  and  lay  to  provide  for 
themselves.  In  a  Diocese  situated  as  ours  is  at  pres- 
ent, with  many  very  poor  Missions,  it  would  be  sim- 
ply'impossible  for  the  noble,  self-denying  Clergy, 
who  are  ready  and  glad  to  serve  such  cures,  to  pay 
as  it  is  said  their  way,  and  in  consequence  if  such  a 
demand  were  made  upon  their  empty  purses,  they 
would  be  forced  to  stay  at  home. 

It  would  not  be  beyond  our  power,  however,  to 
overcome  this  difficulty.  To  a  certain  extent  hospi- 
tality would  always  be  proffered  by  the  residents  of 
the  city,  where  the  Synod  meets.  Let  this  gracious 
courtesy  be  extended  on  the  principle  of  helping 
those,  who  cannot,  because  they  are  the  prisoners  of 
the  Lord,  help  themselves,  they  are  shut  up,  from  a 
sense  of  duty  to  their  divine  Master ,  Whom  they 
serve,  to  the  hard  lot  of  severe  poverty,  and  hence 
they  deserve  the  tender  sympathy  and  delicate  con- 
sideration of  all,  who  are  able  and  willing  to  bid  them 
welcome  to  their  homes  for  a  brief  sojourn.  Por  the 
rest,  their  Parishes  ought  to  be  able  to  add  the  trifling 
addition  to  their  annual  outlay  of  providing  for  the 
expenses  of  their  pastors,  while  in  attendance  upon 
the    Synod.     And    still   further    a    charge   might  be 


made  upon  the  Diocesan  P\ind  for  mileage  and  sus- 
tenance by  such  as  felt  the  need  of  claiming  it,  and 
the  fund  might  be  increased  by  assessment  to  meet 
such  anticipated  demands.  The  sum  of  two  or  three 
hundred  dollars  w^ould  entirely  solve  the  problem. 
We  feel  sure  that  the  obstacles  suggested  as  arising 
out  of  the  greater  inconvenience  of  shelterino-  and 
entertaining  guests  in  December  than  in  May,  will  not 
be  pressed  when  the  welfare  of  the  Diocese  is  at 
stake. 

One  has  to  pay  the  penalty  of  greatness,  and  this 
principle  is  as  true  of  cities  as  of  individuals. 
Springfield  coveted,  and  Springfield  secured  the 
privilege  of  being  a  Sec  City\  the  ^cdcs  or  Seat  of  a 
Bishopric,  and  of  giving  name  to  a  Diocese.  As  a 
result  Springheld  must  take  the  consequences  of  its 
dignified     position,       and    ecclesiastical     exaltation. 

Thither  the  Bishop  must  perforce  call  his  Clergy 
and  representative  laity  around  him  in  Council. 
Here  the  great  central  acts  of  the  Diocese  must  be 
performed.  The  see  principle  is  inconsistent  with  an 
itinerating  Synod,  and  a  homeless  Bishop.  Both  are 
fixed  in  the  very  nature  of  things  by  constitutional 
and  canonical  proprieties  to  the  See  City,  the 
Episcopal  Plome,  the  Diocesan  Capital.  No  City 
could  have  risen  to  a  full  measure  of  its  responsibi- 
lities in  this  regard  more  speedily  and  more  grace- 
fully than  has  Springfield.  We  are  justly  proud  of 
our  See  City,  there  are  larger  cities,  richer  cities, 
cities,  which  are  oftener  heard  from,  and  are  more 
talked  about  than  is  Springfield,  but  there  is  no  city, 
which  has  excelled,  or  can  excel  our  St^e  City  in  the 
well  and  justly  earned  reputation  of  being  a  hospit- 
able citv. 

Bear  with  us  a  moment  longer  while  we  open 
our  dyptichs  and  read  the  names  of  our  holy 
dead.  Three  Bishops  have  dropped  from  our  list 
since  last  we  met.  Bishop  Stevens  of  Pennsylvania 
deceased  on  the  anniversary  of  our  Consecration,   S. 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINOFIELD. 


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Barnabas'  Day  (June  nth.),  last  year.  He  had 
served  his  Uiocese  well  and  faithfully  for  more  than  a 
quarter  of  a  century,  and  he  was  widely  known  as  a 
Christian  gentleman,   a   ripe  scholar  and   an  elegant 

writer. 

The  two  Missionary  jurisdictions,  of  Western  Texas 
and  New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  have  respectively  lost 
their  Bishops,  Klliott  and  Dunlop.  Bishop  P^lliott 
was  for  a  time  our  pupil  in  the  General  Theological 
Seminary  New  York.  His  praise  is  in  all  the 
Churches.  He  possessed  in  a  remarkable  degree 
the  power  of  winning  men.  The  exterior  so  bright, 
and  attractive  told  truly  of  what  was  within,  a  pure 
soul,  a  devout  spirit,  a  saindy  character,  of  few  could 
the  epitaph  be  more  justly  written  above  his    early 


erave. 


"None  knew  him  but  to  love  him, 
Ni^ne  named  him  luit  to  praise." 


Bishop  Dunlop,  after  a  brief  episcopate  of  a  little 
more  than  seven  years,  di(xl  suddently  on  the  12th, 
day  of  March  last.  He  furnishes  another  name  to 
the  long  catalogue  of  most  worthy  and  useful  Bishops, 
whom  Ireland  has  contributed  to  our  Episcopate. 
Modesty,  quiet  devotion  to  duty  and  steadfastness  of 
purpose  characterised  the  excellent  Bishop. 

In  July  last  one  of  our  most  faithful  laymen  passed 
away  from  earth.  Mr.  S.  G.  M.  Allis  of  Waverly, 
Illinois.  He  came  from  X'ermont  as  a  pioneer  with 
his  wife  several  years  beyond  a  halfcentury  ago. 
Both  were  possessed  of  sturdy  wills,  and  strongly 
marked  characters.  By  dint  of  industry,  economy, 
perseverance  in  doing  good,  these  most  excellent 
people  amassed  a  handsome  property,  and  what  was 
far  better,  tliey  laid  up  in  store  for  themselves  the 
^Yell  earned  reputation  of  being  faithful  Christians, 
valuable  citizens,  good  neighbors,  and  given  to 
hospitality  and  all  generous  and  noble  deeds.  God's 
hand  had  rested  heavily  upon  them  in  taking  away 
all  their  children,  many  years  before  we  knew  them. 


The  aofed  and  infirm  wife  went  first,  and  in  a  little 
more  than  a  year  afterwards  the  husband  followed 
full  of  years  and  good  works.  Mr.  Allis  was  a 
grandson  of  the  Rev.  Richard  Mansfield  of  Derby, 
Connecticut,  who  for  many  years  before  our  Revolu- 
tionary War  was  a  Missionary  under  the  pay  of  the 
Society  for  the  Propogation  of  the  Gospel,  in  Englanci, 
and  continued  after  our  independence  was  secured  to 
serve  the  same  Parish  until  his  rectorship  reached  its 
73rd  year,  and  he  died  aged  96.  This  venerable 
Missionary  had  been  c^rdained  deacon  and  priest  by 
the  Arch-bishop  of  Canterbury  in  1748,  and  so  violent 
was  the  prejudice  against  the  Church  at  that  time  in 
Puritan  New  England  that  young  Mansfield's 
sister,  when  he  sailed  for  London  to  be  ordained,  is 
said  to  have  prayed  that  the  ship  which  carried  her 
Brother  might  go  down  at  sea  and  bury  him  in  the 
waves.  As  might  have  been  expected,  when  des- 
cended from  such  stock  our  aged  Friend,  Mr.  Allis, 
was  a  staunch  Churchman.  Consistent  throuo^hout 
his  long  life,  he  adhered  to  his  principles  with 
unwaveriim  constancy,  but  he  was  wntle  towards  all 
men,  he  spoke  and  acted  what  he  believed  to  be  the 
truth,  but  he  always  spoke  and  acted  in  love.  We 
have  been  nearly  ten  years  in  charge  of  the  Diocese 
of  Springfield,  and  Mr.  Stephen  G.  M.  Allis  has  the 
honor  of  being  th(^  first  and  only  one  of  those,  who 
have  died,  so  far  as  we  know,  who  has  remembered 
the  Diocese  in  his  will. 

The  becjuests  are  not  large,  it  is  true,  but  taken  in 
connection  with  his  other  legacies  to  Church  objects, 
in  proportion  to  his  means,  his  benefactions  are 
munificient. 

More  recently  our  near  neighbor,  Mrs.  Ninian  W. 
Fldwards  was  suddenly  prostrated  by  disease,  and  as 
it  were,  in  a  moment,  taken  out  of  this  world.  The 
loss  to  us  is  irreparable.  She  was  the  Sister  of  Mrs. 
President  Lincoln,  and  as  the  wife  of  INIr.    Edwards, 


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she  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  most  prominent 
ladies  of  the  state. 

Mrs.  P2chvards'  winning  sweetness  and  gendeness 
of  character  we  have  never  seen  excelled.  Rack  of 
this  exterior,  so  attractive,  was  a  life  of  devotion  hid 
with  Christ  in  God.  The  better  one  knew  her,  the 
hicrher  he  placed  her  worth. 

As  a  hostess  probably  long  practice  had  made  her 
proficient,  but  natite    tact,    artl  delicacy  of  feeling 
alone  could  have  enabled  her  to    acquire  the  success, 
which  she  attained  to  a  remarkable  degree  of  radiat- 
ing a  charm  upon  the   company  over  which  she  pre- 
sided whether  old  or  young,  and  throwing  upon  them 
a    spell,    so    subtle    and    prevailing,    that    it    left    an 
impression  upon  the  memory,  which  was  never  likely 
afterwards  to   be  effaced.       Gracious,  and  consider- 
ate, and  tender  to  the  last,   she  bade  her   Husband, 
when  she  was  gone,  to    send  as  her  offering  to  S. 
Agatha's    School,    and  the  Orphanage  of  the   Holy 
Child,  articles  of  household  furniture  to  a  very  con- 
siderable amount,   which  would,   as  she    wt^ll   knew, 
with  a  refined  woman's  delicacy  of   perception,     be 
highly  useful  to  these  Institutions,   in  which  she  felt 
a  deep  interest.     The  donations  are  indeed   prized, 
but  chiefly  as  coming  from  hc}\  and  for  her  dear  sake. 
This  address  was  written  and  had  been  delivered, 
when  the  telegraph  brought  us  the  unexpected  and 
distressing  news  of  the   death  of  our  beloved  Class- 
mate and  life-long  Friend,  the  Rt.  Rev.    Dr.    Brown, 
Bishop  of    F(Mul  du  Lac.       This  blow  comes   closely 
home,  it  strikes  the  innermost  circle  of  our  intimate 
associat(;s.      We  bow  our  heads  in   humble  submis- 
sion to  the  divine  will,  but  we  mourn  our  loss  with  a 
feeling  of  personal  breavement.      A  noble  record   is 
clost^d  by  the  hand  of  God,  of  duty  well   done  by  a 
faithful,  able  servant  of  the   Master  in   exceptionally 
difficult  fields  of  labor. 

It  is  well  with  him    we   are   assured,   but  our  heart 
eoes  out  in   svmi^athv  to  his  Wife  and   his   Uiocese. 


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We  commend  them  to  God,  and  invoke  His  compas- 
sion upon  them.  We  cannot  trust  ourselves  to  call 
up  the  past  and  let  memory  have  her  way  in  review- 
ing the  career  and  labors  of  our  dearly  loved 
Brother.  We  have  said  enough,  silence  for  us  in  our 
sorrow  is  better  than  words. 


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pastoral  letter. 

Dear  Bkk'hikex  ok  the   Ci.erov  and   Laitv   of    the 
UiocESE  OF  Si'KIN(;fiefd  : 

In  response  to  the  suor^^estion  embodied  in  the 
resolution  unanimoush'  adopted  at  the  recent  meet- 
in<j^  of  the  House  of  Bishops  and  printed  below  we 
acldress  you,  and  appeal  to  \c)u  to  make  ^ood  the 
wish  and  desire  of  our  united  T^piscopate  to  observe  if 
possible  the  Kve  of  S.  Andrew's  Day.  or  a  day  as 
near  to  that  day  as  practicable,  for  prayer  and  alms 
for  the  cause  of  missions. 

We  need  not  in  leniL^thened  discussion  press  upon 
you  the  importance  of  this  matter.  As  Christians 
you  know  your  duty  in  this  regard,  we  are  well  aware, 
but  we  ma\-  without  presumption  remind  you  of  a  few 
facts  which  may  stimulate  you  at  this  time  to  do  your 
duty  more  faithfully  and  zealously  than  otherwise  you 
would. 

F'irst :  We  as  a  Church  have  in  our  possession,  as 
a  trust  for  the  world,  the  nations  of  the  earth,  the 
universal  family  of  man,  the  treasures  of  the  Gospel 
in  their  fulness,  and  as  trustees  it  is  our  duty  to  share 
our  spiritual  wealth  with  all  whom  we  can  reach  by 
our  efforts  and  our  alms. 

Secondly  :  The  seething  masses  of  our  population 
in  this  country  and  in  the  old  world,  which  are  surg- 
ing and  swelling  in  open  rebellion  against  God  and 
man,  show  us  by  their  ignorance  and  awful  impiety 
and  wickedness  and  folly,  that  a  great  debt  lies  at 
our  door  to  them  and  their  children,  the  debt,  namely, 
of  love,  in  giving  them  the  knowledge  of  the  first 
principles  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ  and  access  to  the 
Word  and  Sacraments.  Police,  and  prisons,  and 
gibbets  have  their  necessary  place  as  restraints,  but 
we  have  another  and  a   higher  office  to  fulfill.     We 


must  bring  to  bear  upon  the  young  and  those  who 
will  listen,  the  forces  of  love  supplied,  and  supplied 
alone,  by  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ.  We  must 
anticipate  the  office  of  civil  restraint  and  judicial  pun- 
ishment by  educating  men  and  women  to  believe  and 
know  that  the  doing  God's  service  is  perfect  freedom. 

I  hirdlv  :  We  must  remember  that  we  have  no  time 
to  lose,  that  our  neglect  now  for  a  month  or  a  year 
will  increase  our  debt  to  these  poor  benighted 
brethren  of  ours  a  thousand-fold.  We  already 
inherit  the  neglects  of  our  ancestors  and  of  ourselves 
in  days  gone  by.  We  and  our  fathers  have  sown 
the  wind,  and  we  are  reaping  the  whirlwind.  Let  us 
pause  and  at  once  resolve  that  we  will  tithe  our 
incomes,  be  thev  small  orVreat,  for  the  cause  of 
Chri<?t. 

Fourthly  :  We  must  be  loyal  to  principle,  and  bear 
in  mind  that  for  accomplishment  of  the  great  work 
which  we  are  called  upon  at  once  to  do  our  General 
Board  of  Missions  is  the  Church's  appointed  channel 
to  make  our  offerings  effectual  for  the  blessed  pur- 
pose to  which  we  devote  them.  We  must  never 
allow  preferences  or  prejudices  to  lead  us  to  substi- 
tute individualism  for  obedience  to  law,  for  this 
involves  the  very  anarchy  which  now  so  largely  dis- 
turbs our  present  peace,  and  excites  our  alarm  for  the 
future.  We  must  trust  our  accredited  repi-esentatives ^ 
and  not  for  one  moment  be  tempted  to  imitate  those 
who  would  in  any  way  directly  or  indirectly  divert 
money  from  its  legitimate  channels,  and  seek  to 
influence  opinion  and  judgment  and  the  character  of 
teaching  by  the  employment  of  a  bribe.  Our  Board 
of  Managers  deserve  our  confidence  and  energetic 
support,  and  we  must  encourage  them  by  our 
increased  offering's  with  the  assurance  that  we  trust 
them,  and  mean  to  trust  them,  as  deserving  our  sup- 
port and  gratitude. 

Fifthly  :  We  would  remind  you  that  we  are  gener- 
ously helped  by  the  Board  of  Missions,  and  in  return 


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we  ought  to  show  our  appreciation  of  what  is  done 
for  us  b}-  makin<^  our  offerings  as  iaigc  and  as  i^'kicly 
distributed  as  possible. 

Sixthly  :  We  would  with  modesty  venture  to  sug- 
gest to  the  clergy  that  the)'  should  place  the  cause  of 
missions  clearly  and  fully  before  their  congregations  : 

1.  By  sketching  the  field.  Domestic  and  Foreign. 

2.  By  showing  our  Domestic  missions  really 
involve  the  Foreign,  since  large  contingents  of  all 
nations  are  constanth  comin^:  to  our  shores  to  min^rle 
with  us  and  become  a  part  of  ourselves. 

3.  By  selecting  some  one  portion  of  the  sphere 
of  missionary  work,  which  may  for  any  reason  have 
special  claims  or  possess  special  interest  in  the  case 
of  any  clergyman,  and  making  it  the  subjeot  of 
detailed  statement  as  likely  to  arouse  more  attention 
and  secure  lanrer  offerin^^fs  than  mere  creneralities 
would  elicit. 

Lastly  :  We  would  exhort  you  to  keep  the  cause 
of  missions  constantl)'  in  mind.  Let  missions  be 
remembered  by  the  many.  W'e  hope  that  your  offer- 
ings will  be  large,  but  we  desire  even  more  strongly 
that  they  may  be  general,  that  every  one  will  give 
somethim^,  and  that  no  one  will  ^'wn  nothin^f.  W'e 
should  be  glad  if  our  clergy  would  count,  not  only 
the  amount  contributed,  but  the  number  of  coins  or 
bills  which  make  up  th(^  offering.  Let  no  one  be 
discouraged  because  the  sums  given  are  small  ;  if 
they  are  fairly  in  proportion  to  the  ability  of  those 
who  make  the  offering  they  are  as  acceptable  in  the 
eyes  of  God  as  if  they  amounted  to  hundreds  or 
thousands  of  dollars. 

Commending  you  to  the  grace  of  God.  dear 
Brethren,  I  remain,  faithfully  and  affectionately,  your 
brother  in  Christ, 

Ge(m<(;e  F.  Seymour, 
Bishop  of  Springfiield. 

Springfield  III.,  N()\  .   14th,  1887. 


P.  S. — We  enclose  with  this  letter  selections  for 
Missionary  Services  which  have  been  supplied  from 
the  Mission  Rooms  in  New  York. 

RESOLUTION  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  BISHOPS. 

The  House  of  Bishops  has  adopted  the  following 
resolution  : 

'^ Resolved.  That  the  Bishops  of  this  Church  be 
urged  at  once  to  address  the  Clergy  and  Congrega- 
tions committed  to  their  care,  as  to  the  importance  of 
observing  the  PZve  of  S.  Andrew's  Day,  already  set 
apart  as  a  Day  of  Intercession  for  Missions,  and  to 
ask  the  Clergy  to  give  their  people,  on  the  Sunday 
before,  instructions  and  information  as  to  the  present 
needs  and  condition  of  the  Missionary  Field,  both  of 
this  Church  and  throui^hout  the  world.'' 


APx^ENDIX  NUMBER  2, 


PASTORAL  LETTER. 


Mv  Dear  Children  : 

THe  Board  of  Missions  of  our  Church  has  for  sev- 
eral years  asked  the  help  of  the  children  during  Lent, 
to  raise  the  large  sum  of  money  which  they  need  to 
support  the  many  missionaries  who  are  at  work 
throughout  the  United  States  and  Territories.  The 
children  have  generously  responded  heretofore,  and 
have  been  sending  in,  from  yeai  to  year,  larger  and 
larger  amounts. 

Again  the  Board  of  Missions  makes  its  earnest 
appeal  to  the  children  all  over  the  land,  to  save  their 
money  by  self  denial  during  the  holy  season  of  Lent, 
which  will  soon  be  here, 'and  offer  it  to  their  dear 
Lord  and  Master  for  the  cause  of  missions.  This 
appeal  I  cordially  second  and  commend,  and   I  hope 


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that  the  children  throu^^hout  the  Diocese  of  Sprinqr- 
field,  in  the  smallest  missions  as  well  as  in  the  laro;-est 
parishes,  will  do  their  utmost  to  swell  the  amount 
which  will  be  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  Missionary 
l^oard  after  Kaster. 

Let  m(!  add  a  word  or  two  my  dear  children  in 
re^^ard  to  this  call  upon  them  to  help.  I  have  two 
objects  in  view  :  ///.v/,  my  children,  and  sccojid.  the 
work  which  thev  are  asked  to  do.  The  habit  of  L^'iv- 
\\v^  IS  an  education,  lik(!  every  other  habit,  which  we 
form,  and  if  we  do  not  learn  to  iL^ive,  we  do  learn  to 
withhold,  and  we  i^row  hard,  stdhsh,  stin^V  and  hate- 
ful.  \\\v.  habit  of  i^ivinu-  cultivates  the  soil  of  the 
heart,  and  makes  it  like  a  (garden,  where  lovely  flow- 
ers and  luscious  fruits  o-row  ;  and  as  we  irive  we 
enrich  the  i^round  'more  and  more,  so  that  as  we 
grow  in  years  we  increase  in  fertility,  and  yield  more 
and  more  abundantlv  all  i>;ood  thincrs,  which  make 
the  world  better  for  our  being  here,  and  sorry  to  lose 
us  when  we  die.  Hence  I  wish  my  children  to  le'arn 
to  give.  They  cannot  begin  too  early  to  learn  the 
delightful  lesson,  sinc(.^  the  habit  thus  formed  will  help 
to  make  them  tlie  ^renerous,  larw-hearted,  noble 
men  and  women  I  hope  to  see  them  become. 

And  I  wish  them  to  answer  this  call,  because  the 
object  for  which  they  are  asked  to  give,  the  support 
of  the  ministers  of  Christ,  is  among  the  most  worthy 
of  those  which  can  claim  our  devotion  and  zeal. 

If  any  of  you  are  tempted,  my  dear  children,  by 
what  you  hear  from  others — I  hardly  think  the  temp- 
tation would  spring  up  in  your  own  unselfish  hearts 
— to  say  within  yourselves,  'AVe  need  our  offerings 
for  our  own  diocese,  our  own  parish  or  mission,  our 
own  pastor,  and  we  cannot  afford  to  send  them 
awav/*  remember  that  such  thou^jfhts  and  feelings 
kill  self-denial,  and  rob  your  Lenten  duty  of  its 
sweetest  fragrance.  Remember  ai^ain,  that  after 
Lent  the  time  is  all  your  own  to  gather  honey  for  the 
hives   at  home.     Only   now,    during    Lent,    are  you 


begged    to   share  your   money,    much  or  little,  with 
others  far  away,  who  have  less  than  you. 

May  the  Blessed  Jesus,  who  was  once  a  little  Child, 
and  gave  up  His  all  for  others,  even  ourselves^  bless 
you,  my  dear  children. 

Affectionately  your  Bishop, 

George  F".  Sevmour, 

Bishop  of  Springfield. 
Springfield,  Epiphany,  1888. 


APPEHDIX  NUMBER  3. 


EAST  ST.  LOUIS. 
Bishop  Seymour's  Appeal  for  Aid  to  Build  a  Chapel  -Rectory. 

TO  THE   CITIZENS  OF  ST.   LOUIS. 

Dear  Friends  : 

I  address  you  in  behalf  of  yoni^ 
suburb,  I  say  yours,  because  East  St.  Louis  is  the 
creation  of  your  great  City.  Its  many  industries 
were  called  into  being  and  are  sustained  by  your 
urgent  needs.  71iey  minister  very  largely  to  your 
prosperity,  and  have  contributed  and  are  contribut- 
ing no  inconsiderable  factor  to  your  solid  and 
splendid  wealth. 

These  industries  have  gathered  a  population  of 
nearly  20,000  operatives  in  sight  of  your  wharves  and 
storehouses  on  the  Illinois  i3ank  of  the  Mississippi 
River.  Their  presence  there  is  necessary,  as  a  con- 
necting link,  to  unite  you,  as  a  distributing  reservoir 
to  the  growing  and  expanding  West,  to  the  East  near 
and  remote.  You  must  in  the  very  nature  of  things, 
keep  these  sons  of  toil  and  their  successors  in  ever 
increasino^  numbers  for  all  time  to  come  at  their 
severe  and  exhaustinof  labors.  We  can  imacrine  no 
release,  no  cessation,  while  St.  Louis  remains  where 


*j^ 

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it  is,  and  the  conditions  of  internal  commerce  con- 
tinue unchanc^ed. 

In  the  Providence  of  God,  I,  as  Bishop  of  Sprinor- 
field,  have  been  made  responsibh^  for  tlie  moral  and 
spiritual  culture  of  as  many  of  these  people,  as  I  can 
possibly  influence.  Operatives  are  poor  or  they 
would  not  be  operatives  and  East  St.  Louis  is  a  city 
of  operatives,  Very  few  are  above  the  condition  of 
those,  who  depend  on  their  daily  labor  for  their  daily 
bread.  The  recent  past,  fresh  in  the  memories  of  us 
all,  exhibited  the  moral,  or  rather  immoral  state  of 
the  place.  I  need  not  sketch  the  picture.  It  w^as 
frii^htful  and  appallincr,  and  cannot  soon  be  forgotten. 
The  elements  of  brutality  and  fiendish  hate  and  pas- 
sion, which  then  burst  forth,  are  there  still,  but  now 
under  restraint,  and  not  apparent.  Such  a  people 
are  not  likely  to  demand  spiritual  privileges,  or  be 
willing  to  pay  for  them,  when  they  are  offered. 

Hence,  out  of  these  considerations,  your  re- 
sponsibility in  the  sight  of  God  for  East  St.  Louis, 
and  its  inability  coupled  wnth  its  unwillingness  to  pro- 
vide for  its  own  spiritual  needs,  groVvs  my  appeal  to 
you,  my  friends,  and  Brethren  of  St.  Louis. 

I  ask  you  boldly,  since  I  feel  that  you  will  justify 
me  in  askinir,  for  at  least  Five  Tlionsaiid  Dollars  to 
be  given  at  once,  during  the  present  Spring  and 
Simime^r. 

With  this  money  I  purpose  to  erect  a  Rectory  and 
Chapel  under  one  roof.  Our  object  is  economy. 
One  wing  of  the  building  will  serve  temporarily,  for 
purposes  of  public  worship,  and  the  other  wing  will 
provide  a  suitable  residence  for  the  missionary.  We 
shall  thus  save  at  once  the  rental  of  a  Rectory,  and 
the  expense  of  hiring  a  hall  for  public  services. 

When  the  mission  i>;rows  and  is  able  to  erect  a 
church,  then  the  chapel  can  be  converted  into  rooms 
for  family  use,  and  added  to  the  Rectory  making  it  a 
large,  commodious  dwelling,  admirably  adapted  to 
domestic  and  parish  purposes. 


This  in  brief  in  our  statement  and  appeal.  We 
have  the  ground  already  secured,  but  not  paid  for, 
and  I  feel  confident  that  those,  whom  this  circular 
will  reach,  will  as  generously  respond,  as  though  they 
looked  upon  me,  and  heard  me  say,  as  I  do,  to  each 
one,  who  reads  my  words,  ^'God  bless  you,  you  are 
responsible  for  East  St.  Louis,  help  me,  as  your 
representative,  in  caring  for  the  moral  and  spiritual 
welfare  of  its  population." 

F'aithfuUy  Yours, 

George  F.  Seymour. 

East  St.  Louis,  111.,  April  23rd.,  1888. 

Send  offerings  to  Bishop  Seymour,  Springfield, 
111.,  or  to  Rev.  W.  H.  Tomlins,  East  St.  Louis, 
111. 


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DETAILED  ACCOUNT  OF  VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS. 


The  following  is  an  account  of  the  places  visited 
by  us  and  acts  performed  from  May  4bli,  1887,  to 
IVIay  2d,  1888,  the  interval  included  between  the 
Tenth  and  Eleventh  Synods  of  the  Diocese  of  Spring- 
field. 

J^.  ID.  ±BBT. 

May  4 — irc(hu-sday,  5,  p.  m.,  we  presided  at  the 
meetintr  for  ori^anization  of  the  Diocesan  Board  of 
Missions  in  the  Study  of  the  Rector  of  S.  PauTs 
Church,  Springfield.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser  was 
chosen  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  the  annual  ap- 
propriations made  to  the  amount  of  $1,150. 

'May  8 — Fourth  SiDidtxy  after  /taster.  Chicago. 
10:30,  a.  m., Church  of  the  Epiphany,  the  Rev.  T.  N. 
Morrison,  Jr.,  Rector.  We  preached,  ordained  to  the 
diacon'ate  ^lr.  Anton  Geor<^e  Sin^^sen,  B.  A.,  a  stu- 
dent  of  the  W  estern  Theological  Seminary,  confirmed 
31  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Ihe  Rev. 
George  \\\  \\  est,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  whose 
parishioner  and  pupil  Mr.  Singsen  had  been  in  Sulli- 
van Co.,  New  York,  presented  the  candidate.  Prof. 
Hall,  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminar)'  was  also 
present,  besides  the  Rector.  3  p.,  m..  Mission,  Rock- 
well St.  under  charire  of  the  Rev.  E.  M.  Gre£>"ir,  after 
Evensong  by  Missionary  we  preached,  confirme^d  and 
addressed  17.  After  service  in  Chapel  we  confirmed 
one  sick  man  in  pri\ate,  in  all  18.  7  130  p.  m.,  S. 
Luke's  Church  in  charge  of  the  Rev.  H.  L.  Gamble, 
deacon.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Marcus  Lane 
and  the  deacon  in  charge,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed    i  S- 

May  9 — Mojutav,  Diuulee.  S.  James'  Church,  the 
Rev.  E.  ¥,  X.  Cleveland,  M.  1).,  Rector.  7  130  p. 
m.,  after  short  service  by  the  Rector  we  preached, 
confirmed   and    addressed    18.      This    class    included 


eight  married  couples, -^vlA  one  man  the  17th  confirmee 
would  have  had  his  wife  with  him,  had  she  not  been 
already  confirmed.  The  Rector  is  a  very  self-deny- 
ing man,  and  has  largely  given  his  services  to  the 
Church. 

May  1 1 — Wednesday,  Whitewater,  W' is.  S.Luke's 
Church,  the  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  M.  A., 
Rector.  7,  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
about  30  received.  This  occasion  derived  great 
interest  from  the  fact  that  it  w^as  the  anniversary  of 
the  ordination  of  the  Rector,  Mr.  Townsend,  to  the 
Priesthood  three  years  before  in  Decatur,  Ills.  W'e 
solemnly  invoked  God's  blessing  upon  him.  Great 
success  has  attended  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Townsend.  Since  he  came  to  Whitew^ater  a  charm- 
ing Rectory  has  been  built.  7  130,  p.  m.,  after  Even- 
song by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  7.  Our  visit  \vith  one  whom  w^e  had 
ordained  deacon  and  priest  and  had  married,  and 
whose  child  we  had  baptized  was  extremely  interest- 
ing and  pleasant.  May  God  bless  our  dear  son  in 
the  Ministry. 

May  13 — Friday,  W^ashington  Heights.  8,  p.  m., 
Bethany  Mission  in  charge  of  the  Rev.  L.  Delos 
Mansfield,  who  said  Evensong,  we  preached,  and  con- 
firmed one.  W'e  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  Givens,  a 
very  interesting  man,  who  is  an  author  as  well  as  a 
real  estate  broker. 

i\L\Y  15 — Fifth  Sunday  after  Faster,  Chicao-o. 
10:30,  a.  m..  Cathedral,  the  Rev.  L.  Pardee  in 
charge.  After  Matins  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Pardee 
and  Phillips,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
24,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3,  p.  m., 
Pullman.  All  Saints  Mission,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Delafield 
said  Evensong  (the  Missionary,  the  Rev.  E.  N.  Web- 
ber, was  ill)  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
7.  W^e  also  baptized  one  young  man.  7:30  p.  m.. 
Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  Rev.  Dr.  W' alter 
Delafield,  Rector.   After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 


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preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven.  This  day 
was  the  anniversary  of  this  promising  Mission.  The 
Rev.  Dr.  Delafield  is  untiring  in  his  energy  and  de- 
votion to  his  work.     We  wish  him   abundant  success 

with  all  our  heart. 

^^lJ^Y  ig— Ascension  Day,  Springfield.  10,  a.  m., 
S.  Paurs  Springfield,  the^Rev.  Dean  Taylor,  Rector. 
He  preached  and  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7  :3o,  p.  m.,  S.  John^s  Chapel,  the  Rev.  Thos.  Hines 
Missionary  in  charge,  after  service  by  the  Missionary 
and  the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston,  we   confirmed  one  and 

preached.  . 

May  22 — Sunday  after  the  Ascension.  1  ekm.  ^. 
Paurs  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  MulhoUand,  Rector.  We 
preached  both  morning  and  evening  (7  130  o^clock) 
in  the  church.  The  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden  deacon, 
was  at  Pekin  on  a  visit.  In  the  morning  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Mulhol- 
land  has  a  great  task  before  him,  to  place  the  school 
on  a  sound  substantial  basis.  He  and  his  wife  are 
well  calculated  to  succeed,  if  any  persons  can.  They 
seem  to  be  doing  very  well. 

]\I^v  2^—Tuesda\\  We  licensed  Mr.  Darius  Kmgs- 
bury,  of  Carlyle  and  Mr.  John  H.  Sensemann,  of 
Olney  as  Lay  Readers,  and  placed  them  both  under 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost. 

May  25 — IVesnesday,  9  a.  m.,  we  visited  S.  Aga- 
tha^s  School,  and  made  a  brief  address.  Evening. 
Lawn  Party  on  our  grounds  for  the  benefit  of  S. 
Luke's  Mission,  Springfield.     The  profits  amounted 

to  over  $40. 

JvIay  2-]— Friday.  S.  Louis.  Christ  Church.  Con- 
secration of  the  Rev.  Ethelbert  Talbot  Bishop-elect 
of  Wyoming  and  Idaho.  Bishop  Whipple  acted  as 
consecrator  assisted  by  eight  (8)  other  Bishops. 
We  preached  the  sermon  from  the  Gospel  in  the 
office,  read  by  Bishop  Perry,  S.  Matt.  28th,  i8th. 
The  sermon  was  in  substance  subsequently  published. 
The   Rev.   Dean   Harrison   of   our  Diocese  acted  as 


our  Chaplain.  8  p.  m.,  attended  reception  given  by 
Mr.  Simmons  in  honor  of  the  newly  consecrated 
Bishop.  As  a  student  and  as  a  Priest,  Bishop  Talbot 
distinguished  himself  by  making  good  use  of  his  many 
excellent  gifts.  We  feel  confident  that  his  Episcopate 
will  be  in  harmony  with  his  past  career.  May  God's 
blessing  rest  upon  him  and  his.  He  is  the  fourth 
Bishop  now  on  the  bench  w^ho  was  formerly  our  pupil 
in  the  General  Theological  Seminary. 

May  28 — Saturday.  E.  St.  Louis.  Purchased  of 
the  Land  Co.  lots  for  Church  and  Rectory,  made  first 
payment  on  the  same  and  received  the  deed.  2  .-30 
p.  m.,  Carrollton  Trinity  Church,  Rev.  G.  W.  G. 
Van  Winkle,  Rector.  We  laid  the  corner  stone  of 
new  church  and  made  an  introductory  address,  fol- 
lowed by  Archdeacon  Easter  and  the  Rev.  F.  W. 
Taylor.  The  day  was  pleasant  and  a  large  concourse 
of  people  attended  the  interesting  services. 

May  2^— Whitsunday.  Springfield.  S.  PauPs 
Church  the  Rev.  Dean  Taylor,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

May  30  and  31 — Journey  to  New  York. 

May  31— New  York  City.  1 1  130  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m., 
presided  at  meeting  of  the  Associate  Alumni  of  the 
General  Theological  Seminary.  The  Rev.  Dr.  John 
H.  Hopkins  was  nominated  by  a  large  majority  of 
his  brethren  to  vacant  Professorship  of  Evidences  in 
the  Institution.  This  is  an  honor  which  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Hopkins  richly  deserves.  Few  clergymen  have  more 
faithfully  and  unselfishly  served  our  Mother,  the 
Church,  than  has  Dr.  Hopkins  throughout  a'  long 
and  laborious  life.  3  p.  m.,  we  attended  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  General 
Theological  Seminary. 

June  i — ]Vcdnesday.  11  a.  m.,  S.  Peter's  Church, 
West  20th  Street,  attended  the  Commencement  exer- 
cises of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  12  m., 
in  Seminary  grounds  we  attended  the  service  on  the 


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occasion  of  laying  the  corner  stone  of  Jarvis  Hall  and 
made  an  address. 

June  2— Thursday.  Sent  letters  dimissory  in  behalf 
of  the  Rev.  P.  McKim  to  Iowa. 

juxE  5—  Trinity  Sunday.  10  130  a.  m  ,  Church  of  the 
Transfiguration,  New  York.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton 
ton.  Rector.  We  preached  a  sermon  bearing  upon  the 
Cathedral  system,  the  subject  being  suggested  by  the 
letter  of  the  Bishop  of  New  York  published  withm  the 
last  week,  urging  upon  his  people  the  erection  of  a 
Cathedral  worthv  of  the  great  metropolis,  in  the  City 
of  New  York.  8  p.  m..  Chapel  of  the  Transfigura- 
tion, the  Rev.  E.  H.  Houghton  in  charge.  We 
preached. 

June  ^—Wednesday,  i  p.  m.,  Bible  House,  New 
York.  Attended  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Missions. 
June  12 — First  Sunday  after  Trinity.  10:30  a.  m., 
Roseville,  N.  J.  S.  Barnabas'  Church,  the  Rev  S.  H. 
Cranberry,  Rector.  We  received  into  the  Church  an 
infant,  which  had  been  baptized  in  private,  by  the 
name  of  Mary  Seymour,  the  daughter  of  Wm.  H. 
and  Georgiana  M.  Pearson.     We  preached. 

Juxe   \^— Tuesday.   New    Brighton,  Staten  Island. 
S.  Austin's  school,  W  Rev.  A.  G.  Mortimer,  Rector. 
We   presided   at  the   closing  exercises  of   this    very 
flourishing  school,  the  creation  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mor- 
timer, delivered   the  prizes  and  made  two  addresses. 
The  Rev.  Drs.  Hoffman  and  Shipman   were  present. 
juxE    i^—U'cdncsday.     4    p.     m..    House    of    the 
Holy    Comforter,    the'  Rev.     Dr.    Van    Rensselaer, 
Chaplain.       We  confirmed   and   addressed    six  :  such 
services  as  the  Rev.  Dr.   \'an   Rensselaer  renders  in 
ministering,  as  he  has  done  for  years,  without  com- 
pensation,%o  the  attiicted  inmates  of  this  Institution, 
are  a  source  of  comfort  and  spiritual  strength  to  all 
who  are  cognizant  of  them.     After  the  confirmation 
we  blessed  in  succession  the  Infirmary  and  Dormitory 
on  the  first  floor,  and  the  Infirmary,   Dormitory  and 


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Chapel  on  the  second  floor.     The  House  is  No. 
West  23rd  St.  near  9th  Ave. 

June  19 — Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Tomp- 
kinsville,  Staten  Island.  S.  PauPs  Memorial  Church, 
the  Rev.  H.  N.Wayne,  Rector.  10:45  ^^-  ""i-?  we 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

June  24  and  25 — Friday  and  Saturday. 
Journey  from  New  York  to  Chicago. 

June  25 — Saturday  Chicago.  Church  of  the 
Ascension,  the  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee,  Rector,  we  con- 
secrated the  Altar  and  blessed  the  Cross,  Candle- 
sticks and  V^estments,  and  preached. 

June  26 — Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chicao-o. 
6  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the 
Church  of  the  Ascension,  and  set  apart  for  his  duties 
a  Lay  Reader.  10  130  a.  m.  Calvary  Church,  the  Rev. 
W.  H.  Moore,  Rector.  We  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  six.  8  p.  m.  S.  Andrew's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Thos.  E.Green,  Rector.  After  the  second 
lesson  we  set  apart  two  Lay  Readers,  confirmed  and 
addressed   seven. 

June  27 — Monday.  Chicago.  8  p.  m.,  Church 
of  the  Ascension,  after  Vespers,  w^e  preached. 

June  28 — Tuesday.  8  p.  m.,  Nashotah.  Attended 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

June  ig^lVednesday.  S.  Peter's  Day, 
Nashotah.  8:30  a.  m.  adjourned  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees.  10:30  a.  m.,  attended  and  took 
part  in  the  services  of  Installation  of  the  Rev.  G.  G. 
Carter  as  President  of  Nashotah  House, and  the  Com- 
mencement exercises  of  the  Institution.  Bishops 
Welles,  Gillespie,  and  Brown  were  also  present :  the 
Rev.  A.  C.  A.  Hall  of  Boston,  preached  the  sermon, 
and  Bishop  Brown  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

July  i — Friday.  We  gave  our  consent  to  the 
transfer  of  Bishop  Adams,  resigned  Missionary 
Bishop,  to  the  vacant  Diocese  of  Easton. 

July  3rd — Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Decatur 
Ills.    10:30  a.   m.,.  S.  John's    Church,  the  Rev.  A. 


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Kinney  Hall,  Rector.  We  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  eight,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
The  Rev.  Thos.  White  present  and  assisted.  7:30 
p.  m., Grace  Chapel,  the  Rev.  Thos.  White  in  charge, 
we  preached,  and  confirmed  one. 

July  \oi\\— Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Mound 
City  Ills.,  S.  Peter's  Church,  the  Rev.  Howard 
McDougall,  missionary  in  charge.  11  a.  m.  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  twenty-seven, 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m.  we 
preached  in  the  same  Church. 

July  i  \— Monday.  Anna,  111.  S.  Anne^s  Church, 
the  Rev.  Howard  McDougale  in  charge.  8  p.  m.  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

Jl'ly  \2  — Tuesday.  Carbondale,  Ills.  S.Andrew's 
Church,  the  Rev.  Howard  McDougall,  in  charge. 
8  p.  m.  we  preached.  The  Rev.  Mr.  McDougall  has 
been  very  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  laborious 
duties,  and  God  has  greatly  blessed  his  work.  The 
home  of  our  hospitable  host,  who  entertained  us  on 
this  occasion,  has  since  our  visit,  fallen  under  the 
shadow  of  a  heavy  affliction,  in  the  sudden  death  of 
his  son's  young  wife.     May  God  comfort  them. 

juiY      13 — JTednesday.       McLeansboro,     111.      S. 
Jame's  Church,    Missio'n  vacant.      7:30  p.  m.,     we 
said  Evensong  and  preached,  and  afterwards  met  the 
congregation  relative  to  the  settlement  of  a  mission- 
ary.    We  were  the  guest  as  usual  of  our  friend  Mr. 
Wm.  Rickcords.     Little  did  we  suppose  at  the  time 
that  we  should  never  see  our  esteemed  hostess,  "Sirs. 
Rickcords  again  in  this  world.     She   has   since  our 
visit   passed  away  from  earth,    and    we    shall    never 
cease  to  miss  her  when  we  go  to  McLeansboro.     She 
was  on  this  occasion  more  than  usually  cheerful  and 
happy  in  the  society  of  her  niece  from  Pennsylvania 
who  was  paying  her  aunt  a  visit. 

July  15 — Fndaw  Greenville.  Grace  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rector.  8  p.  m.  we  preached, 
and  confirmed  one. 


July  17 — Sixth  Suaday  after  Triiiity,  Collins- 
ville.  Ills.  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright, 
Rector.  9  130  a.  m.  we  addressed  Sunday  School ; 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
nine  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  8  p.  m.  we 
preached  in  the  same  Church.  We  owe  our  thanks 
to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Merrill  for  their  generous  hospi- 
talty. 

July  24 — Seventh  Stmday  after  Trifiity.  Chicago. 
10:45  ^-  ^-  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Locke. 
Rector,  absent  in  Europe,  we  preached.  8  p.  m.  S. 
Phillip's  Bridgeport,  a  suburb  of  Chicago,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Springer  in  charge,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  eight. 

July  31 — Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Chicago. 
8  a.  m.  we  attended  -Eucharistic  service  at  S.  James' 
Church.  II  a.  m.  Church  of  the  Ascension,  the  Rev. 
E.  A.  Larrabee,  Rector,  we  preached.  5  p.  m. 
attended  Evensong  at  St.  James'  Church. 

August  i — Monday.  Kenosha,  Wis.  10:45  a.  m. 
we  consecrated  the  lots  owned  by  the  Sisterhood  of 
S.  Mary  in  the  Cemetery  near  the  city,  also  the  lot 
where  reposes  the  body  of  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Draper. 
The  Rev.  E.  A.  Larrabee  accompanied  us  from 
Chicago,  and  there  were  also  present  the  Rev.  Harry 
Thompson,  Rector  of  the  Parish,  and  the  Rev.  Geo. 
I.  Todd,  Chaplain  of  the  Sisters'  School  at  Kenosha. 
The  day  was  lovely  and  the  service  was  very  solemn 
and  affecting.  To  invoke  God's  blessing  upon  the 
ground  where  our  dead  are  buried  must  command 
the  sympathy  of  all,  who  hold  the  Catholic  faith. 

August  i  and  2 — Monday  and  Tuesday,  Journey 
to  New  York. 

August  7 — Ninth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Boston, 
Mass.  We  passed  the  day  in  company  with  our 
beloved  friend  and  former  Presbyter,  the  Rev.  F.  M. 
Clendenin.  We  were  on  our  way  to  Halifax,  N.  S. 
to  attend  by  invitation  the  contennial  of  the  consecra- 
tion of  the  first  missionary  Bishop  sent  out  by  the 


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English  Church.  This  event  took  place  on  the  12th 
of  August,  1787.  The  person  consecrated  was  the 
Rev.  Charles  Inglis,  L).  D.,  once  Rector  of  Trinity 
Parish,  New  York  City,  where  we  were  baptized, 
confirmed,  and  consecrated  Bishop. 

August  8  and  9 — Monday  and  Tuesday,  Journey 
from  Boston  to  Halifax. 

August  10  and  11 — ]Vcdncsday  a?id  Thursday. 
We  attended  by  invitation  the  services  of  the  Provin- 
cial Synod  of  Nova  Scotia,  which  was  assembled  at 
this  time  to  elect  a  successor  to  fill  the  vacancy  cre- 
ated by  the  death  of  the  excellent  Bishop  Binney. 
We  were  most  cordially  received  by  the  members  of 
the  Synod,  clerical  and  lay,  and  thrice  addressed  the 
venerable  body. 

August  i  2 — Friday,  The  Centennial,  This  event 
was  duly  commemorated  in  S.  Luke's  Church,  the 
Pro  Cathedral,  by  a  solemn  celebration  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist  at  10:30  a.  m.  The  Bishop  Coadjutor  of 
the  Metropolitan,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Kingdon  was 
celebrant,  and  the  Metropolitan,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Medley,  preached  the  sermon.  After  the  service  we 
were  entertained  by  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Gil- 
pin, who  has  been  the  administrator  of  the  Diocese 
during  the  vacancy.  It  must  interest  our  people 
to  learn  that  Mrs.  Gilpin  is  a  Daughter  of  the  late 
ludcre  Halibarton,  so  well  known  in  literature  as  Sam 

Slick. 

4  p.  m.,  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  Cathe- 
dral. The  Metropolitan  officiated  and  there  were 
present  the  Bishops  of  Quebec,  Niagara  and  our- 
selves. When  the  stone  was  laid  the  rain  began  to 
fall  and  brought  to  a  close  exercises,  which  were  very 
interesting.  '7:30  p.  m..  Evensong  was  said  in  the 
Pro  Cathedral  by  the  Rev.  F.  R.  Murray,  M.  A., 
Rector,  and  addresses  were  delivered  appropriate  to 

the  occasion. 

August  13 — Saturday,  We  visited  the  war  ship 
Belloraphon  and  were  most  courteously  received  and 


shown  over  the  vessel  by  the  2d  Lieut.,  M.   Graham. 

August  14 — Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  10:30 
a.  m.,  S.  Stephen's  Chapel,  Halifax,  built  by  the  late 
Bishop.  We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  W^e  enjoyed  the  privilege  and  honor  of 
meeting  Mrs.  Binney,  the  late  Bishop's  widow. 

7  p  m.,  S.  PauPs  Church  (the  Government  Church) 
the  Rev.  Canon  Hole,  Rector,  by  special  invitation 
we  preached  a  sermon  appropriate  to  the  Centennial. 
After  service  we  were  most  hospitably  entertained  at 
supper  by  Col.  Stuart  and  wife  and  a  congenial  com- 
pany. 

Our  visit  to  Halifax  more  than  repaid  us.  The  trip 
was  delightful  and  the  people  were  without  exception 
most  considerate  and  kind.  W'e  gratefully  recall  the 
names  of  Mr.  Franklyn,  Mrs.  Odell,  Archdeacon 
Gilpin,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Murray,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Nichols, 
Col.  Stuart,  Mr.  H.  J.  Dayton,  Mr.  Harvey,  and 
many  others.  We  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  having 
two  Chaplains,  our  Mr.  Clendenin  and  the  Rev. 
Dr.  McGill,  of  Newport,  R.  L  We  most  sincerely 
pray  for  the  prosperity  of  the  Diocese  of  Nova 
Scotia. 

AuGGST  15 — JMonday^  to  August  igth,  Friday, 
Journey  by  rail  and  steamer  from  Halifax  to  Quebec. 

August  21 — ElevejitJi  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Sab- 
bath Day  Point,  Lake  George,  New  York.  1 1  a.  m., 
service  in  the  House  of  Mr.  Jas.  F.  Chamberlain  our 
esteemed  friend,  whom  we  annually  visit  for  rest  and 
refreshment.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Clendenin  read  prayers 
and  we  preached. 

August  25 — Thursday!  Saratoga  Springs.  8  to  10 
p.  m..  Reception  given  in  our  honor  by  our  highly 
respected  friend  and  helper  in  missionary  work.  Miss 
A.  P.  Wiggins.  A  large  number  of  Friends,  cler- 
ical and  lay,  kindly  attended. 

August  26 — Friday,  Saratoga  Springs,  Bethesda 
Church.  We  attended  Matins  and  invoked  God's 
blessing  upon  one  of   our   Parishioners  of  S.  John's 


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Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  a  clergyman  whom 
she  is  shortly  to  marry.  Surely  to  seek  God*s  favor 
in  this  way  is  likely  to  secure  to  the  parties  not  only 
the  blessing  sought,  but  also  that  sobriety  of  mind 
and  steadiness  of  purpose  which  the  marriage  service 
contemplates. 

August  2S—Tci'e/f^/i  Stinday  after  Triyiity,  New 
York  City.  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dix,  Rector. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  and  took  part  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

September  4 — Thirteeyith  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  10:30  a.  m.,  attended  service  at 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  the  Rev.  Dr.  C.  H.  Hall, 
Rector;  4  p.  m..  Trinity  Church,  New  York. 

September  9 — Friday,  Received  Mr.  T.  Howell 
Richards  as  Postulant  for  Holy  Orders. 

September  10 — Saturday,  Peekskill,  New  York. 
II  a.  m.,  we  held  benediction  service  of  the  private 
primary  school  for  little  boys,  just  opened  by  Col. 
Wri^j-ht.  A  large  company  was  assembled  and  the 
enterprise  bids  fair  to  succeed  under  its  enterprising 
and  accomplished  Principals. 

September  ii — Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
New  York.  1 1  a.  m.,  S.  Andrew's  Church,  Harlem. 
We  preached  and  met  many  old  friends. 

7  p.  m..  House  of  Mercy,  W.  86th  St.,  we  said 
Evensong  aud  addressrd  the  inmates. 

Seitember  12 — Monday,  7  a.  m.,  in  S.  Mary 
Magdalen's  Chapel,  House  of  Mercy,  we  celebrated 
Holy    Eucharist,    assisted    by  the    Rev.   Edward  C. 

Houghton. 

September  14 — Wednesday,  Attended  meeting  of 
Board  of  Missions  at  Bible  House,  at  i  p.  m.   ^ 

September  18 — Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Madalin,  Dutchess  Co.,  New  York.  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Jas.  S.  Clark,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m., 
we  preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The 
Rector  and  our  venerable  Presbyter,  the  Rev.  O. 
Hopson  assisted. 


7  :30  p.  m.,  Barrytown,  Dutchess  Co.,  St.  John  the 
Evangelist  Chapel,  the  Rev.  F.  E.  Shober,  missionary 
in  charge.  After  Evensong  we  preached.  This  day 
was  full  of  interest  to  us.  Here  was  the  scene  of  our 
earliest  labors,  and  here  are  still  some  of  our  dearest 
friends.  The  good  w^orks  here  seem  to  abound,  and 
we  recall  with  gratitude  the  names  of  departed  wor- 
thies, who  made  the  world  better  by  their  presence, 
such  as  Mr.  John  L.  Aspinwall,  Mrs.  Margaret  J. 
Bard,  Miss  Katharine  Israel,  and  many  others;  and 
we  bless  God  for  those  who  remain,  and  are  follow- 
ing in  the  footsteps  of  their  relatives  and  friends  who 
have  gone  before. 

September  21 — ^.  Illatthezj\^  Day.  New^  York, 
Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hougton, 
Rector.  9:30  a.  m,,  we  preached  from  Psalm  68, 
31  verse,  ''The  Morians'  land  shall  soon  stretch  out 
her  hands  unto  God,''  and  ordained  to  the  Priesthood 
the  Rev.  John  B.  Williams,  B.  A.,  colored,  for  our 
Mission  in  Liberia,  Africa.  The  Rev.  Drs.  Houghton 
and  Langford  and  the  Rev.  Joshua  Kimber  united  in 
the  laying  on  of  hands.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Williams  was 
our  Deacon,  and  we  surrender  him  willingly  to  the 
work  in  Africa.  He  has  shown  a  strong  desire  to 
acquire  learning,  and  by  dint  of  perseverance  he 
graduated  with  distinction  in  arts,  from  Bishop's  Col- 
leo^e,  Lennoxville,  Canada.  We  celebrated  the  Holv 
Eucharist. 

September  23  and  24 — Friday  a7id Saturday ,  Jour- 
ney from  New  York  to  Springfield  via  Chicago. 

September  25 — Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Springfield,  Ills.,  S.  PauPs  Church.  7  a.  m.,  attended 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

II  a.  m.,  we  preached  in  the  same  Church.  7:30 
p.  m.,  we  assisted  in  service  and  the  Rev.  Dean 
Taylor  preached. 

October  2 — Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Lincoln,  the  Rev.  Nelson  Ayres,  Rector.  10:30  a.m., 
we  baptized    Adult  and  Infant,   preached,   and  cele- 


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brated  the  Holy  Eucharist.     7  .'30  p.  m.,  same  Churchy 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

October  9 — Eio^htcentli  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Carlyle,  111.,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  missionary  in  charge. 
II  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  J.  G. 
Wrii^^ht,  in  Christ  Church.  7  130  p.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  two  in  same  Church. 

October  13 — Thursday,  Havana,  Ills.,  S. 
Barnabas'  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  M.  U.  Davidson,  mis- 
sionary in  charge.  10:30  a.  m..  Consecration  of  the 
Church.  We  consecrated  the  Church,  preached,  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Bishop  of 
Quincy  was  present,  and  assisted  in  the  services,  also 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  and  the  Rev.  V.  H.  Webb  of 
Monmouth,  Diocese  of  Ouincy.  7:30  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  the  Bishop  of  Ouincy  read  the  Lessons,  and 
preached.     We  confirmed  and  addressed  eight. 

October  16 — Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Springfield,  111.  S.  PauPs  Church,  11  a.  m.,  we 
preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3  p. 
m.,  we  baptized  in  private  on  her  sick-bed  Miss 
Ermina  Conklin.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Chutch,  we 
assisted  in  service  and  the  Rector  preached. 

October  18 — Tuesday,  S.  Luke's  Day,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  the  opening 
service  of  the  Church  Congress  in  Christ  Church. 
4  p.  m.,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  G.  C.  Betts,  Rector. 
After  Evensong  we  preached. 

October  19 — JTednesday.  7:30  p.  m.,  read 
before  the  Church  Congress  the  paper,  which  we  had 
prepared  on  the  subject  assigned  us  by  the  Com- 
mittee, namely,  the  change  of  the  name  or  title  now 
borne  by  the  Church  of  God  in  this  land. 


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October  20 — Thursday,  11:30  a.  m.,  we  made 
an  extempore  address  on  the  subject  of  the 
Apostolical  succession  before  the  Church  Congress. 

October  23 — Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Baltimore,  Md.     7:30  a.  m.,  attended  celebration  of 


Holy  Eucharist  in  S.  PauPs  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Hodges  officiating.  11  a.  m.,  same  Church  w^e 
preached.  4  p.  m.,  Mt.  Calvary  Church,  the  Rev. 
R.  H.  Paine,  Rector,  w^e  preached. 

7  :  30  p.  m.,  S.  Mary  the  Virgin's  Church,  the  Rev. 
C.  B.  Perry  in  charge,  we  preached  to  the  colored 
congregation  which  worships  here. 

October  24 — Monday,  7  p.  m.,  we  attended  as  a 
guest  at  the  Rev.  H.  Page  Dyer's  House  on  tne 
occasion  of  a  reception  given  to  the  Rev.  H.  R.  Sar- 
gent on  the  eve  of  his  departure  for  Cowley, 
Oxford,  Eng.  We  made  an  address  on  the  necessity 
of  a  class  of  clergy  specially  consecrated  to  their  call- 
ing, for  work  in  great  cities  among  the  poor  and 
vicious. 

October  24 — Tuesday,  Philadelphia.  7:30  p. 
m.,  S.  James'  Church,  we  attended  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Missions,  also  on  Wednesday. 

October  27  and  28 — Tliursday  and  Friday,  In 
attendance  at  meeting  of  the  House  of  Bishops. 

October  30 — Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity, 
Germantown.  S.  Luke's  Church,  the  Rev.  S.  Upjohn, 
Rector.        7:^0    a.     m.,    we    celebrated    the    Holy 


Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  in  same 
Church.  The  Rector  and  the  Rector's  Wife  were 
both  our  pupils  in  our  first  charge  at  Annandale,  N. 
Y.  It  was  a  great  pleasure  to  be  their  guest  and  see 
them  so  highly  respected  and  eminently  useful  as 
they  are.     May  God  bless  them. 

7:30  p.  m.,  Wilmington,  Delaware.  Old  Swedes' 
Church,  the  Rev.  Jesse  Higgins,  Rector.  We  con- 
firmed and  addressed  two,  and  preached  a  sermon 
by  request,  to  young  men.  Here  again  we  find  our- 
selves beneath  the  roof  of  an  old  pupil  and  dear 
friend. 

October  31 — Monday,  9  a.  m.,  in  old  Swedes' 
Church,  we  blessed  a  richly  embroidered  Altar  Cloth 
made  expressly  for  the  Church  by  the  Misses  Price, 
and    others.     We  blessed    the    Rectory,    which    has 


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recently  been  put  in  excellent  condition  by  the  Parish 
for  the  use  of  their  beloved  Rector  and  his  wife. 
We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Forest  for  the  use  of  his 
horse  and  wagon. 

November  6 — Tu^cniy-seco^id  Sunday  aftc7^  Truiity. 
10:30  a.  m.,  Xew  York,  attended  S.  PauTs  Chapel, 
and  heard  an  excellent  sermon  from  the  lips  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Mulchahey.  3  p.  m.,  Orange  N.  J.,  All 
Saints  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Richmond,  Rector, 
We  addressed  Sunday  School.  7:30  p.  m.  In  th^ 
same  Church  we  preached.  The  Rector  generously 
gave  us  the  offering  for  our  work  among  colored 
people  in  Cairo,  Ills. 

November  12 — Saturday,  8  p.  m.,  in  house,  97 
Sip  St.,  Jersey  City  Heights,  we  baptized  John  Went- 
worth,  son  of  John  Wentw^orth  and  Jenie  Hayward 
(Bowly)  Aymar,  born  Oct.  24th,  1887.  The  little 
one  was  indisposed  at  the  time  and  the  Rector  was 
absent. 

November  13 — Ti^^euty't/iird  Suuday  after  Tri?ufy. 
Newark,  N.  J.  10:30  a.  m.,  Trinity  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  Sanders  Reed,  Rector.  We  preached  and 
by  kind  permission  of  the  Rector,  we  made  an  appeal 
for  our  work  in  East  St.  Louis,  Ills.  7  :30  p.  m.,  S. 
Luke's  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  the  Rev.  Wm.  B. 
Walker,  in  temporary  charge,  we  preached  to  a  large 
congregation.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Walker  has  done 
remarkably  well  in  a  very  difficult  and  delicate  posi- 
tion. 

November  15 — Tuesday,  We  appointed  Mr.  Joseph 
W\  Maddux  of  Carlyle,  Lay  Reader,  and  issued  his 
commission,  placing  him  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.   Frost. 

November  17 — Thursday,  We  accepted  the  Rev. 
Brooks  O.  Baker,  deacon,  from  Dr.  Willis,  Bishop 
of  Honolulu. 

November  18  and  19th — Friday  aud  Saturday, 
Journey  from  New  York  to  Danville,  Ills. 


November  20 — Sunday  next  before  Adve?it,  Dan- 
ville Ills.  The  Rev.  W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  Rector,  Holy 
Trinity  Church.  7  a.  m.,  we  attended  celebration  of 
Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a.m.,  we  preached.  7:30 
p.  m.,  we  preached  in  same  Church. 

November  24 — Thursday.  Thanksgiving,  Spring- 
field. S.  Paul's.  10:30  a.  m.,  w^e  preached,  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

November  27 — FiJ-st  Sunday  in  Advent,     Spring- 

•field.      10:30    a.    m.,     S.    John's    Chapel,    the    Rev. 

Lloyd  E.  Johnston,  deacon,  in  charge.     We  preached 

and  celebrated  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev. 

Mr.  Johnston. 

7:30  p.  m.,  S.  PauPs  Church.  After  Evensong 
we  made  an  address  upon  the  mission  field. 

November  29 — Tuesday  We  gave  our  canonical 
consent  to  the  formation  of  a  new  Parish  in  the  City 
of  Springfield,  and  invoked  God's  blessing  upon  the 
effort. 

November  30 — Wednesday,  S.  Andrew's  Day. 
Havana.  S.  Barnabas'  Church.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
consecrated  the  beautiful  Altar  presented  by  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Campbell,  in  memory  of  her  husband,  Mr. 
Washington  Hilary  Campbell,  and  we  blessed  the 
Alms-bason  presented  by  Mrs.  Warner.  W^e 
preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holyj  Eucharist.  7:30 
p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Priest  in  charge,  we 
preached  in  the  same  Church. 

December  i — Friday,     Mt.  Vernon,    111.     Trinity 


Church,  vacant. 


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p.   m.,  after  service  by   the 


Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  Dean,  and  the  Rev.  J.  B.   Blanchet, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

December  4 — Second  Simday  iii  Adve7it.  Cen- 
tralia.  S.  John's  Church.  9  :30  a.  m.,  we  addressed 
Sunday  School.  11  a.  m.,  w^e  preached,  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  said 
service  and  preached  again  in  same  Church.  The 
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Dfxember  7 — JVed?icsday,  The  Synod  of  the 
Province  met  in  S.  PauKs  Church,  Springfield.  A 
very  successful  meeting.  We  attended,  assisted  at 
the  services,  and  took  part  in  the  proceedings.  Even- 
ing, reception  at  the  Bishop's  House. 

December  9 — Friday.  We  gave  consent  to  the 
consecration  of  the  Rev.  James  S.  Johnston  as  Mis- 
sionary Bishop  of  Western  Texas,  and  of  the  Rev. 
Abiel   Leonard   as   Missionary   Bishop  of   Utah  and 

Nevada. 

December  i  i — Third  Sunday  in  Advent,  Spring- 
field, Ills.  10  130  a.  m.,  we  preached,  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist  in  S.  Jonn's  Chapel,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston.  7:30  p.  m.  S.  Luke's 
Chapel,  Springfield.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev. 
L.  E.  Johnston,  we  preached. 

Deceeber  14 — Wednesday.  We  gave  the  Rev. 
Brooks  O.  Baker  license  to  preach,  and  appointed 
him  missionary  in  charge  of  Trinity  Church,  Mt. 
Vernon,  and  S.  James'  Church.  McLeansboro,  under 
the  Dean,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost. 

December  15 — Thursday.  Carrollton.  Trinity 
Church,  the  Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Van  Wrinkle,  Rector. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  consecrated  the  new  Church, 
preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  There 
were  present  and  assisting  the  \'en.  Archdeacon 
Easter,  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  the  Rev.  H.  I\L  Chit- 
tenden, deacon,  and  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor, 
besides  the  Rector.  3  p.  m.,  we  attended  and  pre- 
sided at  meeting  of  the  Chapter  of  the  Deanery  of 
Litchfield  7  :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

December  16 — Friday.  Waverly.  We  paid  a 
visit  to  this  mission,  with  a  view  to  secure  for  the 
good  people  if  possible  the  bequest  of  :>iooo  left  for 
building  a  Church,   by  the  late  Mr.  Allis. 

Decemp.er  iS — Fourth  Sunday  i)i  Adient.  lack- 
sonville.  Ills.  Trinity  Church,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon 
Easter,  Rector.     1  i  a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 


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addressed  three,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
4  p.  m..  after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  we 
preached. 

December  19 — Monday.  4  p.  m.  We  met  the 
Vestry  of  Trinity  Church  at  the  Rector's  request. 
From  8  to  10  p.  m.  reception  at  the  Rectory. 

December  25 — Sunday.  Christinas.  Carlinville,  S. 
PauPs  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden,  deacon,  in 
charge.  10  :45  a.  m.  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chitten- 
den we  preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.  after  Evensong  we  preached  in  same 
Church. 

Dec:emher  26 — S.  Stephen's  Day.  Springfield.  7 
p.  m.  S.  John's  Chapel,  Christmas  tree.  We 
attended  and  made  an  address. 

December  27 — S.  /ohns  Daw  Tuesday.  Spring- 
field. 7  p.  m.  S.  Luke's  Chapel,  Christmas  tree.  We 
attended  and  made  an  address. 

December  28 —  Uh/nesday.  /nnoeents  Far.  Deca- 
tur, Grace  Chapel,  10:30  a.  m.  Benediction  of  Paten 
and  Chalice  presented  in  memory  of  Miss  Brown,  a 
young  girl  who  died  last  Summer  in  Canada  :  we 
preached,  and  celebrated  Holy  Eucharist.  7  130  p. 
m.,  same  Chapel.  Benediction  of  Font.  vService  for 
reception  of  members  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society, 
under  direction  of  Mrs.  White,  the  wife  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  White,  the  minister  in  charge.  W'e  preached 
a  sermon  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

1333. 

January  i — Sunday  after  Christmas.  F'east  of 
the  Circumcision.  Waverly.  Christ  Church,  vacant. 
We  officiated  alone.  10:30  a.  m..  Matins,  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist,  preached,  and  baptised  one  infant, 
Charles  Allis,  son  of  Mansfield  C.  and  Cornelia  M. 
Hopson.      7  p.  m.      We  said  Evensong  and  preached. 

January  6 — Friday.  Fpiphany.  Springfield.  S. 
Paul's  Church.     W'e  assisted   at   Matins.      5    p.   m.. 


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attended  and  presided  at  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  Diocesan  Library. 

January  '^— First  Sunday  aftci'  the  Epiphanv. 
Bloomington,  S.  Matthew's  Church,  vacant.  We 
were  alone.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  said  service  and 
preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  said  Evensong  and 
preached.  We  met  the  Vestry  and  held  conference 
relative  to  crivincr  a  call  to  a  Rector. 

January  10,  11,  12  and  13 — Tuesday.  Wednesday, 
Thursday  and  Friday,  Chicago.  Western  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  We  delivered  two  lectures  on  each  of 
these  days  in  the  Department  of  Eccles.  History,  of 
which  we  have  charge. 

January  15 — Seeond  Sunday  after  Epiphany. 
Springfield.  S.  PauKs  Church.  \\  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m., 
same  Church.     We  assisted. 

January  17,  18.  19  and  20 — Tuesday.  Wednesday. 
Thursday  and  Friday.  Chicago.  Western  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  We  delivered,  as  before,  two  lectures 
on  each  of  these  days. 

January  19 — 7:30  p.  m.,  at  the  house  of  the 
Bishop  of  Chicago,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the 
Corporation  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary; 
and  at  8:30  p.  m.  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
same  Institution. 

January  22 —  l^iird  Sunday  after  Epiphany.  Cairo 
Ills.,  S.  Michael's  Mission  '(colored ),  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Hines  in  charge.  11  a.  m.,  we  confirmed 
and  addressed  twelve.  7:30  p.  m.,  same  Chapel. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Missionary  we  preached. 
This  work  is  prospering,  by  God's  blessing,  under  its 
efficient  and  laborious  Priest. 

January  24 — V^uesday.  East  St.  Louis,  S.  Mary's 
Mission.  7:30  p.  m. /after  the  2d  Lesson,  at  Even- 
song said  by  the  Missionary,  the  Rev.  Wm.  H^Tom- 
lins,  we  baptized  his  son  by  the  name  of  F'rancis 
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January  25 —  Wednesday.  S.  I\iuts  Day.  S.  Louis, 
Mo.  Christ  Church.  11  a.  m.,  we  attended  and 
participated  in  the  consecration  of  the  Rev.  Abiel 
Leonard  as  Bishop  of  Utah  and  Nevada.  Bishop 
Vail  acted  as  Consecrator  and  was  assisted  by  eight 
(8)  other  Bishops,  all  repeating  the  words  with  the 
Consecrator,  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  Bishop 
Leonard  adds  another  of  our  pupils  to  the  Episco- 
pate. He  and  Bishop  Talbot,  who  preached  the 
sermon  on  the  occasion,  have  been  almost  like  twin 
brothers  hitherto  in  their  lives.  May  they  be  equally 
blessed  to  the  end.  Dean  Harrison  acted  again  as 
our  Chaplain. 

January  26 — Thursday.  Springfield,  Ills.  Passed 
evening  at  S.  Agatha's  School.  A  great  pleasure. 
The  institution  is  doing  so  remarkably  well. 

January  27,  28 — Friday  and  Saturday.  Journey 
to  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  hold  a  visitation  for  Bishop 
Jaggar  of  Southern  Ohio,  who  is  ill  from  nervous 
prostration.  We  were,  while  in  Columbus,  the 
guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniels  and  were  most  hos- 
pitably entertained.  It  was  a  great  pleasure  to  be 
for  a  time,  our  visit  was  necessarily  to  our  regret 
very  hurried,  an  inmate  of  the  family  of  our  dear 
friend  Mrs.  Daniels,  whom  we  found  a  most  efficient 
helper  in  Church  work  as  Miss  Ida  Burrows,  when  we 
went  to  our  Diocese,  in  Decatur,  Ills. 

January  29 — Septuaj^esima.  Columbus,  O.  S. 
Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  George  W.  Lincoln,  Rector. 
10  a.  m.,  we  attended  the  celebration  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  11  a.  m.,  after  Matins  and  Litany  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
twenty.  After  service  we  confirmed  one  in  private. 
3  p.  m.  We  confirmed  a  sick  man  for  the  Rev.  F". 
O.  Grannis,  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd, of  Columbus,  O.  7  130  p.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
after  Plvensong  by  the  Rector  we  preached  before  the 
Guild  of  the  Iron  Cross. 


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January  30  and  31 — Monday  and  Tuesday,  Jour- 
ney to  New  York  City,  where  we  expect  to  be 
engaged  during  February  in  settling  up  the  estate  of 
our  Father  and  seeking  our  discharge  as  Executor. 

F'ehruakv  S — Scxaocsinia.  New  York.  Church 
of  the  Transfitruration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houijhton,  Rec- 
tor.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Kucharist.  3  p.  m.,  we  met  and  addressed  S. 
Anne's  Guild  of  the  same  Church. 

Fehruarv  7 — Tuesday .  General  1  heoloi^ical  Sem- 
inarv.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  met  and  addressed  the  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  the  students.  It  was  our  good 
fortune  to  have  Bishop  Talbot  with  us,  and  to  hear 
his  sensible  and  stirring  words.  The  Bishop  is  mak- 
ing, as  we  anticipated,  a  most  favorable  impression. 

Fkhrl'arv  \2 — (Jnini/uaoesinia.  New  York. 
Church  of  the  Hoi)-  Innocents,  the  Rev.  M.  L.  Wool- 
sey.  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  we  preached. 
4  p.  m.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  S.  Mark's  Church,  the 
Rev.  F.  F.  Mortimer,  Rector.  After  Evensong  we 
preached. 

Fhuruarv  19 — First  Sunday  i)i  Lent.  New  York. 
All  Ano-cils  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  C  F.  Hoffman 
Pastor,  the  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  Associate 
Rector.  10:45  ^-  ""^-^  after  Matins  and  Litany,  we 
preached.  The  offertory  was  generously  given  to  us 
for  our  work  in  Fast  St.  Louis.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Hoff- 
man will  prove  a  perpetual  fountain  of  blessing  to 
this  portion  of  New  \'ork  City,  by  his  liberality  in  sus- 
taining and  building  up  the  Parish  of  All  Angels. 
He  is  eminently  fortunate  in  securing  so  loyal,  faith- 
ful, and  able  an  associate,  as  we  are  sure  he  will  find 
in  our  former  Presbyter,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Townsend.  4 
p.  m.,  we  visited  the  House  of  the  Holy  Comforter 
under  the  charw  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wan  Rensselaer  and 
confirmed  one  invalid. 

F*KHRUARV  22  Wednesday.  New  York.  Trinity 
Chapel,  12  m.,  we  attended  the  funeral  of  Mrs. 
SamM  \  .  Hoffman. 


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F  E 15  R u A  R\'  2  9 —  /  Vednesda  v .  -M  a  rc  h  1  —  77/ // 7'sda]  • , 
Journey  to  Springfield  via  Chicago. 

March  2 — Friday.  Springfield,  Ills.  2  :30  p.  m. 
S.  Luke's  Chapel,  we  invoked  God's  blessing  on  the 
new  bell  procured  for  the  mission. 

March  4 — Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  Springfield, 
Ills.  S.  PauTs  Church,  i  1  a.  m.,  we  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7  :30  p.  m..  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  Y .  W.  Clampett,  Rector  elect. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clampett,  we 
preached  to  a  large  Congregation. 

This  is  our  first  visit  to  the  new  Parish.  We  wish 
it  God  speed  with  all  our  heart. 

March  7,  8  and  9 —  Wednesday,  TJiursday  aiid  Fri- 
day. Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
We  delivered  two  Lectures  on  each  of  these  days  in 
Flcclesiastical  History. 

March  11 — Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Decatur,  Ills. 
S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev.  A.  Kinney  Hall,  Rector. 
10:45  ^-  ^^"^•-  ^^^  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
sixteen,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  FAicharist.  7:30  p. 
m.,  Grace  Chapel,  the  Rev.  Thomas  White  in  charge. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  and  the  Rev.  A. 
K.  Hall,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  five. 

March     13 — Tuesday.     Springfield,    111.      2:30  p. 


m.,  we  confirmed  in  private  one  sick  man  for  the 
Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear,  Missionary  in  charge  of  S. 
John's  and  S.  Luke's. 

March  14,  15  and  16 — Wednesday,  TJiursday  and 
Friday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
we  delivered,  as  before,  two  lectures  each  day  in  the 
department  of  Ecclesiastical  History. 

AIarch  18 — FiftJi  Sunday  in  Lent.  Champaign. 
111.  Emmanuel  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Rec- 
tor. 7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Euchajist. 
10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  six.  12:30  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the 
Sunday  School.  7:30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after 
Evensong  we  preached. 


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March  19 — Monday.     Mansfield.     Christ  Church, 

in  charge  of  the  Rev.^  Dr.    Dresser.      7   p.    m.,  after 

Evensong  by  Dean  Dresser,  we  preached,  confirmed 

and  addressed  two. 

March  20 —  Tuesday,     Rantoul.      S.  Paul's  Church, 

the  Rev.  \V.  T.  Sche'peler,  deacon    in  charge.     9  a. 

m.,    after    Matins   we  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

10:30    a.    m.    same    Church   we   ordained  the    Rev. 

Wm.  T.  Schepeler  Priest,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dean 

Whitmarsh,  \\\\o  preached  the  sermon,  the  Rev.  Dean 

Dresser,  and  the  Rev.  Thomas  \Vhit(^ 

7  p.  m.,  Thomashoro.    S. 'Diomas'  Mission,  under 

charge  of  the   Rev.   Wm.    \ .    Schepeler,    after   P2ven- 

song  by  the-  Rev.  Deans  Whitmarsh  and  Dresser,  we 

preached. 

March    21 — JTcdncsday.     Tuscola.      S.   Stephen's 

Church,  vacant.      7  130  p.  m.,  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser 

said  }v\'ensong.  and  we  preached. 

March    22 — Tlnirsda^-.     Areola.      Christ  Church, 

vacant.  New  Missionary  expected  daily.  7:30  P- 
m.     After  Kvensong  by   the   Rev.    Dr.    Dresser,   we 

preached.      We   were  the  guests  of   Mr.  and  Mrs.  J. 

C.  Justice,  most  excellent  people,  they  bring  with 
Mr.  Sam'l  Hlackwell  the  Churchmanship  of  Bishops 
Hobart  and  Ravenscroft  to  Areola.  Would  that  we 
could  secure  the  services  of  a  young,  energetic,  faith- 
ful Missionary  for  Areola  and  parts  adjacent. 

March  25 — Palm  Sunday.  Spi*ingfield.  Ills.  1  1 
a.  m.,  S.  I'aul's  Church,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor, 
Rector.  We  confirmed  and  addressed  seventeen,  and 
celebrated  Holy  Kucharist.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  John's 
Chapel,  the  Rev.  H.  H.  Goodyear,  and  the  Rey. 
Lloyd  P2.  Johnston  in  charge.  After  Kv('nsong  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  five. 

March  26 — Monday  in  Holy  Week,  Danville, 
Ills.  Holy  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Whit- 
marsh, Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  PLvensong  by  the 
Rector  and  the  Rev.  P.  A.  Almquist  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  six.     We  also  received  into 


the    Communion    of    the    Catholic   Church   from   the 
errors  of  Rome,  with  our  benediction  one  woman. 

March  27 — Tuesday  in  Holy  Week.  Danville.  7 
a.  m..  Holy  Trinity  Church,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  7  130  p.  m.,  Paris,  Ills.  Grace  Church, 
the  Rev.  T.  J.  Brookes  soon  to  assume  charge. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Whitmarsh,  we 
preached. 

March  28 —  Wednesday  in  Holy  Week.  East  St. 
Louis.  S.  Mary's  Mission,  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Tom- 
lins  in  charge.  7  :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Missionary^  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
nine. 

March  29 — Maundy  Thursday.  Belleville.  S. 
George's  Mission,  the'Rev.  J.  B.  tiarrison.  Dean  of 
Chester,  in  charge.  8  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

MaRCH  30 — Hood  Friday.  Same  Church.  We 
gave  the  three  hours'  service  from  12  m.  to  3  p.  m. 
4:30  p.-m.,  we  attended  with  profit  a  children's  ser- 
vice and  address  by  Dean  Harrison. 

April  \— Taster  Day.  Alton,  Ills.  S.  Paul's 
Church,  Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m., 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  twenty-five, 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  PLucharist.  2:30  p.  m., 
same  Church.  After  their  Service,  conducted^  by 
Archdeacon  Taylor,  we  addressed  the  Knights  Tem- 
plar. Very  large  attendance.  8  p.  m.,  Edwards- 
ville.  S.  Andrew's  Mission,  after  Plvensong,  by  the 
Rev.  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,   we   preached,   and  confirmed 

one. 

April  2 — Easier  Monday.  Carlinville.  S.  PauPs 
Church,  under  charge  of  the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden, 
Deacon,  7.30  p.  m.  After  P^vensong,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

April  3 — Tuesday  in  Easier  Week,  Lincoln. 
Trinity  Church,  the"  Rev.  Nelson  Ayres,  Rector. 
7  130  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  w^e  preached. 


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April  4 —  Wednesday,  Jacksonville.  Trinity 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Easter,  Rector,  and  Archdeacon 
of    Springfield.      7:30    p.    m.,    after     Evensong    we 

preached,  and  confirmed  six. 

April  5 — Thursday.  Pekin.  S.  Paul's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Mulholland,  Rector  of  the  Church  and 
vSchool.  7:45  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  preached, 
and  confirmed  one. 

.  April  6 — Friday.  Petersburg.  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whidey,  Rector.  7:45  p.  m.. 
Rector  very  ill,  and  had  he  obeyed  his  Bishop,  he 
would  have  remained  in  bed,  but  his  zeal  would  not 
suffer  him  to  stay  at  home.  We  said  Evensong, 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six.  Great 
praise  is  due  to  our  beloved  Presbyter  for  his  self- 
denying  labors  in  our  mission  held. 

April  8 — Loi^*  Sunday.  First  after  Faster.  Cairo. 
II  a.  m..  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  the  Rev.  V.  P. 
Davenport,  Rector,  and  Archdeacon  of  Cairo.  We 
consecrated  the  new  memorial  Altar,  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  This  was  the  solemn 
opening  service  in  the  new  Church  building,  and  we 
rejoice  with  the  happy  congregation  in  the  great 
advance,  which  this  event  marks  in  their  parochial 
life.  The  building  is  full  of  memorials  of  the  departed, 
which  add  greatly  to  its  value  and  beauty,  material 
and  spiritual.  8  p.  m.,  S.  Michael's  mission, 
(colored)  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines  in  charge.  After 
Evensong  by  the  missionary,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  nine.  The  congregation  is 
now  in  possession  of  their  new  Church,  the  building 
vacated  by  the  Parish  of  the  Redeemer  on  Easter 
Day  when  they  went  to  their  new  House  of  worship. 
This  work  is  greatly  prospering  in  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Hines'  hands. 

April  9 — Monday.  Mound  City.  S.  Peter's 
Church,  the  Rev.  Howard  McDougall,  Rector.  7  r^o 
p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 


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addressed   seven.     The   second   confirmation   in   the 
Synodal  year. 

April  10 — Tiiesday.  Anna.  S.  Anne's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Howard  McDougall  in  charge.  7  130  p.  m., 
after     Evensong,     we    preached,      confirmed      and 

addressed  five. 

i\pRiL  II — Wednesday.  Albion,  S.  John's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutchins,  Rector  Emeritus,  the 
Rev.  J.  B.  Blanchet,  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
ten.  Good  fruits  seem  to  be  rewarding  the  Rector's 
labors,  and  we  sincerely  hope  that  there  is  a  bright 
future  for  this  venerable  Parish. 

April  12 — Thursday.  McLeansboro.  S.  James' 
Church,  the  Rev.  Brooks  O.  Baker,  M.  D.,  Deacon 
in  charge.  7  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  thirteen.  The  good 
deacon  ought  to  feel  sincerely  grateful  to  God,  for 
crowning  his  labors  with  such  encouraging  results. 

April  13 — Fidday.  Same  Church,  11  a.  m., 
assisted  by  the  deacon,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist. 

7:30  p.  m.,  Mt.  Vernon,  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Baker,  deacon,  in  charge.  After  Evensong,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six.  We  found 
this  city  two-thirds  in  ruins  by  reason  of  the  late 
cyclone.  Our  frail  building  survives  the  fury  of  the 
wind,  but  many  of  our  people  are  sorely  crippled  as 
to  their  means  by  this  disaster.  We  regret  to  report 
that  the  health  of  our  missionary  is  very  infirm  and 
we  fear  that  he  may  be  obliged  to  seek  another 
climate  and  so  check  a  work,  which  seems  very 
promising. 

April  15 — Second  Sunday  after  Faster.  S.  Louis, 
Mo.  7  :20  a.  m.,  we  attended  Holy  Eucharfst  in  S. 
George's  Church.  10:45  ^-  "^•'  same  Church,  after 
Matins,  we  preached,  and  by  kind  permission  of  the 
Rector,  whose  guest  we  were,  we  made  an  appeal  in 
behalf  of  our  mission  in  East   St.    Louis,   Ills.      7:30 


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p.  m.,  Christ  Church,  S.  Louis,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Schuyler,  Rector,  after  Evensong,  we  preached,  and 
made  an  appeal  for  our  S.  Mary's  Mission,  E.  St. 
Louis. 

April  17 — Tuesday.  Jerseyvillle.  Ills.  Church  of 
the  Holy  Cross,  under  care  for  the  present  of  the 
Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Even- 
song, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eighteen. 
This  confirmation  brings  to  the  mission  such 
strength,  that  we  hope  it  will  soon  be  able  to  support 
a  missionary  without  aid  from  abroad.  We  record 
with  pleasure  our  gratitude  to  Mrs.  Knapp,  for  her 
bountiful    hospitality. 

Ai'Kii.  19 — Thursday.  Warsaw.  Ills.  Uiocese  of 
Ouinc]'.  We  make  this  visit  in  consequence  of  our 
/nterest  in  our  nei^rhbor,  and  Diocesan  Treasurer  the 
Hon.  C.  E.  Hay,  Mayor  of  Springfield,  Ills.,  who 
lived  in  Warsaw,  from  childhood,  and  who  naturallv 
has  been  very  active  in  promoting  the  erection  of  the 
new  and  beautiful  Church  in  his  old  home.  We  were 
the  guest  of  Mr.  Ha}'s  Mother,  and  we  cannot  for- 
bear saying  that  it  was  a  delight  to  converse  with  her 
about  the  things  which  happened  and  the  people  who 
flourished  in  the  early  part  of  the  present  century. 
She  contributed  ver)-  largely  to  the  pleasure  of  our 
visit  to  Warsaw.  7:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  the 
celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  new  Church. 
10  a.  m..  Bishop  Burgess,  of  Ouincy,  consecrated 
the  Church  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the 
Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  Rector  ot  S.  PauTs  Church, 
Springfield,   preached  the  sermon. 

7:30  p.  m.,  same  Church.  After  Evensong  we 
preached.  Ihe  Rev.  Wm.  Bardens  has  achieved  a 
success  in  building  this  beautiful  Church  which  may 
well  excite  delighted  surprise,  the  difficulties  in  his 
path  were  so  many  and  so  great.  We  heartih'  con- 
gratulate him,  and  the  Bishop  who  possesses  a 
Presbyter  so  energetic,  persevering,  and  true.  May 
God's  blessing  rest  upon  the  Parish  and  its  Rector. 


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April  22 — Tliird  Sunday  after  Easter.  Cairo,  Ills. 
II  a.  m..  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  \'en.  Archdeacon 
Davenport,  Rector.  After  Matins  we  preached.  4  p. 
m..  S.  Michael's  Mission,  (colored).  After  Litany 
said  by  the  missionary,  the  Rev.  Thos.  Hines,  we 
confirmed  and  addressed  five. 

7  :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  ten. 

April  23 — Mondav.  Chesterfield.  S.  Peter's 
Church,  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  in  charge.  7  :30  p. 
m.,  after  Plvensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  six.  W'e  were  hospitably  entertained  by 
our  dear  ^ood  friends,  Mr.  Wm.  Towse  and  wife. 

Ai'RiL  29  —  Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter,  Spring- 
field, Ills.  3  130  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's  Mission,  after  Flven- 
song  said  by  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear  and  the  Rev. 
Lloyd  E.  Johnston,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  three.  7  130  p.  m..  Christ  Church,  the  Rev. 
E.  W.  Clampett,  Rector,  after  Evensong,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  eleven.  A  large  congrega- 
tion was  in  attendance,  and  the  new  Rector  has  crreat 
reason  for  encouragement  in  his  important  work. 

^L\v    I  —  Tuesdax.        Eeast    of    S.    S.    Philip    and 


James.  Springfield.  S.  PauTs  Church.  10:30  a.m., 
opening  services  of  the  Eleventh  Annual  Synod  of 
the  Diocese.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  by  the  Rev.  Wm.  Bardens  and  the  Rev.  J.  M. 
D.  Davidson,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor  acting  as 
the  Bishop's  Chaplain,  and  bearing  the  pastoral  staff. 
The  annual  sermon  before  the  Synod  was  preached 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Prost,  Dean  of  McLeansboro.  The 
Synod  lasted  until  5  p.  m.,  on  Wednesday,  May  2d. 
Tuesday  evening  being  devoted  to  the  delivery  of  the 
Bishop's  address  in  S.  Paul's  Pro  Cathedral.  On 
this  occasion  at  the  conclusion  of  the  brief  service,  the 
Bishop  confirmed  and  addressed  two,  father  and  son, 
making  the  number  confirmed  this  year  larger  than 
it  has  ever  been  before. 


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SUMMARY. 


c:i,KR(iV  TKANSFERKKD. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  J.  E.  C.  Smedes,  to  Central  Pennsylvania May  9,  1887 

The  Rev.  Philip  McKini,  to  h)\va June  i,  1887 

The  Rev.  Herbert  Edwards,  to  Missouri June  14,  1887 

The  Rev.  II.  ('.  Dyer,  to  Northern  Texas July  27,  1887 

The  Rev.  Robert  Mackellar,  Jr.,  to  New  Jersey September  24,  1887 

The  Rev.  .Stephen  P.   ."^impMon,  V)  Newark November  9,  18S7 

The  Rev.  H.  L.  Gamble,  to  F  nd  du  Lac [anuary  4,  1888 

The  Rev.  .\.  (i.  Singsen,  to  Colorado March  9,  18S8 

CLKRCiV   RECEIVED. 

The  Rev.  Di .  John  ( i.   Mulholland,   from  Western   Texas August  12,  1887 

The  Rev.   Iht^mas  White,  from  Maryland October  15,  18S7 

The  Rev.  John  H.  IJlanchet,  from  Albany November  7,  1887 

The  Rev.  l5r(iok>  (  >.  Baker,  from  Honolulu November  16,  1887 

The  Rev.  Horace  15.  Goodyear,  from  Central  New  York January  26,  188S 

The  Rev.  Frederick  W.  Clampett,  from  New  N'ork March  10,  1888 

The  Rev.  Dan  Lewis,  from  Qu'  Appelle May  2,  1888 

CLERGY  ORDAINED. 

l>K.\CO.N'S. 

Mr.  Anton  George  .singsen May  8,  1887 

rRIISTS. 

The  Rev.  John  B,  William.-,  A.  1!.,  (c(^lored) September  21,  1887 

The  Rev.  Wm.  T.  Schepeler March  20,  188S 

Hisnors. 

As.sisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Ethelbert  Talbot May  27,  1887 

.Vssisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Abiel  Leonard January  25,  1888 

Services  attended j  i  r 

Sermons  delivereil 1 79 

•Vddresses  delivered 1 63 

Clergy  ordained — Deacon>,  i  :    Priests,  2 3 

Clergy  tran.^ferretl 8 

Clergy  received 7 

Present  number  of  Clergy 40 

Candidates  for  Holy  ( )rders 4 

Baptisms. -Adults,  I ;    Infauts,  3;   total 4 

Confirmations  in  the  Diocese  of  Springfield 312 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 1 84 

Total  Confirmations  for  the  Synodal  year 496 

Total  Confirmations  by  us  since  our  Consecration 6,231 

Total  (Confirmations  in  Diocese  of  Springfield 2,729 


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Confirmed  by  other  Bishops  in  our  Diocese  since  our  Consecration 3 

Number  of  occasions  of  holding  confirmations 64 

Total  number  of  occasions  since  our  Consecration 781 

Celebrations  of  the  Holy  Eucharist 77 

Benediction  of  Rectories i 

Consecration  of  lii.shops  attended 2 

Meetings  of  Trustees  attended 3 

Commencements  of  Institutions  attended 3 

Persons  publicly  received  from  the  Roman  Obedience 2 

Visits  paid  to  pulilic  institutions 5 

Lectures  delivered 49 

Cemeteries  consecrated 2 

Pari.shes  and  Missions,  last  report 58 

New  Missions  and  Parishes  added  during  year 2 

Total  Parishes  and  Missions 60 

Church  .Schools 6 

Churches  consecrated 2 


SUMMARY  OF  DIOCESAN  STATISTICS. 


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Clergy  —  Bishop i 

Priests ^y 

Deacons 2— 

Ordinations  —  Deacons,  i ;    Priests,  2 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders 

Pari.shes  and  Missions 

Diocesan  Institutions 

Churches  and  Ciiapels 

Schools 

Baptisms  —  Infants 290 

Adnits 8j 

Not   Specified ^2 

Contirmed 

Communicants 

Marriages 

Burials ' 

Sunday  Schools— Teachers  and  Scholars 

Total  oi  Offerings <;^j 


40 

4 

60 

7 

44 

6 


-  405 

312 

3192 
68 

119 

2458 

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ANNUAL    ADDRESS 


UF    THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR, 


S.  T.  D.,  LL.  D., 


BISHOP  OF  SPRINGFIELD, 


TO    THE 


TWELFTH  AXNIAI.  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCFSE. 


DECEIVIBER    4,    1889 


ADDRESS. 


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We  meet,  dear  brethren  of  the  clergy  and  laity,  under 
changed  conditions  as  regards  the  season  of  the  year.  We 
have  exchanged  May  for  December,  in  deference  mainly  to  the 
demands  of  the  laity,  that  we  might  have  them  with  us  in 
larger  numbers  than  heretofore,  and  that  when  they  came  they 
might  feel  less  anxious  about  their  absence  from  their  secular 
pursuits.  It  was  thought  by  many,  a  majority  of  our  number, 
that  when  the  ground  was  frozen  and  the  labors  of  the  husband- 
men were  suspended  for  a  time,  when  our  annual  national 
Thanksgiving  or  harvest-home  was  succeeded  by  a  few  days 
lull  or  rest,  ere  there  came  the  activities  which  accompany 
Christmas  and  the  glad  New  Year,  it  was  thought  that  at  this 
juncture  we  might  secure  the  attendance  of  our  laity  in  larger 
numbers  and  at  less  inconvenience  than  w^e  could  in  the  Spring, 
or  at  any  other  time  suitable  for  our  Annual  Synod.  It  remains 
to  be  seen  whether  the  experiment  will  prove  successful.  We 
sincerely  hope  that  it  will,  and  that  the  anticipations  of  the 
friends  of  the  change  wall  be  amply  realized  in  the  event.  This 
will  mainly  depend  upon  the  fidelity  and  zeal  of  the  laity,  if 
they  prove  by  their  presence  here  that  opportunity  was  all  that 
they  needed  to  enable  them  to  serve  the  church  in  her  corpo- 
rate work  as  a  Diocese,  as  well  as  in  their  home  labors  in  Parish 
and  Mission,  then,  indeed,  we  shall  hail  the  change  as  a  har- 
binger of  good,  as  a  promise  that  renewed  and  increased 
interest  will  be  taken  in  promoting  the  w^elfare  of  our  jurisdic- 
tion, which  covers  so  large  a  space — over  thirty  thousand  square 
miles  of  arable  land — and  embraces  so  vast  a  population,  of 
over  two  millions  of  people. 

All  other  considerations,  it  has  seemed  to  us,  ought  to  be 
made  subservient  to  the  convenience  of  our  laity,  so  that  we 
can  have  them  with  us  to  aid  us  by  their  presence  and  counsels 
in  our  annual  gatherings. 


m*y^- 


BISHOP  S    ADDKESS. 


Without  their  co-operation  the  clergy  cannot  devise  and 
carry  out  tlie  best  nietliods  and  measures  for  tlie  common  good. 
The  resources  and  strength  of  this  Diocese  are  now  fully 
adequate  to  maintain  it  on  the  very  economical  basis  on  which 
its  finances  have  been  placed.  lietter  than  this,  it  possesses 
the  power  to  grow,  to  yield,  year  by  year,  fruits  of  increase,  and 
become  by  degrees  more  and  more  able  to  occu})y  the  mission 
field,  which  lies  within  its  borders.  Hut  it  is  not  sufficient  that 
a  Diocese  should  be  strong  enough  to  live,  and  vigorous  enough 
to  grow.  Right  methods  and  measures  are  necessary  to  afford 
it  the  opportunity  to  put  forth  its  strength  and  develop  its 
growth.  And  these  methods  and  measures  must  command  the 
intelligent  a})preciation  and  support  of  all  to  be  effectual. 
Hence  it  must  be  obvious  that  all  should  co-operate  in  devising 
and  adopting  them. 

Moreover,  as  a  rule,  the  laity,  whose  occupation  is  with  the 
affairs  of    business,  with  money  and  the  means  of  acquiring 
money,  are  better  qualified  to  deal  with  financial  problems  of 
mission,  parish  and  diocese  than  their  brethren  of  the  clergy. 
Their  knowledge,  their  experience,    their  skill  belong   to  Uie 
Church,  and  the  (4iurch  should  enjoy  the  benefit  of  what  is 
her  own,  and  this  will  be  her  privilege  and  advantage  if  the 
opportunity  is  afforded,  and  the  laity  will  do  their  duty.     The 
experiment,  upon  which  we  are  entering,  ought  to  have  a  fair 
trial,  in  order  to  test  its  expediency.     The  responsibility  which 
rests  upon  us  to  consolidate  and  develop  our  strength  as  a  Dio- 
cese is  very  heavy,  and  hence  we  should  legislate  wisely  for  the 
future.      Our  plans  should  be    well    matured    and   eminently 
practical;  our  people  should  ))e  taught,  not  by  the  clergy  only, 
but  by  the  representative  laity  as  well,  to  tilhe  their  incomes 
for  God's  treasury,  and  to  pay  the  sacred  debt,  as  a  matter  of 
principle,  regularly  and  systematically.      Methods  should  be 
devised  and  measures  adopted  whereby  this  payment  could  be 
universally  secured  and  gathered  throughout  the  jurisdiction. 
Surely  such   results  are  possible,  they  are  within  our   reach. 
We  can  obtain  them,  but  we  must  strive  for  them  by  consulta- 
tion, by  combined  effort,  by  repeated  trial,  in  order  to  perfect 
our  plans.     We  must  teach  by  example  as  well  as  by  precept. 
We  must  put  our  hands  to  the  plough,  and  not  look  back.     W^e 


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must  work  ourselves  on  the  lines  which  we  have  marked  out, 
and  actively  labor  with  others  in  carrying  out  our  own  measures. 
Then  success  will  crown  our  endeavors,  and  the  measure  of 
success  will  increase  each  year,  as  we  advance  from  strength 
to  strength.  But  the  step  antecedent  to  this  we  are  now  taking 
in  the  effort  to  secure  in  larger  measure  the  attendance  and 
interest  of  our  laity.  Without  their  cheerful  and  zealous 
co-operation,  our  Diocese  can  never  put  on  strength.  We 
entreat  our  lay  brethren,  therefore,  to  suffer  the  word  of  exhor- 
tation, while  we  point  out  to  them  considerations  which  spring, 
as  it  were,  from  the  surface  of  affairs,  they  are  so  obvious,  and 
appeal  to  them  to  be  instant  in  season,  and  out  of  season,  in 
their  discharge  of  duty  to  God  and  His  Church. 

In  no  spirit  of  self-exaltation,  as  comparing  ourselves  with 
others,  do  we  assert  that  our  communion  possesses  the  salt  in 
her  polity,  her  doctrine,  her  sacraments,  and  her  liturgy,  which, 
under  God,  can  alone  season  our  people,  and  preserve  them 
from  drifting  on  the  one  hand  into  laxity  of  belief  and  practice 
until  they  find  themselves  without  pilot,  or  compass,  or  anchor, 
on  the  broad  sea  of  infidelity  and  antinomianism ;  or  being 
absorbed  on  the  other  into  a  system  which  exemplifies  central- 
ization at  its  maximum,  where  in  theory  and,  as  far  as  possible, 
in  practice,  all  power,  political,  moral,  and  spiritual,  is  con- 
centrated in  one  ruler,  who  wears  a  triple  crown  as  the  symbol 
of  his  alleged  universal  dominion,  and  obliterates,  as  far  as  in 
the  nature  of  things  it  can  be  done,  all  that  is  individual  in 
man.  We  say  that  it  is  in  no  affinity  to  the  temper  of  the  self- 
righteous  Pharisee,  that  we  claim  that  our  communion  alone 
possesses  the  elements  in  government,  and  discipline,  and 
creed  and  ethics,  which  can  steady  the  nation,  and  prevent  its 
being  drawn  into  the  scylla  of  individualism  and  anarchy,  or 
swallowed  up  by  the  charybdis  of  servitude  complete  and  abso- 
lute. On  the  contrary,  it  is  not  of  our  own  we  are  speaking, 
it  is  of  the  good  gifts  of  God.  The  doctrine,  the  fellowship, 
the  breaking  of  bread,  and  the  prayers,  are  not  ours,  they  are, 
as  the  Holy  Ghost  instructs  us,  the  "  Apostles',"  and  they  are 
committed  unto  us  as  a  trust,  to  be  kept,  and  used,  and  handed 
on,  no  only  for  ourselves,  and  chiefly  for  ourselves,  but  for 
the  benefit  of  others,  and  supremely  for  them,    as  being  the 


BISHOPS    ADDRESS. 


greater  number  present  with  us  here,  and  embracing  the  gen- 
erations yet  to  be  in  the  future.  It  is  not  of  ourselves,  it  is  the 
gift  of  God,  that  we  Jiave  been  elected,  chosen,  to  till  this  post 
of  trust.  The  responsibility,  so  weighty  in  its  magnitude,  and 
so  awful  in  its  scope  and  consequences,  does  not  lift  us  up,  it 
depresses  us,  and  makes  us  tremble,  lest  we  should  fail  in  the 
discharge  of  duty. 

It  is  to  this  responsibility,  first  of  all,  in  its  relation  to  the 
welfare  of  our  people  and  i)reservation  of  our  institutions,  we 
appeal  as  a  stimulus  to  awaken  our  laity  to  the  recognition  of 
the  fact,  that  it  is  their  paramount  and  hounden  duty  to  })ut 
forth  their  best  exertions   in  the  expenditure  of  thought   and 
time  and  money,  in  co-operation  with  the  clergy,  to  establish 
the  Church  on  solid  foundations,  and  to  extend    its   life   and 
influence,  so  as  to  reach  as  rapidly  as  possible,  directly  and  in- 
directly, our  entire  population.     Let  us  remind  y<ni  that  a  little 
leaven  leaveneth  the  whole  lump,  a  small  amount  of  salt  sea- 
soneth  the  entire  mass.     The  power  of  truth  is  not  measured 
by  the  numl)ers  who  hold  it,  or  the  adventitious  circumstances 
which  for  the  time  happen  to  be  related  to  it.     These   may  aid 
its   progress,  but  they   are  not  essential   to   its   existence,  its 
stability  or  its  success.     Truth  is  positive,  indestructible  nnd 
eternal.     Scientific  truth,  for  example,  exists  independently  of 
man's  knowledge  of  it.     The  sun  was  just  as  much  the  centre 
of  our  system  when  no  man  knew  it,  as  it  is   to-day,  when  all 
mankind  acknowledge  it.     Jesus  Christ  is  "the  same  yesterday, 
to-day  and  forever."     He  is  "the  Lamb  of  God  slain  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world."     -He  is  a  priest  forever  after  the 
order  of  Melchisedec."     He  sums  up  in  His  Person  all   truth, 
for  in  Him  "are  hid  all  the  treasures  of  wisdom   and  knowl- 
edge."    "He  is  the  truth,"  as  He  afiirms  of  Himself  in  the 
Holy  Gospel,  and  by  taking   our  llesh  He   becomes  "the  way 
and  the  life.^'     The  incarnation  brings  Christ  to  us,  and    the 
Church,  which  is  His  body,  brings   us  to   Clirist.     We  live   in 
Him,  and  He  lives  in  us. 

The  salt  then  which  the  Church  holds  in  trust  for  the  season- 
ing of  the  nations,  the  leaven,  with  which  she  is  to  leaven  the 
whole  lump,  is  Jesus  Christ.  He  is  her  truth,  and  her  oflfice  is 
to  apply    this    truth  in  teaching,  and  impart  it  by  sacraments 


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and  means  of  grace,  as  men  are  willing  and  ready  to  receive  it. 
But  wdiether  they  hear  and  accept,  or  turn  away  and  refuse,  the 
truth  remains  the  same.  It  cannot  be  altered  or  compromised 
to  please  their  tastes  or  allay  their  prejudices.  It  is  a  sacred 
trust  to  be  kept  inviolate,  and  to  be  handed  on,  as  generation 
follows  generation,  without  addition  or  diminution.  Our 
strength,  then,  lies  not  in  our  numbers  or  endowments,  but  in 
our  holding  in  possession  the  truth,  as  we  have  received  it,  and 
making  use  of  it  for  the  benefit  and  safety  of  others,  as  well  as 
of  ourselves.  It  is  not  presumptuous,  therefore,  for  us  to  draw 
vour  attention  to  the  fact  that  insignificant  as  we  may  seem  to 
be  in  human  eyes,  the  Lord  is  with  us,  as  He  was  with  Gideon, 
and  with  the  three  hundred  in  the  midst  of  the  hosts  of  Midian, 
and  that  in  Him  and  through  Him  we  are  equal  to  the  task, 
which  He  seems  to  have  laid  upon  us  in  this  land,  to  be  the 
rallying  point  and  the  ark  of  safety  to  the  multitudes  on  either 
side  who  are  perishing  by  dispersion  in  wandering  away  from 
the  truth,  or  are  compromising  their  allegiance  and  loyalty  to 
their  Saviour  on  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven  by  sul)stituting 
obedience  to  an  alleged  vice-gerent,  who  claims  to  be  the  uni- 
versal monarch  of  the  earth. 

The  signs  of  the  times  are  ominous  of  evil  for  those  who  are 
not  anchored  by  the  Church  to  the  eternal  truth.  While  it  is 
absolutely  certain  that  there  is  no  place  of  rest  for  mind  or  soul 
outside  of  the  Church  of  God,  that  elsewhere  everything  is  in  a 
condition  of  transition,  of  ebb  and  flow,  of  movement  and 
change,  this  is  pre-eminently  the  case  in  these  days.  The  law 
of  individualism,  which  must  be  fundamental  in  all  systems 
which  are  not  subject  to  the  polity  of  Christ  as  revealed  in  the 
New  Testament,  and  explained  and  confirmed  by  antiquity 
and  universal  consent,  is  manifesting  itself  in  quarters  which 
have  hitherto  held  it  in  check.  The  most  orthodox  and 
conservative  of  these  religious  bodies  are  yielding  to  the 
pressure  of  what  is  called  progress,  and  are  forced  to  submit 
not  simply  the  accidentia,  but  the  essentials  of  their  systems  to 
revision.  They  are  compelled  to  put  their  charter  of  principles, 
the  platform  to  which  they  retreated  wdien  they  went  out  from 
the  Church  to  cover  and  justify  their  position,  they  are 
compelled  to  put  even  this  into  the  crucible  of  discussion  and 


bishop's  address. 


criticism,  and  subject  themselves  to  the  humiliation  of  confess- 
ing by  their  action  that  from  the  outset  until  now  they  and  their 
fathers  have  taught  for  truth  what  was  not  truth.     Why  should 
not  this  be  the  case?     All  these  Communions,  in  so  far  as  they 
have  distinct  principles  which  characterize  them,  and  constitute 
the  ground  on  which  they  justify  their  separation  and  indepen- 
dent position,  rest  upon  the  basis  of  individualism.     It  is  what 
Luther,  what  Calvin,  what  Wesley  believed  and  taught.     We 
are  not  saying  that  their  beliefs  and  teachings  were  erroneous. 
We  are  simply  alleging  that  the  foundation  on  which  these  rest 
goes  no  deeper  than  their  individual  authority,  and  reaches  no 
further  than  the  statement,  this  is  what  Luther  and  Calvin  and 
Wesley  concluded  was  the  teaching  of  God's  word.     When  the 
present  revision  is  completed,  and  an  adjustment  is  made  to 
harmonize   the   Catechism    and   the  Confession  with  the  best 
thought,    as  it  is  called,  of  the  age,  and   general  satisfaction 
prevails,  what  security  is  there  that  the  coming  age  will  not 
produce  a  better  thought,  and  the  Catechism  and  Confession 
will  go  again  into  the  crucible,  to  be  again  adjusted,  and  so  the 
process  will  go  on  until  all  positive  truth  has  been  evaporated 
under  the  fire  of  reason  and  logic  and  culture?     Individualism 
is  the  generic  law  of  these  systems,  and  consequently  it  must 
ultimately  assert  itself  even  in  those  which  are  the  most  steady 
and  conservative;  and  if  it  be  so  with  them,  what  must  it  be 
with  all  beside  them,  with  what  is  called  liberal  Christianity? 
With  what  is  outside  of  Christianity?     All  is  change— every- 
thing is  in  a  state  of  fiux.     The  trend  of  religion,  so  far  as  there 
is   any,    of    politics,    of   society,    is    in   the    direction   of   dis- 
integration.    The  only  fixed  facts  which  remain  to  challenge 
the  attention  of  the  great  multitude,  are  birth  and  death,  and 
the  necessary  functions  of  life.     These  are  all  within  the  realm 
of  nature,  and  beyond  they  know  of  nothing  which  abides  with- 
out change. 

This  is  a  melancholy  picture,  but  we  cannot  shut  our  eyes 
and  say  it  is  not  so.  Events  crowd  upon  us  which  startle  us 
with  their  suddenness,  and  fill  us  witli  apprehension  for  the 
future.  Governments  are  changing  under  revolution;  life,  in 
its  social  and  individual  conditions,  seems  like  a  dissolving 


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confessions   of    faith   and    catechisms    are    crumbling 


beneath  the  advance  of  the  religious  enlightenment  of  the  age. 
Naturally  the  question  leaps  to  the  lips,  for  it  fills  the  heart, 
Is  there  nothing  wdiich  remains  fixed  and  stable  amid  this 
universal  confusion  of  change?  Is  there  nothing  which  will 
lay  a  check  upon  the  madness  of  the  people,  and  keep  them 
from  making  shipwreck  of  the  treasures  of  the  past?  In  the 
good  providence  of  God,  the  ('hurch  is  designed  to  discharge 
this  office  to  mankind.  The  creed  of  Christendom  embodies 
the  truth  to-day  as  from  the  beginning.  It  changes  not,  and 
can  never  change.  It  presents  Christ  incarnate  as  the  subject 
matter  of  man's  belief,  and  the  related  truths  of  the  Father 
and  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  the  Church,  which  is  the  body  of 
Christ,  and  the  blessings  which  Christ  bestows  through  the 
instrumentality  of  His  Church  in  the  forgiveness  of  sins,  the 
resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  the  life  everlasting.  This  truth, 
so  simple,  so  brief,  so  comprehensive  of  all  that  man  needs  to 
know  and  believe,  the  Church  holds  up  and  keeps  alive  for  the 
healing  of  the  nations  by  daily  proclamations  by  thousands  of 
lips  throughout  the  world — this  truth,  as  it  is  in  .lesus,  the 
Church  protects  by  her  divinely  constituted  polity,  since  her 
succession  of  Bishops  by  a  three-fold  strand  carries  on  the 
creed  in  its  integrity  from  age  to  age,  as  each  must  swear  to 
liold  it  and  preserve  it  as  he  receives  it  when  he  is  invested 
with  his  office.  And  finally  this  truth  the  Church  applies  as 
she  baptizes  and  instructs  and  blesses  and  feeds  her  ciiildren 
with  the  bread  of  life. 

We  are  now  holding  this  sacred  trust  for  ourselves  and  others, 
and  in  view  of  the  tendency  of  the  times,  the  temper  of  the 
age,  the  break  up  of  old  institutions  and  systems,  and  the  por- 
tents, which  threaten  more  violent  changes  and  convulsions  in 
the  near  future,  ought  w^e  not  to  urge  and  entreat  the  laity,  our 
laity,  to  work  with  us,  under  God,  with  all  their  might  to  help 
us  to  plant  and  build  up  and  extend  the  Church,  "  the  pillar 
and  ground  of  the  truth,"  not  only  that  we  may  save  their 
souls,  but  also  steady  our  people,  and  throw  over  them  the  sal- 
utarv  restraint  of  a  conservative  influence,  and  so  subserve  the 
perpetuity  of  our  national  life  and  institutions? 

On  the  other  hand  there  is  a  danger,  which  is  for  the  most 
part  latent,  but  it  is  growing  and  has  grown  within  a  hundred 


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BISHOP  S    ADDIJESS. 


years  with  a  rapidity  which  is  calcuhited  to  excite  surprise  and 
ahirm.      This  danger   lies  concealed  or  obscured  in  a  foreign 
communion,  which  represents  the  Patriarch  of  Rome,  and  claims 
to  be  the  Catholic  Church,  having  exclusive  and  sole  jurisdic- 
tion over  the  whole  earth.      The    alleged  i)rer()gatives    of    its 
head,  the  Bishop  of  Rome,  are  at  once  a  violation  of  the  fun- 
damental   principle  of    the    government    of    His  Church,  as 
Christ  organized  it  and  fixed  its  character  forever  in  the  con- 
stitution which  he  formulated  for  it,  and  which  the  Holy  Spirit 
has  placed  on  record  for  the  instruction  of  the  ages,  and  they 
are  also  a  standing  menace  to  the  liberty  which  belongs  to  the 
individual,  the  rights  which  appertain   to  the  citizen,    and  the 
sovereignty    which   is    necessary  to  the    independence   of    the 
State.     The  polity  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  as  now  developed 
and  fixed  by  irreversible   decree,  is  an  absolute  monarchy,  in 
theory  more  absolute  and   comprehensive  than  the  world  has 
ever  known  or  seen.     The  Ciusar  in  heathen  Rome  was  not  the 
peer  of  the  Pope  in  Christian   Rome.     His  utmost  stretch  of 
power  went  but  a  little  way  on  the  lines  of  papal  claims.     His 
llatterers  paid  him  divine  honors,  it  is  true,  but  his  rank  was 
among  the  inferior  deities,  and  he  never  affected  to  share  the 
dominion  and  the  glory  of  the  supreme  Jupiter.     Of  the  Pope 
it  is  asserted  that  he  is  in  the  place  of  Christ,  and  is  the  voice 
of  the  Church.     The  heathen  emperor  sought  to  conquer  and 
make  the  enrth  his  own;   the  Christian  Patriarch  claims    the 
earth  as  his  by  indefeasible  right.     The  former  was   satisfied 
with  political  rule;  the  latter  bases  his  demand  for  the  tem- 
poral sword  on  the  ground  that  the  spiritual  lias  been  put  into 
his  hand,  and  so  he  rules  all  mankind  and  in  all  spheres  of  life, 
in  the  realm  of  the  individual  conscience,  in  the  home,  in  the 
school  and  university,  in  the  spheres  of  politics  and  morals, 
and  in  the  Word  and  sacraments,  and  the  relations  of  the  soul 
to  God.     Of  course  in  practice  this  theory  lias  never  been  real- 
ized, but  from  time  to  time,  as  occasion  supplied   the  oppor- 
tunity, the  attempt  has  been  made,  with  more  or  less  success, 
to  assert  these  prerogatives,  and  constantly  behind  this  great 
communion,  wherever  it  exists,  and  works  on  the  face  of  the 
earth,  there  is  concealed  the  iron  hand  of  a  sovereign,  which  is 
ready    to  grasp  and  hold  whatever  comes   within   its  reach. 


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This  concentration  of  powder  in  one  person  gives  unity  of  pur- 
pose and  harmony  of  plan  to  the  entire  system,  and  secures  a 
perfection  of  organization  which  is  unparalleled  in  human 
experience.  Added  to  this,  the  priesthood  is,  by  canonical 
requirement,  separated  from  domestic  life  and  welded  into  a 
solidarity,  with  no  individual  interests  to  subserve  beyond  the 
rewards  Avhich  await  them,  if  they  walk  Avorthy  of  the  vocation 
wherewith  they  are  called.  They  thus  become  a  standing 
army  pledged  to  devotion  to  their  superior,  with  less  to  inter- 
fere with  their  fidelity  to  duty  than  can  often  be  the  experience 
of  an  ordinary  soldier.  Over  all  this  magnificent  organization, 
reaching  down  from  the  Pope  to  the  humblest  lay  brother  or 
sister,  there  falls  the  net  of  firm  and  vigorous  discipline, 
w^hich  chastises  offences,  redresses  WTongs,  exacts  obedience 
and  maintains  order.  In  excess  of  the  ordinary  priest  and 
layman,  Rome  possesses  her  religious  orders  of  men  and 
women  organized  for  work  and  for  prayer.  Her  schools,  her 
hospitals,  her  shelters  for  all  forms  of  human  destitution  and 
misery,  are  thus  equipped  with  followers  of  the  Lord,  who 
serve  Him  in  caring  for  His  little  ones,  His  sick  and  poor,  and 
halt,  and  lame,  and  blind. 

In  presenting  this  sketch  of  the  system  of  modern  Rome,  it 
is  not  our  purpose  to  complain  that  she  is  doing  what  she  does 
in  the  way  of  imposing  her  dominion  upon  the  necks  of  our 
people.  Our  object  is  simply  to  expose  the  subtlety  of  the 
danger  to  w^hich  they  are  subjected,  by  pointing  out  that,  back 
of  this  splendid  organization,  this  well  arranged  discipline,  this 
apparent  unity  and  harmony,  this  array  of  good  works,  there 
lurks  the  fatal  error  of  disloyalty  to  Christ,  and  the  perversion 
of  His  wdll,  as  expressed  in  His  charter  of  ecclesiastical  gov- 
ernment, committing  the  trust  to  His  disciples  as  a  body  cor- 
porate, and  not  to  one.  This  disloyalty,  involving  as  it  does 
crucial  disobedience  and  fundamental  interference  wdth  the 
divine  Master's  command,  poisons  the  entire  system,  and  ren- 
ders it  dangerous  alike  to  society  and  to  the  Church  of  God. 
Christ's  charter  provided  for  centralization  of  power  up  to  a 
certain  point,  and  there  he  placed  the  limit.  He  entrusted 
the  government  of  His  Church  to  the  custody  of  a  corporation, 
and   thus   He  limited   the  exercise  of  power  by  the    mutual 


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restraint    which    the  members  of  the  bodv   must   necessarily 
impose  upon  each  other. 

Rome,  in  the  course  of  ages,  has  removed  the  limit  to  cen- 
trahzation  which  our  Blessed  Lord  imposed,  and  has  developed 
centralization  to  its  extremest  i>oint,  when  she  lifted  her  Pope 
above  all  as  the  one  supreme  Pontiff,  ruling  all,  and  ruled  by 
none,  and  infallible  in  the  sphere  of  faith  and  morals.     Here 
is  centralization  in  its  perfection,  pure  and  simple.     It  is  more 
than  the  absolutism  of  ancient  Rome  or  modern  Russia,  since 
these  rest  upon  man's  power  alone,  and  what  the  resources  of 
the  creature  can  cause  it  to  become.     The  absolutism  of  the 
Papacy  is  based,  as  it  is  alleged,  upon  the  will  and  authority  of 
(Tod,  and  IS  sustained  and  made  operative  by  the  omnipotence 
ot  the  Creator.     The  infallibility  which  is  claimed  for  the  ruler 
who  IS  invested  with  this  universal  and   unlimited  dominion' 
might  have  been  a  security  to  mankind  against  its  abuse,  were 
It   not    that   history,  as  recording  the  experience  of  the' past, 
proves  the  utter  worthlessness  of  the  pledge.     Tested  bv  what- 
ever measure  one  may  please  to  apply,  private  life,  public  repu- 
tation, caj,acity  for  administration,  beneficence  of  rule   tidelity 
to  principle,  loyalty  to  truth,  purity  of  intention,  freedom  from 
error  in  the  sphere  of  faith  and  morals,  the  list  of  Popes  exhibits 
a  black  catalogue  of  delin^pients  under  even  the  most  indulgent 
scrutiny.     It  may  be  safely  asserted  that  at  intervals  and  for 
long  i»enods  of  time,  the  so-called  chair  of  S.  Peter  has  rivalled, 
in    the  degradation  of   its  occupants,  every  secular  throne  of 
buroj>e.     As  regards  the  last  resource  of  the  self-asserted  infal- 
libility of  the  Pope,  the  domain  of  faith  and  morals,  it  would 
seem    that  Clod    had   overruled  to  slav  Goliath  with  his    own 
sword.     Allowing  that  the  l^ishoj)  of  Rome  is  secured  against 
tailing  into  error  by  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost  only  when  he 
IS  deciding  and  speaking  otHcially  in  reference  to  rpiestions  of 
faith  and  morals,  and  that  elsewhere  and  always,  with  this  ex- 
ception, he  is,  as  ordinary  good  men,  subject  to  infirmitv  and 
liable  to  go  astray- granting  all  this,  yet  in  what  remains  he 
has  dethroned  himself,  and  brought  upon  his  own  head  the 
punishment  due  to  the  impiety  of  taking  to  himself  exclusively 
what  dirist  bade  him  share  with  others;  he  has,  acting  thus  in 
disobedience  and  presumption  alone,  added  to  the  faith  once 


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delivered  to  the  saints,  wdthin  our  ow^n  day,  the  erroneous 
dogmas  of  the  immaculate  conception  of  the  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary,  and  his  own  infallibility.  This  is  the  sequel  so  far  — 
not  yet,  in  all  probability,  the  end  —  of  errors  which  the  West- 
ern Patriarch,  separating  himself  from  his  brethren  and  lifting 
his  head  above  them,  in  violation  of  Christ's  will  and  expressed 
and  recorded  command,  has  incorporated  into  his  creed,  the 
creed  of  Pius  IV.  and  the  creed  of  Pius  IX.,  not  the  creed  of 
Christendom  J  hut  the  creed  of  the  Holy  Roman  Church.  This  is 
individualism  in  its  severest  form  —  the  individualism  of  cen- 
tralization and  absolutism. 

Extremes  meet.  We  have  only  just  withdrawn  our  gaze  from 
the  chaos  around  us  of  conflicting  sects,  shifting,  changing, 
aflirming,  denying,  falling  apart,  man  from  man,  resolving 
themselves  into  isolated  units,  maintaining  each  the  unlimited 
right  of  private  judgment,  the  individualism  of  disintegration 
and  anarchy ;  and  noiv^  as  ive  turn^  we  confront  the  individualism 
of  the  Papacy,  the  individualism  of  centralization  and  absolutism. 
This  is  the  danger  which  hides  itself  beneath  the  hierarchy,  the 
religious  orders,  the  priesthood,  the  organization,  thedisci}>line, 
the  institutions,  religious,  eleemosynary  and  educational,  the 
monasteries,  the  nunneries,  the  hospitals,  the  protectories,  the 
orphanages,  the  universities,  the  colleges,  the  schools,  the  en- 
dowments of  the  Church  of  Rome.  These  hid^  the  danger, 
and  they  intensify  its  power  while  they  conceal  it,  since  the 
establishment  is  so  imposing  and  splendid  that  it  captivates  the 
imagination,  and  the  good  works  are  so  abundant  and  bene- 
ficent that  they  win  the  heart,  and  thus  the  understanding  is 
blinded  and  made  tributary  to  the  monarchy  of  Rome.  With 
us  who  govern,  or  are  supposed  to  govern,  ourselves  by  the  bal- 
lot, the  peril  is  the  greater,  because  the  franchise  will  enable, 
already  enables,  the  Sovereign  Pontiff  to  lay  his  hand  upon  our 
institutions,  gently  it  may  be  at  first  and  for  a  time,  but  still  to 
lay  it  there,  and  be  ready,  when  the  opportunity  comes,  to  im- 
prove it  to  tighten  his  grasp,  and  aggrandize  himself  at  the  cost 
of  our  civil  and  religious  liberty. 

We  are  no  alarmists,  but  we  feel  justified  in  saying  that 
Rome  cannot  be,  or  at  all  events,  is  not  likely  to  be  false  to  her 
polity  and  avowed  principles,  and  uniform  practice,  and  if  so, 


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she  must,  as  she  grows  stronger,  strive  to  become   more   and 
more  a  power  in  politics,  and  that  means  that  she  will  seek  to 
make,  as  far  and  as  fast  as  she  prudently  can,  our  country  and 
Its  institutions  and  resources  subservient  to  the  aggrandisement 
of  the  Supreme  Pontiff.     What  is  to  protect  us  and  our  fair 
land  from  gradually  sinking  beneath   this  increasing  power,  as 
It  advances  with  stealthy  tread,  so  speciously  and  splendidly 
masked?     The  answer,  which  we  propose  to  give,  reaches  only 
so  far  as  to  cover  the  religious  bearings  of  the  question.     We 
are  well   aware  that  when  the  issue  is  distinctly  made  there 
will  be  massed  against  Rome  a  huge  multitude,  inclusive  of  all 
kmds  and  classes  outside  of  her  communion,  but  she  is  not 
likely  soon  to  provoke  such  an  issue,  and  our  answer   deals 
only  with  the   inquiry   what   is  the    safeguard    to  protect  our 
people  from  being  led  captive  by  the  claims  of  Rome?     What 
IS  there  to  prevent  the  intelligent,  the  earnest,  the  devout  of 
our  population  from  submitting  to  the  obedience  of  the  Pope? 
We  reply,  without  hesitation,    the    Anglican   Communion    of 
which  we  form   a   part.     Champions,    who    come   forth    from 
camps,  which   were   formed   only   three   hundred   years   ago, 
cannot  hope   to  do  battle  successfully  with  a  Church,  whose 
history  is  rooted  in  the  Catacombs;  theologians,  who  have  left 
out  of  their  theology  the  ai)ostolic  ministry  and  sacramental 
grace,    cannot    anticipate    victory     over     competitors,     who, 
although  they  are  embarrassed  with  false  additions  to  the  faith 
yet    acknowledge    primitive    truth.     We     alone     of   Western 
Christendom,    can  stand   up    against    Rome,    and    drive    her 
from  the  field.     We  can  vindicate  our  ministry  from  all  doubts 
as  to  its  continuity  and  validity;   we  can  identify  ourselves  with 
the   hrst   believers   in   doctrine,    fellowship,    sacraments,   and 
liturgy;  we  can  show  that  we,  with   all  the   branches   of  the 
Church  outside  of  Rome,  are  constituted  in  our  government  as 
Christ  prescribed,  and  that,  as  touching  essentials,  we  are  ready 
and   willing   to   be  judged    by   the    Vincentian   rule,    ''quod 
semper,  quod  ubique,  quod  ab  omnibus."     Rome  must  quail 
before  these  tests.     She  preserves  the  apostolic  ministry,  but 
she   has   degraded  it   to   a  lower    order,    and   has   lifted   her 
patriarch  into  the  place  of  the  twelve  whom  Christ,  himself, 
invested  jointly  with  the  government  of  His  Church.     This  i& 


revolution,  it  is  turning  a  corporation  out  of  office,  and  sub- 
stituting instead  an  absolute  and  unlimited  monarchy.  It  is  an 
awful  impiety,  because  it  is  the  superseding  the  Master's  plan 
of  government,  prescribed  and  formulated  by  Him  as  His  last 
act  on  earth  before  He  ascended  into  Heaven,  with  a  new  plan 
resting  upon  no  higher  authority  than  that  of  man.  The 
consequences  have  been  so  disastrous  that  one  may  not 
venture  to  anticipate  what  the  end  will  be.  Already  this  root 
fundamental  error  has  traversed  the  entire  system,  doctrinal 
and  practical,  and  put  modern  Romanism  in  hopeless  antag- 
onism with  Holy  Scripture  and  the  first  ages  of  Christianity, 
and  with  herself,  as  she  was  at  least  for  seven  centuries,  nay, 
we  may  say  until  1870.  We  can  confront  her  and  prove  that 
we  have  the  first  things,  as  the  Holy  Spirit  exhibits  them  to  us 
in  the  infant  Church  on  the  day  of  her  birth.  The  narrative 
describes  our  position  exactly  and  fully.  We,  as  did  the  first 
believers,  "continue  steadfastly  in  the  Apostles'  doctrine  and 
fellowship,  and  in  breaking  of  bread,  and  in  prayers."  With 
us  the  government,  the  creed,  the  terms  of  communion,  the 
sacraments,  and  the  liturgy  remain  essentially  unchanged. 
We  can  challenge  Rome  to  endure  wdth  us  the  test  of  being 
tried  by  God's  Word  and  the  records  of  the  primitive  Church. 
This  ordeal  she  cannot  pass.  At  the  outset  she  fails  to  present 
a  co-ordinate  Episcopate  equal  as  to  office  under  our  Lord  as 
supreme.  She  would  leave  our  Lord  alone  with  S.  Peter  on  the 
Mount  of  Ascension,  and  so  she  demands  that  S.  Matthew 
must  re-write  the  final  chapter  of  his  Gospel,  so  that  the  account 
may  harmonize  with  her  polity  as  it  is  to-day.  Again  when 
the  Church  gathers  in  its  first  converts,  and  three  thousand  are 
baptized  on  the  day  of  Pentecost  their  ecclesiastical  position 
and  relations  are  hopelessly  in  conflict  with  those,  who  now 
own  the  Roman  obedience,  so  that  in  order  to  have  God's  Word 
with  her,  Rome  must  alter  the  sacred  text,  and  substitute  "  S. 
Peter's"  for  "the  Apostles',"  and  make  S.  Luke  say  that 
these  Pentecostal  believers  continued  steadfastly  in  S.  Peter's, 
and  not  in  the  Apostles',  doctrine  and  fellowship.  And  so  we 
might  go  on  with  history  as  with  Scripture,  and  show  that  in 
order  to  adjust  the  past  to  her  present,  nay,  her  own  past  to  her 
own  present,  Rome  must  substitute   fiction  for  fact,  and  fancy 


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for  reality.  We  stand  alone  as  against  Rome  in  the  integrity 
of  our  position,  and  we  alone  can  beat  her  back,  and  stay  her 
progress,  as  touching  her  influence  with  thoughtful  men,  who 
see  and  know  that  there  must  he  an  historic  Church. 

Without  us,  were  we  out  of  the  way,  her  course  would  be 
clear,  she  would  sweep  all  such  into  her  communion.  Now  we 
are  providentially  here  to  represent  positive  primitive  truth 
and  apostolic  order,  to  exhibit  the  historic  Episcopate  as  Christ 
constituted  it  to  bear  jurisdiction  in  co-ordination  under  Him 
as  alone  supreme,  and  to  make  good  our  claim  to  be  the  Cath- 
olic Church  of  these  United  States. 

In  this  view  of  our  position  and  responsibility  how  important 
IS  It  that  we  should  be  united  in  will  and  purpose  and  labors  to 
make  our  communion  grow  and  spread  abroad  and  possess  the 
land.     We   feel   constrained   therefore,  while    recognizing  the 
efforts  and  sacrifices,  which  our  laity  have  so  nobly  made  in 
the  past  decade  of  our  Diocesan  life,  to  entreat  them,  as  we 
virtually  commence  a  new  epoch  with  this  Synod,  to  increase 
many  fold  their  exertions  on  every  line  of   dutv,  so  that  we 
may  prove  as  far  as  possible  equal  to  the  position,  which  God 
has  assigned  us  in  the  midst  of  this  great  nation,  as  His  wit- 
ness to  the  eternal  verities,  which  He  has  placed  in  our  keepinc. 
for  the  good  of  all  mankind,  as  His  historic  Church,  connecting 
through  succession  in  our  Episcopate,  the   present  hour  with 
the  day  of  Pentecost,  and  as  the  divine  check  to  restrain  at  one 
and  the  same  time  the  individualism,  which  tends  to  anarchy 
and  the  individualism,  which  is   identical  with   centralization 
and  absolutism  in  its  supreme  manifestation  in  the  Church  of 
Rome. 

These  considerations  are  eminently  practical,  and  they  grow 
upon  us,  as  we  turn  them  over  in  our  minds.  This  is  an  anx- 
ious time,  men  are  growing  desperate  in  their  quest  for  truth 
and  their  inquiry  is  not  only  for  truth,  but  for  the  grounds  on 
which,  what  IS  proposed  as  truth,  are  alleged  to  rest.  It  will  not 
do  for  us,  therefore,  if  we  are  to  be  equal  to  the  occasion  and 
faithful  to  our  trust,  to  hide  our  true  position  as  the  Catholic 
Church,  which  teaches  under  the  authority  of  Jesus  Christ 
whatsoever  He  has  commanded  us.  It  will  not  do  for  us  to 
abate   our  claim   to   possess  the  official  ministry,  which  has 


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descended  to  us,  as  all  official  power  must  pass,  in  governments 
which  are  entrusted  to  human  hands,  by  succession  from  gen- 
eration to  generation.     It  will  not  do  for  us,  when  our  fellow 
.   men  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left  are  crying  out  for  us,  as 
we  really  and  intrinsically  are,  to  bate  our  breath  and  change 
our  front,  and  appear  to  be  what  we  are  not,  and  so  they  mis- 
take us,  and  in  despair,  because    they  cannot  find,  as   they 
ignorantly  conclude,  what  they  want,  they  are  driven  to  infidel- 
ity or  to  Rome.     Our  position  is  strong,  strong  with  the  Eternal 
Spirit  who  dwelleth  in  us.     Our  position  is  strong,  but  it  is  not 
antagonistic.     It  is  positive,  it  asserts  the  truth.     This  is  the 
law  which  governs  worship,  and  creed,  and  sacrament.     "  Our 
Father,  who  art  in  heaven."     This  is  a  fact,  and  it  is  stated  as 
a  fact  simply  and  plainly.      "I  believe  in  God,  the  Father 
Almighty."     This  is  the  truth  of  truths,  and  it  is  unequivocally 
affirmed.     ''This  child  is  regenerate,"  ''The  Body,  the  Blood 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,"  are  assertions  without  qualification 
touching  the  sacraments.     "Receive  the  Holy  Ghost  for  the 
office  and  work  of  a  priest  in  the  Church  of  God,"  is  the  lan- 
guage of  investiture,  when  the  Bishop  ordains,  and  it  cannot 
be  misunderstood.     Such  a  position  is  precisely  what  the  world 
needs,  and  it  is  our  position,  secured  to  us  by  our  prayer  book. 
Let  us  be  true  to  it,  and  not  change  our  voice  and  compromise 
our  principles  when  we  leave  the  liturgy  and  are  speaking  and 
acting  on  our  own  responsibility. 

The  world,  we  say,  craves,  yearns  for  just  what  we  have  to 
give,  but  how  can  we  furnish  the  supply  unless  we  have  those 
whom  we  can  send  on  the  blessed  errand,  and  the  means 
wherewith  to  send  them  and  sustain  them?  Just  here  comes  in 
the  office  of  the  laity,  and  hence  we  urge  that  the  safety  of  our 
people  and  the  preservation  of  our  institutions,  as  well  as  the 
salvation  of  souls,  lay  upon  us  the  responsibility  and  the  duty 
of  striving  together,  in  counsels  and  labors  and  offerings  to 
strengthen  what  we  already  have,  and  to  extend  the  Church  as 
rapidly  as  we  can  throughout  the  waste  places  of  our  Diocese. 
As  bearing  directly  upon  this  our  bounden  duty  and  high 
privilege  of  pressing  forward  the  work  of  Christ's  Church,  we 
have  during  the  past  f^w  months  sought  to  lighten  the  burden 
of  assessment,  which  rests  upon  our  people  in   the  support  of 


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the  Diocese,  by  adding  materially  to  the  endowment  of  the 
Episcopate,  so  that  the  interest  annually  accruing  from  the  fund 
would  enter  as  a  factor  to  reduce  the  amount  which  must  be 
raised. 

For  this  effort  we  can  claim  no  i)raise.  The  suggestion  came 
from  outside  of  the  State.  A  churchman,  Mr.  James  F. 
Chamberlain,  the  ]^ishoi)'s  friend,  had  studied  the  history  of 
the  Diocese,  as  presented  in  its  journals,  from  its  organization, 
and  learning  that  a  debt  of  unpaid  salary  liad  been  due  for 
years,  and  no  attempt  had  been  made  to  reduce  it,  or  liquidate 
it,  he  generously  offered  to  give  one  thousand  dollars  towards 
the  endowment  of  the  Episco])ate,  in  case  the  indebtedness 
were  cancelled  before  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  1889. 
Doubtless  he  made  this  offer  coupled  with  this  condition,  first, 
to  help  the  Diocese,  so  weak  and  poor,  with  so  much  annual 
income  towards  the  support  of  its  liishop;  and  secondly,  as  a 
stimulus  to  incite  it  to  pay  its  debt. 

It  was  left  for  us  to  use  what  means  we  could,  to  raise  the  re- 
fpiired  sum  within  the  time  allowed.  A  delicate  task  at  best, 
but  the  more  delicate  when  we  were  unable  to  analyze  the  debt 
and  trace  the  delinquent  parishes  and  missions  and  individuals, 
who  were  responsible  for  its  existence,  but  were  forced  by  the 
absence  of  tlie  reipiisite  information  and  the  pressure  of  limita- 
tion as  to  time,  to  throw  ourselves  ui)on  the  generosity  of  our 
people,  and  ask  them,  without  reference  to  their  relation  to  the 
obligation,  to  contribute  towards  its  payment.  It  is  our  happi- 
ness to  state,  that  almost  universally  our  people  responded  with 
a  readiness  and  heartiness  which  are  more  valuable  in  our  eyes, 
and  a  richer  treasure  in  our  hearts,  than  the  contributions 
which  they  gave.  They  appreciated  our  position  in  relation  to 
the  matter,  and  saw  that  our  main  purpose  was  to  help  the 
Diocese,  and  not  to  serve  ourselves;  that  we  were  seeking  really 
to  lighten  the  burdens  of  our  people  for  all  time  to  come,  and 
to  provide,  as  far  as  possible,  that  when  another  Bishop  was 
chosen,  he  would  not  hesitate  to  accept  because  there  were  no 
adeciuate  means  of  support.  With  a  view  to  second  our  noble 
benefactor's  liberality,  we  have  pledged  ourselves  to  give,  in 
case  the  debt  is  fully  paid  by  the  1st  of  December,  one-third 
of  the  amount  to  the  Episcopal  Endowment  Fund.     We  have 


good  hope  that  when  this  address  is  read  before  our  Synod,  we 
shall  be  able  to  state  that  our  Endowment  is  enriched  by  three 
thousand  dollars.  The  third  thousand  is  in  our  hands,  the 
munificent  gift  of  Mr.  N.  S.  Bentle}',  a  churchman  of  Brook- 
lyn, X.  Y. 

With  the  funds  now  in  our  treasury  and  these  additions,  the 
interest  accruing  will  materially  lighten  the  assessment,  which 
must  be  raised  for  the  current  expenses  of  the  Diocese,  and  in 
consequence  more  can  be  given  for  our  home  missions. 

The  endowment  of  the  Episcopate  must  be  pushed  steadily 
forward,  as  a  matter  of  paramount  importance  to  the  welfare 
of  the  Diocese,  until  we  accumulate  at  least  fifty  thousand  dol- 
lars. There  seems  to  be  a  long,  a  very  long  interval,  between 
fi,ve  thousand  dollars  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  but  little  by 
little  that  interval  can  be  traversed  until  we  reach  the  amount 
proposed  as  necessary  to  yield  the  salary  reciuired  as  a  minimum 
for  the  support  of  the  Bishop.  Let  the  annual  offering  pro- 
vided for  by  the  Canons  be  regularly  made  wherever  it  is 
practicable,  for  the  augmentation  of  this  fund.  Let  special 
gifts  be  i)resented  as  thank-offerings  for  its  increase,  and  let 
our  brethren  remember  it  liberally  in  their  wills. 

In  urging  this  subject  upon  your  attention,  we  are  aware  that 
there  are  those  who  doubt  the  wisdom,  and  indeed  the  equity 
of  endowments,  but  we  need  not,  in  this  case,  discuss  the 
question  thus  raised,  since  the  propriety  of  the  maintenance 
of  Bishops  by  endowment  will  be  acknowledged  by  the  most 
pronounced  opponents  of  the  system,  as  a  rule,  to  be  a  legiti- 
mate and  salutary  exception. 

The  Bishop's  position  in  this  country  is  exceptional.  He  is 
tied  to  his  Diocese  for  life.  He  cannot  change  his  field.  He 
must  remain  for  weal  or  for  woe,  until  death  releases  him. 
One  so  placed  ought,  therefore,  to  be  independent  of  the  will 
and  caprice  of  the  people  as  regards  his  means  of  support. 
No  position  can  be  easily  imagined  more  distressing  and  igno- 
minious to  an  honorable,  sensitive  man  than  to  find  himself 
without  money,  shut  out  from  the  avocations  of  making  money, 
and  obliged  to  stay  and  suffer  in  the  midst  of  those  who  delib- 
erately withhold  from  him  what  is  his  due.  Such  a  condition 
of  things  is  possible,  and  hence  no  prudent  man,  even  if  alone 


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in  the  world,  but  much  more  with  others  dependent  upon  him, 
would  be  justified  in  accepting  a  Diocese  without  adequate 
guarantees  that  he  would  receive  support  in  any  event  and 
under  all  circumstances,  until  he  dies  or  is  canonically  sei)ar- 
ated  from  his  jurisdiction. 

The  best,  and  indeed,  the  only  satisfactory  guarantee  in 
such  cases,  is  an  endowment,  and  hence  we  made  a  beginning 
years  ago,  when  we  had  the  honor  and  the  privilege  of  pre- 
senting the  first  offering  for  the  purpose  to  the  treasurer  of  the 
fund.  It  was  the  modest  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  but  the  money 
had  been  perfumed  ivith  Episcopacy  by  the  generous  hands  which 
bestowed  it,  since  the  amount  was  given  to  us  by  the  committee 
of  arrangements  who  had  charge  of  the  conseerati(m  of  Bishop 
Dunlop,  to  defray  our  expenses  in  visiting  St.  Louis  on  the 
occasion.  We  felt  at  the  time  that  we  could  not  better  reward 
the  liberality  of  Missouri  than  by  sharing  it  with  our  Diocese, 
and  with  all  future  Bishops  who  shall  occupy  this  See.  The 
little  offering  has  grown  until  we  trust,  ere  our  Synod  closes,  it 
will  have  reached  the  respectable  sum  of  fire  thousand  dollars. 

We  would  not  have  mentioned  the  incident,  it  is  so  trifling 
in  itself,  were  it  not  that  it  was  the  commencement  of  our 
Episcopal  Endowment  fund,  which  now  so  largely  occupies 
our  minds,  and  it  illustrates  the  wisdom  of  beginning  a  good 
work,  it  matters  not  in  how  small  a  wav,  and  it  connects  most 
gracefully  our  brethren  of  Missouri  with  us,  and  withal  it  will 
prove  a  matter  of  interest  in  future  years,  when  the  endow- 
ment is  completed,  to  learn  the  history  of  its  origin. 

We  commend  this  subject  of  the  endowment  of  our  Episcopate 
to  your  liberality,  and  beg  you  to  keep  it  in  your  minds  in  your 
annual  offerings,  in  special  gifts  and  in  making  your  wills. 

This  subject  is  closely  related  to,  in  fact  is  identical  with 
another,  the  missionary  work  of  our  Diocese.  So  far  as  the 
Bishop's  salary  is  provided  for,  the  Diocese  is,  to  that  extent, 
set  free  to  devote  its  offerings  to  our  mission  work.  Never  was 
there  a  field  more  destitute  than  ours  in  a  Christian  land,  and 
nowhere  is  there  one  whose  claims  are  stronger.  Measured 
by  number  of  souls,  we  have  a  larger  population  in  our  jurisdic- 
tion than  any  city  in  the  Union,  than  twenty-three  of  our  States, 
than  any  seven  of  our  missionary  jurisdictions.     Whole  tiers 


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of  counties  in  the  South  have  no  church,  or  chapel,  or 
mission  of  our  communion.  In  the  few  places  where  w^e  have 
representation,  in  building  or  organization,  it  is  so  feeble  and 
uncertain  that  the  little  light,  which  flashes  up  and  dies  down, 
and  seems  almost  to  go  out  entirely,  renders  the  surrounding 
and  immense  sweep  of  darkness  on  ever}^  side  more  appalling. 

We  are  not  making  this  sketch  to  discourage  effort,  but  to 
stimulate  exertion.  We  are  liberally  aided  by  our  General 
Missionary  Board  with  an  appropriation  of  two  thousand  dol- 
lars for  work  among  our  white,  and  of.  five  hundred  dollars  for 
work  among  our  colored  people.  This  annual  supply  has  been 
of  immense  advantage  to  us,  and  the  progress  which  we  have 
made  has  been  largely  due  to  this  cause.  We  have  helped 
ourselves ;  the  contributions  which  our  Diocese  has  made  for 
work  within  its  own  borders,  have  been  highly  creditable  to 
our  zeal  and  self-denial.  But  we  can  do  better,  and  we  ought 
to  do  better.  Our  support,  in  many  cases,  just  falls  short  of 
the  sufBciency,  which  would  enable  the  missionary,  with  strict 
economy  to  pay  his  way,  and  hence  our  missions  are  frequently 
vacant,  and  when  vacant,  with  the  scant  income  which  we  are 
constrained  to  offer,  we  are  unable  to  fill  them  with  desirable 
men. 

It  is  quite  true  that  in  these  feeble  missions  often  the  few  do 
not  do  as  much  as  they  might,  but  the  blight  of  discouragement 
paralyses  them,  and  renders  them  apathetic.  Were  we  able  to 
hold  out  to  them  the  helping  hand,  and  say  to  them  in  effect, 
^'Second  our  efforts  with  your  best  endeavors,  and  you  shall 
have  the  sacraments  and  the  means  of  grace,  and  a  name  to 
live  and  grow,"  they  would  respond  with  redoubled  exertions 
and  enlarged  gifts,  and  we  could  bring  to  our  help  able,  efficient 
men,  because  we  could  hold  out  to  them  the  inducement  that 
they  and  theirs  would  be  housed,  and  fed,  and  clothed,  while 
they  were  laboring  in  their  Master's  vineyard. 

We  feel  persuaded,  dear  brethren,  that  it  has  been  largely 
because  we  have  known  so  little  of  each  other,  that  we  have 
not  helped  each  other  more. 

How  shall  we  become  better  acquainted  with  each  other? 

In  answer  to  this  practical  inqury,  we  will  venture  to  offer  a 
few  suggestions. 


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23 


4 


First.  We  should  make  it  our  i)iirainount  dutv  to  attend, 
laity  as  well  as  clergy,  our  annual  Synod,  and  come  ])re})arcd 
to  give  the  better  part  of  a  week  to  consultation  and  legislation, 
and  the  strengthening  each  other  with  mutual  sympathy  for 
the  welfare  of  the  Church  of  God.  Let  us  remember  that  the 
ancient  canons  in  the  first  ages  of  the  Church  enjoined  with 
special  emphasis  such  attendance  as  a  solemn  obligation. 

Secondly.  We  should  hold,  in  central  places,  under  the 
direction  of  our  Board  of  Diocesan  Missions,  twice  or  thrice 
eacli  year,  meetings  of  a  popular  character,  to  present  the 
claims  of  our  Church  under  favorable  auspices  to  the  masses 
around  us,  and  in  doing  this  we  would  encourage  each  other, 
and  strengthen  our  own  hearts  and  hands  for  work. 

Thirdlij.  \Ve  have  thought  much  of  commencing  the  publi- 
cation of  a  Diocesan  Pai)er.  to  be  issued  monthlv,  with  the 
exception,  perhaps,  of  the  heated  term  of  summer.  The  main 
purpose  of  such  a  publication  would  be,  as  we  have  had  the 
plan  in  mind,  to  keep  u})  our  intercourse  with  each  other,  so 
that  we  would  as  it  were  sjx'ak  to  each  other  frequently,  and  all 
parts  of  the  Diocese^  would  mutually  hear  of  each  other,  and 
read  about  each  other.  The  scope  of  the  paper  would  be 
mainly  missionary  and  the  vehicle  of  the  Diocesan  news. 
These  are  a  few  among  many  considerations,  l)earing  upon  the 
quickening  our  zeal  and  increasing  (Kir  labors  and  offerings, 
wiiich  we  venture  to  present  to  you  at  this  time. 

Nineteen  months  have  passed  since  last  vsv  met,  and,  as  we 
might  expect,  changes  have  taken  place  in  this  long  interval  in 
the  ranks  of  our  clergy.  We  have  great  cause  to  be  thankful 
that  in  every  case  removal  was  the  cause  and  not  death.  lUit 
while  so  far  we  rejoice  that  (»ur  Hrethren  though  absent  from 
the  Diocese  are  still  with  us  in  the  flesh,  vet  it  is  hard  to  sur- 
render  them,  and  often  have  our  work  interrupted  and  put  back, 
and  our  plans  thwarted,  if  not  defeated,  by  their  departure. 

Among  these  removals  have  occurred  two,  which  demand,  on 
account  of  the  positions,  which  the  clergy  who  have  left  us 
held,  and  the  excellent  work  which  they  had  done  and  were 
doing,  special  mention.  The  Venerable  Archdeacon  Easter 
had  been  connected  with  the  Diocese  from  its  organization.  He 
had  held  from  the  first  the  highest  offices  in  its  gift.     He  gave 


us  a  hearty  welcome,  when  we  came  a  stranger  to  Illinois,  and 
we  relied  upon  him  as  one  of  our  most  trusty  advisers  and 
friends  until  he  went  away  last  spring  to  his  new  home,  and 
work  in  California. 

It  was  a  great  trial  for  us  to  part  with  him  both  on  account 
of  his  own  intrinsic  worth,  and  also  of  the  common  memories, 
which  linked  us  each  to  the  beginnings  of  the  Diocese.  He 
bore  away  with  him  the  regrets  of  Jacksonville  and  of  the  Dio- 
cese, and  of  its  Bishop  that  he  felt  himself  in  duty  bound  to 
go.  The  second  removal  is  not  yet  consummated,  since  Arch- 
deacon Taylor  is  still  canonically  connected  with  the  Diocese, 
but  he  has  left  Alton,  and  already  begun  his  labors  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  we  must  ere  long  transfer  him  to  that  jurisdiction. 
We  could  ill  spare  him,  as  his  place  will  be  hard  to  fill. 
Recently  he  has  been  visiting  many  of  our  Parishes  and  Mis- 
sions on  a  very  difficult  and  delicate  errand,  and  has  in  conse- 
quence become  widely  known  to  our  people,  and  hence  we  feel 
that  we  shall  have  largely  your  sympathy,  when  we  say  that 
we  unfeignedly  deplore  hisjloss. 

While  our  clergy  have  been  mercifully  spared  by  the  hand  of 
death,  it  has  not  been  so  with  our  laity.  The  young  as  well  as 
the  old  have  been  called  away,  the  youth  of  less  than  twenty, 
and  the  old  man  of  eighty,  and  those  approaching  middle  life. 
Young  Pake,  of  McLeansboro,  was  a  lad  of  great  promise  by 
reason  of  his  excellent  character.  He  was  well  on  toward  man- 
hood, with  the  simplicity  and  innocence  of  a  child,  and  one 
would  not  spontaneously  associate  death  with  his  bright  earnest 
face.  It  was  a  great  shock  to  us,  therefore,  when  the  sad  tid- 
ings reached  us  that  he,  the  only  child  of  his  parents,  whom 
we  had  hoped  some  day  to  receive  into  the  ministry,  had  been 
smitten  by  the  fatal  fever. 

On  the  3d  of  July  last,  when  we  visited  Shelby ville  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  counsel,  and  adopting  measures  for  the 
erection  of  a  church  in  that  beautiful  city,  Miss  Ada  M.  Thorn- 
ton was  regarded  as  one  of  our  most  efficient  helpers.  Within 
one  week  she  was  taken  from  us.  She  has  doubtless,  at  the 
Master's  bidding,  gone  up  higher,  and  will  help  us  more  effec- 
tively in  Paradise  than  ever  she  could  have  done  on  earth,  but 
notwithstanding,  the  loss  is  felt  severely  in  her   home  and  the 


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community,  and  by  her  Bishop.  Still  comparatively  young  in 
years,  lovely  in  person,  cultivated  in  intellect 'and  an  earnest 
churchwoman,  she  was  just  such  an  one  as  we  felt  that  we 
needed  for  the  work,  which  we  had  in  prospect,  and  we  counted 
upon  her  for  ourselves,  but  God  had  some  better  thing  in  store 
for  her,  and  He  took  her  to  Himself. 

Again,  it  was  a  startling  announcement  to  us  that  two  strong 
men  in  the  flower  of  life  had  died  within  six  hours  of  each 
other  in  the  same  city,  and  lay  in  their  coffins  side  by  side  in 
the  same  church  where  they  had  worshipi)ed  from  boyhood. 
Edward  J.  King  and  Dr.  Charles  H.  Easter  were  tenderly  at- 
tached to  each  other  in  life,  and  at  death  they  were  not  long 
divided.  The  one  fell  asleep  at  five,  and  the  other  at  ten  o'clock 
on  the  same  morning.  They  were  earnest  churchmen  and 
zealous  in  good  works.  The  departure  of  Xinian  W.  Edwards 
was  not  a  surprise.  He  was  old  and  full  of  days,  and  life  was 
held  by  a  very  delicate  thread,  still  he  lingered  on.  He  carried 
away  with  him  the  record  of  a  long  life,  well  spent.  He  united 
epochs  in  his  birth  and  death,  which,  were  we  to  sketch  them 
in  reference  to  the  condition  of  our  country,  would  seem  to  be 
centuries  apart,  so  ra])id  has  been  the  growth  and  so  great  the 
change  since  he  was  born  in  1809. 

Mr.  Edwards  fills  no  inconsiderable  place  in   the  history  of 
this  State,  and  it  was  his  good  fortune  to  be  associated  in  most 
intimate  relations  with  many  eminent  men.     While  his  memory 
continued  unimi)aired  he  was  one  of  the  best  of  living  authori- 
ties in  regard  to  State  and  National  politics  and  jurisprudence. 
He  was  a  thorough  gentleman,  and  most  anxious  always  that 
due  and  proper  respect  should  be  accorded  to  others,  while  he 
himself  was  extremely  simple  and  unaffected  in  his  tastes  and 
manners.     When  we   came  to   Springfield  ten  years  ago,  Mr. 
Edwards   and   his   charming   wife   had   already   retired   from 
society,  but  the  tradition  was  that  none  had  entertained  more 
elegantly  and  with  greater  satisfaction  to  their  guests  than  they 
had  done  in  days  gone  by.     It  was  our  privilege  to  be  admitted 
to  their  friendship,  and  to  enjoy  the  privacy  of  a  lovely  home, 
on  which  the  sun  of  life  was  getting.     That  sun  has  now  gone 
down.     The  wife  went  first.     We  spoke  of  her  departure  in  our 
last  address;  after  an  interval  the  husband  has  followed,  and 


both  now  are  gone.  The  Church  remembers  them,  she  never 
forgets  her  children,  since  they  are  always  in  her  dear  embrace, 
whether  they  live  or  die,  and  the  subjects  of  her  prayers  until 
the  judgment. 

Three  Bishops  have  been  added  to  the  list  of  our  departed 
prelates  since  May,  1888,— Drs.  Harris,  Welles  and  Vail.  The 
Bishop  of  Michigan  died  abroad,  in  London,  just  after  the  close 
of  the  Lambeth  Conference.  We  sat  next  to  him  during  the 
first  sessions  of  that  assembly.  When  we  met  again,  after  an 
interval  of  two  weeks,  we  missed  him,  and  on  inquiry  we 
learned  that  he  was  ill.  He  had  been  stricken  while  preaching 
in  the  ancient  city  of  Winchester.  Steadily  the  subtle  disease 
advanced.  No  power  or  resource  of  man  could  stay  its  progress, 
and  though  life  held  out  until  the  devoted  wife  had  crossed  the 
ocean  and  knelt  beside  the  dying  husband,  still  it  was  see  him 
and  embrace  him  in  unconsciousness.  Within  a  little  space 
after  her  arrival  he  was  dead.  The  Conference  was  photo- 
graphed at  its  first  sitting,  while  Dr.  Harris  was  with  us  in 
apparent  health  and  strength.  As  one  looks  ui)on  that  picture, 
if  he  were  asked  to  single  out  tlie  figure  on  which,  in  his  opin- 
ion, death  would  be  least  likely  to  set  his  mark,  he  would,  in 
all  probability,  have  fixed  upon  the  stalwart  form  of  Bishop 
Harris,  still  fresh  with  youth  and  manly  beauty.  Forms  are 
there  bent  with  the  weight  of  fourscore  years ;  faces  bearing 
unmistakable  signs  of  physical  weakness ;  many  who  show 
that  they  are  growing  old  and  infirm.  But  these  are  all  passed 
by,  and  he,  whom  we  would  least  expect,  is  taken  first.  We 
dwell  upon  these  facts  because  they  contain  so  salutary  a  lesson 
for  us  all.  "The  old  must  die,  the  young  may  die,"  the  proverb 
tells  us,  but  w^e  ordinarily  interpret  the  latter  clause  as  though 
it  were  added  as  a  graceful  antithesis,  and  means  nothing,  or 
next  to  nothing,  since  we  feel  and  act  and  speak  as  though  the 
proverb  were  untrue,  and  the  young  cannot  die,  or  if  not  quite 
so  strong  as  that,  the  young  are  not  at  all  likely  to  die.  Ah! 
the  photograph  of  the  Lambeth  Conference  of  1888  will  forever, 
with  deep  pathos,  speak  to  the  eye,  and  tell  the  beholder,  as  he 
gazes  upon  Bishop  Harris  standing  among  his  brethren,  it  is 
true  "the  young  may  die,"  do  die.  His  episcopate  was  com- 
paratively brief  —  not  quite  nine  years  —  but  in  that  short  time 


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he  did  a  great  deal  of  hard  work,  and  gained  for  himself  a  high 
reputation  for  ability  and  devotion  to  the  Diocese  which  had 
called  him  to  be  its  Bishop. 

Dr.  Welles,  of  Wisconsin,  was  not  an  old  man,  though  he 
seemed  prematurely  old.  He  came  home  from  the  Lambeth 
Conference  to  die.  He  was  literally  worn  out  in  his  Master's 
service.  A  more  lovely  character  seldom  blesses  this  earth 
than  his.  By  nature  he  had  rare  gifts,  which  in  combination 
made  him  gentle,  tender,  forbearing,  ready  to  suffer  wrong 
without  resentment.  But  grace  exalted  nature  and  strength- 
ened it,  and  Bishop  Welles  stands  forth  in  our  recollection, 
now  that  he  has  gone  from  earth,  as  one  of  tlie  most  saintlv 
men  we  have  ever  known.  \Ve  reverenced  him  and  we  loved 
him,  and  we  cherish  the  affection  and  esteem  which  we  know 
he  felt  for  us,  as  a  fact  inexpressibly  precious.  As  the  world 
measures  greatness,  Bishop  Welles  would  not  be  accounted 
great,  but  he  was  a  good  man,  and  full  of  the  Holv  Ghost  and 
of  faith.  He  did  for  his  Diocese  what  probably  few  other  men 
could  have  done  half  so  well,  -lie  suffered  for  it,  and  his  suffer- 
ings, while  they  made  him  seem  very  old  and  shortened  his  days, 
have  been  a  boon  to  his  Diocese— they  have  enriched  it  with  the 
legacy  of  a  truly  noble  life,  spent,  exhausted  in  its  service,  and  an 
example  of  patient  continuance  in  well  doing  even  to  the  end. 

Bishop  Vail,  of  Kansas,  deceased  during  the  session  of  our 
recent  (Jeneral  Convention.  He  was  drawing  on  to  four-score 
years  of  age,  and  his  life  had  been  full  of  useful  labors  in  the 
parishes,  and  ultimately  in  the  Diocese,  which  he  served  so  long 
and  well.  He  was  the  first  Bishop  consecrated  west  of  the 
Mississippi  River,  and  his  jurisdiction,  now  one  of  the  largest 
and  most  thriving  States  in  our  Union,  was  almost  an  unknown 
land  in  1812,  when  he  was  born.  Bishop  Vail  was  a  man  of  a 
most  kindly  heart,  and  his  administration  of  his  Diocese,  as 
well  as  his  writings,  bear  witnesses  to  his  desire  to  conciliate 
and  comprehend  all  of  every  name  and  creed,  and  while 
many  may  doubt  the  wisdom  of  his  methods  and  the  feasibility 
of  his  plans  and  suggestions,  no  one  can  question  his  thorough 
sincerity  and  earnest  wish  to  promote  the  cause  of  Christianity. 
He  was  a  benefactor  of  his  Diocese,  and  laid  solid  foundations 
on  which  his  successors  can  hopefully  build. 


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DIOCESE    OF    SPRINGFIELD, 


27 


Time  would  fail  us  now  to  speak  at  length  of  two  great  events 
in  Church  history  since  last  we  met— the  Lambeth  Conference, 
and   our  General  Convention  in  New  York,  which   has    just 
closed  its  sessions.       The  former,    the   Lambeth  Conference, 
was  held  in  London  during  the  summer  of  1888.     It  consisted 
of  Bishops  only,  who  were  invited  by  the  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury   to    assemble    under  his  Presidency  at   his   palace  at 
Lambeth,  and  confer  together  upon  subjects  of  a  general  nature 
vital  to  the  interests  of  the  cause  of  Christ,  and  more  particu- 
larly of  the  Anglican   Communion   as   a   whole.     Nearly   one 
hundred   and   fifty  Bishops  were  present,    and  it  is  doubtful 
whether  Westminster  Abbey   and  old    St.    Paul's  or  new  St. 
Paul's  ever  witnessed  so  large  an  array  of  Bishops  as  marched 
in  stately  procession  through  their  naves  and  aisles,  as  were 
seen  at  the  solemn  and  imposing  services  which  opened  and 
closed  the  Conference.     It  was  a  representative  assembly,  and 
as  such  it  proclaimed  the  grand  sweep  of  the  Anglican  Com- 
munion  identical   in   the    West   with   the   primitive   Catholic 
Church  embracing  the  entire  earth.     The  extremes  of  North 
and  South  and  of  East  and  West  were  there-the  Bishop  who 
sees  the  midnight  sun  in  June,  and  his  brother  who  sees  the 
midnight  sun  in  December,  the  Prelate  who  faces  the  Pacific 
ocean  on  the  West  in  Columbia,  and  the  Chief  Shepherd  who 
looks  out  upon  the  same  ocean  from  the  East  in  .Japan. 

The  Conference,  in  its  composition,  told  a  wonderful  story  of 
the  spread  of   the  Anglican  Communion  and  of  its  essential 
unity,  not  by  compression,  but  by  intelligent  assent  and  consent, 
to  'Hhe  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and  the  breaking  of  bread  and 
the  prayers  of  the  Apostles."     On  this  point  we  would  dwell 
for  a  moment,  ere  we  leave  the  consideration  of  this  marvellous 
gathering,  since  we  deem  it  of   transcendent  importance  and 
most   significant,    as   showing   the   settled   convictions   of  the 
Anglican  Episcopate.     The  committee  who  had  in  charge  the 
subject  of  home  reunion,  distressed  by  our  unhappy  divisions 
and  overborne  by  the  deceitful  and  fallacious  hope  that  large 
concessions  would  largely  win  the  schismatic  and  the  heretic, 
seemed  prepared,  in  the  draught  of  the  report  which  they  sub- 
mitted, to  put  in  doubt,  if   not  in  peril,  the  principle  of   the 
necessity  of  Episcopal  ordination  as  essential  to  the  existence 


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of  an  official  ministry  to  bear  witness  to  the  faith,  and  to  cele- 
brate the  sacraments  and  to  perpetuate  the  polity  of  the  Church, 
as  established  by  Jesus  Christ  Himself.  The  suggestion  to 
which  we  refer  was  mildly  made  in  an  apologetic  way,  but  it 
went  no  further  than  a  paragraph  in  a  draught  of  a  report.  It 
drew  forth  some  of  the  strongest  expressions  of  feeling  which 
were  heard  during  the  Conference.  The  sentiment  was  almost 
unanimous  that  not  even  the  shadow  of  a  doubt  should  be 
allowed  to  fall  upon  the  principle  of  Episcopacy  as  necessary  to 
the  being  of  the  Church  of  God.  The  committee  were  allowed 
to  withdraw  their  draught,  and  the  report  as  adoi)ted  is  free 
from  the  obnoxious  matter,  and  to  all  appearance,  none  were 
better  pleased  with  the  result  than  the  authors  of  the  draught 
themselves. 

What  a  contrast  is  this  to  the  action  of  the  Vatican  Council 
of  the  Church  of  Rome,  in  the  adoption  of  the  dogma  of  infal- 
libility. In  the  one  case  a  free  assembly  of  Bishops  bearing 
witness  spontaneously  and  with  unanimous  voice,  as  in  the 
ancient  Synods,  to  the  faith  and  customs  which  had  been 
handed  down  from  the  first;  in  the  other,  a  Council  in  chains, 
bound  hand  and  foot  and  muzzled,  compelled  to  affirm,  as  an 
article  of  belief,  what  overturns  the  polity  of  the  Church,  and 
contradicts  the  principles  of  ecclesiastical  government  formu- 
lated by  our  Lord  in  person.  The  Lnmbeth  Conference  inspires 
courage,  and  assures  us  that  on  all  essentials,  without  centrali- 
zation in  one  head  on  earth,  and  without  constraint  subjecting 
us  to  discipline,  if  we  say  ''  No,"  we  are  one  in  faith  and  fellow- 
ship, and  sacraments  and  liturgy. 

The  Vatican  Council  seals  Rome's  doom.  By  compulsion 
her  prelates  were  forced  to  commit  their  branch  of  the  Church 
irrevocably  to  the  doctrine  of  the  sui)remacy  of  the  Pope,  and 
its  logical  expression,  Papal  Infallibility,  as  of  divine  institution, 
and  to  be  received  as  articles  of  faith.  The  end  may  be  post- 
poned, but  though  long  delayed,  it  must  come  as  certainly  as 
effect  follows  cause.  Such  poison  introduced  into  the  vitals 
must  produce  disease,  and  unless  expelled,  must  end  in  death. 
The  vitals  are  reached  when  the  charter,  given  by  Christ  and 
recorded  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  is  touched,  and  the  poison  is 
introduced,  when  that  charter  is  superseded  by  man's  device. 


:-|  •, 


DIOCESE    OF    SPRINGFIELD. 


29 


Such  impiety  is  fatal.  It  does,  indeed,  fill  us  with  hope  and 
joy  to  look  first  on  the  Vatican  Council  of  1870,  which  affirmed 
in  its  decrees  a  fundamental  error  as  an  article  of  faith,  and 
has  added  it  to  the  creed  of  Rome ;  and  then  to  look  on  the 
Lambeth  Conference  of  1888,  which  reasserted  the  acceptance 
by  the  Anglican  Communion  of  the  undisputed  General  Coun- 
cils, and  the  creed  of  Christendom,  as  held  from  the  first,  and 
through  the  ages  all  along,  as  the  foundation  on  which  it  stands, 
and  has  ever  stood,  against  individualism,  on  the  one  hand, 
developing  into  sects  as  numerous  as  the  dead  leaves  of 
autumn,  and  into  centralization,  on  the  other,  so  complete  as 
to  assert  as  a  matter  of  faith,  to  be  held  by  all  w^ho  would  be 
saved,  that  one  man  on  earth  is  in  the  place  of  God — the  Pope, 
the  Bishop  of  Rome. 

Our  General  Convention  comes  next  in  importance  to  the 
Lambeth  Conference  in  a  general  point  of  view,  and  perhaps  to 
us  of  even  greater  interest,  as  more  immediately  concerning 
ourselves. 

We  may,  as  a  preliminary  remark,  be  indulged  in  the  w^eakness 
of  saying  that  we  had  good  reason  to  feel  a  pardonable  pride  in 
our  delegation,  clerical  and  lay,  in  the  House  of  Deputies.  Our 
record  will  stand  the  test  of  experience,  and  it  will  be  seen  and 
acknowledged,  we  have  no  hesitation  in  saying,  that  our  repre- 
sentatives maintained  the  cause  of  right  and  truth,  and  won  for 
themselves  a  highly  creditable  position  in  the  estimation  of 
their  colleagues. 

It  ought  to  be  a  cause  of  very  great  thankfulness  that  the 
subject  of  Prayer  Book  revision  is,  for  the  time,  closed.  Our 
apprehension,  while  the  matter  remained  in  the  hands  of  a 
committee,  was  not  based  upon  any  distrust  of  that  special 
body  of  men,  more  than  it  would  have  been  of  any  other  body 
of  men  appointed  under  similar  circumstances.  Our  fears  for 
the  result  arose  out  of  our  conviction  of  the  viciousness  of  the 
system  under  which  the  work  must  be  done.  We  sincerely  hope 
that  the  revision  of  our  Prayer  Book  will  never  be  attempted 
again  until  it  will  be  possible  to  commit  the  task  to  experts  in 
liturgies  —  men  especially  fitted  by  the  grace  of  God  and  ac- 
quired learning  for  dealing  with  the  subject.  This  is  not  now, 
under  present  conditions,  possible.     Such   a   committee   must 


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BISHOPS    ADDRESS. 


represent  different  latitudes  and  longitudes,  and  include  on  its 
roll  members  from  the  various  schools,  as  they  are  called,  to  be 
found  in  the  Church.     This  is  the  lirst  condition  imposed  as  a 
necessity  in  the  appointment  of  the  committee,  and  the  fitness 
of  the  appointees  for  their  work  is   a   secondanj  consideration. 
In  the  next  place,  the  committee,  when  appointed  and  organ- 
ized for  the  work,  in  the  nature  of  things  are  shut  out  from  that 
life  and  those  helps  which  alone  could  enable  them  to  be  in  the 
Spirit,  as  was  S.  John  in   the   isle   called    Patmos,  and   to   be 
helped  by  the  Spirit  as  were  those  who  labored  in  the  Word  and 
Sacraments    with    S.  Paul,  and   lastlv,  when    the    results    are 
reached,  they  are  thrown  into  a  large  body  of  men,   who  have, 
except   in    a   comparatively   few    cases,  little  or  no   technical 
knowledge  of  liturgies,  and  whose  derisions,  which  are  a  finality, 
are  reached  tlirough  pojjular  debate.     It  is  no  disparagement, 
therefore,  to  any  committee  to  say  that  under  such  conditions, 
commissioned  to  do  such  a  work,  it  struggled  with  difficulties 
which  were,  to  some  extent,  insurmounta])le.     That   it  should 
have  done  so  well  is  a  matter  of  surprise  and  unfeigned  gratifi- 
cation, and  we  heartily  congratulate  the  Church  upon  the  result 
which  has  been  reached  in  the  conclusion  for  the  time  of  litur- 
gical   revision.     We    feel  the    more  free  to  do  so  because  two 
matters,  which  we  greatly  regretted  that  the  committee  should 
have  recommended,  were  refused  by  the  (Jeneral  Convention, 
the  rubric  which  prescribed  a  pause  in  the  celebration  of  the 
Holy  P^ucharist  after  the  prayer  for  the  Church   Militant,  that 
those  who  are  not  minded  to  receive  might  have  an  opportunity 
to  retire;  and  the  rubric  which  prohil)ited  a  celebration  of  the 
P^ucharist  unless   there  were  at  least   two  present   to  receive. 
These  rubrics  were  obiectionable,  not  so  much  for  any  practical 
effect  which  they  would  have,  as  for  their  theological  bearing. 
Their  mischief  lay  in  what  they  suggested,  rather  than  in  what 
they  directly  accomplished.      The  pause  rubric  recognized,  and 
in    making   provision    for,  so  far  sanctioned  a  practice  which 
ought  not  to  be  even  mentioned  among  diristian  people,  leav- 
ing the  Church  in  the  midst  of  the  service  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion.    Had  such  a  rubric  been  inserted  in  our  liturgy,  we 
should  in  so  far  have  parted  company  with  the  ancient  Church, 
and  have  encouraged  the  neglect  of  the   one   service   which  our 


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DIOCESE    OF    SPRINGFIELD. 


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Lord  directly  instituted  and  commanded,  which  in  these  latter 
days,  unhappily,  so  largely  prevails. 

The  second,  or  prohibition  rubric,  as  it  may  be  called,  was 
originally  aimed  at  an  abuse  which  has  long  since  ceased,  and 
was  joined  to  another  rubric,  which  relieved  the  present  prop- 
osition of  its  objectionable  effect,  in  requiring  those  who 
intended  to  receive  the  Holy  Communion  to  notify  the  officiat- 
ing minister  the  night  before.  Without  this  salutary  provision 
to  enjoin  that  the  Blessed  Eucharist  shall  not  be  celebrated 
unless  at  least  two  are  present  to  receive,  is  to  place  the  clergy 
in  a  position  of  most  painful  uncertainty,  as  it  would  not  be 
possibfe  to  tell  in  advance,  no  matter  how  many  were  present 
in  Church,  whether  any  would  receive,  and  would  expose  the 
officiating  priest,  in  consequence,  to  the  constant  risk  of  being 
complained  of,  if  not  actually  presented  for  trial  for  violation 
of  the  Church's  law. 

Most  fortunately,  both  these  rubrics  were  rejected,  and  as  a 
whole,  we  have  abundant  reason  to  be  thankful  for  the  commit- 
tee's labors,  and  the  result  of  those  labors  in  the  Revised 
I^rayer  Jk)ok,  which  we  hope  to  have  in  1892. 

The  detailed  account  of  our  labors  will  be  added  as  an 
appendix  to  this  address,  in  the  Journal  of  the  Synod. 


DETAILED  ACCOINT  OF  VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS 


Tin:  following  is  an  account  of  the  places  visited  and  acts 
performed  by  us  from  May  2d,  1888,  to  December  5tli,  1889, 
the  interval  included  between  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Synods 
of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield.  The  time  of  meeting  having 
been  changed  at  the  Eleventh  Synod  from  May  to  December, 
the  period  of  the  present  itinerary  embraces  nmeteen  months. 

-A..  X).  1888. 

Mav  2 — Wedufsdafj.  S  to  10  p.  in.  Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Diocesan 
Missions  in  Guild  Hall  of  S.  Paul's  Pro-Cathedral.  We  presided. 
The  Board  organized  by  electing  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  and  made  the  annual  appropriations. 

May  Z— Thursday.  Arranged  for  loan  of  $4,000  for  S.  Agatha's  School 
in  order  to  build  an  annex  during  the  ooniing  summer.  Left  for  New 
York  City  via  Chicago. 

May  4  and  ^—Friday  and  Saturday.  Journey  to  New  York  City  from 
Chicago. 

May  G — Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  A.  M.,  attended  service  at  Trinity 
Church,  Xew  York.  4  p.  m.,  gave  instruction  to  S.  Anna's  Guild  of 
the  Church  of  the  Transtiguration.  5  p.  m.,  attended  service  in  the 
same  Church  and  pronounced  the  Absolution  and  Benediction. 

May  7— Monday.  5  p.  m.,  said  othce  at  House  of  Mercy,  and  gave 
instruction. 

May  8 — Tuesday.  7  a.  m.,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  S.  Marv 
>[agdalene"s  Chapel,  House  of  Mercy.  12:30  p.m.,  attended  the  fun- 
eral of  Mrs.  J.  C.  Cruger,  from  Trinity  Church,  New  York.  Mrs. 
Cruger  (Miss  Van  Rensselaer)  was  contirmed,  as  she  told  me,  in  con- 
sequence of  my  lectures  on  Contirmation,  the  first  I  delivered  after 
ray  ordination.  She  had  been  a  communicant  for  many  years.  She 
was  a  woman  of  spotless  life  and  character,  and  greatly  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  her.  8  p,  m.,  Christ  Church,  New  York,  after  a  short  ser- 
vice by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thos.  Richey  and  the  Rev.  Jas.  O.  S.  Huntinojton, 
we  delivered  a  Lecture  on  *'  The  Roman  Church  in  its  Relation  to 
Christian  Unity,"  under  the  auspices  of  the  Church  Club  of  New  York. 
The  Lecture  has  been  published  since  in  England  and  in  this  country. 


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May  \0 -Ascension  Day.  10  a.  ra.,  officiated  at  the  Church  of  the 
Transfiguration,  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

May  V2— Saturday.  Gave  approval  of  the  call  extended  to  the  Rev. 
F.  W.  Clampett  as  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Springtield,  Ills.,  and  sent 

certificate. 

May  13— Sunday  after  Ascension.  10:30  a.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Memorial 
Church,  Tompkinsville.  Staten  Island.  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  Rector;  we 
preached.  4:30  p.  m..  All  Angels  Church,  New  York  City,  Rev.  Dr. 
C.  F.  Hoffman,  Rector;  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  Associate  Rector; 
we  preached.  Both  these  Churches  have  liberally  aided  us  in  our  Mis- 
sionary work. 

May  20— Whitsunday.  10:30  a.  m.,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration, 
New  York,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3  p.  m.^ 
we  confirmed  in  private,  at  112  E.  Twenty-ninth  street,  one  man,  very 
ill.  4  to  5  p.  m.,  gave  instruction  to  S.  Anna's  Guild  of  the  Church 
of  the  Transfiguration.  8  p.  m.,  at  Mission  Chapel,  E.  Seventy-fourth 
street  and  Avenue  A,  after  Evensong,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  we 
confirmed  and  addressed  nine. 

May  22— Tuesday.  2  p.  m.,  attended  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  General  Theological  Seminary. 

May  2'd— Wednesday.  3:30  p.  m.,  sailed  in  the  steamer  Germanic,  of 
the  White  Star  Line,  for  Liverpool,  to  attend  the  Lambeth  Conference. 
The  Rev.  S.  De  Lancey  Townsend  was  our  companion.  AVhen  last  we 
crossed  the  Atlantic  in  1858,  thirty  years  ago,  the  Rev.  James  de  Koven 
was  our  room-mate. 

May  27— Trinity  Stinday.  10:30  a.  m.,  on  the  invitation  of  the  Cap- 
tain, we  preached  in  the  cabin  of  the  steamer. 

June  I— Friday.  Arrived  at  Liverpool  at  3  p.  m.  after  a  delightful 
voyage.  We  wrote  our  lecture  on  the  Church  of  Rome,  etc.,  delivered 
before  the  Church  Club  of  New  York,  between  the  ports  of  New  York 
and  Liverpool,  from  memory.     This   was  our  occupation   during  the 

trip. 
June  3— First  Sunday  after  Trinity.     11 :30  a.  m.,  attended  service  at 

Bangor  Cathedral. 

June  S— Friday.  Sailed  for  Christiania,  Norway,  in  the  steamer 
Cameo  from  Tilbury  dock.  Our  object  in  going  to  Norway  was  to  wit- 
ness the  phenomenon  of  the  midnight  sun.  We  were  successful,  and 
for  six  nights  our  sky  w\as  cloudless  and  we  saw  the  sun  shining  at  mid- 
night, and  all  the  night  through,  so  that  we  have  seen  the  sun  above 
the  horizon  every  hour  in  the  twenty-four.  We  went  as  far  as  Tromso, 
about  three  and  a  half  degrees  north  of  the  Arctic  Circle. 

June  17— Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  At  Tromso,  in  Norway,  north 
of  the  Arctic  Circle.  In  lieu  of  going  to  Church  we  wrote  a  tract  which 
has  been  published  by  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Tract  Society,  of  New 
York.  The  subject  w^as:  "The  Principles  by  which  the  Postures  in 
Public  Worship  in  the  Church  are  Determined.''    We  said,  of  course, 


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our  Matins  and  Evensont;  iu  our  room,  and  Compline  too,  and  at  mid- 
night the  sun  was  shining  in  our  window.  Such  a  Sunday  we  never 
passed  before. 

June  24  — S-  John  Baptist  Day,  and  Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  On 
steamer  Juno  crossing  the  North  Sea  to  Hull.  No  public  service  on 
board,  said   our  ottices   by   ourselves.    Arrived   at   Hull,  England,  at 

7:30  p.  m. 

June  25— 3/o«rZ«2/.  3  p.m.  Waketield.  We  attended  the  Enthroning 
of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Walsham  How.  as  tirst  Bishop  of  Wakefield,  his 
Grace  the  Archbishop  of  York  otliciating.  and  preaching  the  sermon. 
The  Hon.  Mr.  Webb  was  our  escort,  to  whom  we  were  indebted  for  his 
courtesy. 

.June  27 — Wednesday.  London.  8  p.  m.  We  made  an  address  before 
tlie  English  Church  Union. 

June  30 — Saturday.  Canterbury.  1  p.  m.  Lunched  at  S.  Augus- 
tine's College.  Canterbury.  3  p.  m.  Canterbury  Cathedral,  address  of 
welcome  from  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  to  Bishops  attending  the 
Lambeth  Conference. 

J i:i.Y  \— Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  London.  11a.m.  We  preached 
iu  All  Saints'  Church.  Margaret  street.  3  p.  m.  S.  Peter's,  London 
Docks.  We  preached,  and  after  service  walked  in  procession  with 
Clergy  and  members  of  the  Guilds  of  the  Parish,  before  whom  we  had 
just  preached  on  the  occasion  of  their  festival,  through  the  streets  and 
lanes  of  East  London.  We  made  an  address  and  delivered  the  prizes 
to  the  children  of  the  Sunday  Schools  in  the  presence  of  an  immense 
crowd  of  people.  8  p.  m.  Attended  service  at  S.  Albans,  Holborn, 
and  pronounced  Absolution  and  Benediction. 

.Ji:ly  2 — Monday.  7  p.  m.  Westminster  Abbey.  Opening  service  of 
the  Lambeth  Conference.  The  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  preached, 
over  140  Bishops  present  in  their  robes. 

July  3 — Tue.^day.  The  sessions  of  the  Conference  began  with  a  Cel- 
ebration of  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  Chapel  of  Lambeth  Palace,  and 
a  sermon  by  Bishop  Whipple  of  Minnesota.  Afterwards  we  met  for 
business  in  the  Library  of  the  Palace. 

,1\]L\  A—Wf'dne.sday.  7  p.  m.  Dinner  in  Guild  Hall,  given  by  the 
Lord  Mayor  of  London  in  honor  of  the  American  Bishops. 

.TuLY  6 — Friday.     Conference  took  a  recess  until  Monday,  July  23d. 

.luLY  7 — Saturday.  9  a.  m.  Breakfast  at  Merchant  Taylor's  school. 
The  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  the  Attorney  General  and  Lord  High 
Chancellor  spoke.  Afterwards  we  were  shown  over  this  ancient  school 
and  met  the  boys  in  the  hall. 

JiLY  8 — Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  London.  S.  Matthias,  Earl's 
Court,  11  a.  m.,  we  preached.  7  p.  m..  S.  Alban's,  Holborn,  we 
preached. 

July  10,  11.  and  12 — Tuesday,  Wednesday,  and  Thursday.  Farnham 
Castle,  Palace  of  the  Lord  Bishop  of  Winchester,  we  were  in  attend- 


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ance  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  the  Relation  of  the  Anglican 
Communion  to  the  Eastern  Churches. 

July  13  to  16 — From  Friday  to  Monday  we  were  the  guest  of  the 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury  at  Lambeth  Palace. 

July  15 — Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  London.  11a.m.  S.  Paul's 
Cathedral.  Consecration  of  two  Bishops,  Suffragan  of  Bedford,  Dr. 
Billing,  and  Suffragan  of  Leicester,  Dr.  Thicknesse,  we  assisted  in  the 
laying  on  of  hands,  and  so  paid  back  the  debt  we  owed  the  Church  of 
England  for  gift  of  orders  when  her  Metropolitan  of  Christ  Church, 
Xew  Zealand,  laid  his  hands  upon  our  head  at  our  consecration  in 
Trinity  Church,  New  York,  iu  1878.  This  grand  service  in  S.  Paul's 
Cathedral,  Loudon,  brought  back  to  our  recollection  a  consecration  of 
two  Bishops,  which  we  attended,  when  we  were  in  England  in  1858, 
thirty  years  ago,  with  the  Rev.  .Tames  de  Koven.  On  that  occasion 
Archbishoi)  Sumner  presided,  and  the  service  was  held  in  Lambeth 
Parish  Church,  Bishops  Abraham  and  Hobliouse  were  consecrated  for 
New  Zealand,  and  the  function  was  as  tame  and  dull  as  it  well  could 
be.  The  only  grand  thing  about  it  was  the  sermon  preached  by  the 
Bishop  of  Oxford.  Dr.  Samuel  Wilberforce.  Now  in  1888  all  was 
changed,  the  Church  seemed  to  have  lifted  her  head  from  the  dust,  and 
to  have  put  on  her  ])eautiful  garments  and  to  stand  erect  as  represent- 
ing God  in  the  land.  Then  w^e  were  young  and  were  hidden  in  the 
crowd,  now  one  of  us  has  gone  up  higher  at  the  bidding  of  his  Lord, 
and  the  other  is  left  to  struggle  and  labor  as  a  Bishop  of  the  Church 
on  earth.  3  p.  m.,  Westminster  Abbey,  attended  service  and  heard 
Canon  Farrar  preach. 

July  17  and  18 — Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Cambridge.  We  were  the 
guests  of  Prof.  Jebb,  a  grand-nephew  of  Bishop  Jebb,  at  "'  Spring- 
field.'* the  name  of  his  place.  Another  tie  of  delightful  association 
was  the  fact  that  his  charming  wife  is  an  American  ladv,  a  Miss  Rey- 
nolds of  Philadelphia.  Visited  the  Colleges,  attendeil  service  at  King's 
College  Chapel. 

July  11) — Thursday.  Ely.  W^e  Mere  the  guests  of  the  Bishop,  and 
with  our  Chaplains  were  shown  over  the  magnificent  Cathedra  1. 

July  21 — Saturday.  London.  3  p.  m.  Dean's  Yard,  Westminster, 
we  made  an  address  at  the  opening  of  the  Church  House.  A  brilliant 
assembly,  presided  over  by  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury. 

.TuLY  22 — Eiffhth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Hertfordshire  Ayot.  Attended 
Holy  Communion  at  8  a.  m.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  at  S.  Peter's 
Church.  3  p.  m.,  we  preached  in  S.  Lawrence's  Church,  and  agiin  at 
6:30  p.  m.  These  sermons  were  preached  in  .behalf  of  the  S.  P.  G. 
This  county,  Hertfordshire,  was  the  home  of  my  ancestors. 

July  23  to  27 — Monday  to  Friday  inclusive,  concluding  sessions  of  the 
liambeth  Conference. 

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the  Conference,  sermon  by  the  Archbishop  of  York,  and  Celebration  of 
the  Holy  Eucharist. 

July  '2d— Ninth  Snmla>/  after  Trinity.  Woniersley  Pontefract.  S. 
Martin\<  Church.  8  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a  m.. 
after  Matins  we  preached.  3  p.  m.,  we  presided  at  Sunday  School  cel- 
ebration, our  Chaplains,  Archdeacon  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,  and  the  Rev. 
F.  M.  Clendeuin  addressed  the  children.  (5:30  p.  m.,  after  Evenson«r 
we  preached  again  in  the  same  Church  for  the  S.  P.  G.  We  were  the 
guest  of  our  dear  friend  and  former  Presbyter,  the  Rev.  Henry 
Humpliries  and  his  excellent  wife.  It  seemed  with  our  Chaplains,  and 
the  Hon.  Mr.  Webl)  and  wife,  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Humphries,  like  a 
family  party  in  a  foreign  land.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Humphries  is  a  most 
devoted  priest,  and  whether  he  serves  in  tlie  West  Indies  or  British 
Guiana,  or  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  or  in  his  native  England,  what- 
soever he  does,  he  does  as  unto  the  Lord  and  not  unto  man,  and  so  his 
service  is  consistently  faithful,  loyal  and  true. 

JuLy  m  —  Tuesda>f.  2  p,  m.,  Durliam  Cathedral,  attended  the  service 
at  the  meeting  of  the  four  choirs,  over  1,800  voices  engaged. 

August  1—  Wednesday.  Auckland  Castle,  seat  of  the  Lord  Bishop  of 
Durham.  11  a.  m.,  service  at  the  opening  of  S.Peter's  Chapel,  the 
Bishop  of  Durham  delivered  the  address.  Through  his  personal  muni- 
ficence the  Ciiapel  has  been  restored.  7  p.  m.,  made  an  address  at  a 
meeting  in  the  Guild  Hall,  Durham,  in  behalf  of  the  S.  P.  G. 

August  2  and  :]— Thursday  and  Friday.  We  were  with  our  Chaplains 
the  guest  of  the  Archbishop  of  York  at  Bishopthorpe,  his  palace. 

AvQVST'i— Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  also  in  English  Calendar,  S. 
Oswald's  Day.  Durham.  S.  Oswald's  Church,  attended  Holy  Eucharist 
at  8  a.  m.  At  10:45  a.  m.,  we  preached  in  same  Church,  on  S.  Oswald 
and  his  work.  8  p.  m.,  Jarrow.  we  preached  in  the  open  air  to  a  large 
crowd  of  operatives.    This  was  the  home  of  the  Venerable  Bede. 

August  ({—3/o;ida.v.  Jarrow.  7:30  a.m.,  at  Christ  Church,  Bede's 
Church,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

August  U— Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Pembury,  Kent,  near  Tun- 
bridge.  10:30  a.  m.,  S.  Peter's  Church;  we  preached.  3:30  p.  m.,  we 
preached  again  in  the  old  Church,  we  were  the  guests  of  Mr.  W.  F. 
Whitehouse,  and  we  could  not  refrain  when  preaching  to  refer  to  his 
honored  father,  who  had  won  for  himself  so  deservedly  a  high  reputa- 
tion for  great  ability,  learning  and  eloquence,  both  in  England  and  the 
United  States.  We  greatly  regretted  that  we  could  not  |)rolong  our 
stay  with  our  friends,  Mr.  Whitehouse  and  family,  and  Mr.  E.  H.  Shel- 
don, it  seemed  so  much  like  home  to  be  with  them. 

August  \d— Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  London.  10:30  a.  m., 
Westminster  Abbey,  after  Matins  we  preached  extempore,  a  steno- 
graphic report  was  taken  and  the  sermon  was  printed  in  the  Family 
Churchman.  We  were  the  guest  of  Canon  Westcott,  and  had  the 
pleasure  of  hearing  him  preach  in  the  Abbey  in  the  afternoon. 


August  2Q-TMrteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Armagh,  Ireland.  11 
a.  m.,  attended  service  at  S.  Mark's  Church.    The  Cathedral  was  closed 

for  repairs.  .  ,     t    i      ^ 

September  2— Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Tnnity.  Limerick,  Ireland. 
S  Alary's  Cathedral,  10:30  a.  m.,  we  attended  Matins  and  Holy  Com- 
munion. 6:30  p.  m.,  attended  S.  Michael's  Church,  Perry  Square. 
Unfortunately  for  us  the  Lord  Bishop,  Dr.   Graves,  was  away  on  a 

visitation. 

September  ^-Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chichester.  10:30 
a,  m.,  attended  Matins  and  Holy  Eucharist  in  Cathedral,  and  Evensong 

at  3  p.  m. 
September  \iS-Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Tnnity.    Exeter.     10:30  a  m. 

and  3:30  p.  m.,  attended  Cathedral  services. 
SEPTEMBER  \l-Monday.      Visited  Land's  End,   the   extreme  west 

point  of  England.  -,    i.     t  i        * 

SEPTEMBER  18  and  \d-Tuesday  and  Wednesday.    Visited  the  I^les  of 

Scilly,  most  hospitably  entertained  by  his  Excellency,  the  Governor  of 

the  Isles,  Mr.  Dorrien-Smith. 

Septembvai  20- Thursday.    Attended  Holy  Communion  and  Matins 

at  Truro  Cathedral,  Cornwall. 

SKrTEyiJimi2'd— Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  10:30  a.  m.,  and 
3-30  p.  m.,  attended  services  at  the  Cathedral  of  Manchester. 

September  2:^-Tuesday.  3:30  p.  m..  after  Evensong  in  the  Cathe- 
dral the  Lord  Bishop  of  Manchester  was  presented  with  a  pastoral 
staff  We  were  present  through  the  generous  hospitality  of  Canon 
Crane,  who  with  his  excellent  wife  had  entertained  us  since  our  return 
from  Carlisle  on  Monday,  and  made  our  last  hours  in  old  England 
sweet  with  the  associations  of  home  life.  We  shall  never  forget  our 
kind  host  and  hostess  in  Manchester. 

September  2Q-Wednesday.  1  p.  m.,  sailed  from  Liverpool  in  the 
steamer  Germanic,  of  the  White  Star  line.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  our 
Chaplain,  came  on  board  at  Queenstown  the  next  day. 

September  2S-Friday.  Our  Captain,  Mr.  B.  Gleadell,  died  during 
the  night,  of  apoplexy.  The  body  was  taken  to  New  York,  and  back  to 
Liverpool  for  interment. 

SKPTEMBER  'iO- Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  mid-ocean,  10:30 
a.  m.,  after  service  read  by  the  Purser,  and  Lessons  by  Archdeacon 
Tavlor,  we  preached,  making  use  of  the  calamity  which  had  befallen 
us  'in  the  sudden  death  of  our  Captain  to  arouse  our  hearers  to  a  keener 
sense  of  the  vanity  of  all  earthly  things.  3  p.  m..  Evensong  was  said 
for  the  steerage  passengers  by  the  Rev.  Drs.  A.  Z.  Gray,  and  D.  Parker 
Morgan,  and  the  latter  preached  both  in  English  and  Welch.  We  pro- 
nounced the  Benediction. 

OCTOBER  l-Monday.  At  our  call  a  meeting  of  the  passengers  was 
held  in  the  cabin  to  take  such  action  as  might  be  deemed  suitable  m 
reference  to  the  death  of  Capt.  Gleadell.     Appropriate  resolutions  were 


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adopted,  and  money  was  subscribed  to  place  a  memorial  in  the  Parish 
Church  near  Liverpool,  which  the  Captain  and  his  family  attended. 

OcTOBKR  ii—Fridaij.  We  arrived  safely  at  our  wharf  in  Xew  York  at 
6  :30  a.  m.     Laits  Dec 

OcTOiiER  6— Saturda I/.  Peekskill.  8.  Gabriel's  Chapel,  G:30a.  m.. 
we  received  by  profession  as  Sisters  of  the  Order  of  S.  Mary,  Sister 
Mary  Angela.  Sister  Herberta.  Sister  Helen  Theodora,  and  Sister  Annie 
Verena.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
I>ix  as  Epistoler,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Chaplain  of  the  Order, 
as  Gospeler. 

OcTOBKR  l—Niufteenth' Sunday  afUr  Trinity.     New  York  City.     11 
a.  m..  Church  of   All  Angels,   we  i)reaciied  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.    4  p.  m..  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  after  Evensong  we 
made  a  brief  address  suitable  to  the  occasion.    It  was  the  fortieth  anni- 
versary of  the  beginning  of  the  I'arish  by  its  present  and  only  Rector, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  George  H.  Houghton.     Since  1S48,  when  the  blessed  work 
of  the  Church  of  the  Transfiguration  was  begun,  the  centre  of  city  life, 
then  far  below  Twerjty-ninth    street,    has  gone   steadily   upward  and 
passed  that  locality,  and  left  it  now  as  far  below,  as  then  it  was  above. 
During  all  these  years  the  faithful  and  devoted  Rector  has  been  by  the 
grace   of    God.  steadfast   in  duty,  patient   in   tribulation,  serving  the 
Lord.     Neither  word  nor  thought  can  measure  the  amount  of  blessing 
which   this  Church,  as  administered  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  has 
been  the  means  of  bringing  to  men,  and  women,  and  little  children, 
not  only  near  by,  but  far  away  throughout  the  country,  and  even  in 
other  lands.     Daily  prayers,  morning  and  evening,  have  marked  its 
career  from  the  outset,  and  as  the  spiritual  life  grew  and  deepened  Cel- 
ebrations of  the  Holy  Eucharist  were  multiplied  until  years  ago  they 
became,  as  were  Matins  and  Evensong,  daily  also.     The  root  whence 
spring  all  offices  of  devotion  is  the  Eucharist.     How  can  we  well  have 
the  branches,  morning  and  evening  prayer,  and  litany.with  out  the  root 
first,  before,  and  beneath?    May  God  bless  the  Church  of  the  Transfig- 
uration,   and   its  Rector.     We  rejoice  that   it  has   so   often   been   our 
privilege  to  minister  at  its  altar,  and  possibly  to  help  with  our  instruc- 
tions, its  work  of  winning  souls  to  Christ,  and  building  up  the  faithful 
in  the  spiritual  life. 

October^— Tnesday.  Jersey  City  Heights.  4  p.  m..  attended  the 
funeral  of  Mr.  Elias  V.  Bowly,  and  made  an  address.  The  Rev.  Dr. 
Dan'l  F.  Warren  assisted. 

OCTOBEK  U— Twentieth  Sunday  after    Trinity,     Xew  York.     Church 
of  the  Transfiguration.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated   the 
Holy  Eucharist.     7:30  p.  m..  Trinity  Churcli,  Hoboken,  the  Kev.  Geo 
C.  Houghton,  Rector,   we  preached  on  the  occasion   of  the   Harvest 
Home  of  his  Parish. 

October  18  and  '20—Thiirsda>^to  Saturday.  Journey  from  New  York 
to  Springfield  via  Chicago. 


OCTOBER  20-Saturday.  Arrived  in  Springfield  in  the  early  morn- 
ing and  found  all  well.  Thanks  be  to  God.  A  warm  welcome  awaited 
us!  Our  first  day  home  was  saddened  by  the  receipt  of  a  telegram, 
announcing  the  death  of  Bishop  Welles  of   Milwaukee,   at  Waterloo, 

New  York. 

October  21—Tioenty-first  Sunday  ajter  Tnnity.  Springfield.  11  a.  m., 
S.  Paul's  Church.  We  preached  and  pronounced  the  Absolution  and 
Benediction  in  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rector,  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor 
celebrating.  The  Rev.  Francis  Woolcott,  who  arrived  this  morning 
from  Nov^a  Scotia  to  take  Missionarv  work  in  the  Diocese,  assisted. 
3  p.m.,  we  laid  the  corner-stone  of  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clam- 
pett.  Rector.  We  were  assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev. 
F.  W.  Taylor,  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  and  the  Rev.  F.  Woolcott.  On 
account  of  the  severity  of  the  cold,  the  address  was  postponed  until 
the  evening.  7  p.  m.,  Christ  Church,  Springfield,  (worshipping  in 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall,)  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  the  ser- 
mon suggested  by  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone. 

October  22-Monday.  Received  the  Rev.  Frank  Woolcott  on  letters 
Dimissory  from  the  Diocese  of  Nova  Scotia. 

October  2b— Thursday.  Milwaukee,  All  Saints'  Cathedral,  11:30 
a.  m.  Funeral  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Welles,  Bishop  of  Milwaukee.  We 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  Bishop  Gillespie  as  Deacon 
and  Bishop  McLaren  as  Subdeacon. 

OCTOBKR  26  AND  27— Friday  and  Saturday.  Journey  to  New  York  to 
attend  the  Consecration  of  the  Chapel  of  the  General  Theological  Sem- 
inary, and  the  meeting  of  the  House  of  Bishops  a  few  days  later. 

October  2^— Feast  SS.  Simon  and  Jude.  and  the  Twenty -second  Sunday 
after  Trinity.    10 :30  a.  m.  and  3 :30  p.  m.  attended  Trinity  Church,  New 

York. 

October  'SO— Tuesday.  2  p.  m.,  presided  at  an  adjourned  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  held  in 
Sherred  Hall  on  the  Seminary  grounds. 

October  Si— Wednesday .  10:30  a.  m.,  we  took  part  in  the  service  of 
the  consecration  of  the  Memorial  Chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  as  the 
Chapel  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  The  Presiding  Bishop, 
Dr.  Williams,  of  Connecticut,  acted  as  Consecrator.  This  Chapel  was 
built  by   Mrs.  Samuel  V.  Hoffman   as  a  memorial  of    her  deceased 

husband. 

November  1— Thursday,  All  Saints'  Day.  10:30  a.  m.,  matriculation 
of  the  incoming  students  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  We 
presided  on  this  occasion,  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7 :30  p.  m.,  Newark,  N.  J.,  after  Evensong  we  preached  on  the  occasion 
of  the  anniversary  of  the  Altar  Society  of  the  parish. 

November  S— Saturday.  Met  Bishops  Quintard  and  Starkey  on  a 
matter  of  business  of  grave  importance. 

November  4— Twenty -third  Sunday  after  Trinity.    Orange,  N.  J.,   S. 


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Mark's  Church,  the  Rev.  Bishop  Falkner,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.m.,  Orange  Valley,  All 
Saints*  Church.  Rev.  William  Richmond,  Rector.  After  Evensong  we 
preached.  \Vc  are  greatly  indebted  to  the  Rector  of  this  Church  for  an 
annual  contribution  for  a  number  of  years  to  the  Missionary  work  of 
our  Diocese. 

November  S—Thursdatf.  3  p.  m.,  Chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
General  Theological  Semin.iry,  we  pronounced  the  blessing  at  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  George  Francis  Crane  and  Miss  Katharine  Pyncheon 
Oliver,  daughter  of  Dr.  Andrew  Oliver,  Professor  in  the  institution. 

NovEMHEii  U—Ticenhj- fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Newark,  N.  J., 
Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  Sanders  Reed,  Rector,  we  preached.  4:30 
p.  m.,  S.  John's  Cliurch,  Woodside,  N.  J.,  we  preached. 

NovEMBEK  13  and  14— Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  In  attendance  on  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Missions  in  the  Church  of  the  Epiph- 
any. Washington,  I).  C. 

November  U— Wednesday.  2  p.  m.,  attended  a  meeting  of  the 
Bishops  in  Council  up  to  5  p.  m.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  James'  Church,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Rev.  J.  W.  Clarke,  we  preached. 

November  Id— Thursday.  10  a.  m.,  and  for  the  rest  of  the  day,  in 
attendance  at  a  meeting  of  the  House  of  Bishops. 

November  ]G- Friday.  Alexandria.  Va.  We  were  with  several 
other  Bishops,  guests  of  the  Faculty  and  students  of  the  Seminary.  A 
service  was  held  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Seminary  and  we  enjoyed  the 
great  privilege  and  pleasure  of  delivering  an  address  to  our  hosts.  We 
were  most  hospitably  entertained  and  passed  a  very  charming  day. 

November  IS— Twenty -Jifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York  City. 
10:30  a.  m.,  S.  Chrysostom's  Chapel,  the  Rev.  T.  H.  Sill  in  charge.  We 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Phicharist. 

November  20— rt/^S(/rt//.  Albany.  10  a.m.,  opening  service  of  All 
Saints'  Cathedral.  The  occasion  is  one  long  to  be  remembered  as 
marking  the  success  so  eminently  deserved,  which  has  crowned  the 
long  continued  and  untiring  efforts  of  the  Bishop  of  Albany  to  provide 
his  Diocese  with  a  Church  building  worthy  of  the  name  of  Cathedral. 
Fourteen  Bishops  and  over  two  hundred  Presbyters  were  in  attendance 
on  the  occasion. 

November  22— Thursday.  Brooklyn.  S.  John's  Church,  the  Rev. 
Geo.  F.  Breed,  Rector.  8  p.  m..  Choral  Festival.  We  delivered  an 
address  appropriate  to  the  occasion. 

November  2')— Sunday  next  before  Advent.  Albany.  All  Saint's 
Cathedral,  10:30  a  m.,  we  preached  and  assisted  at  the  Celebration  of 
the  Holy  Eucharist. 

November  2S— Wednesday.  10:30  a.  m.  New  York.  S.  Luke's 
Church.  We  attended  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Francis  Pott,  a  devoted 
churchman  and  a  most  excellent  man. 

November  2d— Thursday,    Tfianksgicing  day.    Mt.   Clair,  N.   J.,  S. 


James'  Church,  the  Rev.  Pierre  M.  Blucker  in  charge;  11  a.  m.,  we 
preached.  The  Rev.  Prof.  Olssen,  of  S.  Stephen's  College,  Annandale, 
was  present,  and  took  part  in  the  service. 

December  2— First  Sunday  in  Advent.  Staten  Island.  S.  Paul's 
Memorial  Church,  Tompkinsville;  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  Rector. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

December  5  and  6 — Wednesday  and  Thursday.  Journey  from  New 
York  to  Springfield  via  Chicago.  Arrived  in  Springfield  in  the  early 
morning,  Friday,  December  7.  On  this  day  we  received  a  telegram 
summoning  us  to  attend  the  funeral  of  a  prominent  citizen,  and  dear 
friend  of  ours,  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  on  the  following  Sunday. 

December  0 — Second  Sunday  in  Advent.  Indianapolis.  11  a.  m.,  S. 
Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jenks,  Rector.  We  preached.  3  p.  m., 
we  otiiciatcd  at  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Henry  P.  Wetsell  at  S.  Paul's 
Chnrch,  and  delivered  an  address  which  has  since  been  printed. 

December  14 — Friday.  Received  the  Rev.  M.  M.  Goodwin  on  letters 
Dimissory  from  the  Diocese  of  Central  New  York. 

December  \iS— Third  Sunday  in  Advent.  Cairo,  Ills.  Church  of  the 
Redeemer,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Davenport,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  after 
Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Michael's  Mission 
(colored),  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hines,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  contirmed  and  addressed  11,  and  preached. 

December  18 — Tuesday.  Gave  license  to  Dr.  John  McClurkin  as  Lay 
Reader,  and  placed  him  under  charge  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost. 

December  20 — Thursday.  Gave  my  formal  approval  of  the  election 
of  the  Rev.  Dan  Lewis  as  Rector  of  S.  Matthew's  Church,  Bloomington. 

December  21 — Friday,  S.  Thomas'  Bay.  Ridgely.  S.  John's 
Mission,  7:30  p  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Horace  B.  Goodyear, 
Priest  in  charge,  and  the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  12. 

December  %\— Fourth  Stinday  in  Advent.  Petersburg,  Trinity 
Church;  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  in  charge.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  1,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  after  Evensong,  we  preached. 

December  24 — Monday.  AVe  gave  our  canonical  consent  to  the  con- 
secration of  the  Rev.  Boyd  Vincent  as  Asst.  Bishop  of  Southern  Ohio, 
and  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Kendrick  as  Missionary  Bishop  of  New  Mexico  and 
Arizona. 

December  2d— Christmas  Day  (Tuesday).  Springfield,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  11  a.  m.  We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  by  the  Rector. 

December  27— r/iwrsfZay.  8  p.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Church,  Springfield, 
we  married  Mr.  Chester  AUyn  Snyder  of  Kansas  City,  and  Ali^-  Olive 
Oglesby,  daughter  of  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

DECEyiBER  30— Sunday  after  Christmas.  Mattoon,  10:30  a.m.,  we 
attended  service  at  Trinity  Mission,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thrall  officiated. 


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1889. 

January  ^—Thursdan.  Sandusky,  Ohio,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev. 
Richard  L.  Howell,  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  after  Morning  Prayer,  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached  and  ordained  to  the  Dia'onate  Mr.  William  John 
Hawthorne,  of  Pliiladelphia,  Pa.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bronson.  The  Rev.  Messrs. 
Nicholas  and  Raikes  also  assisted  in  the  services. 

January  4— Friday.    Journey  to  New  York. 

January  ii—Sundau,  Epiphany.  10:30  a.  m.  and  3:30  p.  m.,  attended 
services  at  Trinity  Church,  New  York. 

J A-s u AKY  d— Wednesday.  2  p.m.,  attended  Trustee  meeting  of  the 
General  Theological  Seminary  held  in  Sherred  Hall,  on  the  Seminary 

ground. 

January  VS— First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Brooklyn,  Church  of 
the  Redeemer,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stevens  Parker,  Rector.  After  Matins,  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m., 
New  York  City,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  after  Evensong,  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached. 

January  \4— Monday.    Journey  to  Chicago. 

January  \'y— Tuesday.  2  p.  m.,  we  attended  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Racine  College,  Tremont  House,  Chicago. 

January  Hi— Wednesday.  We  delivered  two  lectures  in  our  course  of 
Ecclesiastical  History  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminaiy.    . 

January  17— Thursday.  Lincoln.  7:30  p.  m..  Trinity  Church,  the 
Rev.  NeNon  Ayres,  Rector.  After  Evensong  we  confirmed  and 
addressed  two;  and  preached. 

January  20— Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Chester.  S.  Mark's 
Church,  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Berne,  Rector.  9:30  a.  m.,  we  addressed  the 
Sunday  School.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 
and  celebrated  the  Holy  P:ucharist.  7  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Even- 
song we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  nine. 

J ASVARY  21— Monday.  East  St.  Louis.  7:30  p.  ra..  Benediction  of 
the  Chapel  and  Rectory  of  S.  Mary"s  Mission.  We  delivered  an  address. 
After  the  service  a  reception  was  given  by  the  Missionary  and  his  hos- 
pitable wife,  to  I  heir  many  friends  in  the  city,  and  not  a  few  came  over 
from  St.  Louis  to  show  their  interest  in  the  work. 

January  22— Tuesday.  Trinity  Church,  Mt.  Vernon.  7:30  p.  ra., 
after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  the  indefatigable  Dean  of 
McLeansboro,  we  preached, ^confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

January  2'^— Wednesday.  9  a.  m.,  in  the  same  Church  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7  p.  m.,  McLeans- 
boro, S.  James'  Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we 
preached. 


January'  24 — Thursday.  9.  a.  m.,  in  the  same  Church,  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  1 :30  p.  m.,  Carmi, 
at  the  house  of  Mr.  Richard  Spicknall,  jr.,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost  baptized 
his  three  children  and  we  confirmed  Mr.  Spicknall. 

January  2b— Friday.  S.  Paul's  Day.  Trinity  Church.  St.  Louis,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Harris,  Rector.  8  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached  before  the  S.  Paul's  Society  of  the  parish  and  made  tn  appeal 
for  our  Mission  in  East  St.  Louis.  Bishop  Tuttle,  who  was  present, 
very  kindly  seconded  our  appeal  with  a  few  hearty  words  of  com- 
mendation. 

January  27 — Third  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Carlyle.  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  Dean,  in  charge.  8  a.  m.,  we  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.  11  a.  m.,  after  Matins,  we  preached.  3  p.  m.,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7 :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  pi  cached 
in  the  same  Church. 

January  2S—Mj7iday—We  gave  letter  of  transfer  to  the  Rev.  B.  O. 
Baker,  Deacon,  to  the  Diocese  of  California.  Centralia,  S-  John's 
Church,  the  Rev.  F.  Woolcott  in  charge.  7  p.  m.,  after  Even-ong,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

January  30 — Wednesday.  Lincoln.  Trinity  Church.  8  p.  m.,  we 
married  George  P.  Sandmeyer,  and  Louise  Christine  Frorer. 

February  1— Friday.  Elkhart.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  service  in  the 
union  meeting  house  kindly  put  at  our  disposal,  after  Evensong  by 
the  Rev.  N.  Ayres,  we  preached,  conMrmed  and  addressed  four. 

February  3 — Fourth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Lincoln,  Trinity 
Church,  the  Rev.  N.  Ayers,  Rector.  10: 30  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  7:30  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong,  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

February  10— Fifth  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Havana,  S.  Barnabas' 
Church,  Mission  vacant.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
10:30a.  m.,  w^e  said  Matins  and  preached.  7 :30  p.  m.,  we  said  Evensong, 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

February  12 — Tuesday.  Sent  letters  Dimissory  to  the  Diocese  of 
Massachusetts  for  the  Rev.  P.  A.  Almquist.    These  are  not  yet  accepted. 

February'  13 — Wednesday.  Gave  consent  to  the  Consecration  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Cyrus  F.  Knight,  as  Bishop  of  Milwaukee. 

February  17 — Septuagesima  Sunday.  Danville,  Church  of  the  Holy 
Trinity,  vacant.  10:30  a.m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and 
preached.  2:30  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School  and  afterwards 
in  the  presence  of  the  School  we  baptized  one  infant  and  one  adult, 
and  then  we  administered  confirmation  to  the  adult  just  baptized.  7 :30 
p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Coe,  we  preached. 

February'  20 — Wednesday.  3  p.  m.,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Warren,  707 
South  Sixth  street,  Springfield,  we  married  Mr.  Jay  Edgar  Thomson 
Rutter  and  Miss  Louise  Booth  Warren. 

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tized  the  infant  son  of  the  Rector  by  the  name  of  Horace  Elisha.    The 
service  was  held  at  3 :15  p.  m. 

February  2^— Feast  of  S.  Matthias,  and  Sexagesima.  Pekin,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  the  Rev.  Charles  H.  Bohu,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached, 
continued  and  addressed  four,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  2  :30 
p.  ni.,  we  attended  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

Fehruarv  2:)—Mondai/.  Bloomington,  3  p.  m.,  we  met  and  addressed 
a  Chapter  of  King's  Daughters,  recently  organized  in  S.  Matthew's 
parish.  7 :30  p.  m.,  in  S.  Matthew's  Church  we  made  an  address  at 
the  Mission  service  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Clampett  and  Lewis. 

February  27— Wedyiesday.  Jerseyville,  10:30  a.  m.,  we  consecrated 
the  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Tomlins,  of  East  St.  Louis, 
read  the  instrument  of  donation  and  preached  the  sermon.  The  ven- 
erable Archdeacon  Taylor  read  the  sentence  of  consecration.  The  Rev. 
J.  G.  Wright  said  Morning  Prayer,  tlie  Lessons  being  read  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Frost.''  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Venerable 
Archdeacon  Taylor  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Tomlins.  7:30  p.m.,  in  same 
Church,  after  Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven. 
It  is  to  be  noted  that  during  the  day  a  new  brass  lectern  of  beautiful 
workmansliip  arrived,  and  was  placed  in  the  Church  in  time  for  the 
evening  service.  It  is  a  memorial  of  the  only  son  of  Judge  Ragley,  a 
promising  young  man  of  exemplary  life  and  character,  who  died  a  few 
months  before,  universally  lamented. 

February  2S—Thursdaii.  Waverly,  Christ  Church  vacant.  7:30 
p.  m.,  we  said  Evensong  and  preached.  Both  before  and  after  the 
service  we  consulted  with  Mr.  W.  W.  Brown,  one  of  the  leading  citi- 
zens of  Waverly  and  son-in-law  of  the  Rev.  Oliver  Hopson,  a  former 
Rector  of  the  parish.  Mr.  Brown  took  the  liveliest  interest  in  the 
Church  and  its  prospects,  and  we  counted  upon  him  as  one  who  would 
give  us  unwavering  support.  We  were  destined  never  to  see  him  again. 
lie  died  very  suddenly  at  Jacksonville  through  a  fatal  mistake  in  taking 
morphia  instead  of  quinine  pills.  We  mourn  for  him  as  one  greatly 
beloved  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  especially  by  ourselves. 

March  \— Friday.  Chesterfield,  S.  Peter's  Church,  7  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong,    by   the   Rev.   IL   M.   Chittenden,   Deacon   in   charge,   we 

preached. 

March  'S—(^inquagesima  Sunday.  Carlinville,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
10:30  a.m.,  after  Matins,  by  the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden,  Deacon  in 
charge,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  2  :30  p.  m., 
we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.    7  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  preached 

and  confirmed  one. 

March  i\~  Ash -Wednesday.  Mansfield,  Christ  Church,  Rev.  Dean 
Dresser  in  charge.     After  Evensong  we  preached. 

March  7— Thursday.  Same  Church.  7:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser.     7 :30  p.  m.,  Rantoul, 


S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser  in  charge.    After  Evensong  we 
preached. 

March  8 — Friday.  Same  Church,  8  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser.  7  p.  m.,  Thomasboro,  S. 
Thomas'  Mission,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser  in  charge.  After  Evensong  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two.  The  service  was  held  in  the 
new  school  house.  We  hope  the  next  time  we  visit  this  Mission  we 
shall  hold  our  services  in  their  own  Church. 

March  10 — First  Sunday  in  Lent.  Champaign.  Emmanuel  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser  in  charge.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  and  Litany 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two.  12 :30  p.  m.,  we  addressed 
the  Sunday  School.  7  p.  m.,  Urbana,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dresser  in  charge.    After  Evensong  we  preached. 

March  12,  13,  and  14 — Tuesday^  Wednesday  and  Thursday.  On  each 
of  these  days  we  delivered  two  lectures  in  our  course  of  Ecclesiastical 
History  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary. 

March  17 — Second  Sunday  in  Lent.  Jacksonville.  Trinity  Church, 
the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Easter,  Rector.  10:45  a.  m.,  we  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  7:30  p.  m., 
same  Church,  we  preached  and  confirmed  one. 

March  18— 3Ionday.  Centralia,  S.  John's  Church,  7  p.  m.  After  Even- 
song b}'  the  Rev.  F.  Woolcott,  Priest  in  charge,  we  baptized  one  child, 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three.  We  received,  by  Letters 
Dimissory  from  the  Diocese  of  Iowa,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Corbyn. 

March  20 — Wednesday.  Chicago.  Delivered  two  lectures  in  the 
Theological  Seminary  from  11  a.  m.  to  1  p.  m.,  7:45  p.  m..  Calvary 
Church,  Chicago,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  W.  H. 
Moore,  we  preached. 

March  21 — Thursday.  Delivered  two  lectures  in  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary. 

March  23 — Saturday.  Bloomiugton,  S.  Matthew's  Church,  the 
Rev.  Dan  Lewis,  Rector.    After  Evensong  we  confirmed  one. 

March  24:— Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  Same  Church,  9:30  a.  m.,  we 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  10:30  a.  ra., 
after  Matins  and  Litany,  we  preached.  2:30  p.  m.,  we  addressed  the 
Sunday  school.  7 :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  12. 

March  2Q— Tuesday.    Milwaukee,  All  Saints' Cathedral.     11   a.  m., 
Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Cyrus  F.  Knight  as  Bishop  of  Milwaukee 
Bishop  McLaren  acted  as  Consecrator.     We  preached  the  sermon,  and 
assisted  in  the  Laying  on  of  Hands. 

March  27—  Wednesday.  Racine,  Wis.  Attended  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  College. 

March  28 — Thursday.  Springfield,  11  a.  m.  Consecration  of  Christ 
Church.    The  Hon.  Bluford  Wilson  read  the  instrument  of  donation. 


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We  consecrated  the  Church.  The  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor  acted  as  our 
Chaphiiri,  and  read  the  sentence  of  consecration.  The  Kev.  Dan 
Lewis,  of  Blooinington,  said  Morning  Prayer.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Locke, 
Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Chicago,  at  our  invitation,  preached  the 
sermon,  and  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucliarist,  assisted  by  the  Rector, 
the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett.  This  Church  has  been  erected  as  a  memorial 
of  their  mothers,  by  Mr.  Charles  Ridgely,  of  Springtield,  and  by  Mr. 
George  II.  WVbster,  of  Chicago.  Nothing  could  be  more  desirable, 
both  for  the  departed  and  the  living,  than  such  a  form  of  memorial. 
When  sinners  are  won  to  Christ,  angels  rejoice,  we  know,  on  the 
testimony  of  our  Lord.  And  doubtless  the  souls  of  the  redeemed  in 
Paradise  share  in  their  joy.  And  who  among  them  would  so  greatly 
rejoice  as  they  in  memory  of  whom  the  Churcli  on  earth  was  erected, 
and  whicli  becomes,  through  its  ministries,  the  blessed  instrument  of 
bringing  the  wanderers  home  to  the  Fold  of  the  Good  Shepherd.  What 
could  be  better  calculated  to  exert  a  permanent  and  salutary  influence 
upon  the  busy  world  around  than  a  memorial,  which  at  once  advertises 
the  love  which  is  still  felt  for  those  who  are  dead,  and  the  interest 
which  is  taken  in  the  spiritual  and  eternal  welfare  of  those  who  survive? 
Such  a  Church,  if  it  be  possible  to  do  so,  imparts  a  special  fragrance  to 
the  sweet  ministries  of  the  font,  the  pulpit,  and  altar.  We  hail  this 
mem(»rial  Church  in  our  See  City,  as  an  example  to  which  we  would 
draw  the  attention  of  our  people  throughout  the  Diocese,  and  beg  them 
to  copy  it  in  so  far  as  to  make  the  memorials  of  their  departed  loved 
ones  redound  to  the  s  rvice  and  glory  of  God.  as  well  as  the  praise  of  men. 

March  29 — Fridaii.  We  received  the  Rev.  C.  B.  Perry  on  letters 
Diiuissory  from  the  Diocese  of  Newark.  7:30  p.  m..  East  St.  Louis, 
after  F^vensong  by  the  Priest  in  charge,  the  Rev.  W.  IL  Tomlins,  w^e 
gave  an  instruction  in  S.  Mary's  Chapel. 

March  31 — Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Cairo.  7:30  a.  m.,  assisted  by 
the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  Church  of  the 
Redeemer.  11  a.  m.,  same  Church,  After  the  Second  Lesson,  we  con- 
firmed one,  and  preached.  7:30  p.  m..  Mound  City,  S.  Peter's  Churcli, 
the  Rev.  Howard  McDougal.  Rector.  After  Evensong,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  eii'ht. 

April  I — Slotiday.  Anna.  S.  Anne's  Church,  the  Rev.  Howard 
McDougal  in  charge.  After  Evensong,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  two.  We  were  the  guest  on  this  occasion  as  we  have  here- 
tofore been  of  Dr.  Horace  AVarduer  and  his  charming  wife.  Our  oppor- 
tunities of  judging  of  his  management  of  the  institution  have  been 
frequent  and  favorable  for  getting  a  true  estimate.  And  we  are  con- 
fi  lent  that  it  will  be  ditlicult  for  any  one  to  do  better  for  all  concerned, 
than  he  has  done. 

April  '2—Tuesdai/.  Carbondale.  S.  Andrew's  Mission,  the  Rev. 
Howard  McDougal  in  charge.  After  Evensong  at  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the 
Baptist  church,  kindly  loaned  us  for  the  occasion,  we  preached. 


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April  4— Thursday.  Albion.  S.  John's  Church,  vacant.  7:30  p.  m., 
after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  preached.  The  Rev.  Ben- 
jamin Hutchius,  Rector  Emeritus,  now  S5  years  old,  was  present  and 
joined  in  the  services. 

April  Q— Saturday.  On  this  day  we  issued  our  Pastoral,  appointing 
the  service  and  suggesting  an  outline  of  the  address  to  be  delivered  on 
the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  the  centennial  of  the  inauguration  of 
the  first  President  of  the  United  States,  on  the  30th  of  April,  178i). 

April  7— Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Carrollton.  Trinity  Church,  the 
Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Van  ^Vinkle,  Rector.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist  assisted  by  the  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  and  Litany 
we  preached.  7 :30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  four. 

Aprils — Monday.  Roodhouse.  The  Mission  under  the  charge  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Van  Winkle.  7:30  p.  m.,  in  the  Congregation;il  church 
kindly  loaned  for  the  occasion,  after  Evensong  by  the  Missionary,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

April  9 — Tuesday.  Waverly.  5  p.  m.,  we  laid  the  corner-stone  of 
Christ  Church  which  is  to  be  erected  as  a  memorial  of  Mr.  Stephen 
G.  M.  Allis,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Waverly,  and  a  grandson  of  the 
Rev.  Richard  Mansfield,  a  Missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  and  who  was  for 
more  than  seventy -two  years  the  Rector  of  the  Churcli  in  Derby,  Conn. 
On  this  occasion  the  Rev.  Mr.  Van  Winkle  delivered  an  address. 

April  \i)— Wednesday.  Jacksonville.  Trinity  Church,  9:30  a.  m.. 
Matins.  11 :00  a  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  and  ordained 
Mr.  James  H.  Cloud,  Deacon.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Easter  presented  the  can- 
didate and  preached  the  sermon,  which  was  interpreted  in  the  sign 
language  to  the  deaf  mutes,  who  were  present,  by  Dr.  Gillett.  The 
Rev.  3Ir.  Van  Winkle  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Corbyn  were  present  and  took 
part  in  the  services.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Cloud  is  deaf,  but  can  speak.  He 
is  a  teacher  in  the  institution  for  the  deaf  and  dumb,  and  is  very  highly 
esteemed,  both  for  his  ability  and  excellence  of  character.  7 :30  p.  m., 
same  Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Ven.  Archdeacon,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  four.  We  regret  to  add  that  this  is  the  last 
occasion  on  which  we  shall  be  associated  with  Dr.  Easter  as  our 
Presbyter.  He  has  accepted  a  call  to  the  Pacific  Coast  on  account  of  his 
health,  and  we  are  therefore  forced  to  sever  our  connection,  which  has 
been  from  the  first  so  profitable  to  the  Diocese,  and  pleasant  to  ourselves. 

April  M— Thursday.  Danville.  Holy  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev. 
C.  B.  Perry,  Rector,  7  :30  p.  m..  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  the 
Rev.  James  W.  Coe,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 
After  the  service  we  met  the  vestry. 

April  12 — Friday.  Paris.  Grace  Church,  vacant.  After  Evensong 
by  the  Rev.  C.  B.  Perry,  we  preached. 

April  VS— Saturday.  Same  Church.  0  a.  ra.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  bj'  the  Rev.  Mr.  Perry. 


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April  U—Palm  Sumlay.  Springfield,  11  a.  m.,  S.  Paul's  Pro-Cathe- 
dral, we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten. 
The  Rector  assisted.  7 :30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Evensong,  by  the 
Hector,  we  preached. 

AVRIL  ^(i—Tuf'i<dnt/.  Mt.  Vernon,  Trinity  Church,  7:30  p.  m.,  after 
Evensong  by  the  Kev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  preached. 

April  17— ired/tmK'/.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  G. 
Writ'ht,  Rector.  7:30  p.  ni.,  after  Evensong  ])y  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight. 

April  1><—Thnrs(hnj.  Collinsville,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  G. 
Wright,  Rector.  7:30  a.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

April  VJ—Good  Friday.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  we  conducted 
the  services  and  gave  tlie  Meditations  from  VI  till  3. 

April  2\— Easter  Day.  Alton.  S.  Paul's  ChurcJi,  the  Venerable 
Archdeacon  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist,  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  28.  2:30  p.  m.,  we 
confirmed  in  private  one. 

April  'I'i— Easter  Tuesday.  Springfield,  Christ  Cliurch,  11  a.  m.,  we 
instituted  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett  as  Rector  of  said  Church.  We  were 
assisted  in  the  service  by  tlie  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  of  Springfield,  tlie 
Venerable  Archdeacon  Taylor,  of  Alton,  and  the  Rev.  M.  M.  Goodwin, 
of  Decatur.      The   Rev.    Dan  Lewis,   of    Bloomingtou,   preached   the 

sermon. 

April  '2h—S.  Mark's  Day,  Thursday.  Fond  du  Lac.  Consecration  of 
the  Rev.  C.  C.Grafton  as  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  in  the  Catiiedral.  The 
service  began  at  11  a.  m.  The  Bishop  of  Chicago  acted  as  Cousecrator, 
assisted  by  the  Bishop  of  Quincy,  who  preached  the  sermon,  the 
Bishop  of  Springfield,  Gospeler,  the  Bishop  of  Indiana  as  Epistoler, 
and  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  Minnesota  and  the  Bishop  of  Milwaukee 
as  Presentors.  We  were  attended  by  the  Venerable  F.  M.  S.  Taylor 
and  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor  as  our  Chaplains  on  the  occasion. 

April  2S— First  Sunday  after  Easter.  Springfield,  S.  Paul's  Church, 
11  a.  m.,  we  preached  and  gave  Absolution  and  Benediction  in  the 
Eucharistic  ofiice,  the  Rector  acting  as  Celebrant.  7  :30  p.  m.,  S.  John's 
Chapel,  Ridgely,  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear,  Priest  in  charge,  after 
Evensong  we  preached  and  confirmed  one. 

ATRiL 'SO— Tuesday.  The  Centennial  of  the  Inauguration  of  George 
Washington  as  first  President  of  the  United  States.  9  a.  m.,  we  pre- 
sided and  took  part  in  a  service  especially  arranged  and  set  forth  for 
the  occasion  by  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese.  We  were  assisted  by  the 
Rector,  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear  and  the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston.  11 
a.  m.,  as  the  orator  of  the  day,  on  the  invitation  of  the  Committee  of 
Arrangements,  we  were  escorted  to  the  State  House  grounds,  where 
we  delivered  the  oration.  The  day  was  clear  and  cool,  with  a  high 
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during  the  day,  and  the  exercises  were  highly  creditable  to  the  Com- 
mittee of  Arrangements,  and  the  citizens  of  Springfield. 

May  2  and  'S— Thursday  and  Friday.  Journey  to  New  York  via 
Chicago.  This  trip  was  made  in  consequence  of  engagements  into 
which  we  had  entered  with  Bishop  Potter  for  Confirmations  in  his 
Diocese,  when  we  were  expecting  to  take  part  in  the  Centennial  service 
in  S.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York  City.  We  gave  up  what  had  been  for 
•  many  years  a  cheristied  desire  to  be  present  on  the  very  spot  where 
Washington  was  inaugurated,  on  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
occasion,  in  order  to  gratify  the  generous  wish  of  the  citizens  of  Spring- 
field that  we  should  deliver  the  Centennial  oration  in  tlieir  city.  It 
was  not  in  our  power  to  release  ourselves  from  tlie  promise  we  had 
made  to  hold  these  Confirmations.  And  conse(|uently  we  were  obliged 
to  go  East,  notwithstanding  the  object  for  which  we  originally  intended 
to  make  the  journey,  no  longer  existed. 

May  5 — Second  Sunday  after  Easter.  Stateu  Island.  11  a.  in..  S. 
Mary's  Church,  Castleton,  the  Rev.  A.  G.  Mortimer.  Rector.  We 
preached,  contirmed  and  addressed  15.  and  pronounced  the  Absolution 
and  Benediction  in  the  Eucharistic  Ofiice.  The  Rev.  George  E.  Cran- 
ston was  Celebrant,  as-isted  by  tin*  Rector.  3:30  ji.  m..  S.  Paul's 
Memorial  Church,  Tompkinsville,  the  Rev.  11.  N.  Wayne,  Rector.  We 
confirmed  and  addressed  20.  5  p.  m.,  Church  of  the  Ascension,  West 
New  Brighton,  the  Rev.  Pascal  narrower.  Rector.  After  Evensong  by 
the  Rector,  we  ])reaclied,  confirmed  and  addressed  29.  After  the  ser- 
vice we  were  most  hospitably  entertained  at  tea  by  Mrs.  Erastus 
Brooks,  and  enjoyed  a  rich  treat  in  reviving  memories  of  times  long 
gone  by,  which  we  shared  in  common. 

May  8 — Wednesday .  New  York  City.  8  p.  m..  Chapel  of  the  Trans- 
figuration, the  Rev.  Edward  C.  Houghton  in  charge.  After  Evensong 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  and  the  Priest  in  charge,  we  confirmed  and 
addressed  16. 

May  9 — Thursday.  New  York  City.  Church  of  S.  Edward  the 
Martyr,  the  Rev.  Edward  W.  Neil,  Rector.  After  shortened  service  by 
the  Rector,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  15. 

May  12  -  Third  Sunday  after  Easter.  New  York  City,  10:30  a.  m..  All 
Angels*  Church,  after  Matins,  by  the  Associate  Rector,  Rev.  S  DeLancey 
Townsend,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight.  8  p.  m., 
Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  the  Rev.  Sturges  Allen  and  Rev.  Henry 
Meissner,  Priests  in  charge.  We  confirmed  and  addressed  77.  Three 
were  from  S.  John  the  Baptist's  School.  There  were  also  present  at 
this  service  the  Rev.  H.  W.  Nancrede,  and  the  Rev.  George  B.  Johnson 
and  the  Rev.  Henry  R.  Sargent. 

May  17— Friday.  New  York  City,  S.  Luke's  Hosi)ital,  the  Rev. 
George  S.  Baker,  Chaplain.    (>  :30  p.  m.,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten. 

May  19 — Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  New  York,  8  p.  m.,  S.  Mary  the 
Virgin,  the  Rev.  Thomas  McKee  Brown,  Rector,  we  confirmed  and  ad- 


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dressed   27.     The  Rev.   Messrs.   HoskiDS.   Mason   and   Benedict  were 

present. 

May  21  and  22— Tuesday  and  Wednesday.    Journey  to  Springfield. 

May  2iy— Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  East  St.  Louis,  S.  Mary's  Mission, 
the  Rev.  W.  il.  Tonilins,  Reitor.  7  a.  ni.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  1)  a.  m.,  Matins.  10:30  a.  m.,  ajter 
Litany,  by  tiic  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  23.  7:30 
p.  m.,  same  Ohurcii.  Wf  preached. 

May  21— Monday  Evening.  A  reception  was  given  the  Bishop  by  the 
parishioners  of  S.  Mary's  Mission.  Tlie  occasion  was  one  not  only  of 
pleasure  ))ut  of  profit,  we  trust,  to  all  concerned. 

^\xY2i^— Tuesday.  Murphysboro.  There  is  no  Mission  in  this  city, 
but  at  the  instance  of  Mr.  Cann  we  held  service  at  7:45  p.  m.  in  the 
Lutheran  Church,  Ivindly  tendered  to  us  for  the  occasion,  and  preached 
to  a  large  congregation.     We  were  most  hospitably  entertained  by  Mr. 

an»l  Mrs.  Cann. 

May  \M)—Ascensiim  Day.  Chester,  S.  Mark's  Church,  the  ]{ev.  J.  M. 
Berne.  Rector.  10  a.  m..  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by 
the  Rector,  and  preached.  7  :30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Evensong, 
by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  12.  This  is  the 
second  confirmation  held  in  this  Church  within  six  months.  It  was 
our  happiness,  while  at  Chester,  to  be  the  guest  of  the  Misses  Swanwick 
and  Mrs.  Baker.  Their  home  is  so  peaceful  that  one  is  loath  to  leave  it 
and  enter  again  into  the  busy,  noisy  world. 

Jl'Js'k  2— Sunday  after  Ascension.  Springfield,  11  a.  m.,  S.  Paul's 
Church,  we  preached  and  pronounced  the  Absolution  and  Benediction 
in  the  Eucharistic  OtHce,  the  Rector  acting  as  Celebrant.  7:45  p.  m., 
Christ  Church,  after  Evensong,  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

jiKE  5—  Wednesday.  9  a.  m.,  closing  exercises  of  S.  Agatha's  School, 
Springfield.  We  presided  and  made  a  brief  address.  The  School  gave 
a  recJi)tiou  from  4  to  7  p.  m.,  and  is  in  a  very  fiourishing  condition. 

JiNE  G  and  7— Thursday  and  Friday.  Journey  to  New  York,  to 
arrange  for  my  sister's  voyage  to  Europe. 

June  \)— Whitsunday.  New  York.  S.  Michael's  Church,  10:45 
a.  m.,  the  Rev.  Dr.  T.  M.  Teters,  Rector;  we  confirmed  and  addressed 
1)2,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7 :30  p.  m.,  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y., 
Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  S.  F.  Holmes,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by 
the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Gallaudet,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  22.    Two  had  previously  been  confirmed  in  private,  making 

the  total  number  24. 

Jij-skU— Feast  of  S.  Barriabas.  Tuesday,  in  Whitsun  irei^k.  3  p.m., 
at  wharf  to  see  my  sister  off  for  Europe.  4  p.  m.,  attended  meeting  of 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary  at  Chel.«*ea 
S(iuare.     S  p.  m..  dined  with  Church  Club  of  New  York  and  responded 

to  a  toast. 
June  12— Wednesday .    10:30  a.  m.,  attended  Commencement  of  Col- 


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umbia  College,  at  the  Academy  of  Music.  7:30  p.  m.,  Nyack,  Grace 
Church,  the  Rev.  Franklin  Babbitt,  Rector.  We  confirmed  and 
addressed  34.  The  substantial,  spacious,  and  beautiful  stone  Church 
with  the  parish  house  and  the  grounds,  the  results  of  the  persevering, 
faithful  labors  of  the  Rector,  who  began  the  work  here  and  has 
remained  steadfastly  at  his  post  for  nearly  thirty  years,  is  a  crown  of 
honor  to  the  Rector  which  any  one  might  be  proud  to  wear.  Would 
that  the  wandering  clergy,  moving  constantly  from  place  to  place, 
could  look  at  the  Rev.  Mr.  Babbitt,  and  his  Church,  and  buildings,  and 
parish,  and  learn  a  lesson  of  patient  continuance  in  well-doing  and  its 
ultimate  rewards.  We  confess  that  a  deej)  and  lasting  impression  was 
made  upon  our  mind  by  all  that  we  saw  in  Nyack. 

June  10 — Trinity  Sunday.  Morrisauia.  S.  Ann's  Church,  Rev.  E.  H. 
Kettel,  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two.  S  p.  ra.. 
New  York,  Church  of  the  Holy  Martyrs,  Rev.  James  Millett,  Rector; 
we  confirmed  and  addressed  eight,  one  being  from  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Cross. 

June  18 — Tuesday.  West  Chester.  S.  Peter's  Church,  the  Rev.  F.  M. 
Clendenin,  Rector.  Convocation  of  West  Chester  county  met  10:30  a.m., 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  preached  in  S.  Peter's  Church. 
1  p.  m.,  the  Convocation  met  under  the  presidency  of  the  Archdeacon, 
the  Rev.  F.  W.  Van  Kleeck,  we  were  present  by  the  courteous  invitation 
of  the  Convocation,  and  afterwards  at  the  luncheon  which  was  served  in 
the  Parish  house,  we  presided  and  had  the  pleasure  of  listening  to 
several  excellent  speeches,  and  among  thera  to  one  delivered  by  our 
classmate,  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  L.  Clark,  of  Tivoli,  N.  Y.  7:30  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  55.  presented  by  our 
former  Presbyter  and  dear  friend,  the  Rev.  F.  M.  Clendeuin.  He  has 
done  a  noble  work  in  S.  Peter's,  and  we  feel  sure  that  all  who  come 
after  him  will  have  good  reason  to  bless  his  memory.  We  passed  the 
afternoon  with  Mr.  Frederick  Havemeycr,  now  four-score  years  of  age. 
Our  pleasant  hours  of  converse  with  him  will  long  be  remembered  .by 
us.  He  represents  old  New  York,  and  his  years  have  brought  hini 
honor  richly  deserved  for  his  continuance  in  well-doing.  May  God  bless 
him  and  his. 

June  19 — Wednesday.  New  York.  S.  Paul's  Chapel.  8  p.  m.,  we 
presided  at  a  meeting  of  the  Chapters  of  the  S.  Andrew's  Brotherhood 
of  New  York  City  and  its  vicinity,  and  made  an  address. 

June  23 — Fii-st  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York.  10:30  a.  m.,  Church 
of  the  Transfiguration,  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  Rector,  we  preached  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  4  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we  addressed 
S.  Anna's  Guild  under  the  care  of  Mrs.  Denslow.  This  band  of  faithful, 
industrious,  working  women  have  devoted  their  hard-earned  savings 
for  a  long  time  to  pay  for  a  bell  and  bell-tower  for  our  S.  Anna's 
Church,  in  Anna,  His.  Surely  our  bell  will  be  of  great  worth,  when  it 
is  in  its  place,  it  will  not  only  summon  the  people  far  and  near  to  come 


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to  tht'  services  of  holy  Church,  hut  it  will  also  tell  of  the  sclf-di-nial 
and  devotion  of  S.  Anna's  Guild  of  the  Chureh  of  the  Transtlguration, 
New  York,  and  their  noble  head  and  j^aiide. 

Junk  24— >'.  John  Baptht's  D(vj,  Momhvj.  8  a.  m.,  S.  John  Baptist's 
House,  we  received  hy  profession  into  the  Sisterhood  of  S.  John  the 
Baptist,  Sister  Fanny  Mar«raret,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
The  Rev.  Drs.  I)ix,  Houi^hton  and  Kickey,  and  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Mead 
and  Xancrede  were  present.  VI  ni.,  S.  Bartholomew's  (  hureh,  assisted 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  David  II.  (ireer,  we  married  Mr.  Arth.ir  Frederick 
Mc Arthur  aiul  Miss  Mary  Seymour  Barnuni. 

,^V'SV.  'li\  X'SV) '11— Wednesday  anil   Thursday.     Journey   to   Springtield 

via  St.  Louis. 

Junk  -iO— Second  Snndan  after  Trinity.  Decatur,  111.,  S.  .John's  Church, 
Rev.  M.  M.  Goodwin,  Rector.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucha- 
rist. 10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  continued 
and  addres.sed  ir>.  3  p.m.,  Grace  Chapel,  we  addressed  the  Sunday 
School,  and  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  (;:30p.  m.. 
Parish  Church,  after  Evenson*:  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  We  were 
on  this  occasion  the  »;uest  of  Mr.  Boyd.  Since  our  Synod  met,  and 
while  we  are  writin;^  this  account  of  ourotHcial  acts  comes  the  startling 
an«I  sad  news  of  Mr.  Boyd's  sudden  death.  He  was  called  away  from 
earth  on  Sunday  morning  while  on  his  way  to  Church.  His  journey 
was  begun  with  his  |)arish  Church  in  view,  God  willed  otherwise,  and 
had  some  better  thing  in  reserve  for  him.  The  Divine  Hand  took  him 
to  Paradise.  Mr.  Boyd's  life  and  career  were  such  that  we  may  safely 
say  he  associated  himself  with  Paradise  in  men's  minds.  Wo  can  ill 
spare  such  a  man  from  our  workers  here. 

jl'j.v  \—M,>nd'i>i.  Springtield.  S.  Paul's  Church,  7  a.  ui.,  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist,  a.ssisted  by  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Taylor,  Rector. 
Tills  Celebration  was  a  special  one  for  the  >ake  of  Mr.  H.  1).  Moss  and 
Miss  Ada  Hey.  who  are  to  be  married  at  a  later  hour.  11  a.  m..  in  the 
Pro-Cathedral  of  the  Diocese  (8.  Paul's  Church),  Mr.  Henry  D.  Moss 
and  Miss  Ada  II«'v  \\>n-e  married  by  the  Rector,  and  we  pronounced 
the  Benediction. 

J,  i^Y  'i— Wednesday.  Shelby ville.  Fh'cning  conference  with  the 
Church  people  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Thomas  M.  Thornton,  relative  to 
building  a  Church  and  calling  a  Rrctor.  Tlie  indications  .seem  very 
favorable.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr  and  Mrs.  Stephenson.  Alas! 
since  our  visit  these  excellent  people  have  removed  to  St.  Louis;  and 
one  of  the  most  earnest  of  Shelbyville's  Church  people  and  workers. 
Miss  Ada  M.  Thornton,  was  taken  from  us  by  death  within  less  than  a 
week  after  our  visit. 

July  A— Thursday.  We  licensed  as  Lay  Rraders  Major  Bluford 
Wilson  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Hobart  Bennett,  of  Springtield.  and  Mr.  F.  H. 
Burrell,  of  East  St.  Louis,  said  licenses  to  expire  December  3,  1890. 

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Deconsecration  of  the  old  Church  building  which  had  been  consecrated 
by  Bishop  Chase,  and  was  no  longer  available  for  the  purj^ose  of  public 
worship.  It  had  been  sold,  and  the  amount  realized  merged  in  a  much 
larirer  sum  which  had  been  contributed  for  the  erection  of  a  new 
Church  in  a  more  eligible  site.  The  service  consisted  of  a  statement  of 
the  facts  in  a  written  address  by  the  Bishop,  and  of  the  formal  removal 
of  the  Altar,  Font,  liCCtern  and  Prayer  desks  from  the  building. 

July  7 — Third  iSiinday  after  Trinity.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Davenport.  Rector.  11  a.  m.,  we  preached 
and.  assisted  by  the  Rector,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  8  p.  mt, 
same  Church,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten. 

July  S— Monday.  Mt.  Carmel.  We  spent  the  afternoon  in  making 
arrangements  for  the  transfer  of  the  property  to  the  Missionary'  who 
has  just  come  to  us  with  strong  recommendations  from  the  Diocese  of 
Quebec.  Canada.  7:45  p.  ra.,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Mission  after  an 
interesting  sermon  by  the  Archdeacon,  wo  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

July  11  —  Thursday.  Thomasboro,  Ciiampaign  county.  10  a.  m.,  we 
laid  the  corner-.stone  of  S.  Thomas*  Chiu-ch,  assisted  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Dresser,  Missionary  in  charge,  and  the  Rev.  J.  11.  Molinenx.  Dean 
of  Mattoon.  We  delivered  an  address  on  the  occasion  as  did  also  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Dresser.  After  the  inteiesting  services,  the  ladies  of  the 
Mission  entertained  the  company  at  a  collation  which  was  served  on 
the  beautiful  lawn  of  Mr.  Thomas  Dekin. 

July  12 — Friday.  Carliuville.  S.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  M. 
Chittenden,  Deacon  in  charge.  7:45  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Missionary,  we  preached  and  confirmed  one. 

July' 14 — Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Belleville.  S.  George's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dean  Harrison,  Rector.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  10  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached  and  confirmed  one. 

July  10  and  17 — Tuesday  and  Wednesday.    Journey  to  New  York. 

July  21 — Fifch  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Montrose,  West  Chester  county, 
N.  Y.  Church  of  the  Divine  Love,  the  Rev.  G.  Cruger,  Rector.  10:30 
a.  m.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  10.  8  p.  m.,  in  the  Chapel 
connected  with  this  Mission,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached. 

July  23  to  20— Journey  from  New  York  to  Springfield.  Ills. 

July  28 — Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  S.  Paul's  Pro- 
Cathedral.  After  Matins  by  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear,  we  preached. 
5  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we  said  Evening  Prayer  and  gave  a  meditation. 

August  1 — Thursday.  We  received  the  Rev..  J.  11.  Molinenx  on 
Letters  Dimissory  from  the  Missionary  Jurisdiction  of  South  Dakota. 

August  4 — Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Christ  Church, 
10:30  a.  m.  We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted 
by  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley.  The  Rector,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  was 
on  a  visit  to  his  parents  in  England. 


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AvgvstG— Tuesday,  Feast  of  the  Transfiguration.  S.  Paul's  Church, 
Springfield.  7  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10  a.  m.,  we 
attended  the  funeral  of  Mr.  Horace  Leland,  proprietor  of  tlie  hotel 
which  hears  his  name.  He  was  a  most  estimable  man,  and  was  highly 
respected  and  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him. 

August  8 — Thursday.  Waverly.  We  consecrated  Christ  Church,  built 
as  a  memorial  of  the  late  Mr.  Allis.  We  were  assisted  by  the  Yen. 
Archdeacon  Taylor,  of  Springfield;  the  Rev.  H.  15.  Goodyear,  wlio  said 
Matins;  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  reading  the  Lessons;  and  the  Rev.  Dr. 
George  B.  Hopson,  Professor  of  Latin  in  S.  Stephen's  College, 
Annandale,  X.  Y.,  who  preached  the  sermon  from  Genesis  28th 
chapter  vv.  1ft  and  17,  this  was  an  admirable  discourse,  well 
calculated  to  edify  all  who  heard  it;  und  the  Rev.  G.  W.  G.  Yan 
Winkle,  of  Carrollton,  who  read  the  Instrument  of  Donation.  In  the 
Holy  KiU'harist,  we  were  assisted  by  Archdeacon  Taylor  and  Prof. 
Hopson.  It  is  a  matter  of  great  interest  to  add  thai,  on  this  occasion, 
it  was  our  great  privilege  to  iiave  with  us,  not  only  Prof.  Hopson,  hut 
his  mother,  tlie  wife  of  the  Rev.  Oliver  Hopson.  to  whom,  under  God, 
we  are  largely  indebted  for  raising  the  money,  necessary  by  the 
conditions  of  the  will,  to  secure  the  bequest  of  her  brother,  Mr.  Allis, 
and  the  erection  of  the  Church.  It  was,  also,  our  pleasure  to  have 
with  us,  Mrs.  James  S-  Clark,  of  Tivoli-on-the-Hudson,  a  daughter  of 
Mrs.  Hopson.  The  only  shadow  which  rested  upon  the  happiness  of 
this  auspicious  day,  was  the  absence  of  Mr.  W.  W.  Brown,  who  had  so 
recently  been  snatched  away  by  death.  His  youthful  \yidow,  another 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Hopson,  won  universal  sym|)athy  for  herself  by  her 
bravery  in  maintaining  her  composure  under  the  trying  circumstances 
of  the  occasion.  7:30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Evensong,  we 
preached  to  a  large  congregation. 

August  9—Fn<la>/.  Hillsboro.  8  p.  m.,  we  held  service,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  and  preached  in  the  Lutheran  (^hurch,  kindly 
loaned  for  the  purpose.  We  iuive  no  Mission  in  this  city,  but  went 
thither  at  the  instance  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rice,  who  were  very  anxious 
that  this  service  should  be  held.  We  were  their  guests  on  the  occasion? 
and  had  with  us  Dean  Dresser  aiul  his  wife,  Mrs.  Rice  being  her  niece. 

August  11  —  Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  Pro-Cathedral. 
11  a.  m.,  after  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  same 
Church,  we  assisted  in  the  services. 

August  1-i— Wednesday.  We  attended  and  took  part  in  the  funeral 
service  of  a  choir  boy  of  the  Pro-Cathedral.  Tl)omas  B.  Spurway. 

August  16 — Friday,.  Licensed  Mr.  William  Runcie,  of  Albion,  as 
Lay  Reader. 

August  18 — Xinth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  10 :30  a.  m. ,  S.  John's  Mission. 
Ridgely.  We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's,  Springfield.  After 
Evensong  by  Mr.  A.  G.  "Wilson,  a  candidate  for  Orders,  we  preached. 


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August  2o— Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  S.  John's,  Ridgely.  10:30 
a.  m.,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  H.  C.Whitley.  7:30  p.  m.,  S.  Luke's,  Springfield.  After  Even- 
song bv  Mr.  John  Chandler  White,  a  student  of  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  we  preached.  Mr.  White,  while  on  a  visit  to  Springfield 
during  the  simimer.  rendered  very  acceptable  and  useful  service  in 
Christ  Church  during  the  absence  of  the  Rector. 

August  1^— Wednesday.  S.  Paul's  Pro-Cathedral.  In  the  absence  of 
the  Rector,  we  married  Mr.  John  A.  Doud  and  Miss  Laura  Hurtt. 

September  \— Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Alton.  S.  Paul's 
Church.  9 :30  a.  m.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10 :30  a.  m.,  we 
said  Matins,  Litany,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  8  p.  m.,  Jer- 
seyville.    Church  of  the  Holy  Cross.    We  said  the  Ofiice  and  preached. 

September  3— r«tsday.  Ridgely.  Held  two  Confirmations  in  pri- 
vate; of  a  husband  at  the  point  of  death,  and  his  wife  who,  while 
temporarily  insane,  attempted  to  commit  suicide.  These  candidates 
were  presented  by  the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston.  AVe  licensed  as  Lay 
Reader,  Mr.  James  G.  Stevens  at  Emmaimel  Mission,  Champaign. 
2  p.  m.,  attended  meeting  of  the  Standing  Committee  and  read  to  them 
the  draft  of  our  letter  making  an  appeal  for  the  payment  of  the  debt 
due  to  the  Bishop  from  the  Diocese,  with  a  view  to  secure  on  the 
liquidation  of  the  same,  the  gift  of  $2,000  to  the  Endowment  of  the 
Episcopate.  We  consulted  them  in  reference  to  tlie  expediency  of 
issuing  the  appeal  and  received  their  unanimous  approval. 

September  A— Wednesday.  10  a.  m.,  in  the  Pro-Catlfedral  we  con- 
ducted the  funeral  service  of  Mr.  Ninian  W.  Edwards,  and  delivered  an 
address  suita])le  to  the  occasion. 

September  S— Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  a.  m..  Springfield, 
Pro-Cathedral,  after  Matins  we  preached.  7 :30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we 
assisted  in  the  service. 

September  U) -Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Petersburgh,  Trinity 
Church,  10:30  a.  m..  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven,  and 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley,  who 
presented  the  candidates.  7:30  a.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Whitley,  we  preached  in  the  same  Church. 

September  21— S.  Matthew's  Day.  We  incorporated  S.  Agatha's 
School,  Springfield,  and  formed  a  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  government 

of  the  same. 

September  22— Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chesterfield,  S.  Peter's 
Church,  the  Rev.  II.  M.  Chittenden,  Deacon  in  charge.  9 :30  a.  m.,  we 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.  11  a.  m.,  after  the  Second  Lesson  we 
baptized  two  adults  and  three  children,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  7 :30  p.  m.,  same  Church,  after  Evensong,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

September  24  to  27.  Journey  from  Springfield  to  Sabbath  Day 
Point,  Lake  George. 


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Septkmhkk  29 — Feast  of  S.Michael  and  All  Angels,  and  Fifteenth  Sun- 
day after  Trinity.  Sabbath  Day  Point.  Lake  George,  Warren  county, 
N.  Y.  11  a.  ni.,  we  said  Matins,  assisted  by  Mr.  James  F.  Cliamberlain. 
the  venerable  Lay  Missionary  of  tliis  beautiful  region,  preached,  con- 
tirnied  and  addressed  three.  When  we  resided  in  New  York  City,  be- 
fore  our  Conseeration,  we  were  in  the  habit  of  making  a  yearly  visit  to 
Lake  George,  and  this  eontirmation  was  in  part  the  fruit  of  our  mis- 
sionary labors.  2  p.  m.,  Mr.  Frederick  Burhans  and  his  son  came  for 
us  in  their  steam  yacht  •*  Helen,"  and  took  us  away  from  the  hospitable 
home  of  Mr.  Cliamberlain,  whicli  we  were  reluctant  to  leave,  and  took 
us  to  the  head  of  the  lake  at  Caldwell's,  whence  we  were  driven  five 
miles  to  Warrensburg,  where  we  were  to  hold  service  and  preach.  7  :30 
p.  m.,  Warrensburg.  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  after  service  by  the 
Kev.  Mr.  Hall,  who  was  supplying  the  place  of  the  Rector,  we 
preached. 

OCTOHKK  2—  Wednesday.  New  York  City,  S.  George's  Church.  Open- 
ing service  of  the  General  Convention.  10  a.  m.,  from  this  date  until 
Thursday.  October  24,  we  were  in  attendance  in  oiir  place  in  the  House 
of  Bishops  at  all  the  sessions  of  the  General  Convention. 

OCTOiiKH  f) — Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity .  10:liO  a.  m.,  S.  John's 
Chapel.  Varick  street,  we  preached  in  behalf  of  Nashotah  Theological 
Seminaiy.  7:30  p.  m..  Trinity  Church,  Jersey  City  Heights,  the  Kev. 
Dr.  Warren.  Rector,  we  preached. 

October  7 — Munday.  S  p,  m.,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Alumni 
of  Columbia  College,  our  Ahna  Mater.,  in  the  library  of  the  College, 
East  Forty-ninth  street. 

OcTO\\v.K^— Tuesday .  8  p.  m.,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Nashotah  House  in  the  rooms  of  S.  George's  Church, 
New  York. 

OCTOHEK  10 — Thursday.  7  j).  m.,  we  attended  dinner  of  the  Associate 
Alumni  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  and  made  an  address. 

OcTOiJER  12.  10:30a.m.,  S.Thomas'  Church.  New  York  City,  we 
were  in  attendance  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Leonard  as 
Bishop  of  Ohio. 

October  Vi— Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Tnnity.  10:30  a.m.,  Church 
of  the  Redeemer.  New  York,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Shackelford,  Rector,  we 
preached.  7:45  p.m..  Church  of  the  Beloved  Disciple,  the  Rev.  S. 
Gregory  Lines,  Rector,  we  preached,  and  the  offering  was  generously 
given  to  us  for  Mission  work  in  our  Diocese. 

October  \{\— Wednesday.  10  a.m.,  Chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd, 
General  Theological  Seminary,  we  presided  at  the  twentieth  anniver- 
sary of  the  class  of  ISGO.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted 
by  the  Rt.  Rev.  the  Bishop  of  Louisiana,  who  was  for  a  time  a  member 
of  the  class.  He  delivered  an  address  on  the  occasion,  after  we  had 
spoken  a  few  words  of  congratulation  and  encouragement  to  our  dear 
pupils  of  days  long  gone  by. 


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October  'lO— Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  a.  m.,  S.  Thomas' 
Church,  New  York,  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  W.Brown,  Rector,  we  preached 
and  pronounced  the  Absolution  and  Benediction  in  the  Eucharistic 
Office.  3:30  p.  m.,  Church  of  the  Heavenly  Rest,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Parker 
Morgan,  Rector,  after  Evensong  we  preached. 

October  Tt— Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  a.  m.,  S.  Andrew's 
Church,  Harlem,  Rev.  Dr.  Vaudewater,  Rector,  after  Matins  we 
preached.  A  generous  promise  was  made  to  us  by  the  Rector  that  he 
would  give  us  a  portion  of  the  offering  on  Easter  Day  for  Mission  work 
in  our  Diocese.  7:30  p.m.,  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Brooklyn,  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Stevens  Parker,  Rector,  after  Evensong  we  preached. 

November  \—All  Saints'  Day.  7  :30  p.  m..  Orange  Valley,  N.  J. .  All 
Saints'  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Richmond,  Rector.  We  preached  the 
anniversary  sermon.  The  work  which  has  been  done  by  the 
indefatigable  Rector  in  this  parish,  is,  in  many  respects,  marvelous. 
The  people  are  not  wealthy,  and  yet  to  look  at  the  Church  and  the 
Parish  House  and  the  appliances  for  work,  one  would  suppose  that  the 
Rector  had  large  treasures  at  his  disposal,  from  which  to  draw  his 
suppl  es.  The  truth  is,  he  has  deepened,  by  the  blessing  of  God,  the 
spiritual  life  in  the  lives  and  hearts  committed  to  his  care,  and, 
in  consequence,  money  has  come  into  his  hands  without  stint  for 
the  service  of  God. 

November  4— Tioen^/e^/i.  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Boston.  Mass.  8  a.m., 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  Church  of  the  Advent,  Rev. 
Wm.  B.  Frisby,  Rector.  10:30  a.  m.,  we  preached  in  the  same  Church. 
7:30  p.m.,  we  assisted  in  services  in  same  Church. 

November  b— Monday.  10 :30  a.  m.,  we  attended  the  weekly  meeting 
of  the  clergy  of  Boston  and  vicinity  at  their  rooms,  and  after 
the  regular  exercises,  which  were  very  interesting,  we  made  an  address. 
8  p.  m.,  in  S.  Paul's  Church,  after  a  brief  office,  we  delivered  a  lecture 
on  "Church  Principles."  under  the  auspices  of  the  Massachusett's 
Church  Union.  The  Bishop  of  Massachusetts,  with  great  kindness, 
was  present,  and  presided.  While  in  Boston,  we  were  the  guest  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Frisby  of  the  Church  of  the  Advent. 

November  10— Twenty -first  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Philadelphia. 
11  a.  m.,  S.  Mark's  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Nicholson,  Rector.  W^e  preached 
and  said  Absolution  and  Benediction  in  the  Eucharistic  Office.  7:30 
p.  m.,  at  the  Continental  Theatre,  after  a  brief  service  by  the  Rev.  J.  E. 
Johnson,  who  is  In  charge  of  this  Mission,  we  preached  to  more  than 
1,200  people.  During  our  sojourn  in  Philadelphia,  we  were  the  guest 
of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Nicholson  and  his  charming  wife.  He  has  generously 
assisted  us  with  a  liberal  offering  towards  paying  off  our  debt  on  our 
Chapel-Rectory  in  East  St.  Louis. 

November  VI— Tuesday.  2  to  5  p.  m.,  we  attended  and  presided  at 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  Missions. 

November  1A— Thursday.    5  p.   m.,  S.   Ann's  Church,   New  York, 


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after  Evensong  by  the  Keetor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Gallaiulet,  we  conflrmed 
one,  a  young  lady  who  had  just  been  baptized  by  tlie  Rector. 

NOVKMBKK  17— Twent!/ -second  Sundai/  after  Trinity.  10:30  a.  m.,  we 
attended  Trinity  Church,  New  York.  7:30  p.  ni.,  S.  Chrysostom's 
Chapel,  New  York,  we  preached,  and  the  offering  was  very  kindly 
given  to  us  by  the  Minister  in  charge,  the  Rev.  Thos.  11.  Sill. 

November  20—22.  Journey  from  New  York  to  Springfield  via 
Chicago. 

November  22.  We  received  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton  on  Letters 
Diniissory  from  Missouri. 

November  -24— Sunday  next  before  Advent.  Springfield.  11  a.  m..  we 
preached  in   the   Pro-Cathedral.     7:30  ]>.  m.,    we  preached  in  Christ 

Church. 

November  2S—  Thnnksgimmj  Day,  Thursday.  10  a.  m.,  Pro-Cathedral, 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Kucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector.  The  Rev.  H. 
B.  Goodyear  preached  an  excellent  sermon. 

December  1 — First  Sunday  in  Advent.  11  a.  ni..  Pro-Cathedral, 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the  Rector  preached.  7:30  p.m., 
same  Church,  we  preached  before  the  S.  Andrew's  Brotherhood. 

December  'i— Tuesday.  Springfield.  Pro-Cathedral.  10:30  a.  m., 
opening  service  of  the  Twelfth  Annual  Synod  of  the  Diocese.  We 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  nssisted  l)y  the  Venerable  F.  W.  Taylor, 
Archdeacon  of  Springfield,  and  the  Rev.  John  H.  Mollncux.  Dean  of 
Mattoon;  the  Rev.  S.  B.  Bond  acting  as  the  Bishop's  Chaplain,  and 
bearing  the  l*astoral  Staff.  The  sermon  was  i)reached,  by  appointment 
by  the  Bishop,  by  the  Rev.  M.  M.  Goodwin,  R«'ctor  of  S.  John's 
Church,  Decatur.  Tlie  Synod  lasted  until  :>  p.  m.,  on  Wednesday, 
December  4th.  On  Tuesday  evening,  a  missionary  meeting  was  held 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Synod.  On  this  occasion,  an  interesting 
report  was  read  on  behalf  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary,  by  Mrs.  H.  H. 
Candee,  of  Cairo,  and  addresses  were  delivered  by  the  Rev.  F.  W. 
Clampett,  the  Rev.  Andrew  Gray,  of  Boston,  and  the  Rev.  F.  H. 
Du  Vernet.  of  Toronto,  Canada.  The  Bishop's  Address  was  delivered 
on  Wednesday  morning. 


SUMMARY 


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CLERGY^  TRANSFERRED. 

Thomas  White,  to  Albany May  22, 

J.  B.  Blanehet,  to  Central  Pennsylvania October  21), 

A.  Kinney  Hall,  to  Western  Michigan December  16, 

S.  H.  Gurteeu,  to  Iowa December  31, 

J.  B.  Williams,  to  Cape  Palmas,  (Africa) February  21, 

Dr.  S.  C.  Thrall,  to  Western  Michigan March  18, 

Brooks  O.  Baker,  to  California August  21, 

Dr.  J.  D.  Easter,  to  California August  31, 

Thomas  Hines,  to  Chicago September  1, 

H.  McDougall,  to  Albany September  23, 

CLERGY  RECEIVED. 

Francis  Woolcott,  from  Nova  Scotia October  22, 

Joseph  L.  Berne,  from  Arkansas November  15, 

Charles  II.  Bohn,  from  South  Dakota November  28, 

M.  M.  Goodwin,  from  Central  New  York... December  14, 

W.  W.  Corbyn,  from  Iowa March  18, 

C.  B.  Perry,  from  Newark March  29, 

James  B.  Debbage,  from  Quebec June  24, 

J.  N.  Chesnutt,  from  Nebraska July  27, 

J.  H.  Molineux.  from  South  Dakota August  1, 

S.  B.  Pond,  from  Maryland September  23, 

J.  B.  ^lassiah,  from  Maryland November  7, 

J.  M.  C.  Fulton,  D.  D.,  from  Missouri November  22, 

CLERGY  ORDAINED. 


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1888 
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1889 
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1889 
1889 
1889 
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1888 
1888 
1888 
1888 
1889 
1889 
1889 
1889 
1889 
1889 
1889 
1889 


deacons. 

Mr.  William  John  Hawthorne,  for  Ohio January  3,  1889 

Mr.  James  H.  Cloud,  for  Springfield April  10,  1889 

bishops. 

Assisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  C.  F.  Knight. ...March  26, 1889 
Assisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  C.  C.  Grafton April  25,  1889 


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Services  attended 331 

Sermons  delivered l<>Jr 

Addresses  delivered 173 


2 

10 
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1 
41 

5 


Cler«jrv  ordained.  Deacons  2 

Cler»^y  transferred 

Clergy  received 

Added  by  ordination 

Present  number  of  Clergy 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders 

Baptisms — Adults,  3;  Infants,  b";  total 9 

Continuations  in  the  Diocese   of  Springtield  254 

Contirmations  in  other  Jurisdictions 416 

Total  Contirmations  by  us  since  last  report 070 

Total  Contirmations  by  us  since  our  Consecration 6.901 

Total  Contirmations  in  Diocese  of  Springtield  (by  other  Bishops  3)  ...2.986 

Number  of  occasions  of  holding  Contirmation 68 

Total  number  of  occasions  since  our  Consecration 849 

Celebiations  of  the  Holy  Eucharist        63 

Benediction  of  Rectories 1 

Consecration  of  Bishops  attended 2 

Meetings  of  Trustees  attended 7 

Commencement  of  Colleges,  etc..  attended 3 

Persons  received  from  the  Roman  Obedience 2 

Orticial  visits  paid  to  public  institutions 4 

Lectures  delivered  in  Seminaries 37 

Sisters  received  by  profession 5 

Parishes  and  Missions,  last  report 60 

Parishes  added 1 

Total  Parishes  and  Missions 61 


Church  Schools 

Corner-stones  of  Churches  laid 

Cluirchcs  consecrated 

Institutions  of  Rectors 

Marriages 

Funerals  

Secularization  of  Churches 


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APPENDIX    I, 


PASTORAL  LETTER. 


Bear  Brethren  of  the  Clergn  and  Lait>j  of  the  Biocese  of  Springfield: 

The  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  our  Nation's  ]>irth,  which  will 
occur  on  the  30th  of  April  of  the  present  year,  is  the  occasion  of  my 
addressing  you.  It  is  our  duty,  as  citizens  and  churchmen,  to  observe 
this  day.  so  replete  with  precious  memories  of  the  past,  and  so  full  of 
promise  for  the  future,  with  due  and  appropriate  solemnity.  We  are 
not  at  a  loss  as  to  what  we  ought  to  do  in  order  rightly  to  honor  the  august 
event,  and  titlv  to  express  our  joy  and  gratitude  to  Almighty  God  for 
His  great  mercy  in  permitting  us,  as  a  people,  to  complete  with  every 
mark  of  the  divine  favor  the  first  century  of  our  corporate  life.  Our 
ancestors,  the  very  men  who  were  the  first  ofticers  of  our  government 
in  the  highest  positions.  Washington  and  his  cabinet,  give  us  the  bene- 
fit of  their  example. 

It  is  on  record  and  a  matter  of  history,  that  immediately  after  the 
exercises  of  the  inauguration  were  ended,  the  President  and  Vice- 
President  and  the  heads  of  the  Departments  repaired  to  S.  Paul's 
Chapel,  on  Broadway  (Trinity  Church  was  in  ruins  at  the  time),  and 
eni'-acred  in  services  suitable  to  the  occasion,  taken  from  the  Book  of 
Common  Prayer,  and  listened  to  a  sermon  from  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  1  ro- 
voost,  then  Bishop  of  New  York.  After  the  lapse  of  one  liundred 
years,  on  the  anniversary  of  these  occurrences,  we  affectionately  request 
you.  my  dear  Brethren,  to  do  as  our  forefathers  of  illustrious  and 
blessed  memory  did,  go  to  your  Churches  or  usual  i)laces  of  public 
worship  on  the  30th  of  this  month,  at  such  hour  as  is  most  convenient 
to  yourselves,  and  there  join  in  substantially  the  same  prayers  and 
praises  which  they  offered  to  the  Blessed  Trinity  —  Father,  Son.  and 
Holy  Ghost  — on  the  30th  day  of  April,   1789,  the  day  of  our  Nation's 

birth. 

To  facilitate  the  carrying  out  of  this  our  purpose,  we  have  secured, 
by  the  kind  permission  of  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  and  recommend 
for  your  use.  the  service  w  hich  has  been  prepared  under  his  direction 
in  conjunction  with  the  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dix. 

This  service  will  be  used  by  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
others  representing  our  National  Government,  on  our  approaching  Cen- 
tennial, in   the   identical  building   (S.   Paul's  Chapel)  where  George 


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Washington  and  his  chief  officers  and  associates  worshipped  on  the 
same  day  of  the  mouth  one  hundred  years  ago,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  same  Diocesan  and  Parociiial  authorities. 

Thus  we  shall  he  following  the  example  of  our  ancestors,  who  framed 
our  Constitution  and  uuide  our  State,  in  the  very  first  act  which  they 
performed  after  they  were  invested  with  the  powers  of  oHice.  We  shall 
he  doing  as  thoy  did  witli  a  minuteness  of  detail  which  it  is  rarely  pos- 
sible to  reach  after  the  long  lapse  of  a  century. 

Having  these  remarkable  facts  in  view,  we  would  venture  respectfully 
and  affectionately  to  recommend  to  you  our  Brethren  of  the  Clergy, 
when  it  is  practicable,  to  copy  the  example  of  Bishop  Frovoost,  and 
add  to  the  brief  service  which  you  will  then  offer  up  to  God,  a  sermon 
or  discourse  suitable  to  the  occasion. 

Surely  nothing  could  be  more  appropriate  and  salutary  on  such  an 
occasion  than  that  you  should  direct  the  thoughts  of  your  flocks  in  such 
channels  as  will  be  fruitful  in  good  results  for  our  Country  and  our 
Church. 

Without  wishing  in  the  least  degree  to  prescribe  topics  for  consider- 
ation, or  to  limit  you  in  the  choice  of  your  subject,  or  the  manner  of  its 
treatment,  we  would  merely  suggest,  that  it  might  be  well  to  draw 
attention  to  these  among  a  great  number  of  matters,  which  it  would  be 
protitable  to  impress  upon  our  people. 

First. — That,  as  a  Nation,  through  our  representatives,  the  highest 
officers  of  our  Government,  wt;  began  our  corporate  life  in  the  Name  of 
the  Holy  Trinity,  our  first  act  was  to  place  ourselves  under  the  protec- 
tion of  Almighty  God.  and  invoke  His  blessing  in  the  language  of  the 
ancient  liturgv  of  the  Catholic  Church.  Mav  we  so  continue  in  our 
career,  as  one  united  peoi>le,  that  when  human  history  comes  to  a  close, 
we  may  end  our  works,  as  we  began  them,  in  the  Xame  of  the  Blessed 
Trinttfj. 

,Secondhj. — That  in  association  with  the  Church  of  God  there  comes 
clearly  into  view  the  fundamenial  principle,  upon  which  the  perpetuity 
of  all  governments,  human  and  divine,  depends,  namely,  the  continuity 
of  the  highest  or  chief  otlice.  It  is  this,  which  carries  on  the  corporate 
life  from  generation  to  generation,  and  from  age  to  age,  and  makes  the 
Nation  or  the  Kingdom,  or  the  jurisdiction  one  and  the  same  from  tirst 
to  last,  so  that  we  are  the  United  States  now  after  the  lapse  of  a  century, 
as  we  were  on  the  30th  of  April,  1780,  by  virtue  of  the  unbroken  con- 
tinuity of  the  Presidential  ottice,  sheltering  as  it  does  all  the  vital  func- 
tions of  our  Government. 

We,  as  a  people,  have  continued  steadfastly  in  maintaining  our  Pres- 
idents in  succession,  from  Washington  to  Harrison,  and  they  have 
handed  on  and  transmitted  the  life  of  the  Nation  from  1780  to  1880.  and 
we  can,  therefore,  truly  say  that  the  United  States  of  America  are  now 
one  hundred  years  old. 

So  the  Church  comes  down  through   the  centuries  from   the   day  of 


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Pentecost  to  us  by  the  unbroken  continuity  of  its  central  office,  but 
perpetuated  not  as  our  Presidential  office  is  by  the  single  links  of  a 
chain,  but  by  the  innumerable  strands  of  a  net,  binding  the  last  to  the 
tirst,  and  making  all  one. 

Thirdly. ^That  the  origin  of  our  State  illustrates  vividly  to  our  minds, 
as  we  look  back  upon  it,  through  the  intervening  space  of  one  hundred 
years,  the  truth  that  among  the  first  things  the  chief  necessary  things 
always  appear.  It  would  be  difficult  to  make  an  exhaustive  sketch  of 
the  growth  and  progress  of  our  country  since  1780,  of  the  changes 
which  have  taken  place,  and  the  advances  which  have  been  made  in 
every  sphere  of  life,  but  all  this  is  in  the  nature  of  accretion,  which 
has  been  taken  up  since,  and  so  to  speak  put  on,  as  adipose,  or  external 
garments,  but  back  of  this,  the  marvelous  growth  and  the  splendid 
improvements  are  the  few  necessary  things  upon  which  our  Govern- 
ment depends  for  its  stability  and  perpetuity,  and  these  came  into  view 
at  once  when  our  Nation  was  born,  such  as  the  Presidential  office,  the 
Legislature,  and  the  Judiciary ;  these  things  in  their  essence,  prescribed 
and  provided  for  in  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  are  with  us 
now,  as  they  were  at  tirst,  otherwise  we  would  not  be  here,  as  a  nation, 
to  celebrate  the  centennial  of  Washington's  inauguration.  So  the 
Church  of  Christ  shows  us  on  the  day  of  her  birth,  the  Feast  of  Pente- 
cost, the  necessary  things  in  her  economy,  tlic  Apostolic  office,  the 
preaching  of  the  Gospel,  preparation  for  approach  to  God,  Baptism, 
Contirmation,  the  Apostle's  Creed,  association  with  the  Apostles,  the 
Eucharist,  and  the  Apostolic  liturgy.     (Act  ii.  38-42.) 

Finally.— Thai  this  centennial,  as  it  is  the  last  in  a  series,  which  we, 
as  a  i)eople.  have  been  celebrating  through  the  course  of  fifteen  years, 
so  it  is,  in  one  chief  respect,  the  greatest.  It  chronicles  the  most  signal 
mercy  of  Almighty  God  in  drawing  our  ancestors  to  be  of  one  mind, 
and  guiding  them  to  ela])orate,  frame  and  adopt  a  constitution,  which 
embodies  principles  of  government  at  once  so  conservative  and  so 
liberal,  as  to  excite  the  wonder  and  admiration  of  the  world.  It  is 
obvious  that  had  Washington  and  his  contempories  failed  to  construct 
and  launch  the  Ship  of  State,  all  the  previous  events  which  had 
occurred,  however  grand  they  might  have  been  in  themselves,  would 
have  been  obscured  and  consigned  to  oblivion. 

Let  us,  tlu'refore,  keep  this  great  anniversary  with  thankful  liearts. 
Let  us  recall  the  past  with  gratitude;  let  us  look  forward  to  the  future 
w  ith  hope.  Let  us  make  a  pause,  on  this  our  nation's  hundredth  birth- 
day, and  resolve,  that  we  will  do  our  best,  encouraged  by  the  noble 
example  of  our  ancestors,  the  makers  of  our  nation,  the  first  who  en- 
trusted with  the  responsibility  of  otHce  in  our  Republic  in  its  highest 
posts,  to  continue  their  works,  as  they  began  them,  in  the  fear  of  God, 
and  in  accordance  with  those  principles  of  perfect  freedom  which  are 
embodied  in  the  ethics  and  doctrines  of  the  Church  of  Christ.  Then 
may  we  hope  that  God  will  be  with  us,  as  He  was  with  our  fathers,  and 


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APPKNDIX     II. 


that  our  heritaire  of  liberty  and  the  blessin«rs  which   it  sheltei*s,  will 
descend  to  our  children  to  the  latent  generation. 
PraviuiT  that  God  niav  bless  vou,  we  remain,  dear  Brethren, 
Faithfully  and  atl'ectionately  your  Bi.sho]>, 

GEOPvGK  F.  SEYMOIR. 

Bishop  of  Springfichl. 
Simiin<;kikli),  III..  April  8,  1881). 

XoTE.— CopU's  of  the  servlff  uutliorized  for  use  on  the  aOth  inst.,  will  bo  for- 
warded with  this  Pastoral. 


APPENDIX  H. 


Mil  I)rar  Brother  and  Jfelprr  in  the  Lord: 

I,  your  Bisiiop  and  Fatln'i-  in  (Jod,  address  you  ujider  these  eircuui- 
stanees. 

A  lay  friend  of  mine  in  the  East  lias  olfered  to  j^ive  at  one^  to  the 
fund  for  the  endowment  of  the  Episcopate  of  Sprin^tlehl.  one  thousand 
($1,000)  dollars,  when  he  is  certified  that  the  del»t  which  the  Diocese 
owes  me  on  unpaid  salary  is  rnpiidati'd.  provided  this  is  done  before  the 
first  dan  of  DeceMiher  next. 

This  indebtedness  is  in  the  form  of  a  note  <;lven  to  me  l)y  authority 
of  t.he  Diocese,  for  the  sum  of  tliree  thousand  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
six  ($:$.i>'i6)  dollars.  As  a  further  inducement  to  release  the  Diocese 
frem  debt,  and  to  improve  its  tinancial  condition,  I.  on  my  part,  agree 
to  o-ive  one-third  of  the  face  of  the  note  to  our  Episcopal  endowment 

fund. 

I  am  extreuudy  anxious  to  secure  during  my  lifetime  this  endowment, 
since  it  is  almost  a  necessity  to  the  continued  existence  of  the  Diocese, 
not  to  speak  of  its  growth  and  prosperity.  As  matters  now  stand,  were 
the  Diocese  to  become  vacant,  could  it  with  good  reason  hope  to  secure 
a  successor? 

The  salary  promised  is  two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars,  and  that 
amount,  small  as  it  is,  is  not  promptly  nor  fully  paid. 

A  Bishop's  expenses  are  necessarily  heavy,  and  he  has  no  resource 
outside  of  his  vocation  as  Bishop  to  earn  his  livelihood;  and  besides,  a 
Bishop  is  a  fixture,  he  cannot,  like  a  Presbyter,  resign  his  charge  and 
go  elsewhere.  He  must  remain  and  endure,  however  severe  and  humil- 
iating his  condition  may  be.  Unless,  therefore,  provision  is  now  made 
to  endow  our  Episcopate,  I  can  see  naught  but  humiliation  and  disaster 
for  the  Diocese  in  the  future. 


APPENDIX     II. 


>0 


I  come  to  you,  therefore,  at  this  juncture,  and  crave  your  help,  when 
by  giving  a  little  in  the  way  of  redeeming  the  honor  of  the  Diocese  in 
paying  off  its  indebtedness  to  its  Bishop,  your  Father  in  God,  you  will 
secure  at  the  same  time  a  large  addition  to  the  Episcopal  endowment 
fund. 

When  our  endowment  reaches  nine  thousand  ($9,000)  dollars,  a  gen- 
erous hearted  layman  of  the  Diocese  has  pledged  himself  to  make  it 
ten  thousand  ($10,000)  dollars. 

With  this  sum  in  hand  three  most  happy  results  will  at  once  be 
reached : 

First.  The  Bishop's  salary  of  two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars  per 
annum  can  be  easily  paid,  as  the  assessment  on  the  Parishes  and  Mis- 
sions will  be  so  much  lightened  by  the  interest  accruing  from  the 
endowment,  that  the  residue  can  be  easily  raised. 

Secotidlif.  The  Diocese  will  be  enabled  to  address  itself  to  the 
immense  missionary  work,  which  God  has  given  it  to  do.  when  the 
burden  of  supporting  its  Bishop  has  been  so  far  lifted  as  to  render  the 
duties  of  bearing  it,  comparatively  speaking,  light  and  welcome. 

Thirdly.  With  ten  thousand  ($10,000)  dollars  in  our  treasury,  as  an 
endowment  fund  for  our  Episcopate,  I  can  make  a  successful  appeal  to 
friends  and  brethren  outside  to  help  us,  since  we  have  first  helped 
ourselves. 

Xow,  my  dear  Brother,  I  entreat  you  to  help  me  at  this  crisis,  when 
I  have  been  for  more  than  eleven  years  laboring  among  you  and  bearing 
many  burdens  hard  and  grievous  alone. 

My  entreaty  is  personal,  but  it  is  not  selfish,  I  am  asking  for  my 
Diocese, /or  yoti,  that  we  may  all  be  enriched  by  your  liberality. 

Pray,  give  at  once  and  give  liberally,  as  in  this  effort  I  shall  apply  to 
hut  very  few.  for  the  reason  that  I  have  but  very  few  laymen  in  my 
Diocese  to  whom  I  can  apply. 

Should  there  be  an  excess  over  and  above  the  amount  required  to  pay 
the  debt,  it  will  be  appropriated  to  the  endowment  fund  of  the  Episco- 
pate. 

You  will  kindly  send  a  promjit  and  gracious  reply  with  che<iue 
enclosed  to  my  address.  The  amounts,  with  names  of  donors  will  be 
printed  as  an  appendix  in  the  Journal  of  our  next  Synod. 

Prayi?ig  that  God  will  bestow  upon  you  his  choicest  blessings, 

I  remain,  affectionately,  your  Bishop, 


Geokge  F.  Seymour, 

Bishop  of  Springfield. 


Spring KiELi).  III..  Sept.  7,  1881). 


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[n  response  to  the  above  iippeal.  the  tollowiug  sums  have  been  ^sult- 
scribed  and  paid  iu  up  to  date  with  the  tiames  of  the  subscribers,  as  far 
as  could  be  ascertained. 


AI/rON. 

Thr  Ven.  F.  M.  S.  Taylor $ 

Mrs.  J.  Gnitiaii 

II.  R.  Phinii.'v 

Harry  Schurppe 

Mrs.  A.  Waples 

Harrv  Mann 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hu>khis(.n 
Mrs.  Katr  ('nrran   . . 

J.  VVead 

Mr'!.  Ihnry  Flart 

Mrs.  Paul  (Jarvin 

Mrs.  DolbtM' 

WilUaniTrat-ev   

VV.  G.  W.stoii   

L.  Il.Wi'ston 

Mr>.  Stiritz  and  Mis<  ("aldwell. 
Mis>  B«rtha  Dnnnniond 


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A.  M.  liirhards :t:  10  00 

S.  Tuttlr !«►  00 

I).  S.  I)vs(»ii 10  00 

llev.  1>.  L.wis 10  00 

Mrs.  N.  O.  Dvson  20  00 


lUNKEH  Fill.!.. 

Dr.  lloht.  J.  Hornsby 

Mont.  \V.  Dorsey  and  wife. 

Wni.  N.  Budd  and  wife 

A.  N.  Vancev 

Mrs.  H.  Iloffkanip 

Mrs.  J»'\v»'tt 

Mrs.  Stiver  

\V.  Nivin 

Mrs.  Olmstrad 

John  Pieri'i' 

Mi-s.  Hays 

Mrs.  McApin   

Mr.  and  >[rs.  J.  M.  Goodall. 

CAIRO. 


.$ 


20  00 

20  (K) 

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1  (X) 

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1  7)0 

1  (X> 

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Mr.  S.  S.  Tavlor 

Mr.  H.  H.  Candec  .. 
Mr.  W.  B.  (Tilbert..    , 
Mr.  Charles  Galiorher 

Mr.  ('.  Houso 

Mr.  M.  F.  (iiUH'rt... 
Mr.  W.  R.  Hallidav.. 
Mr.  H.  L.  Hallidav.. 


25  (X) 

25  (X) 

25  (X) 

15  00 

5  00 

5  00 

10  00 

10  00 

5  00 


CARLINVILLK. 

Dr.  Htad $  5  00 

Hrv.   H.  M.  Chittenden 10  00 

Janu's  Mtlntvre 1  50 

Mrs.  A.  E.  Colby I  00 

.s.  F.  Steidh-y  and  lannl> 5  00 

Sanujel  W«'lton 5  00 

Geo.  J.  Castle  5  00 

Miss  Blackburn 1  00 

Mrs.   Watts 5  00 

CAHLYLE. 

Throuiihthe  Rev.  Dr.  Fr(»t,  lor 

.Mr.  Barklev !fi  50 

Rev.  Dr.  Frost  and  wife 5  00 

Mr.  J.  W.  Maddux 1  00 

Mr.  (t.  Van  Hoorebeke 5  00 

Mrs,  M.  L.  Junkeiis 1  OO 

Mrs.   Fiske 2  .">o 

Miss  Trui'sdale   2  .*><• 

Mrs.  and  Miss  .Maddux 100 

Mrs.  L.  B.  Web^lei 50 

Mrs.  Me(;rady I  00 

CARROLLTGN. 

Capt.  J.  C.  Swon $:iOO  0<> 

Dr.  Crow 20  OO 

CENTRA  Id  A. 

Mrs.  Hul>bar(l .f    I  <X) 

Mr.  J.  J.  (iiles -l  (K> 

Mr.  Harrv  Morrish I  00 

Miss  May  L.  Hubbard 1  00 

<'HESTERFIELD. 

.lohn  Ilounslev . .  7  (M> 

W.J.  Finejj  and  wife 10  00 

Alfred  Leach '^  00 

Samuel  Barn>tal>le  2  00 

John  Arinstronir 1  00 

Parker  Thomson 5  00 

Richard  Thomson  2  00 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bank> 2  (H) 

Frank  Towse I  50 

Fred  Towse I  50 

William  Towse 2  (M» 

Jose\»h  Garlich •>  0(» 

Cash I  •><> 

COLLINSVIId.K. 

Thomas  Kennedv t     1  00 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.'steUe 1  <>0 

Dr.  S.  G.  Merrill 1  <><> 

Miss  M.  L.  Ba>srtt    1  00 

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CHESTER. 

J  (dm  L.  Ed  words $ 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Hill 

Mrs.  H.  C.  Cole 

.Mrs.  \V.  W.  Brown 

Mrs.  M.  M.  Swanwick 

Mrs.  E.  Baker 

•Mrs.  Sarah  Morrison 

Mrs.  T.  G.  Chadwiek 

Miss  Hannah  Swanwick 

Miss  Susan  Swanwick 

-Miss  Eliza  Morrison 

Mr.  Geo.  J.  Ray 

Mrs.  James 

Mrs.  Postid 

Penny 

Hamilton 

KiniTsbury 

Adams. . .' 


Mrs, 
Mrs, 
Mrs. 
Mrs, 
Mrs. 
Mrs, 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 
Mrs. 


G.  S.  Jones 


J.  F.  Wassell.    . 

H.Crane 

O.  M.  MeAtee.. 

Jackson 

Brijrht 

James  Douglas* 

Ada  Mori-ison . . 

Meredith 

Mr.  F.  S.  Morrison. . 
Mr.  Hall  Morrison. . . 

Mrs.  Dolles 

Mrs.  Matlake 

Miss  Lizzie  AVassell. 

Miss  Susie  Lane 

Jos.  S.  Morrison 

Mrs.  Gault 

Mrs.  Sherman 


10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

10  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

5  00 

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1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

1  00 

2  50 

1  00 

1  00 

50 

50 

50 

50 

1  00 

50 

2  00 

DANVILLE. 

Holy  Trinity  Church,  offering.  .$    5  85 

HAVANA. 

Mr.  George  C.  McFadden f  25  00 

EAST  ST.  LOUIS. 


Rev.  Wm.  H.  Tomlin<.      . 

.Mr.  R.  P.  Johnston 

Mrs.  H.  Sanftleben 

Mr.  A.  J.  Atwater 

Mrs.  K.  M.  Fairl)rother  . . 

.Mr^.  Wm.  Jones 

Miss  Laura  Green 

Mi«is    Christine   and    .Mi>s   Ida 

O'Leary 

Mr.  W.  Loasby 

Miss  Mamie  Goodman 

Mr.  James  .V.  .To!ies 

Mrs.  Thomas  Broughton . . 


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10  00 

50 

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1  50 

2  00 

25 

10 

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1  (X) 

.50 

5  00 

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GILLESPIE. 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Rigsbv .f  2  00 

Mr.  B.  L.  Dorsev 5  00 

Mr.  H.  S.  Dorsev 5  00 

Mr.  G.  B.  Dorsev 5  00 

Mr.  Charles  Francis 10  00 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Burke 2  00 

Mrs.  Emmet  Rice :',  00 

Mrs.  Lowix,  Miss  Etta  and  Miss 

Nellie 5  00 

P.  Dorsev  and  lamilv 5  (K) 

Mrs.  W.  Steidley . . ." 1  00 

GREENVILLE. 

Mr.  C.  K.  Dennv ^  1  00 

Mr.  C.  W.  Watson 5  00 

Mrs.  A.  S.  Northi^ott 1  00 

Mrs.  S.  M.Hoiles 5  00 

Mrs.  E.  W.  Smith    5  00 

Mr.  Wm.  Akhurst 5  00 

Mr.  W.  S.  Ogden 2  00 

Mrs.  N.  G.  Wright 1  (X) 

JACKSONA'^ILLE. 

Mr.  C.  H.  Catlin if  50  00 

Mr.  Isaac;  L.  3Iorrison 50  (HI 

Mr.  F.  M.  Doan  and  Laura  A. 

Doan 50  00 

Mrs.  E.  T.  Brown 5  25 

Mrs.  Herriott 5  00 

Henry  Stryker,  jr I.tO  00 

Mrs.  Henry  Strvker,  jr 150  00 

*Henry  Stryker,  jr ;i82  10 

JERSEYVILLE. 

Hon.  M.  E.  Baglev $  20  00 

Dr.  A.  A.  Shobe 5  00 

Mr..  J.  S.  Holmes 2  00 

Mr.  John  Fox 2  00 

Mr.  M.  A.  Warren 2  00 

Hon.  Geo.  C.  Cockrell 2  00 

Harrv  B.  Cockrell 1  00 

Mr.  Chas.  Catt 2  00 

F.  M.  S.  Tavlor 1  00 

Offertory    ('*  W 

LTNCOI>N. 

Hon.  S.  A.  Foley f  150  00 

Ladies'  of  Trinitv  Ch.,  through 

Mrs.  C.  Rose    .V)  00 

Girls'  Guild  of  Trinity  Church, 

throughMiss  Grace  Jenkins  10  00 
Young  Folks  Guild  of  Trinity 

Church,through  Miss  Edith 

Blinn 5  00 


*  Henrv  Strvker,  jr.,  Ksii.,  generously  becomes  responsible  for  the  sum  of 
.$382.10,  which  is  yet  to  be  collected,  and  has  paid  the  amount  by  his  eheque. 


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M(LEANj?H()KO'. 
Subscription •>  ^"> 

MT.  VKIINON. 
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SlMilNGFIELl). 


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PARIS. 


$    5  oO 


Sul>scrii»tioii 
F.aMicx'  (iuild. 


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2r>  (X) 


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S.  Paul's  Ch.,  throuu'h  Miss  F. 

A.  >hcphcr(l 4^  ir>  -JO 

SHEM5VVILLK. 
Mr.  Thomas  M.  TJiomtoii f l.-»0  (Xi 

Offcrt<»rv,  per  An-hdcacon  Tayloi 


Mr.  William  Khh^vh 

"flOO  00 

xVnuiivinous    

5  00 

Hoii.BlufordWilsoi 

:\0  00 

Mrs.  C.  l>.  Robert^ 

10  00 

Mr.  E.  A.  Snivel V. 

10  lo 

Mrs.  (;.  L.  RIack 

•2.')  00 

Mr.  C.  ('.  Carroll 

:a)  00 

Dr.  Starkweather 

■JO  00 

E.  L.  Merritt 

r.  00 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Real. 

:.  00 

Mrs.  C.  A.Starne 

;»  (M) 

J.  S.  Rradford.  . 

10  00 

Mrs.  rtlev 

.')  IK) 

Mrs.  E.  H.  TracN 

10  00 

Mrs.  Hur^t 

■_'.">  00 

Mr.  (  ha^.  E.  Hav 

100  00 

Mrs.  M.R.  Hay. 

UN)  00 

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SUMMAPtV  OF  DIOCKSAN  STATISTICS. 


( 'lergy — Bishup ' 

Priests ''^' 

Deacons '^-  41 

Ordinations.  1  )e:u*ons ^ 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders •"* 

Parishes  and  M  issions *'l 

Diocesan  Institutions '> 

Churcljes  and  Chapels ^G 

Schools 4 

Baptisms — Infants  •  •  -    r •^^^** 

Adults "-—    '^^8 

Coutirmed  '^'^" 

Communicants •  •    .>,341 

Marriages '*'- 

Burials ^^'' 

Sunday  Schools— Teachers  and  Scholars —  2.155 

Total  Oflfcrings ^'^>^.0V2  10 


I 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF  THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  E.  SEYMOUR 


S.  T.  D.,  LL.  D. 


Bishop  of  Springfield 


TO   THE 


THIRTEENTH   ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE. 


DECEMBER   3,   1890. 


ADDRESS. 


AVliat  ideas  do  we,  the  cleroy  and  laity  of  the  Diocese 
of  Spi-iiigtield,  assembled  here  in  Synod,  represent? 

What  aeconnt  can  we  ^ive  of  ourselves,  if  wo  are 
asked,  why  we  have  eome  together,  what  interests  we 
are  seeking  to  promote,  and  what  fellowshi])  claims  our 
allegiance?  We  are  not  politicians,  we  are  not  scientists, 
we  are  not  ])hiU)sophers,  we  are  not  members  of  any 
order,  or  elub,  or  league  of  earth.  What.  then,  it  may 
be  asked,  are  we?     What  do  we  re])resent? 

We  answer,  we  are  here  because  we  are  members  of 
Christ,  children  of  God,  and  inheritors  of  the  kingdom 
of  heaven.  We  ar(»  here  because  we  re])resent  truths, 
into  whi<'h  we  were  born  in  ba])tism,  and  in  which  we 
live,  and  whi<'h  have  been  entrusted  to  us,  as  a  legacy, 
from  the  ])ast,  and  which  we  are  to  keej)  undefiled,  and 
hand   on,   in  their  integrity,  to  the  future. 

This  bodv  of  truth  is  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the 
saints.  It  sums  up  the  axioms  of  revelation,  the  ])rinci- 
ples  which  underlie  the  word  of  God.  It  is  the  marrow 
of  Holy  Scrii)turf».  the  sum  and  substance  of  what  has, 
in  sundiv  times  and  divers  manners,  been  su])ernaturally 
made  known  to  the  human  i-ace.  It  is  the  Gosi)el,  the 
good  news,  which  the  apostles  received  and  preached, 
and  which  is  called  their  "doctrine."  It  is  enshrined  in 
"the  forui  of  sound  words,"  which  St.  l\^nil  taught  St. 
Timothv,  and  which  he  bade  him  "hold  fast."  It  is  on 
our  li]>s  when  we  recite  the  creed  of  Thristendom.  AVe 
have  In^i-e  an  adecpiate explanation  of  our  position.  We 
are  the  possessors  by  iidieiitance.  and  the  custodians  of 


L'i.'ll 


BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


a  realm  of  knowiedo-e  which  is  the  free  gift  of  God.  As 
the  i)resent  keepers  and  occupants  of  this  trust,  we  are 
here  to  represent  it,  and  administer  it  for  the  benefit  of 
others  and  ourselves. 

Thisanswer,  so  sim])leandsoobvious,  needs  drawing- out 
into  somedetail,  forthe  puri)()se()f  defining  more  precisely 
and  luminously  our  rehition  to  the  prominent  issues  of 
the  day.    All  knowledge,  of  whatever  kind,  nmy  be  clas- 
sified into  two  divisions— first,  what  may  be  called  man's 
accpiisition,   and   second,    what  is  God's  gift.    The  first 
division  is  bounded   by  the  limits  of  the   material   uni- 
verse, and  practically  applied,  it  relates  to  us  here  during 
our  natnrnl  life  between  birth  and  death.    It  is  a  mag- 
nificent domain:   it   reaches  from   the  stars  to  the  ani- 
malcuke    which    i)opula.te  a    dro]):    it    sweeps    into    the 
mysterious  past  in  remote  geological  e])ochs:  it  grasps  * 
the  august  future  in  foretelling  the  eclipses  and  occulta- 
tions  of  the  centuries  to  come;  it  comprehends  things  old 
and  new.— fire  and  water  and  air,  trees  and  ])lants,  and 
rocks  and  precious  stones,  birds  and  fish,  and  four-footed 
beasts,  the  works  of  man  and  the  processes  of  nature, 
numbers  and  algebraic  symbols  and  the  sciences,  which 
are  based  upon  reason  and  the  inmgination.   It  is,  indeed, 
a  splendid  possession,  and  we  may  well,  in  a  legitimate 
sense,  feel  proud  of  our  pi'oprietorship  in  it.    It  attracts 
lis  and  interests  us,— nay,   often    fascinates  us,   and  pre- 
occupies our  attention  to  the  exclusion  of  all  else,  and  it 
does  so  the  more  readily  because  it  immediately  concerns 
us  now  and  here  in  food  and  raiment,  and  l)usiness  and 
pleasure,  and  because,  more  especially,  it  has  grown  to 
its  present  immense  proportions  by  our  own  labors  in- 
dustriously and    perseveringly  ])rosecuted    through  the 
ages  that  are  gone.    The  wealth  of  this  kingdom,— the 
kingdom  of  man's  knowledge,— lies  before  us,  and  while 
it  is  not  ours  in  an  absolute  sense,  still  we  may  justify 
ourselves    in    thinking    and    giving    expression    to    the 
thought  that  we  have  so  large  a  share  in  its  acquisition 


fl\ 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRIM; FIELD.  O 

that  we  may,  under  implied  limitations,  call  it  ours.  We 
acquired  it,— we  may  say  man's  brain,  man's  hand  and 
the  sweat  of  man's  brow,  have  achieved  these  splendid 
results  which  are  summed  up  in  the  civilization  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  We  contemi)late  the  termini,  i)rime- 
val  man,  and  ourselves,— Adam,  with  his  apron  of  fig 
leaves  or  his  coat  of  skins,  and  the  latest  achievement 
of  inventive  genius  in  the  application  of  electricity.  The 
interval  between  the  expulsion  from  Paradise  and  the 
telegraph  is  a  long  one,  but  it  presents  throughout  its 
entire  length  a  steady  advance  on  the  lines  of  human 
progress.  It  is  crowded  with  the  victories  of  mind  over 
mattei',  and  it  discloses  the  trium])hal  march  of  the 
will  of  man  in  subjecting  to  its  control  the  forces    of 

nature. 

We  reach  a  true  estimate  of  man's  relation  to  this 
department  of  knowledge,  when  we  recall  the  articles  of 
our  creed,  that  ''God  is  the  maker  of  heaven  and  earth, 
and  of  all  things  visible  and  invisible."  He  ci-eated  the 
universe  and  filled  it  with  his  riches,  some  within  reach, 
the  remainder,  and  the  larger  part,  behind  bars  and 
doors,  hidden  in  the  secret  chambers.  He  poured  over 
it  His  S])irit,  and  moved  upon  its  dark  waters  and  within 
its  mysterious  depths,  and  light  and  beauty  shone  from 
its  face.  God  made  man  in  his  own  image,  and  breathed 
into  his  nostrils  the  breath  of  life,  and  he  became  a  living 
soul.  He  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honor  in  putting 
all  things  potentially  in  subjection  under  his  feet.  God 
bestowed  u])on  man  powers  and  faculties  and  sympathies 
which  brought  him  into  essential  relation  with  two 
worlds,  the  visible  and  the  invisible,  and  thus  enal)led 
him  to  see  and  read,  if  he  would,  in  outward  nature,  a 
revelation  of  nature's  God,  behind  and  above  and  sepa- 
rate from  nature. 

Thus  nmn  found  himself.  He  awakened  to  conscious- 
ness within  the  walls  of  an  enclosure,  which  surrounded 
a  palace  grander  and  greater  than  eye   could  measure 


6 


I?ISHOP  S   ADDRESS. 


or  tlie  mind  rouM  <»Tasp.  Altliouf>li  witliin  the  walls,  and 
enjoyin*:.'  access  at  once  to  some  of  the  open  and  exterior 
chambers,  he  was  at  first  virtually  outside  the  palace. 
To  unlock,  to  open,  to  enter,  to  exj)lore,  to  possess  was 
the  task  mven  him  to  do.  The  means  with  which  to  do 
the  work,  the  faculties  of  mind,  and  lnvUth  and  stren<»th 
of  body,  were  God's  gift;  the  i)alace  in  its  creation  and 
furniture  an<l  wealth  of  supply  were  also  God's  gift; 
man's  contribution  was  to  be  his  labor.  This  factor 
man  has  contributed,  and  steadily  his  labors  have  been 
crowned  with  success.  Door  after  door  has  yielded 
to  the  kev,  corridor  after  cori-idor  has  been  tra- 
versed.  chand>er  after  chand)er  has  revealed  its 
secrets,  the  de])ths  have  been  ex])l()red,  the  heights  have 
been  scaled  and  man  is  within  the  palace,  he  has  de- 
scended to  its  dungeons  in  geology,  he  has  ascended  to 
its  loftv  turrets  in  astronomv,  he  has  counted  its  islands 
and  measured  its  lontinents  and  oceans  in  geogra])hy, 
he  has  noted  and  classified  its  inhabitants  with  and 
without  life  in  the  varions  departments  of  natuial  his- 
torv,  he  has  forced  the  wind  and  the  water  and  heat  and 
cold  to  tell  their  story  of  the  weather  in  meteorology; 
he  has  drawn  upon  the  store  of  secret  and  resistless 
forces  to  do  his  bidding  in  the  applications  of  steam  and 
electricity  and  the  explosive  ])ower  of  gases ;  he  has  found 
out  manv  inventions:  he  has  formulated  his  laws,  de- 
veloped  his  mathematics,  created  the  fine  and  useful 
arts,  and  now  he  stands  confessedly  within  the  palace, 
far  within,  and  there  lies  around  him,  beneath  him  and 
above  him,  and  within  him  the  fields  which  he  has  ex- 
plored. A  s])lendid  ac(]uisition  truly,  and  one  of  which 
man  may  well  be  proud.  There  is  little  ne^^d  to  stimu- 
late ourselves  in  this  direction.  We  are  only  too  prone 
to  lift  up  our  heads,  and  strut  and  swagger,  as  though 
our  might  and  our  hand  had  alone  gotten  all  this.  We 
would  do  v.ell  to  recollect  that  with  all  our  progress  we 
have  often  been  very  slow  in  our  advances,   in  illustra- 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  < 

tion  it  is  certainly  humiliating  to  remark  that  while  our 
latest  achievements  in  the  applications  of  electricity  ex- 
cite the  wonder  and  admiration  of  the  age,   this  subtle 
occult  force  has  been  with  us  for  six  thousand  years,  it 
has  been  in  the"  air  and   water  and  earth,  it  has  been 
man's  constant  and  most  intimate  companion  from  tlie 
creation,    and    yet    only    now,   at    this    late   day.  when 
hunmn  history  seems  to  be  drawing  to  its  close,  has  he 
been  able  to  utilize  in  any  way  what  has  always  been  so 
near.     Again  human  knowledge  at  the  best  and  highest 
mark  is  imperfect,  not  only  in  the  sense  of  being  incom- 
plete, and  must  always  be,  since  it  is  a  growth,   l)ut  it 
is    imperfect,     as    embi-acing     much    that  is  erroneous, 
and  its  fatality  is  that  it  must  forever  continue  an  alloy 
of  truth   and  falsehood.     The  mistakes  of  one  age  are 
corrected  by  the  next  but  it  in  turn  transmits  as  many, 
if  not  more,    to  its  successor,   and  so  the  heredity    of 
error  is  handed  on  from  generation   to  generation,  and 
each  as  it  succeeds  falls  under  the  delusion  that  it  has 
purged  out  the  dross  from  the  pure  gold,   and  struts, 
and  swaggers  like  those  who  have  gone  before. 

Such  is  human  knowledge,  man's  acquisition  and  ac- 
cumulation, covering  for  its  subject  matter  the  universe 
in  which  we  live,  and  ourselves,  as  creatures,  whose  ex- 
istence falls  within  the  limits  of  birth  and  death.  It  is 
bounded  by  the  horizon  of  time,  it  does  not,  and  it  can- 
not, reach  beyond  the  ])resent  state  of  being,  its  enlarge- 
ment of  territory  is  always  on  the  same  level,  it  has 
no  elevations,  no  mountain-tops  from  which  it  can  catch 
glimpses  of  what  lies,  or  may  lie,  beyond  death  and  the 
grave.  It  will  be  observed  that  all  the  discoveries,  and 
inventions,  which  have  ever  been  made  within  this 
sphere  of  knowledge,  have  not  lifted  man  the  breadth  of 
a  hair  above  the  level  on  which  creation  placed  him. 
This  knowledge  has  answered  questions  without  number, 
and  solved  perplexities,  and  removed  difficulties,  which 
were  as  the  sand  upon  the  shore  for  multitude;  but  all 


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these  questions,  and  all  these  perplexities  and  diffieulties 
related  to  earth,  and  the  things  of  time  and  sense. 
There  are  other  (piestions,  and  other  perplexities  and 
difficulties,  which  beset  and  trouble  and  torture  man, 
but  for  these  human  kncjwledoe,  with  all  its  scope  and 
pretentions,  can  afford  no  relief.  It  is  utterly  powerless 
to  answer  the  incjuiry,  ''  If  a  nmn  die,  shall  he  live  a^ain?" 
It  is  dumb,  and  must  remain  forever  mute,  when  asked, 
"How  can  sinful  man  be  cleansed  fi-om  ouilt?"  No  tele- 
scope, no  nncroscope,  no  j)roblem  of  Euclid,  no  <»enius 
of  poet,  no  skill  of  mechanic,  no  steam  enjj^ine  or  tele- 
graph, or  phonograph,  will  solve  the  difficulty  or  sug- 
gest a  cure. 

These  questions,  and  such  as  these,  wrung  from  man's 
guilty  heart  by  doubt  and  misgiving  and  anguish, 
bring  into  view  the  second  division  of  knowledge,  which 
is  the  direct  gift  of  God. 

This  is  the  gift  of  (lod,  because  man  of  and  by  him- 
self, with  all  the  helps  fui-nished  by  nature  and  supplied 
by  his  own  faculties,  could  never  reach  out  to  it,  and 
up  to  it,  as  he  has  done  in  the  case  of  mere  earthly 
knowlcilge.  This  s])here  or  field  of  knowledge  we  com- 
monly term  revelation,  because  it  has  been  supernatur- 
ally  made  known  to  man,  and  has  not  been  acquired  in 
the  ordiuarv  wav  bv  studv  and  reseai'ch  and  i)ersever- 
ing  industry.  Revelation  rises  out  of  natural  knowledge 
and  rests  upon  it  as  a  basis,  and  is  in  reality  in  perfect 
harmony  with  it.  Man  and  imture  suggest  revelation, 
make  it  anteccMlently  probable  that  (iod  will  s])eak  and 
reveal  secrets,  and  make  known  His  will.  With  levela- 
tion  in  possession  new  light  is  cast  upon  nature,  and  if 
we  do  not  vet  solve  everv  riddle  and  clear  awav  all 
mystery,  still  the  darkness  is  so  far  dissi|)ated  that  we 
are  thereby  assured  of  the  coming  of  the  day,  when  we 
shall  see  and  understand.  Tidess  (lod  were  communi- 
cating constantly  with  man,  His  doing  so  must  be  ex- 
<?eptional,  and  consequently  out  of  the  line  of  ordiuarv 


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human  experience.    This  is  the  actual  state  of  the  case. 
"God,  who  at  sundry  times, and  in  divers  manners,  spake 
in  time  past  unto  the  fathers  by  the  prophets,  hath  in 
these  last  days  spoken  unto  us  by  His  Son."     (Heb.  i,  1.) 
Hence  as  such  unusual  occurrences,  as  God  speaking  to 
man,  are  in  themselves  strange,  wonderful,  miraculous, 
and    besides,  as   these    messages   make   (iemands  upon 
man's  faith,  and,  if  accepted  as  genuine,  lay  upon  him 
a  burden  of  duty  and  sacrifice,  there  must  be  provided 
satisfactory  evidence  that   the   revelation  is    authentic 
and  true.     This  has  been  done  in  the  very  structure  of 
the  divine  messages,  in  themselves,  and  their  relation  to 
each  other ;  in  tlieir  growth  having  respect  to  the  laws 
of  succession,  harmony  and  perfection ;  it  has  been  done 
by  miracles,  in  the  supernatural  suspending,  for  the  time, 
tiie  natural;  by  the  more  sure  word  of  prophecy  in  un- 
locking the  secrets  of  the  future;  by  types  in  lives,  re- 
vealing unconsciously  to  themselves  facts  and  events  and 
circumstances  connected  with  other  lives  far  on  in  ad- 
vance of  them ;  by  types  in  things  proclaiming  in  sym- 
bolic language,  as  shadows  going  before,  realities  which 
are  to  follow;    and   by  a  living  i-epresentative  created 
for  the  express    ])urpose,   among    others,   of   being   the 
witness  and  keeper  of  God's  word,  and  finally  that  word 
itself  gathered    by  the  Church    from    the  lips  of  many 
s])eakeTs,  and  the  hands  of  many  writers,  into  the  com- 
pass of  a  single  volume,  and  sealed  and   stauq^ed   with 
her  im|)rimatur,  as  the  re])ository  of  divine  knowledge, 
the  book  of  books,  the  Bible. 

This  department  of  knowledge,  then,  it  will  be  seen, 
is  radically  separated  from  science  and  human  learning 
as  to  its  origin,  its  character,  its  scope,  and  its  purpose. 
It  comes  directly  fi'om  God,  and  man  is  employed  simply 
and  solely  as  an  agent  of  communication ;  its  character 
is  divine  and  perfect,  free  from  any  alloy  of  error;  its 
scope  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting;  it  reaches  back 
to    the  beginning,  when    God    spake    and  it    was  done, 


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*.. 


and  forward  to  the  end,  when  Christ  shall  have  delivered 
Tip  the  kinf»(lom  to  God  even  the  Father;  and  its  Dur- 
pose  is  the  salvation  of  man,  the  banishment  of  sin,  the 
suhjtM'tion  of  Satan  and  the  dfstrnction  of  death.  While 
thus  radically  separated  from  human  knowledp'  revela- 
tion has  intimate  relations  to  it.  and  harmonizes  with 
it,  and  sheds  down  npon  it  the  benediction  of  its  li<i,ht 
and  <»lorv. 

The  essentials  of  natuial  life  are  lifted  into  the  service 
of  the  higher  life,  and  become  the  sacraments  of  <»Tace, 
the  economies  of  earth  form  the  C()unter])ai1  of  heavenly 
])rocesses,and  the  direst  cfdamity  in  our  experience,  which 
closes  us  in  with  the  blackness  of  dai'kness,  lends  itself 
as  the  antithesis  to  'our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss 
both  in  body  and  soul  at  God's  ri«>ht  hand."  -'for  as  in 
in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in  Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive/' 
The  instrumentalities  of  human  <2,-enius  and  lea  1*11  in<»- are 
laid  under  (ontribution  to  arrav  the  divine  messa<»e  in 
the  graceful  lan<j:ua<>-e  of  poetry,  the  severe  diction  of 
loo'ic,  or  the  simple  style  of  historic  narrative.  Thus 
the  two  fields  of  knowled<»'e,  while  absolutely  distinct  in 
origin,  scope  and  purpose,  lie  side  by  side,  and  in  God's 
intent  are  the  complements  of  a  perfect  whole.  The  one 
leads  up  to,  suo<»ests  and  demands  the  other,  and  the 
latter,  when  reached,  explains  the  former  and  brings  out 
its  full  meaning-,  as  praising  (iod  and  showing  forth 
His  glory. 

The  realm  of  human  knowledge  has  its  ministries  and 
its  nnnisters.  Politics,  trade,  commerce,  manufactures, 
law,  medicine,  the  fine  arts,  the  seats  of  learning,  agri- 
culture, the  lower  industries  in  servile  labor,  artitlcial 
associations  in  orders,  guilds  and  clnbs,  such  are  the 
ministries  of  this  majestic  realm.  And  its  ministers  are 
a  host  innumerable  as  thev  confront  us  evervwhere  busv, 
busy,  busy  in  the  street  and  warehouse,  on  'change  and 
board  of  trade,  in  field  and  shop,  on  land  and  sea,  in 
garb  of  sailor  or  soldier,  lifting  the  tool   or  plying  the 


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11 


I 


pen,  casting  the  net  or  digging  in  the  mine,   a  grand 
array,   a  splendid  exhibition  of  subjects  rendering  ser- 
vice, willing  or  unwilling,  to  the  monarch  whom   they 
obey.     These  all  represent  the  divers  interests  of  this 
world,  and  they  can  give  an  account  of  themselves,  as 
their  profession  or  trade  or  occupation  falls  within  the 
scope  and  perview  of  their  mind  or  their  senses.     When 
we  turn  from  these  ministries  and  ministers  to  ourselves, 
who  rei)resent  the  other  and  higher  realm  of  knowledge, 
we  find  our^lves  embarrassed  with  difficulties  in  vindi- 
cating our  position  from  ignorance,   prejudice,  miscon- 
ception and    avowed  hostility.    The  account  which  we 
give  of  ourselves  is  that  we  represent  (Jod^s  Kingdom  on 
earth.  His  Church,  which  has  come  to  us  by  inheritance 
from    the    Apostles,   that  we  teach   their   doctrine   em- 
bodied  in  the  creed,   worship  in  association   with  them, 
celebrate  their  sacraments,   and  recite  their  liturgy    or 
prayers.    AVe  are  told  that  we  are  few  in  number,  and 
insignificant  in  inffuence.    Our  answer  is  that  it  is  not  a 
question  of  numbers.     We  do  not  claim  the  victory  be- 
cause we  are  few,  and  we  certainly  would  not  if  we  were 
the  many.    We  would  remind  those,  who  are  so  satur- 
ated by  secularity  that  they  are  inclined  to  measure  even 
heavenly  things  by  an  earthly  standard,  that  hitherto 
the  secret  of  the  Lord    has  been  with  them  that  fear 
Him,  and  their  number  has  uniformly  been  the  few,  not 
the  many.    Noah  and  his  family.  Lot  and  his  daughters, 
Joshua  and  Caleb,  the  seven  thousand  in  Elijah's  days 
hidden  amid  the  hosts  of  Israel,  the  remnant  so  repeatedly 
mentioned  by  the  later  prophets,   ^'the  little  ffock,"  as 
our  Lord  pathetically  calls  His  disciples,  the  Christians  of 
the  first  age  everywhere  spoken  against,  St.  Athanasius 
in  the  fourth    age    alone  against  the  world,  the  true  re- 
formers in  the  later  centuries  few  and  far  between.    These 
in  their  day  and  generation  were  respectively  the  few, 
and  not  the  many,  and  the  secret  of  the  Lord  was  with 
them.    Mark  we  do  not  say  that  the  secret  of  the  Lord 


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was  with  them  because  they  were  the  few,  but  because 
they  feared  Him;  but  we  do  say  that  the  i)robability 
raised  by  the  liistory  of  the  past  is  that  it  is  the  few, 
not  the  many,  who  keep  (lod's  commandments,  and  this 
is  the  outward  and  visible  sioii  of  fearin<>"  Him.  To  keep 
His  commamhnents  is  to  walk  in  His  ways,  to  acce])t  His 
inheritance  and  preserve  it.  and  Imnd  it  on  as  we  re- 
ceived it.  pure  and  undefilpd,  for  the  benefit  of  mankind. 
This  is  our  vocation,  our  Heaveidy  calling-,  and  to  fol- 
low it,  and  stand  steadfast  for  polity,  and  sacraments, 
and  decency  and  order  is  not  ])opular,  is  not  likely  to 
make  us  the  many,  but  to  continue  us  as  the  few.  We 
accept  the  situation,  and  while  we  would  gladly  increase 
our  numbers,  still  it  must  never  be  at  the  price  of  sur- 
rendering* God's  commandments. 

We  are  upbraided  with  teaching  and  professing  a  creed, 
and  are  reminded  that  it  is  servile  to  subject  ourselves 
to  any  form  of  belief,  and  especially  when  contrived  and 
arranged  by  man.  In  re]>ly,  we  say  that  a  creed  is  an 
absolute  necessitv  to  everv  science,  and  theolouv  is  the 
queen  of  sciences.  She  has  her  creed  as  well  as  physics, 
mathenmtics,  law,  art.  It  is  an  absurdity,— we  beg  par- 
don for  using  so  strong  a  word,  but  it  is  the  sim])le 
truth— it  is  an  absurditv  to  ol)iect  to  a  creed  in  reliiiion 
while  it  is  fcnind  in  every  other  department  of  knowledge. 
We  go  on  to  affirm  that  the  creed  of  riiristendom  was 
not  contrived  nnd  arranged  by  man,  any  nun-e  than  the 
Holy  Scriptures  were  ci)nt rived  nnd  arranged  by  man. 
To  object  to  the  creed  that  it  is  huimui,  because  nmn's 
agency  was  employed  in  ])utting  it  in  the  shape  in  which 
it  has  been  on  the  lips  of  believers  since  the  days  of  the 
Apostles,  is  to  find  fault  with  the  Bible  for  the  same 
reason,  since  man's  agency  has  benMi  much  more  con- 
cerned in  giving  its  ])resent  form  and  arrangement  to 
the  Holy  Scriptures  than  it  has  in  moulding  the  creed. 
The  creed  is  rooted  in  the  Ba])tismal  formula  given  in 
those  vei-y  words  by  our  Lord  himself,  after  he  was  risen 


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13 


^ 


1 


from  the  dead.    Much  of  the   creed  is   repeated  by    St. 
Paul  in  his  Epistles,  and  he  undoubtedly  refers  to  it  as 
that  form  of  sound   words  which  he  bade  St.  Timothy 
hold  fast.    The  creed  of  Christendom  is  the  systematic 
arrangement  of   the  first    principles    of   revelation,  the 
axionrs  of  the  faith,  the  truths  which  reach  from  crea- 
tion through  life  and  death  and  hades  to  the  consum- 
mation   of'^all    things.     The    Church,  without    a   creed, 
would  be  like  a  State  without  a  constitution,  a  science 
without  principles,  a  ship  without  compass  and  rudder, 
a    so-called  organi2^ation  without    a    charter.     He  who 
gave  us  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  the  extended  revelation 
of  His  will,  and  of  the  secret  things  which  He  was  pleased 
to  make  known  to  man,  gathered  also  out  of  those  same 
Scriptures,  or  caused  to  be  gathered   out  of  those  same 
Scriptures,  the  fundamental  verities  which  He  wished  us 
to  believe.    St.  Peter 'confessed  this  faith,  in  substance, 
when  he  said  of  our  Lord,  "I  believe  that  Thou  art  the 
Son  of  :^Ian,  and  the  Son  of  God."    And  Jesus  declared 
of  this  conf<^ssion  that  flesh  and  blood  had  not  revealed 
this  truth  unto  him,  but   His  Father  in  heaven.    Even 
so  the  creed  is  the  sum  and  substance  of  revelation,  and 
it  is   the  work  of  God.    St.    Paul    calls    it    the  Gospel, 
which  he  had  received  and  which  he  preac^hed,  and  he 
goes  on  to  (luote  certain    articles  in  the  exact  phrase- 
ology in  which  they  have  been  handed  down  to  us.    The 
creed  is  our  boast,  it  is  our  treasure,  our  Gospel. 

Our  polity  is  next  assailed,  and  we  are  charged  with 
pride,  arrogancy,  bigotry  and  narrowness,  because  we 
will  not  discredit  the  ages,  and  give  the  lie  to  universal 
diristendom  by  allowing  the  validity  of  ministries  which 
were  never  heard  of  for  fifteen  hundred  years,  and  which 
can  claim  no  higher  authority  than  the  men  who  de- 
vised these  systems  and  for  the  most  part  whose  names 
rest  upon  them.  Here,  again,  the  charge  is  most  un- 
reasonable, since  on  their  own  principles,  wherever  official 
position  protects,  or  represents  a  trust  in  secular  affairs. 


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they  insist,  as  well  «*is  we.  thnt  the  ottlcer  duly  comiins- 
sioned  can  alone  dischar^ie  the  duties  of  the  station,  and 
they  would  resent  it,  as  an  attempt  to  ])lay  the  ini])ostor, 
if  anv  ordinary  citizen  undertook  to  art  the  part  of  the 
Governor  of  the  State,  tlie  Mayor  of  the  city,  the  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  or  the  j)ayniaster  of  a  railroad.  The  diffi- 
culty hir^ejy  lies  here,  that  very  ninny,  if  not  nenrly  all, 
who  make  this  accusation,  have  no  conce|)tion  of  the 
Church  as  the  Kin<»dom  -of  (Jod  on  earth,  a  <>oyernment 
duly  or<»}nnzed  with  n  head  and  subordinates,  official 
functions  nnd  otticers  to  execute  tluMii.  commissioned  and 
accredited  by  the  Supreme  Soyerei<i-n.  Such  an  idea  of 
the  Church  neyer  enters  their  mind;  to  them  it  is  an 
association  of  uood  peo])le  for  their  own  ndynnta<»e,  and 
with  a  view  to  mnke  others  <>()()(1:  it  has  no  officers 
with  a  diyine  commission,  since  there  is  no  need  of  such 
a  service,  as  there  are  no  official  acts  to  ])erform.  Men 
mnke  their  own  sacraments,  such  as  they  ai-e,  mnemonic 
representations,  or  meaniuiiless  i-ites  nnd  ceremonies. 
\\'itli  this  conception  of  the  Chui-ch  of  (rod  our  ]K)sition 
must,  indeed,  seen]  to  them  imrrow,  exclusive,  biii'oted  ; 
it  is  easy  enou<>h  for  them  to  receive  all  on  ecpnd  terms, 
since  they  cannot  possibly  lose  oi-  *com])romise  anything, 
as  they  have  nothinji'  on  their  own  theory  to  lose  or 
compromise;  but  let  us  ask  them  in  the  intei-est  of  sweet 
charity  to  read  into  our  system,  sim])ly  for  the  sake  of 
understandinu"  us,  the  princii)les  which  they  admit  un- 
flerlie  civil  <»"oyernment.  corporations  of  every  kind  ad- 
ministerin<i"  trusts,  and  or<>nnizMtions  of  every  sort, 
which  involve  the  performance  of  official  duties,  let 
them  rend  this  idea,  with  which  they  are  so  familiar  in 
the  expe!'iences  of  dnilv  life,  into  our  system.  nn<l  they 
will  comj)rehend  our  ])osition,  and  will  therefore  under- 
stand us,  and  will  see  that  we  cnn  no  more  ask  one, 
wlio  has  not  received  Episco])al  orchMs.  to  administer 
sacrnments  than  they  could  ask  nn  ordinnrv  citizen  to 
step  into  the  (Jovernor's  office  and   si<>n   ])ardons,  or  a 


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I 


\ 


stranger  in  a  bank  to  put  his  name  to  cheques,  or  one  who 
had  no  connection  with  a  firm  to  receipt  its  bills.  Observe  we 
are  not  at  present  asserting  that  this  theory  of  church 
polity  is  true.  We  are  simply  saying  that  we  believe  it 
to  be  true,  and  so  believing  we  cannot  stultify  ourselves 
and  surrender  our  position  at  the  outset  and  then  be 
expected  to  contend  for  it  afterwards. 

We  dismiss  the   charge  as  utterly  unfounded  in  fact, 
and  tell  our  friends,  who  mnke  it  in   ignorance  or  mis- 
conception, that  when  they  are  prepared  to  affirm  that 
all   official  stations  are  common    property    into    which 
every  one  may  intrude,  we  shall  be  ])repared  to  bear  with 
patience  their    imputations,    that    we    are    narrow,    ex- 
clusive, bigoted,  because  we  refuse  to  allow   (Jod's  heri- 
tage, as  we  have  been  taught  fi-om  the  l)eginning,  to  be 
invaded  by  strangers,  and  destroyed.    The  .Vpostle's  in- 
junction  is,  "to  s]ieak  the  truth  in  love.''     We  would  re- 
mind our  brethren  that  one  of  the    essential  character- 
istics of  truth  is,  that  it  is  exclusive.    It  cannot  be  too 
things  at  once,  it  cannot  ])lay  at  the  game  of  give  and 
take,  it  cannot  conti-act  or  expand  to  suit  the  situation, 
it  cannot  be  charitable,  as  the  world  understands  charity, 
and  compromise  itself  for  popular  applause,  it  is   what 
it  is,  and  nothing  more  nor  less,   nor  can  it   be  in    ihe 
very  nature  of  things.     (Jod  never  asked  of  us  through 
rro])liet  or  A])ostle  thus  to  deal  with  truth,  it  were  im- 
pious to  indulge  the  supposition.     But  man  does,   and 
grows    angry,    antl  heaps  upon  us  abuse,   when   we  de- 
cline, and  brands  us  as  narrow  and  bigoted.    Wliat  God 
recpiires  of  us  is  that  we  should  speak  the  ti'utli  in  love. 
The  matter,  truth,  is  His.  not   ours,  the  manner,  love, 
is  ours.    This  He  requires  of  us,   that   we    should   make 
known,  teach,  pi-each  His  truth  in  our  love.    The  ni^ni- 
ner  constitutes  the  field  for  the  exercise  of  charity  not 
the  juritter.     (Jod    has  fixed  the  metes  and   bounds  of 
truth,  with  them   we  may  not  meddle,  but  we  can  con- 
trol our  own  tenq)ei*  and  spirit,  and  the  words  and^ax^ts 


IG 


IJISHOP  S    ADDHKSS. 


DIOCESE   OF   SFUINGFIELD. 


17 


which  express  our  fpelino-s,  and  (lod  hiys  upon  us  the  in- 
junction to  do  so  in  ])r{)chiiniin^-  His  truth,  and  to  do 
it  ahvavs  in  Iovp. 

Outside  of  these  issues  there  is  another,  the  conflict 
with  infidelity.  This  is  a  broad  term,  and  it  includes  vari- 
ties  of  opinion  and  ])ositi()n,  but  thcv  may  be  conve- 
niently gTouped  under  comprehensive  negations,  or  (/Jinsi 
negations  as  antagonistic  to  revelation,  or  the  realm  of 
God's  truth.  The  ablest  and  most  cultivated  champions 
of  unbelief  have  coined  a  word  to  describe  their  relation 
to  God  and  His  scri])tures,  which  has  now  become 
naturalized  among  us,  ''agnostic.''  We  may  not  trans- 
late it,  "  ignorant, '^  since  the  plain  meaning  of  the  term 
would  be  offensive,  but  as  they  choose  to  interpret  it  of 
themselves,  it  means  those  ''who  do  not  know."  The 
position  of  fdl  these  assailants  of  the  higher  knowl(Mlgp, 
which  is  a  gift  from  above,  is  essentially  negative,  and 
of  course  its  spirit  of  antagonism  is  quickened  into 
fj-reater  activitv  and  intensified  as  it  encounters  what  is 
positive,  and  hence  its  bitterest  lu^stility  is  excited 
against  the  Catholic  Church. 

General  vague  assertions  of  heavenly  (^loctrine  infidelity' 
virtuallv  ignores,  as  being  scarcelv  worth  consideration, 
but  when  it  encounters  a  polity  organized  under  othcers 
and  clainnng  divine  authority  to  administer  sacraments 
and  absolve  sinners  and  teach  doctrine,  then  its  wrath 
waxes  hot,  and  it  declares  war  to  the  knife.  We  are  the 
people  who  ])ref eminently  pi'ovoke  this  wrath,  l)ecause 
we  represent  those  things  which  infidelity  hates — not 
merely  the  Bible,  but  the  institutions  which  the  Bible 
involves — the  Church,  the  ministrv,  the  sacraments,  and 
beyond  these,  the  formulated  and  compacted  axioms  of 
the  Bible  in  the  creed  of  Christendom.  It  was  the  /)7*e.S'- 
ence  of  our  Lord  which  threw  the  possessed  into  par- 
oxvsms  of  phrenzv.  and  forced  them  to  crv  out.  It  is 
revelation  in  the  concrete,  in  the  incnnuition.  the  visible 
Church,  the  font,  the  altar,  the  liturgy,  the  audible   ''I 


.11 


believe — "it  is  this  which  arouses  the  devil  in  man  to 
rage  and  swell  and  pour  forth  blas])hemy.  We  are  es- 
pecially called  upon  to  consider  infidelity,  because  we, 
in  our  ]'e])resentative  character  as  Churchmen,  are  hon- 
oi-ed  with  its  in  tensest  antagonism.  We  can  only  (hnil 
with  it  now  and  here  in  a  general  way,  and  in<leed,  for 
the  most  part,  this  is  the  only  nianniM*  in  which  the 
subject  can  be  treated,  because  the  elements  which  com- 
])ose  the  host  which  marches  under  infidel  banners  is  so 
hetei'ogeneous,  that  it  would  be  im])ossible  to  bestow 
special  consideration  upon  the  countless  varieties  of 
o])inion  and  character  which  are  united  only  in  one 
thing.— antagonism  to  (Jod,  and  what  appertains  to 
God. 

This  has  alwavs  been  the  case,  and  we  mav  ji'ather 
courage  fi-om  the  fji^t,  that  a  negative  position  is  essen- 
tially weak,  it  has  no  consistence,  no  inherent  and  co-. 
hesive  strength.  It  is  held  together  by  a  power  from 
without,  not  by  forces  from  within.  As  soon  as  this 
antagonism  is  spent,  or  the  object  at  which  it  was 
aimed  has  been  overcome  or  removed,  and  those  who 
engaged  in  the  strife  are  obliged  to  take  up  a  positive 
])osition,  they  fall  to  pieces,  as  the  expression  is,  "like 
a  rope  of  sand." 

The  intidels  of  the  fourth  century  were  arrayed  against 
the  Catliolic  Faith,  and  it  seemed  as  though  it  was  the 
world  against  one  man,  oi'  one  man  against  the  worlds 
"  Atlninnsins  contrn  zry ?7/yJ?/7?v,"  so  that  a  father  of  that 
age,  felt  constrained  in  his  anguish  of  s])irit  at  the  appar- 
ent defeat  of  the  truth,  to  cry  out  that  the  whole  world 
groaned  with  Arianism.  The  triumph,  as  it  appeared, 
of  infidelity  was  the  knell  of  its  ruin.  The  great  hete- 
rogeneous nmss,  who  were  as  one  in  persecuting  the 
champions  of  the  faith,  fell  apart,  as  soon  as  they  came 
into  power,  and  swallowed  each  other  up  in  their  in- 
trigues and  (juarrels,  and  Arianism,  ere  the  fifth  century 
—2 


18 


insHOP  S    ADDKKSS. 


was  well  begun,  was  a  defeated  faction,  expelled  fioni  the 
church  and  crushed  by  the  civil  power. 

Ill  the  first  French  II<'volution,  as  the  frightful  drama 
opens,  oneis  led  to  sii])]K)sethatall  France  is  a  unit  ngninst 
the  old  regime,  and  in  a  sense  this  wns  true,  but  no 
sooner  is  the  King  sinin.  und  the  government  over- 
thrown, than  the  revolutionists  fall  foul  of  each  other, 
and  as  faction  succeeds  faction  tliev  ])ursue  each  other 
with  a  war  of  extermination.  As  it  has  been  in  the  past, 
so  it  will  be  in  the  future,  should  infldelitv  ever  rise  in 
the  ascendant  by  some  dreadful  fatality  in  our  land,  it 
will  do,  as  it  has  ever  done,  turn  against  itself  and  de- 
vour its(»lf.  I)Ut  it  is  our  part  to  contend  manfully  for 
the  faith,  and  we  need  have  no  fear  foi*  the  result  in  so  far 
as  the  merits  of  the  cause  are  concerned.  Let  us  con- 
sider our  ]K)sition,  and  catalogue  our  chief  resources, 
and  then  look  off  at  the  foe  and  measure  his  strength 
and  the  value  of  the  supports  on  which  he  relies  for 
vi(*torv. 

We  stand  u])()n  a  i-ock  of  ])ositive  truth,  which  has 
come  down  to  us  by  heivdity  through  the  ages  fn^m  the 
A])()stles.  About  this  truth  tliei-e  is  no  uncertainty 
whatever.  Coming  to  us,  as  it  does,  and  accredited  to 
us,  as  it  is.  it  has  passed,  even  as  to  its  expression,  be- 
yond the  region  of  discussion  or  debate.  It  is  not  sub- 
ject to  amendment.  It  is  fixed,  unalterable.  We  are  sure 
of  it.  This  truth  is  in  a  compact  form,  complete,  per- 
fect, articulated,  as  to  its  statements,  like  the  members 
of  the  human  body,  each  in  its  ])lace,  and  all  de])endent 
one  u])on  another,  so  that  the  well-being  of  each  in- 
volves the  safetv  of  the  whole.  The  svmmetrv  is  com- 
plete,  the  harmou}'  is  ]^erfect.  The  creed  of  Christendom 
is  the  rock  of  ages  and  on  that  we  stand.  It  puts  u])on 
our  lips  the  magnificent  expression,  ''I  believe,"  and 
then  it  tells  us  from  (iod  himself,  what  we  are  to 
believe,  and  in  succession  the  sentences,  brief,  crisp,  clear, 
distinct,  rino-  out,  and  carrv  us  from  the  Father,  Son 


I 


DIOCESE   OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


19 


r 


^ 


and  Holy  (diost  through  the  incarnation,  and  the  body 
of  Christ,  which  is  His  Church,  and  nmn's  redem])tion 
from  sin,  satan  and  death  to  the  life  everlastiim-  in 
Heaven.  Each  sentence,  as  we  utter  it,  is  a  ])ositive  as- 
sertion, and  as  it  falls  u])on  the  ear,  it  sounds  like  the 
measured  tread  of  an  advancing  army  step  by  step 
onwaiMl  into  the  enemy's  country  of  negation,  unbelief, 
agnosticism.  ()!  it  is  a  grand  thing  to  repeat  the  creed, 
it  is  a  grand  thing  to  l)elieve  in  the  heart  what  one  says 
with  the  li|)s,  and  in  the  full  consciousness  of  that  belief 
to  feel  oneself  sure  of  that  knowledge,  which  lifts  one 
above  the  earth  and  time  and  sense,  and  enables  one  to 
gras])  and  hold  as  a  ])ossession  the  things  invisible.  This 
is  our  vantage  ground,  the  citadel  of  our  strength,  the 
positive  jjosition  which  cannot  be  shaken.  We  are  em- 
boldened to  s])eak  ivith  such  assurance  of  our  ])osition, 
because  we  have  tlie  blaster's  ])r{)mise,  that  the  gates  of 
hell  shall  not  prevail  against  His  Church,  and  this  promise 
we  know  He  has  made  good  fi-om  the  beginning,  and  as 
the  mystery  of  iniquity  continues  to  work,  He  strengthens 
our  confiding  trust  in  it  with  renewed  fulfilment. 

As  an  outward  witness  to  the  world  of  her  divine 
origin  and  character,  the  Church's  mere  existence  is  a 
proof.  How  can  she  stay  here,  when  not  only  all  the 
forces  of  evil  ai-e  combined  against  her,  but  all  that  is 
indifferent,  careless,  heedless,  secular,  lends  itself  to  help 
to  crush  her?  As  she  endures,  holds  out— indeed,  renews 
her  strength— her  continued  presence  in  the  world  be- 
comes a  proof,  ever  increasing  in  force,  that  her  Lord 
is  with  her.  It  is  stronger  to-day  than  it  was  in  the 
first  century,  or  the  second,  or  any  century  that  has 
past.  It  will  be  stronger  to-morrow  than  it  is  to-day. 
How  can  the  woi-ld  account  for  the  fact  that  the  Church 
I'emains  herefrom  age  to  age?  The  world  would  gladly 
be  rid  of  her,  and  does  all  that  she  can  to  destroy  her, 
and  yet  she  abides.  This  conviction  that  our  position 
is  impregnable,  is  a  most  potential  help  to  sustain  us 


I 


20 


HISHOP  S    ADDUESS. 


in  our  conflict  with  unbelief.  Every  effort  has  been  put 
forth  by  the  foe  to  break  u])  (Jod's  cam]).  From  without, 
l)rute  force  assailed  it  in  persecution;  from  within, 
heresy  sought  to  betrav  it  bv  deceit  and  subtle  false- 
hood;  afterwards  ignorance  and  corruption  in  faith  and 
morals  fell  like  a  blio-ht  upon  it,  and  now  anarchy  and 
confusion  all  around  perplex  men's  minds  with  mis<>iv- 
ini»s  as  to  w here  it  is,  and  what  are  its  metes  and  bounds. 
Throu<!:h  persecutions  Ion <».•  drawn  out;  throu*ih  heresies 
repeatin<>"  themselves,  with  variations,  for  centuries; 
throuiih  the  blackness  of  dnrkness  in  medieval  barbarism 
and  wickedness  the  diurch  has  come  foi'th  secure,  and 
now  she  is  in  the  midst  of  new  trials  unheard  of  and 
unknown  hitherto,  and  we  have  better  and  more  cogent 
reasons  than  our  fnthers  to  be  courageous,  and  in  pa- 
tience await  the  results,  with  full  confidence  that  the 
diurch  will  emei-ge  from  the  mad  effoi'ts  now  being  nmde 
to  remove  land  mai'ksnnd  undermine  foundations,  stronger 
than  she  ever  was  before. 

P'irst,  then,  we  have  theChurch  as  ourtower  of  strength, 
whose  maker  and  buildei-  is  (Jod.  Stronger  she  must 
become,  remember,  in  tlu^  estimation  of  the  woild, 
as  years  run  on,  and  she  renmins  unshnken.  so  tlint  her 
bare  existence  is  a  wen])on  of  evidence,  whose  power  in- 
creases with  its  nge.  Ahead v  the  (liurch  has  lasted 
longer  than  all  this  world's  dynnsties,  and  enij^ires,  and 
kingdoms,  and  states.  She  is  the  survival  of  an  age, 
which  has  left  nothing  else  living  on  the  earth.  Classical 
anti(juity  is  dead,  its  rities  are  buried,  its  languages  are 
no  longer  spoken.  TIk^  (ios])el  was  preached,  ba])tism 
was  administered,  the  laying  on  of  hands  followed,  and 
the  believers  continued  steadfastly  in  the  Apostles'  doc- 
trine, and  fellowshi}),  and  in  breaking  of  bread,  and  in 
prayers  when  Tiberius  was  on  the  throne  of  the  Qesars, 
the  same  Gospel  is  preached  and  the  same  government 
in  Bisho])s,  Priests,  and  Deacons  shelters  the  same 
creed    and    sacraments,   and    worship    still.     There   has 


DIOCESE   OF   SPKINGFIELD. 


21 


been  no  change  as  touching  anything  essential.  Lan- 
guages have  died,  and  new  tongues  have  sprung  uj),  and 
new  peo])les  to  speak  them.  The  old  order  of  things  has 
vanished  away  and  in  succession  have  come  a  western 
hemis])here  and  modern  thought  and  civilization,  but 
tlie  Church  and  her  institutions  remain  unaltered,  like 
her  divine  Head,  who  is  the  ''same  vesterdav,  to-day, 
and  forever.'' 

As  a  living  teacher  the  Church  formulates  her  doctrine 
in  a  brief,  co»nprehensive  summary  of  elementary  truths, 
which    are   the    epitome    of   revelation,  the    metes    and 
bounds  of  that  realm  of  knowledge,  which  is  the    direct 
gift  of  (lod.     In  connection  with  her  creed  the  Church 
presents  her    scriptures,  the  divine  word,  entrusted  to 
her,   as  its  witness  and  keeper,  for  the  instruction    of 
mankind.     This  bowk  has  grown  in  her  hands  fi-om  small 
beginnings,  and  what  must  have  seemed  at  first  frag- 
mentary   and    disconnected    documents,  into    a    ])erfect 
whole,  so  that  it  has  been  called  most  felicitously  the  Book, 
the  Bible.     Its  great  ]nirpose  is  to  reveal  (iod's  love  to 
man'  in  developing  the  plan  of  redem])tion,   and   this  is 
accom])lished  in  bearing  witness  to  Christ,  the  author  and 
finisher  of  our  faith,  the  Saviour  from  sin,  and  the  res- 
urrection and  the  life.    The  Bible  in    the    hands  of  the 
Chui'ch   becomes  the  living   creature    of  prophecy    with 
eyes  within  and  without,  it  is  alive  to  speak  with  many 
voices,    and    they    grow    in    volume    until  they  sound 
like    the    noise    of    many    waters    and  their  burden  is 
gathered    up  into    one  note,     "the     testimony    of    Je- 
sus.''   It    is  alive  to    reveal  many  scenes,   and  to  pass 
in  review  diyers  persons  and   things,   and  histories  and 
biogi-aphies,  and  at  length  to  gather  them   together  in 
one   sublime    picture  with  a  grand  central  figure,  and  its 
related    objects    and    surroundings,    and   present   it  to 
men,  and  when  they  look  at  it  they  see  Jesus  and   His 
Church,   and  the  sacraments,   and   over  all  the  heavens 
opened   and   the  redeemed   within  and  the  water  of  life 


I 


99 


F5ISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


and  the  throne  of  (iod  as  tlie  final  vision  of  the  Apooa- 
lypse  of  St.  John.  This  is  the  o-reat  ])nii)ose  of  the  Bible 
in  the  eustodv  of  the  riinreh,  and  in  that  she  is 
and  al\va\'s  has  been,  and  ahvavs  will  be,  sneeessful.  No 
hi<i"hfr  eriticism  can  reach  her  here,  no  scoffs  nnd  sneers 
can  drown  her  testiinonv,  no  li<»ht  of  this  world  can  lival 
her  Instre.  Once  nioi*e  the  i-enlni  of  knowUnlg'e  which 
we  represent  has  sIumI  its  bright  beams  all  aronn<l  in 
the  world,  and  as  thev  have  fallen  on  societv.  manners, 
customs,  laws,  o-overnments,  institutions,  these  have 
responded  to  the  touch  of  liuht.  and  have  orown  better, 
so  that  withersoever  the  ci-oss  of  Chiist  has  <»one  and 
been  })lanted,  tliere  has  followed  a  benediction  of  im- 
provement and  amelioration  for  all.  far  outside  the  cir- 
cle of  those  who  owned  the  swav  of  the  divine  ATaster. 
Hence  the  voice  of  historv,  theadvance  of  civilization,  the 
eleemosynary  provision  of  civil  <»()veniment  for  poverty, 
infirmity  and  disease,  and  the  philanthropic  labors  of  in- 
dividuals become,  unconsciously  to  themselves,  ])Ower- 
ful  witnesses  in  behalf  of  the  cause  of  Christ.  Thev  sei've 
as  volunteers  to  helj)  the  militant  host  tight  the  good 
fight  of  faitli. 

When  we  look  off  fi-om  ourselves  at  the  foes  arraved 

« 

against  us  what  do  we  behold?  A  host  without  nundier 
for  multitu<le.  Thev  cover  the  hills  and  the  vallevs, 
they  are  spread  abroad  u])()n  the  plains,  they  crowd  the 
cities,  thev  are  evervwhere:  thev  are  noisv  and  l)oastful, 
they,  for  the  most  part,dr()|)  courtesy  ami  the  i-ecognized 
code  of  honoral)le  conflict,  and  distress  us  with  their 
irreverence,  and  coarseness,  and  blasphemy.  They  claim 
that  they  possess  the  resources  of  earth,  leai'uing*,  and 
riches  and  honor,  and  the  develo])ed  forces  of  civiliza- 
tion. Thev  are  dailv  mai-chiui:*  forth  like  (loliath,  and 
they  excel  Goliath  in  the  scorn  and  contem])t  w  ith  which 
they  regard  us,  the  little  flock,  who  profess  to  believe  in 
the  Lord  and  belong  to  His  Church.  The  wonder  is  that 
we  were  not  consumed,  as  in  a  moment,  centuries  ago; 


DIOCESE   OF  SPRIN(JFIELD. 


23 


the  wonder  continues  that  so  many,  and  such  mighty 
men,  should  find  it  necessarv  to  be  alwavs  form  no-  new 
weapons,  and  calling  for  fiesh  recruits  to  overwhelm  us. 
As  this  great  armvof  the  aliens,  this  vast  ari'av  of  infidels, 
agnostics,  unbelievers,  anarchists,  atheists,  held  together 
sim])ly  by  tlie  sympathies  of  a  common  hate,  meet  our 
eye,  we  naturally  think  of  the  Midianites  and  the  chil- 
dren of  the  East,  who  were  like  the  grasshoppers  for 
multitude,  and  (Jideon  and  his  three  hundred  men. 

Measureless  as  their  proportions  seem  to  be,  and  pow- 
erful as  their  allies  undoubtedlv  are, — for  the  nominal 
and  hazy  Christian,  and  the  indifferent,  who  care  for 
none  of  these  things,  and  the  worldly  preoccupied  with 
business,  will,  with  rare  exceptions,  in  any  crisis  of  the 
faith,  be  found  in  alliance  with  God's  foes,  and  conse- 
quently may  be  reckoned  as  the  auxiliaries  of  unbelief, — 
still  we  have  no  occasion  to  be  alarmed.  AVe  do  not 
mean  that  they  are  unable  to  do  an  immense  amount 
of  mischief,  and  spread  desolation  and  ruin  far  and 
wide.  We  know  that  thev  are,  we  know  that  thev  have 
the  power  to  do  evil,  and  the  will  to  do  it  by  violence 
and  voice  and  pen,  but  all  the  while  their  ])Osition  isessen- 
tially  weak,  and  theii*  successes  have  been  in  the  end 
failures.  For  consider  what  is  the  infiders  position;  it 
is  always,  invariably,  iif^^\'ifivf\  Infidelity  means  no 
faith,  no  belief,  and  the  individual  infidel's  posture  is 
jn-oclaimed  by  his  words,  "I  don't  believe."  As  divine 
knowledge  is  proposed  to  him,  he  listens  and  says,  ''I 
don't  believe."  If  vou  take  the  creed  and  repeat  it  vou 
will  be  able  conveniently  to  classifv  the  armv  of  unbe- 
lievei's,  since  while  all  deny  some  portions  of  thp  faith, 
few  com])aratively  deny  the  whole,  and  thus  as  you  pro- 
ceed from  the  first  article  to  the  last,  the  regiments  of 
infidelitv,  of  those  who  come  shoi't  of  acknowled<»:ing 
the  creed  of  Christendom,  will  marshal  themselves,  some 
as  denying  God,  more  as  admitting  God,  but  denying 
the  incarnation,  still   more  as  admittino:  God   and  the 


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incarnation,  hut  (lpnyin<;- the  riuirch  as  adivine  institu- 
tion, and  still  n  largei-  number,  wiio  are  indiftVrent  to 
religion,  who  ai-e  not  stron<>-  enouf»h  to  have  any  well 
defined  ntjtions  about  anythin<»-,  save  «iToss  material 
matteis  and  puisuits,  and  thus  at  length  you  i-each  the 
end,  and  you  have  the  ai-my  stretchin<»-  out  before  you 
and  arinved  on  eitlier  hnnd,  far  and  wide.  a<»-aiiist  von. 

We  say  be  not  afraid:  neithei-  in  itself  noi-  in  its  I'e- 
sourees  is  this  infidel  host  to  be  dreaded.  It  is  of  the 
eai'th,  earthv,  its  eathusinsm  is  <:enerrjted  bv  human 
])nssi()ns,  hatred,  envy,  and  the  feai*  whi<-h  is  born  of 
sin.  its  traditions  are  disaster  and  defeat  on  its  old  bat- 
tletiehls  a^iainst  the  faith,  its  mnrcliin<!,'  orders  are  from 
mei-e  mini  always  with  notliin<i-  behind  them  save  their 
own  wisdom  nnd  learnin<i'  and  self-assei-tion.  He  not 
afr;iid.  its  iiund)ers  nnd  its  u]^roar  are  a  delusion,  the 
concouise  which  appeals  to  the  eye,  has  no  eoherenee, 
it  will  melt  away  when  it  is  obli<»fHl  to  elose  with  posi- 
tive truth,  and  to  take  its  stand  in  defense  of  some- 
thin<i-,  its  noise  nnd  loud  boasting-  which  ap])eal  to  the 
ear  are  like  the  confused  cries  of  the  lOphesian  mob,  they 
hnve  no  sense,  nor  meaninu-,  noi*  pur])ose. 

Its  resources  are  exclusively  di-nwn  from  this  world's 
storehouses  and  arsenals.  First  its  ne<>-ative  position, 
which  means  destruction.  This  is  th<^  infifh^rs  vocation . 
to  destroy.  Transfer  it  from  the  s])her(»  of  faith  to  the 
field  of  sense  and  you  can  better  iudjiv  of  its  true  clinr- 
acter  and  its  claims  for  consideration.  Destruction  is 
an  easv  task,  anv  one.  a  cliild  or  an  idiot,  cnn  desti-ov, 
labor  and  talent  and  skill  are  re(]uired  to  construct- 
Take  the  humblest  dwelling-  which  shelters  a  ])oor  family, 
an  infant  in  its  ]>lay  may  kindle  the  flame  which  burns 
it  down.  It  is  no  <iTeat  affaii',  this  liomestead,  so  easily 
consumed,  but  it  took  days  and  weeks  to  build  it,  nnd 
the  car])enter,  and  the  mason,  and  the  ^Inzier,  and  the 
painter  contributed  each  their  labor  and  theii*  skill  to 
achieve  the  result  embodied  in  the  modest   home. 


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Then  again  the  work  of  construction  does  not  ordin- 
arilv  attract  attention,  and  secure  notoriety  like  the 
havoc  of  destruction.  The  mechanic,  the  artisan,  the 
skilled  laborer  in  field  and  factory  and  slio])  does  not 
foi-  the  most  ]>art  secure  a.  reputation  beyond  a  nari'ow 
circle  of  admirers,  while  the  incendiary,  the  robber,  the 
muiderer  is  advertised  by  the  newspapers,  nnd  (^njoys 
the  t>ublicity  and  the  excitement  of  a  trial.  The  and)i- 
tion  of  low  minds  and  deprayed  characters  is  gratified 
at  a  little  cost  of  time  or  talent  by  becoming;  a  des- 
troyer.  The  temple  of  Diana  of  the  Ephesians  was  one 
of  the  seven  wonders  of  the  world.  Two  hundi-ed  and 
twenty  years  wei*e  em])loyed  in  its  construction,  and  the 
genius  of  all  i)r()-consnlar  Asia  was  end)odied  in  its  ma- 
jesty and  beauty.  This  exquisite  building,  the  pride  of 
nmnkind,  offered  itself  as  the  means  of  securing  in  its 
destruction  to  a  man  of  small  ca])acity  and  little  in- 
fluence what  otherwise  he  could  not  obtain,  the  hand- 
ing on  his  name,  although  associated  with  infamy,  to 
future  generations.  Accordingly  on  the  night  on  which 
Alexander  the  Great  was  born  he  deliberately  set  fire  to 
the  magnificent  structure,  and  tlw^  name  of  Kratosti-atus, 
which  otherwise  would  not  have  survived  his  own  age, 
is  i-ecorded  on  the  page  of  history  and  finds  its  way  into 
our  school  books.  This  illustrates  the  ease  with  which 
an  infidel  achieves  a  reputation.  He  has  only  to  at- 
tack the  Bible,  to  assail  the  faith,  to  call  in  question 
time-honored  truths,  and  his  fame,  wdiether  good  or 
bad  we  will  not  say,  is  secured.  There  have  been,  and 
there  are,  infidels  and  infidels.  There  have  been,  and 
there  are,  able  men,  who  haye  had  the  dire  misfortune 
to  deny  the  faith,  but  the  great  nmjority  of  such  are  an 
ignoble  crowd,  whose  notoriety  has  come  to  them,  not 
from  their  own  merit,  but  from  the  cause  which  they 
have  espoused. 

It  is  indeed  an  ignoble  trade  to  spend  one's  time,  and 
employ  one's  talents,  be  they  great  or  small,  in  seeking 


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to  pull  down  and  destroy.  Better  a  thousand  times  to 
convert  a  waste  into  a  fruitful  field  than  to  devastate 
the  land  and  make  it  a  desolation. 

This  easy  sneress  in  winnin*^-  a  re])utation  in  the  paths 
of  infidelitv  is  due  to  another  cause,  the  de])ravitv  of 
the  human  heart.  The  devil  came  to  our  Saviour,  and 
found  nothin<!,'  in  Him.  because  he  was  absolutely  <»;ood, 
there  was  in  Him  no  evil  at  all,  nothin^i*  on  which  Satan 
could  fix  his  hold.  It  is  not  so  with  fallen  humanitv, 
the  intidel  finds  a  res])onse,  tliere  is  in  sinful  man  a 
nivstei'ious  sometliinu',  the  woi'k  of  iniiiuitv,  which  wel- 
comes  the  suggestions  of  unbelief,  and  sympathizes  with* 
and  ap[»lauds  its  a])parent  successes.  Alas!  that  it  should 
be  so,  but  it  is  only  too  sadly  true,  that  the  (lOth,  the 
Vanibil,  and  the  Hun  in  religion,  who  <»•(>  f(^ith  but  to 
lay  waste  and  destroy,  attract  a  lai-^er  following-  than 
the  Master,  and  Ins  A])ostolie  ministi-y.  Men  will  jKiy 
lar^e  fees  to  hear  the  intidel  declaimei-  lecture,  and  ap- 
plaud his  blaspliemy  and  ridicule  of  CJod  and  holy  thin<»\s 
to  the  echo,  while  thev  habituallv  absent  themselves 
from  the  Church,  and  i-efuse  to  listen  to  the<>ospel  mes- 
sa«»'e,  which  is  proclaimed  without  money  and  without 
price.  The  devil  comes  to  them  and  finds  a  <2.*reat  deal 
in  them  on  which  to  fasten  his  hold  and  dra<i'  them 
down  to  their  own  undoini»'.  The  s])ell,  which  he  throws 
n]K)n  them,  works  so  complete  a  charm,  that  they  no 
iongvr  stH*  thin<is  in  their  true  relations,  and  fact  a7id 
fancy  chan<»e  places  in  their  thouuhts  and  speech,  and 
thus  fiction  becomes  a  resource  whi<'h  thev  em])lov  to 
deceive  themselves,  and  conjui'e  with  to  deceive  others. 

The  product  of  modern  thou«iht  and  civilization  is  the 
avera<»e  type  of  manhood  divorced  from  relijiion  which 
now  confronts  us  everywhere.  It  is  a  sad  spectacle  in 
character,  behavior,  and  s])eech.  It  has  its<»rades  and  so- 
cial distinctions  from  the  low,  filthy  creature,  who  frequents 
the  saloons,  to  the  cultured  o'entleman,  as  he  assumes 
to  be,  who  violates  the  sanctities  of  domestic  life  with 


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his  unbridled  ])assions,  or  disgraces  the  national  halls 
of  legislation  with  his  indecency.  This  is  the  fact,  the 
melancholy,  distressing  fact.  Now  we  pass  to  the  fiction. 
When  the  intidel,  or  the  man,  whose  boast  is  that  he 
has  no  religion,  gets  upon  the  ])latform  to  ])aint  the 
model  hero,  or  retires  to  the  committee  room  to  draught 
a  minute,  or  prepare  resolutions  in  commemoi-ation  of 
some  departed  brother,  he  drops  reality,  he  looks  off 
from  the  manhood,  whicli  is  the  net  result  of  liis  own 
negation  of  the  kingdom  of  (iod  and  His  righteousness, 
and  turns  to  the  sermon  on  the  Mount  to  su])])ly  him 
with  tli(^  materials  with  which  to  sketch  the  outline  and 
fill  in  the  details  of  the  life  which  he  holds  up  for  ad- 
miration: he  forgets  or  ignores  the  low  vices  and  coarse 
convei'sation  of  the  deceased  associate,  and  substitutes 
an  imaginary  j)ers(tnage,  to  whom  he  im])utes  the  vir- 
tues of  a  Christian  saint.  This  is  the  fiction.  The  infi- 
del, the  non-believer,  lives  in  a  world  of  unreality,  which 
he  himself  creates,  and  he  brings  himself  to  believe  in 
tlie  lie,  and  he  persuades  others  to  believe  in*  it,  and 
herein  he  finds  a  source  of  great  hel])  foi-  his  cause. 

The  infidel  bears  unconscious  witn^^ss  to  the  truth  and 
excellence  of  the  Gospel,  while  he  denounces  it  and  treats 
it  with  contumelv  and  scorn.  He  is  never  tiivd  of  call- 
ing  Christians  knaves  and  hypocrites.  This  is  his  favorite 
theme,  and  in  its  support  he  adduces  the  instances,  alas! 
too  many,  of  ])rofessed  l)elievers,  who  ai-e  unworthy  in 
life  and  conduct. 

A  hypocrite  is  one  who  wears  a  mask  to  conceal  his 
real  self.  In  this  case  the  real  man  is  the  knave,  the 
one  who  don't  believe,  who  cheats  and  lies,  and  is  gen- 
erallv  wicked.  The  nmsk  with  which  he  dresses  himself 
u])  is  Chi'istian  profession,  this  is  the  lovely  disguise 
with  which  he  seeks  to  impose  upon  society.  It  is  not 
the  Tnask  that  is  bad:  it  is  the  man  under  the  mask. 
It  is  not  Christianitv  which  is  to  blame,  but  the  intidel 
who  arravs  himself  in  the  garments  of  Christianitv  who 


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is  ill  fault.  What  a  splendid  tribute  this  is  to  the  Gos- 
pel of  Christ  that  its  enemies  should  denounoe  it  because 
it  often  shelters  themselves  as  furnishino- the  i-aiment  of 
an  anoel  of  lio-ht.  Who  ever  heard  of  a  hypocrite  aniono- 
infidels  or  unbelievers  or  men  of  the  world?  Who  ever 
dreamed  of  stealing- the  filthy  garments  of  ribaldry  and 
blasphemy,  and  ])rofanity  and  indecency,  and  the  vile  ])rac- 
tices  of  corrupt  bad  men.  The  thino-  j,',  itself  is  impossible 
for  thouuht  to  conceive.  What  a  s])lendid  tribute  is  this 
to  the  Church  of  God;  nothing- o.^.^uj^.,.  comes  from  any 
source,  save  the  deaths  of  martyrs,  and  the  scars  of  con. 
feasors  and  the  holy  lives  of  saints. 

The  infidel  swarms  around  us  with  his  innumerable 
hosts  of  Afoabites  and  Ammonites  and  Amalakites,  and 
the  children  of  the  Kast.  Recovers  the  around  like  the 
gTasshoi)j)ers,  he  swa^^-o-ers  and  boasts,  and  threatens, 
he  distresses  our  ears  with  his  profanity,  he  revolts  and' 
sickens  our  hearts  with  his  irreverence,  he  would  wear 
out,  if  it  were  ]>ossible,  the  ])atience  of  (Jod's  elect,  with 
his  inces-sant  assaults,  but  thei'e  will  be  an  end,  when 
the  Lord  will  reveal  Himself  at  the  last  o-reat  day,  "and 
every  eye  shall  see  Him,  and  every  tonoue  confess  that 
He  is  Lord  to  the  ^lory  of  (iod  tiie  Father." 

Meanwhile  we,  the  little  band,  who  re])resent  the  realm 
of  divine  knowledo-e,  nnd  its  applied  truth  in  lu-actical 
Christianity,  the  diureh  and  its  sacraments,  and  means 
of  orace,  we,  the  three  hundred,  hemmed  in  by  th(^  hosts 
of  ALdian,  we  need  have  no  fear:  these  frail  bodies, 
these  pitchers  of  clay,  have  within  them  the  bui'uincr 
lamps  fed  with  the  oil  of  (Jod's  Spirit,  and  we  have  the 
trum])ets  whose  blast  is  the  divine  messa<»-e  of  salvation 
from  the  invisible  kinodom,  it  is  the  voice  of  revebition. 
We  have  addressed  you  on  this  theme,  dear  brethren 
of  the  clei-oy  and  laity,  because,  as  a  loyal  officer  of  our 
Su}>reme  ^Faster,  we  would  ai'ouse  you  from  lethargy, 
we  would  stimulate  you  to  exertion,  we  would  give  3^011 
an  insight,  if  we  can,  into  the  real  issue  at  stake  in  our 


land  and  on  the  earth.  Nothing  less  is  in  peril  than 
Christianity,  and  the  institutions  which  rest  upon  Chris- 
tianitv,  the  familv,  societv  in  its  best  estate,  the  sanctitv 
of  oaths,  the  majesty  of  law,  the  temporal  as  well  as 
the  eternal  well-being  of  the  race.  Nothing  short  of  posi- 
tive Christianity  can  stand  the  shock  of  infidelity.  No 
milk  and  water  religion,  that  is  gush  and  sentiment, 
that  is  apologetic,  and  dare  not  affirm  any  tinith  as 
real,  substantive  truth,  no  such  weak,  flabby,  miserable 
caricature  of  the  Gospel  will  prove  of  any  avail  in  the 
shock  of  a  conflict  which  will  let  loose  the  forces  of  hell. 
In  the  event,  believe  us,  dear  brethren,  they  may  be  our 
last  words  tct  vou,  there  is  no  alternative  between  infi- 
delity,  if  not  in  its  extremest  form,  atheism,  still  next 
to  it,  as  bare,  bald  deism,  and  the  Catholic  C^iurch.  All 
other  and  intermec4iate  positions  ai'e  simply  stages  of 
transition  where  men  nmv  seem  to  linger  for  a  vear  or 
for  a  generation,  but  they  are  all  the  while  drifting,  un- 
consciously, it  mav  be,  to  themselves  and  others,  but  still 
moving  in  the  direction  of  the  denial  of  revelation,  or 
the  acceptance  of  the  Catholic  Church,  hi  view  of  these 
facts,  let  our  words  sink  deep  into  your  hearts,  dear 
brethren,  when  we  beg  you  to  be  men  in  I'eligion,  as  you 
are  in  secular  affairs,  in  politics,  and  money  getting;  be 
men  in  religion,  and  give  the  Church  of  your  best  in  the 
devotion  of  your  time  and  talents,  and  means,  to 
strengthen  her  in  our  borders,  to  build  her  up,  to  spread 
her  influence.  Let  our  Diocese  be  conspicuous  for  its 
men,  who  understand  what  they  represent,  and  feel  their 
responsibility,  and  in  consequence,  with  God's  help,  striv^e 
to  do  theii*  dutv. 

Now  we  turn  to  a  few  practical  matters  which  lie  in 
the  direction  of  what  we  have  been  saying  as  calculated 
to  help  to  promote  and  make  more  efficient  the  mis- 
sionai'v  work  of  our  Diocese. 

The  conviction  has  been  growing  upon  us  for  several 
years  that  the  extent  of  this  Diocese  is  l)eyond  the  capa- 


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bility  of  any  man  to  <>ivt'  it  adeqnatp  snpei'vision  and 
care,  and  administer  its  affaii-s  in  such  a  way  as  to  meet 
the  rensonable  dcmnnds  of  the  immense  ])opulation 
which  is  end)raced  within  its  hounds. 

Were  square  miles  tlie  only  consideration  we  would 
not  su<»'^*est  assistance,  but  it  is  sfjuare  miles  swarmino* 
with  people.  We  have  sixty  count if\s,  several  of  them 
nenrly  ns  L-irn-f'  ;is  tlip  Stutp  of  llhode  Ishuuh 
and  most  of  them  fir/rc  as  Liraf  ;ts  unv  En<ilish  Diocese. 
Two  w(»eks  nt  least  ou<»'ht  to  he  (Unvoted  by  the  Bishop 
to  each  county  ev(M*y  yenr  durin<i-  the  missionaiy^  sta<»*e, 
which  is  the  present  condition  of  the  rural  ]>()rti()n  of  our 
Stnte,  and  must  continue  such  for  manv  ^ears  to  c(jme. 
Two  weeks  annually  is  not  a  larj^e  allownnce  of  time  for 
the  cliief  missionary  to  visit  the  townships  of  a  county, 
seek  to  become  ac(piainted  with  the  lendin<:"  citizens, 
])lant  the  cross  where  it  is  not  known.  ])reach  in  the 
churches  nnd  school  houses,  and  seek  to  establish  and 
build  up  missions  in  the  laro:er  cities.  Were  such  an 
amount  of  time,  two  weeks,  mven  to  each  countv  of 
ourjurisdiction  in  continuous  visitation,  when  we  reached 
the  end,  two  years  and  sixteen  weeks  would  have 
ela])s;Hl  since  we  beo-an,  and  we  would  have  had  no  i-est, 
but  would  have  been  steadilv  prose<-utin<>"  our  Inbors 
during-  the  entire  interval.  If  allowance  be  made  for 
necessary  cessation  from  duty  during-  the  heated  term  of 
summer,  full  three  years  would  be  occuyued  in  making; 
the  ciiTuit  of  the  Diocese. 

A  Bishop's  duties  do  not  end  with  hohbu^- visitations 
and  prenchino-,  he  has  an  immense  correspondence,  ours 
amounts  to  over  three  tliousand  letters  each  vear,  he 
has  to  bear  the  burden  of  the  care  of  all  the  Churches, 
and  the  anxieties  which  are  incident  to  the  administi'a- 
tion  of  manv  interests,  various  and  often  conflictino:. 
We  have  now  nearly  two  millions  of  people  distributed 
over  this  immense  region  within  whose  reach  the  Church 
ought  to  be  speedily  brought.     What   one  man  is  equal 


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to  such  a  task?  AVho  is  able  to  oversee,  as  the  Lord 
has  put  us  in  charge  to  do,  without  assistance,  such  a 
field?  It  must  be  remembered,  that  if  it  be  said  a  young 
and  vigorous  man  could  do  the  work,  we  venture  to 
doubt  it,  but  granting  the  truth  of  the  suggestion,  we 
beg  to  say  that  we  are  no  longer  young,  and  the  na- 
tural force  is  abating.  It  must  l)e  remembered  that  the 
Diocese  is  <>rowin<»'  awav  from  us  bv  reason  of  the  in- 
crease  of  necessary  woik,  while  we  are  growing  away 
from  our  al)ility  to  do  the  work  by  reason  of  advancing 
vears.  The  interval  between  the  work  and  the  work- 
man  is  constantly  widening  and  a  point  must  soon  be 
reached  when  either  the  work  or  the  workman  must 
seriously  suffer.  The  work  can  only  be  propei'ly  and 
ade(]uately  done  at  the  expense  of  the  workman's 
health,  perchance  Jiis  life,  or  the  workman  can  spare 
himself  only  at  the  cost  of  neglecting  his  work.  How 
can  a  conscientious  IMsho])  leave  his  work  undone?  How 
can  he  endure  to  live,  and  know  that  his  duties,  invol- 
ving the  eternal  weal  of  hundreds,  are  unperformed?  He 
cannot  and  hence  your  l^isho])  comes  to  you  and  asks 
you  to  make  jjrovision  for  relief  in  order  that  God's 
heritage  may  not  suffer. 

The  relief  sought  cannot  be  immediately  secured.  Time 
must  ela])se  before  an  additional  Bishop  can  be  obtained 
in  accordance  with  any  plan,  which  may  be  suggested. 
We  should  ourselves  prefer  the  division  of  our  immense 
iurisdiction,  and  the  erection  of  a  new  Diocese,  but  the 
probability  of  making  such  an  arrangement  is  too  re- 
mote to  engage  our  attention  at  present. 

The  plan  of  an  assistant  Bishop  is  feasible.  The  canon 
has  been  so  amended,  as  to  remove  almost  entirely  the 
objections  which  were  formerly  felt,  before  the  change 
was  made,  to  taking  action  under  its  provisions.  There 
are  difficulties  in  the  way,  we  are  well  aware,  in  securing 
the  means  for  the  support  of  another  Bishop,  and  the 
man  who  will  accept  the  labors,  and  hardships,  and  in- 


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adfMniate  support,  at  the  best,  which  would  be  offered. 
But  these  are  matters  for  future  consideration  nud  must 
be  dealt  with  by  ourselves.  Pieliniiiiary  to  our  action, 
we  must  obtain  the  consent  of  the  (Jeneral  Church  to 
our  choosino-  an  assistant  P>ishop  as  prescribed  by 
canons,  when  such  relief  is  asked  for  by  renson  of  extent 
of  Diocese.  (Dioest  Title  1.  Canon  10,  Ji  V.)  At  the 
earliest,  in  the  event  of  our  obtainin<i-  the  consent  of 
our  brethren  to  our  re<iuest,  we  would  not  be  likely  to 
have  another  Bishop  in  tlie  field  before  1^93. 

Meanwhile  in  the  line  of  missionary  endeavor,  we  must 
strain  every  nerve  to  increase  the  endowment  of  our 
E|)isc()pate.  Kvery  dollar  added  to  this  fund  releases 
the  Diocese  just  so  much  to  devote  its  offering's  to  the 
cause  of  missions,  and  helps  it  just  so  much  to  su])ply 
a  salary  to  a  second  chief  pastor,  who  will  be  in  reality, 
thouiiii  not  in  nnme.  a  missionnrv  Bishoi),  as  voui*  own 
Diocesan  is  and  has  been  from  the  outset.  The  endow- 
ment of  the  Hpisco])ate  is  ,•/  hiynL-m's  (jiwstion,  and  the 
subject  as  to  its  practical  detnils  in  workino-  out  some 
plan  for  securing-  a  considerable  inci-ense  within  the  next 
year  mi^ht  well  be  left  to  them.  We  have  stron<i-  reason 
to  believe  that  when  we  have  dealt  faii'ly  by  oursc^lves 
in  helping-  ourselves,  others  will  help  us,  and  we  shall 
swell  our  endowment  to  such  an  amount  that  the  decent 
support  of  the  Diocese  will  be  no  l()n<ier  a  burden. 

Our  system  of  oro-anizin^-  the  Diocese  into  Archdea- 
conries and  Deaneries  has  ali-eady  ])rove<l  most  helpful 
in  our  work.  The  archdeacon  has  the  su])ervision  of  the 
temporalities  within  his  jurisdiction  in  accordance  with 
ancient  i)recedent,  and  the  rural  dean,  chosen  from 
amono-  themselves  by  his  brethren,  as  his  chief  business, 
takes  the  oversight  of  missions.  The  duties  of  these 
officers  are  prescribed  by  canon,  and  conseipiently  the 
Archdeacon  and  the  Dean  administei*  their  trusts  under 
the  joint  authority  of  the  Bisho])  and  the  Synod. 


We  are  fully  persuaded  that  when  the  plan  has  been 
put  into  operation,  as  is  now  the  case,  and  been  fairly 
tried,  it  will  be  found  to  work  most  beneficial  results 
towards  the  acquisition  and  preservation  of  proi)erty, 
and  the  promotion  of  the  growth  of  the  Church.  Our 
thanks  are  due  to  our  Archdeacons  and  Deans  for  the 
assistance  which  they  have  given  us  during  the  last  year. 
We  hope  the  day  may  not  be  distant  when  salaries  will 
be  attached  to  these  offices  to  recompense  the  incum 
bents  for  their  valuable  labors. 

It  is  with  great  satisfaction  we  refer  to  our  Diocesan 
paper.  The  venture  was  made  in  faith  that  vour  <>:en- 
erous  support  would  not  be  wanting  to  sustain  us  in 
our  effort,  still  we  had  our  misgivings  as  to  whether  we 
would  be  able  to  justify  our  claim  for  patronage  by  the 
attractions  of  our  periodical.  We  may  speak  without 
much  reserve  in  reference  to  the  character  of  ''The  Dio- 
cese of  Springfield,"  since  the  credit  of  its  success,  as 
an  unusually  able  and  successful  journal  of  its  kind,  is 
mainly  due  to  its  efficient  and  able  editor,  the  Archdea- 
con of  Springfield.  The  labor  of  editing  and  distributing, 
when  printed,  such  a  paper  is  very  onerous.  This  he  has 
cheerfully  contributed  besides  using  freely  his  facile  ])en 
to  enrich  its  columns  with  valuable  articles.  Our  thanks 
are  due  to  the  editor,  and  the  many  brethren,  who 
helped  to  launch  the  paper-,  if  we  may  employ  the  simile, 
by  procuring  subscribers  and  to  lighten  the  labors  of 
Dr.  Taylor  by  communications  of  great  merit. 

Our  paper  has  been  highly  commended  outside  of  our 
Diocese  and  Church,  and  even  secular  journals  have  bor- 
rowed from  its  columns.  But  aside  from  its  high  literary 
character,  ''The  Diocese  of  Springfield"  has  already 
proved  of  very  great  service  to  our  work.  It  has  brought 
the  distant  members  of  the  family  near  together,  it  has 
introduced  them  to  each  other  and  led  them  to  take 
interest  in  each  other.  The  Diocese  begins  to  know 
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itself,  and,  in  eonsf^qnence,  to  think  about  itself  as  a 
"svhole.  The  missionary  sj)irit  is  aroused  and  stimulated, 
and  all  the  a^zeneies  of  work  are  cjuiekened  with  renewed 
energy  and  life.  We  become  move  widely  known  abroad, 
and  the  knowled<»-e  impnrted  is  of  sueh  a  kind  as  places 
us  on  a  footing  of  comparative  intimacy  with  our  neigh- 
bors. Our  pa|)er  is,  indeed,  a  great  help.  May  we  not 
ask  some  of  our  laity,  who  are  able  to  do  so,  in  case 
our  balance  sheet  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  shows  a 
small  deficit,  in  vitnv  of  tin*  fact  that  the  paper  has  done 
so  well,  to  place  in  the  hands  of  the  indefatigable  editor 
the  means  to  li(piidate  the  debt?  Few  enterprises  of  the 
kind,  from  a  financial  point  of  view,  have  done  so  well 
and  nmde  so  good  an  exhil)it  at  the  t^id  of  their  first 
year  as  our  Diocesan  ])a])er. 

Not  behind  the  most  efficient  of  our  friends  in  zeal  and 
labors  for  the  causeof  missions  is  the  Woman's  Auxiliary. 
In  the  Church  at  large,  under  the  management  of  ^liss 
Julia  C.  FiUiery.  this  institution  has  grown  to  be  a  most 
important  factor  in  furnishing  suppli(\s  to  missionaries 
all  over  the  United  States  in  money,  clothes,  books,  and 
useful  articles  for  the  household.  It  has  lent  a  h(»lping 
hand  to  us  during  many  years,  and  clergymen,  and 
their  wives  and  childi-en.  have  had  abundant  reason  for 
gratitude  to  the  Woman's  Auxiliaiy^  for  large  and  well 
filled  boxes,  whose  contents  have  brightened  their  homes, 
and  arrayed  their  persons  in  garments  substantial  and 
comelv. 

Our  Diocesan  branch  of  the  Auxiliarv  directed  bv  its 
untiring  and  versatile  Secretary  is  rapidly  winning  its 
^vay  to  a  conspicuous  status  among  the  sister  branches. 
It^deserves  our  heartiest  encouragement  and  support. 

We  hail  the  coming  of  thellev.  \V.  W.  Dlatchfordand  Mr. 
Ford  to  our  Diocese,  to  take  charge  of  our  Pekin  Cathe- 
dral gi-ammar  school,  with  great  gratification.  Their 
standing  as  gentlemen  of  culture  and  refinement,  their 
long  experience  in  educational  work  elsewhere,  and  their 


purpose  to  deserve  success  by  perseverance  in  their  laboi's 
and  efforts,  assure  us  that  our  Diocese  has  made  a  great 
acquisition  in  the  settlement  of  these  most  excellent 
young  men  among  us.  We  give  them  a  loving  welcome, 
and  we  ask  for  them  your  patronage,  feeling  confident 
that  you  could  not  place  your  sons  in  safer  and  nu)re 
capable  hands  to  prepare  them  for  coJlege  or  business. 
We  live  in  the  hope  of  reopening  our  schools  at  Mat- 
toon  and  Mt.  Carmel.  The  delay  is  due  to  the  difficulty 
of  finding  the  teacher  with  the  courage  and  the  capital 
to  make  the  venture  of  a  tiial.  We  are  i-eady  to  co-()p- 
erate  and  bear  our  share  of  the  burden  with  anv  well- 

t 

tried  and  responsible  persons,  who  will  offer  themselves 
tor  the  glorious  work.  It  is  a  task  of  more  than  a  day 
or  a  year  to  succeed.  Progress  is  retarded,  nay,  well 
foun(ied  claims  for  success  are  often  disregarded  by  the 
apathy  and  worse  than  indifference  of  our.  people  in  re- 
fusing their  patronage  to  a  better  school  in  their  own 
neighborhood,  and  sending  their  children  to  an  inferior 
institution  at  a  distance.  This  course  is  suicidal,  it  kills, 
so  far  as  they  can  do  it,  tlieii^  own  benefactor,  foi-  a 
good  school  is  a  benefactor  to  a  neigld)orhood,  to  old 
as  well  as  young.  Such  a  course  is  eminently  selfish, 
since  on  account  of  some  whim  or  caprice  or  associa- 
tion, which  is  purely  personal,  it  disregards  the  public 
good,  and  helps  to  pull  down  and  shut  up  the  excellent 
school  at  home  by  denying  it  the  patronage  which  is  its 
due. 

In  the  educational  work  of  our  Diocese  there  nevei*  has 
been  anything  brighter  or  better  than  St.  Agatha's 
School.  It  is  this  still.  Wonderfully  well  quahfied  for 
the  work  by  character  and  natural  gifts  and  acquired 
accomplishments,  the  Principal  made  St.  Agatha's  School 
from  the  first  one  of  the  best  schools  for  girls  and  young 
ladies  in  our  land*.  Our  people  have  been  slow  to  recog- 
nize the  I'are  excellence  of  the  school,  and  the  neglect  of 
Jiome  patonage  has  retarded  its  growth,  and  tried  the 


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patience  and  the  courage  of  those  most  deeph'  interested 
in  its  success.  Is  it  too  much  to  ask  our  friends  at 
present,  not  for  endowments  or  '.•ifts,  thou<i,Ii  these 
woukl  be  welcomed,  but  simply  to  briiiii"  n  bhvssino- ui)on 
themselves  by  committiiifj:  their  dau<^htcrs  to  the  care 
and  trainino-  of  St.  Agatha's,  since  they  will  receive 
them  back  a<!.'aiH  into  their  homes,  when  they  <iraduate, 
e(|uii)ped  for  life's  work  with  adeipiate  leariiin<»',  and 
hearts  imbued  with  souud  principles  and  wills  stren<»th- 
ened  to  (h)  their  dutv  bv  the  "-race  of  (lod. 

Our  mission  anion*:-  the  colored  pcoph*  in  Cairo  has 
greatly  prospered  since  the  Uev.  Mi*.  .Massiah  assumed 
charge  about  a  year  ago.  The  woi-k  in  all  its  dej>art- 
meuts  has  grown  rapidly.  The  school  is  crowded  with 
pupils.  The  services  are  well  attended,  and  the  worshij) 
is  reverent  and  hearty.  A  suri)liced  choir  has  been  or- 
ganized,and  a  Deacon,  (coloi-ed,)  most  highly  commended 
by  his  former  Bishop,  has  been  secured  to  help  in  the 
school  and  cliurch  work.  The  (Jeneral  Hoard  of  Missions 
most  magna nimonsly  and  generously,  at  the  joint  re- 
quest of  all  the  heirs  and  ourselv(»s.  rehnciuished  their 
claim  upon  the  Allis  becpiest  in  favor  of  our  St.  Michael's 
Mission.  The  amount  is  f 3,003. 01,  and  it  is  to  be 
devoted  to  the  erection  and  furnishing  a  rectorv  for  the 
mission,  to  be  forever  known  as  the  A  His  Memoiial  Rec- 
tory, in  honor  of  the  donor.  This  glorious  work  of 
seeking  to  give  the  Gos])el  in  the  fullness  of  its  bless- 
ings to  our  colored  brethren  is  an  obligation  which  rests 
u]»on  us  as  a  duty  to  (iod  and  our  country,  as  well  as 
to  the  poor  negro  himseU".  We  rejoice  that  we  have 
nmde  so  promising  a  beginning,  and  we  congratulate 
our  Diocese  that  we  have  thus  far  been  so  signally 
blessed  in  our  efforts  to  place  on  a  solid  basis  our  St. 
Michael's  Mission,  Cairo.  We  hope  soon  to  see  other 
missions  like  it  in  other  cities  of  our  Diocese. 

We  have  much  to  sa}^  about  other  fields  of  noble  en- 
deavor, as  East  St.  Louis,  with  its  faithful  missionary^ 


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and  his  monthly  ])aper  loyal  and  true;  Collinsville  and 
its  devoted  Rector:  Paris,  and  Champaign,  but  we  must 
forbear.  Time  fails  us  and  your  patience  w^ould  be 
Avearied.  Besides,  if  our  itinerary  is  appended  to  our 
address,  you  will  hnd  each  point  as  we  visited  it  in  the 
course  of  the  year  brought  under  review'. 

A  w^ord  of  sympathy  is  due  to  Alton.  An  unusual 
calamity,  a  land  slide,  \vrecked  the  new  and  beautiful 
Rectory  of  St.  Paul's  not  yet  paid  for,  and  overwhelmed 
the  Parish  a])])arently  with  accumulated  burdens  of 
debt.  At  first  the  people  seemed  paralysed  in  the  face 
of  such  a  crushing  disaster,  but  they  soon  aroused  them- 
selves to  meet  their  responsibilities,  and  addressed 
themselves  with  a  spirit  of  courage  and  self-denial,  to 
replace  their  Rectory,  at  the  cost  of  a  large  expendi- 
ture of  money,  and  n  still  larger  tax  upon  their*  patience. 
The  devoted  Rector,  his  vestr}',  and  peo[)le  are  to  be 
congratulated  upon  this  result.  The  effect  of  their  self- 
denial  will  prove  a  blessing,  and  they  will  be  strength- 
ened s])irituallv  bv  their  trials. 

We  pass  from  misfortune  to  speak  of  death.  It  has 
dealt  mercifully  with  us  during  the  past  twelve  months. 
But  still  while  it  has  taken  comparatively  few^  from 
among  our  immediate  circle  of  friends,  they  were  pre- 
cious in  our  sight,  and  we  feel  their  loss. 

The  name  of  one  clergyman,  a  venerable  I^resbyter, 
disappears  from  our  list.  The  Rev.  James  Wells  Coe 
died  at  Danville,  on  the  23rd  of  February  last,  at  the 
age  of  74  years.  He  served  the  Church  long  and  use- 
full  v  as  missionarv  and  rectoi*  both  in  the  East  and 
West.  When  infirmity  incapacitated  him  for  active 
parochial  duty,  he  filled  for  some  years,  with  credit  to 
himself  and  advantage  to  the  public,  the  ])ost  of  city 
librarian  in  Danville.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Coe's  name  will 
awaken  pleasant  associations  with  many,  who  knew  and 
respected  him  in  the  several  fields  of   ministerial  duty, 


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wliicli  he  profitably  filled,  before  old  age  compelled  him 
to  retire  from  active  labor. 

A  layman  has  been  taken  from  ns  whom  we  shall 
greatly  miss,  and  whom  we  shall  uevin-  forget.  He  was 
a  man  whose  station  in  life  was  humble,  a  carpenter 
by  trade,  but  he  was  a  good  man,  whose  whole  heart 
seemed  to  be  devoted  to  his  Master's  service.  He  was 
very  modest  and  retiring,  he  had  no  religion  to  talk 
about,  but  it  made  itself  known  in  active  and  self 
denying  usefulness,  and  a  holy  life.  His  home  was  De- 
catur, and  his  name  was  Heni-v  M.  Palen. 

Another  layman  whom  we  valued  hiohly  lias  been 
stricken  down  bv  death  since  this  address  was  be<2:un, 
Mr.  Francis  Wicks,  of  Maroa.  He  was  a  Churchman  strong 
in  his  convictions  of  truth  and  fearless  in  their  advo- 
eac}'.  He  has  been  foi-  years  a  (.*andidate  for  Orders  on 
our  list,  and  hoped  some  day  to  be  admitted  to  the 
Diaconate.  The  Orphanage  of  the  Holy  Child,  of  which 
his  devoted  sister,  Mrs.  Slaughter,  has  been  for  years 
House  Mother,  will  greatly  miss  our  friend.  He  remem- 
bered the  children  often  each  year  in  goodh'  and  much 
needed  gifts. 

The  shaft  of  death  has  lately  laid  low  in  the  grave 
one  of  our  Bishops,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Watrus  Beck- 
with,  of  Georgia.  The  l)l()w  was  sudden  and  unexpected 
to  all  his  friends.  Dr.  Beckwith  had  not  vet  attained 
the  age  and  condition  which  associate  one  in  men's 
thoughts  with  death.  He  was  not  yet  sixty  years 
old,  and  he  was  stalwart  in  form,  strong  in  voice, 
and  apparently  of  vigorous  constitution  But  as  in 
a  moment  paralysis  touched  the  mysterious  chords 
of  life,  and  the  strong  man  bowed  beneath  the 
stroke,  and  struggled  for  a  little  space  and  yielded 
up  the  ghost.  Bishop  Beckwith  was  widely  known 
as  an  eloquent  preacher,  and  in  his  own  Diocese  as  a 
firm  administrator,  and  fearless  advocate  of  what  he- 
held  to  be  the  truth. 


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He  will  be  missed  in  our  home  circle  of  Bishops.  The 
going  out  of  one  so  young,  and  with  such  frightful  sud- 
denness, from  earth  to  his  account,  is  a  fruitful  advent 
lesson  to  us  all,  and  not  least  to  your  Bishop,  who, 
with  these  words,  bids  you  for  the  time  an  affectionate 
farewell  with  the  invocation  upon  you  and  yours  and 
our  beloved  Diocese  of  the  choicest  blessings  of  Ahnight^^ 
God. 


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Detailed  Account  of  Visitations  and  Acts. 


The  f()ll()\vi]i<2:  is  an  acoouiit  of  the  places  visited  and 
acts  ])erfornie(l  by  iis  from  Deeember  4tli,  ISHl),  to  De- 
eeniber  3(1, 1890. the  interval  included  between  the  twelfth 
and  thirteenth  Synods  of  the  Diocese  of  Sprinjitield : 

A.  D.  1889. 

Decemj51:.u  .)  — 77uo%s(/(r.v.  10  a.  m.  We  proi^ided  at  the  meeting  of  the 
Diocesan  Board  of  Missions,  in  the  Guild  Hall  of  the  Pro- Cathedral.  The 
organization  was  effected  by  tlie  election  of  the  llev.  Dr.  Dresser  as  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer,  and  appropriations  were  made  to  the  amount  of  $1,775, 
being  an  excess  of  $(525  over  th<'  preceding  year.  The  Rev.  Dean  Harrison 
acted  as  Secretary  pro  tern.,  in  the  necessary  absence  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dresser,  and  the  Board  made  arrangements  for  Missionary  meetings  during 
tlie  y<nir. 

Decembek  S— Second  Sunday  in  Advent.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral. 
7  a.  m.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  11  a.m.  After  Matins  we 
preached.  7:.'}0  p.  m.,  Christ  Church,  we  presided  at  a  mission  service  held 
by  the  Rev.  F.  H.  Du  Veinet,  Profi^ssor  in  Wycliffe  College,  Toronto,  who 
is,  with  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  conducting  a  Mission  in  Christ 
Church.     The  Rev.  Mr.  Du  Vernet  preached. 

December  12— Thursday.  We  appointed  ad  interim,  until  the  meeting 
of  the  Deanery  Chapter  as  provided  by  Canon,  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  M.  C.  Fulton, 
Rector  of  Trinity  Churcli,  Jacksonville,  111.,  Rural  Dean,  and  issued  his 
commission.  We  also  appointed  Dr.  H.  W.  Milligan,  Mr.  C.  H.  Catlin  and 
;Mr.  Heniy  Day,  Lay  Readers,  and  sent  their  Hcenses. 

December  V^— Third  Sunday  in  Advent.  Springfield.  10:30  a.  m.,  St. 
John's  Chapel.  We  officiated,  preaching  and  celebrating  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.  At  St.  Paul's,  the  Rector  preached,  and  we  pronounced  the  ben- 
ediction. We  welcomed  this  day,  on  a  visit  to  our  See  city,  a  most  earnest 
layman  of  Leavenworth,  Kanstis,  Mr.  H.  W.  Diamond.  He  is  a  musician, 
as  well  as  a  Lay  Reader  and  worker  in  the  cause  of  Christ.  Such  visits 
refresh  the  spirits  of  the  Bishop  and  clergy. 

December  18— Tre^/nesda?/,  Champaign,  7:30  p.  m.,  Emmanuel  Church. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  Rector,  and  the  Rev.  Dean 
Molineux,  we  preached.    A  large  audience  was  in  attendance. 


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Decemuek  l9—ThurH«1ay,  Thomasboio,    10  a.  m.     We  consocratod  St. 
Thomas'  Church.     Tliis  is  tho  first  buiNliiig  erected  in  the  hamlet  for  public 
worship  of  any  kind.     Tlie  day  was  beautiful,  the  skies  bright,  the  air  mild, 
and  the  people  tunied  out  in  hirg*'  numbers  to  attend  the  services.     The 
Kev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Dean  of  liloomington,  to  wiiose  labors  we  are  indebted 
for  the  Cliurcli,  read  the  InstmnK'nt  of  Donation  and  the  Lessons  ;  the  Rev. 
J.  H.  Molineux,  Dean  of  Mattoon,  read  tho  Sentence  of  Consecration  ;  the 
Rev.  Dan.  Lewis  sai«l   Matins.      AVe   pr*>ached,  and  assisted  by  the  Rev. 
Dean   Dresser  as  Epistoh'r,   and  the  Rev.  Dean  Molineux  as  Gospeler,  we 
celebrated  tlu'  Holy  Eucharist.     An  elegant  collation  was  provided  by  the 
ladies  in  an  adjoining  hall,  after  the  conclusion  of  the  services.  We  heartily 
congratulate  the  gtxxl  people  of  ThomaslK)ro    on  the  ac<juisition  of  this 
consecrated  building,  wherein  the  Lord  will  abide  among  them  ccmtinually. 
December  2Q— Friday.     We  accepted  lett<'rs  dimissorv  in  favor  of  tlie 
Rev.  Thomas  May  Thorpe,  from  the  ecciesiasti<'al  authority  of  East  Caro- 
lina.    We  hope  to  have  the  Rev.  Mr.  Thorpe  among  us  for  active  work  as 
soon  as  he  can  settle  up  some  business  engagr'ments,  which  nowdeUiinhim 
in  New  York. 

BECEyimui '22— Fourfh  SHn(l<tit  in  Ailitnt.  SpringfieM.  11a.m.  Pro- 
Cathedral.  We  preached,  the  Rector  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30 
p.m.  We  preached  at  service  in  sam«' churcli  antl  pronounced  the  bene- 
diction. 

VECEmiFAi  -iry— Christ, miM  Day.  Springfield.  11  a.  m.  Pro-Cathedral. 
We  preached  and  celebraU-d  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rector. 

Decemijek  21— Friday,  St.  John's  Day.  Milwaukee,  Wis<'onsin.  7:45 
p.  m.,  St.  John's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Richmond  Babbitt,  Rector.  We 
preached  on  the  occasion  of  the  anniversary  of  the  Parish,  and  a  choir 
festival.  One  of  our  candidate's  for  Holy  Orders,  Mr.  Allan  (Irant  Wilson,  is 
assisting  the  indefatigable  Rector  in  his  arduous  labors.  The  sem'ce  was 
very  impressive,  and  the  history  of  the  Parish  as  presented  in  tlie  chaste 
and  elegant  English  of  the  Rector,  was  ver>'  interesting. 

Decemhek  2'J— Sunday  after  ChriMtmas.  Springfield.  Pro-Cathedral, 
11  a.  m,  We  preached,  and  the  Rector  celebrated.  7:30  p.  m.,  Christ 
Church,  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  Rector,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  Id.  The  church  was  crowded  with  a 
congregation,  who  set^ned  to  be  deeply  interested  and  impressed  bv  the 
solemn  services.  The  Mission  which  was  lately  held  in  the  Parish  by  the 
Rev.  Prof.  Du  Vemet  has  doubtless  <lone  much  to  benefit  spiritually  the  peo- 
ple.   We  luive  reason  to  congiatulate  the  Rector  on  the  fruits  of  his  labors. 

A.  D.  1890. 

January  I— Feast  of  Circumcision.  Wednesday.  Springfield,  7  a.  m.. 
Pro- Cathedral.  We  attended  early  celebration  beginning  the  New  Year,  as 
Christians  ought,  in  communion  with  their  Lord.     10:30  a.  m.,  attended  the 


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funeral  of  Mr.  Harry  L.  Ensel,  a  very  exemplar>^  young  man,  in  the  Pro- 
Cathedral  and  pronounced  the  benediction. 

January  3— Friday.  Springfield,  7:30  p.  m.,  St.  John's  Chapel.  After 
Evensong  by  the  Priest  in  charg(\  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear,  we  preached,, 
and  confirmed  one.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Goodyear  has  accepted  a  call  to  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Alton,  in  our  Diocese,  and  hence,  though  we  must  part  with 
him  as  our  Missionary  in  Springfield,  we  hope  soon  to  meet  htm  as  our 

Rector  in  Alton. 

January  4.— Saturday.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  10:30  a.  m.  We  at- 
tended the  funeral  or  ^Ir.  Wm.  P.  Thayer,  and  pronounced  the  benediction. 

January  5— Second  Sunday  after  Christmas.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathe- 
dral, all  day,  11:00  a.  m.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the  Rector 
preaching  ;  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

January  i>— Epiphany.  Monday.  Springfield.  Attended  early  cele- 
bration in  Pro-Cathedral ;  2:00  p.  m.,  met  committee  representing  the-Mis- 
sion  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Jerseyville,  on  business  relative  to  the  erection  of  a 
Rectory.     The  prospects  of  the  Mission  are  very  bright  a«d  encouraging. 

January  1— Tuesday.  We  issued  letters  dimissoiy  in  favor  of  the  Rev. 
C.  B.  Perry,  M.  A.,  to  the  ecclesiastical  authority  of  the  Diocese  of  Ten- 
nessee, and  sent  accompanying  documents. 

January  S—Wedriesday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
Meeting  of  th«?  Provincial  Synod  of  Illinois,  under  the  presidency  of 
Primus,  the  Bishop  of  Chicago.  10:30  a.  m.,  celebration  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Seminary,  by  the  Primus.  We  attended  the 
business  st^ssion  of  the  Synod,  from  11:30  a.  m.  to  1:00  p.  m.,  and  from  2:30 
to  5:00.  These  meetings  convince  us  that  we  are  feeling  our  way  back  to 
primitive  custom,  and  that  our  strength  will  be  multiplied  many  fold  when 
we  leave  our  present  diocesan  isolation,  and  associate  together  as  mani- 
festly dioceses  did  in  the  days  of  the  blessed  Ignatius,  the  Martyr  of  An- 
tioch.  He  was  evidently  a  Metropolitan,  and  was  recognized  as  a  Primus 
among  the  Bishops  of  his  neighborhood.  Our  children  a  few  years  hence 
will  look  back  with  wonder  at  our  slowness  to  sieze  upon  and  apply  Apos- 
tolic principles, 

January  d— Thursday.     Springfield.     9:30  a.  m.  We  said  Matins  in  the 

Pro- Cathedral. 

January  12— First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany:  East  St.  Louis,  7:30 
a.  m.  We  attended  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  St.  Mary's  Chapel  and  received, 
the  Rev.  W.  H.  Tomlins,  priest  in  charge,  celebrating.  11  a.  m.,  St.  Louis,  St. 
Mark's  Church,  Rev.  Wm.  Herbert  Assheton,  Rector.  After  Matins  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached.  The  offering  was  very  kindly  given  to  our  Mission 
in  East  St.  Louis.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  Gains  Paddock  until  Even- 
song. He  belonged  to  us  when  we  came  to  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  but 
St.  Louis  captured  him,  and  still  holds  him.  It  is  a  great  pleasure  to  visit 
him  and  his  charming  family  in  their  captivity.     At  4  p.  m.  a  tempest  of 


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wind  and  rain  visitod  us,  devplopinf?  into  a  cyclone  not  far  awav  from  us 
and  nvsulting  in  the  destruction  of  life  and  property. 

7:30  p.  ra.  St.  George's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  A.  Holland,  Rec- 
tor. AftiT  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  his  son,  the  Rev.  R.  A.  Holland,  Jr. , 
we  preached  before  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew.  The  church,  contrary  to 
our  expectation,  notwithstanding  the  terrible  and  disasttousstonn,  was  well 
filled.  Again  the  off«'ring  was  devoted  to  our  St.  Mary's  :SIission,  East  St. 
Louis.  The  dear  good  Rector,  in  a  few  well  chosen  and  forcible  words, 
commended  the  devoted  and  persevering  missionary,  the  Rev.  Wm.  H. 
Tomlins,  to  the  .synipatliy  and  support  of  the  congregation.  We  passed  the 
night  under  the  hospitable  roof  of  the  Rector,  and  we  found  that  all  the 
family— boys  as  well  as  giils— were  actively  engaged  In  Church  work.  The 
pleasure  of  our  evening  was  greatly  enhanced  by  a  call  from  the  liishop 
of  Missouri  and  liis  wife.  It  was  indeed  a  genuine  source  of  comfort  to  see 
and  confer  with  our  dear  Brother,  and  we  regretted  the  evening  was  well 
nigh  spe<l  before  we  were  able  to  .see  him.  We  shall  not  soon  forget  our 
profitable  visit  witk  Dr.  Holland  and  his  charming  household. 

January  VJ—Seroyul  Suntlaif  ofter  the  Epiphutn^.  Springfield.  10:.30 
a.  m.,  St.  Johns  Chapel,  Ridgely.  We  preaclied  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  The  Mission  is  now  vacant.  We  liope  to  hav<?  a  new  incum- 
bent soon.  l.-M)  p.  m.,  Pro-Cathedral.  After  Evensong  an«l  sermon  by  the 
Rector,  we  pronounced  the  benediction. 

JAxr  AKY  20— Jacksonville.  7:30  p.  m..  Trinity  Church.  After  Evensong 
by  the  Ret^tor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  and  the  Yen.  F.  W.  Taylor,  D.  D.,  we  con- 
firmed one  candidate  and  preached. 

Janiaky  21— rues^kuf.  10:30  a.  m.  Institution  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  M.  C. 
Fulton  as  Rector  of  Tiinity  Church,  Jacksonville.  Moniing  pniyor  was 
said  by  the  Yen.  Frederick  W.  Taylor,  D.  D.,  the  Rev.  M.  M.  Good- 
win,  of  Decatur,  preached  the  sermon;  and  we  performed  tlu^  Office  of  Insti- 
tution. The  newly  instituted  Rector,  assisted  by  the  Yen.  F.  W.  Tay- 
lor, D.  D.,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Goodwin,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev. 
Z.  T.  Savage,  of  Griggsville,  Diocese  of  (^lincy,  was  pres<.'nt  at  the  service. 
The  clergy  and  many  of  the  congregation  batle  the  Rector  Godspeed  most 
cordially.  Mrs.  Mcuy  M.  Barclay,  formerly  of  St.  Louis,  entertained  the 
visiting  Clergy  and  Rector  and  representative  laymtm  most  graciously  and 
hospittibly  at  dinner.  7:00  p.  m.  We  said  the  benediction  office  in  the  new 
Rectoiy,  assisted  by  Archdeacon  Taylor,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Good- 
win.  This  office  is,  we  are  glad  to  note,  growing  in  favor.  A  moment's 
reflection  will  convince  any  one  that  it  is  the  right  thing  to  commence  home 
life  in  the  new  building  in  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  Do  we  not  constantly 
pray  that  God  would  direct  us  with  His  most  gracious  favor,  and  further  us 
with  His  continual  help  in  all  our  works  begun,  continued  and  ended  in 
Him?  Can  we  justly  lay  claim  to  that  blessing  when  we  neglect  to  fomially 
invoke  His  blessing  and  to  place  ourselves  under  His  protection  in  so  im- 
portant a  matter  as  entering  a  new  house,  and  making  it  henceforth  a  home? 


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Does  not  the  use  of  this  prayer  imply  that  we  can  scarcely  count  upon  God's 
most  gracious  favor  and  continual  help  unless  we  begin  our  works  in  His 
blesscHl  Name?  We  rejoice  to  place  on  record  the  fact  that  the  new  Rectory 
of  Trinity  Church,  Jacksonville,  ivaa  blessed,  and  we  heartily  congratulate 
the  Rector,  and  Wardens,  and  Yestry,  and  Parishioners  on  the  acquisition 
of  this  valuable  addition  to  their  church  property. 

January  22—  Wednesdaif.  Springfield,  Evening.  We  met  at  the  house , 
the  Yen.  Archdeacon  of  Springfield,  and  several  laymen  in  conference  con- 
nected with  business  relating  to  the  Orphanage^  of  the  Holy  Child,  and 
our  City  Missions. 

January  26— Third  Sunday  aftf  r  the  Epiphani/.  Havana.  St.  Barna- 
bas'Mission,  7  a.  m.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.we 
said  Matins  and  preached.  3  p.  m.  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  7  p.  m. 
after  Evensong  which  we  said,  as  we  were  alone,  we  preached.  Excel- 
lent congregations  were  in  attendance  all  day,  and  it  needs  only  a  zealous 
and  faithful  missionaiy  to  develope  in  a  short  time  this  Mission  into  a  vig- 
orous, self-sustaining  Parish.  We  were  greatly  pleased  with  what  we  saw 
in  Chiirch  anil  Sunday  School.  Our  host,  Mr.  Geo.  0.  McFadden.  has  with 
him  a  faithful  few,  who  persevere  under  all  discouragements, 

January  21— Monday.  Springfield.  Met  in  conference  the  Rectors  of 
Trinity  Church,  Jacksonville,  and  St.  Paul's  Church,  Pekin,  on  business 
relating  to  their  respective  Parishes. 

jASVAiiY2'3— Wednesday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
We  commenced  our  course  of  lectures  on  Ecclesiastical  History  to  the 
students.  Our  ol>ject  is  to  aid  the  institution  in  its  infancy,  and  help  build 
it  up  as  destined,  under  God  we  believe,  to  supply  our  Dioceses  grouped 
around  Chicago,  with  clergy  well  trained  spiritually,  intellectually  and 
practically  for  the  work  of  the  sacred  ministry.  Anoth(^r  purpose,  more 
l)ersonal,  influences  us  in  devoting  so  much  time  and  labor  to  the  Semi- 
nary It  is  in  that  way  we  are  enabled  to  help  sustain  our  own  candidates  for 
Holy  Orders  while  they  are  pursuing  their  studies,  and  thus  we  are  directly 
doing  our  best  to  provide  missionaries  for  our  many  vacant  fields,  which 
are  crying  out  to  us  for  men.  Our  theological  education  fund  is  so  lament- 
ably small,  that  it  cannot  be  depended  upon  to  furnish  the  fourth  part  of  a 
single  student's  support.  Hence  we  have  no  resource  but  to  earn  money 
ourselves  for  this  necessary  obligation,  which  presses  upon  us.    We  c^inTiot 

disallow  such  a  claim. 
January  30— Thursday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminaiy.   Two 

lectures. 

February  2— Feast  of  the  Purification  of  the  B.  V.  M.  and  Sepluage- 
sima  Sunday.  Lincoln,  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  now  vacant.  10:30 
a.  m.  w^e  said  Matins,  Litany,  preached,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.  we  said  Evensong  and  preached  in  the  same  Church.  It  is  a 
great  trial  to  a  Bishop  to  have  his  Parishes  vacant.  He  knows  what  his 
dear  people  are  losing,  and  in  proportion,  as  he  cp.rriesthem  in  his  heart, 


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does  he  suffer,  when  he  thinks  of  them  as  Sunday  succeeds  Sunday,  and 
season  succeeds  season,  and  there  are  no  pubhc  sen-ices,  no  sermons,  no 
Eucharists,  no  shepherdincj  of  the  sheep  and  lambs.  Alas  !  the  fault  is  not 
aU  on  one  side.  The  harvest  is  plenteous,  but  the  true  hearted  laborers 
are  few.  Our  faithful  people  at  Lincoln  have  tried,  and  their  courage  has 
not  failed.     Our  visit  well  repaid  us. 

Febbvxry  4:— TueMday.    Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminaiy.    Two 
lectures. 

Febrt:ary  5— Wednesday.    R=.ntoul,  St.  Paul's  Church.     We  were  in 
attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the  D(?anery  of  Bloomington,  convened  at  Ilan- 
toul,  under  the  Presidency  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  D.  W.  Dresser,  the  Dean.     At 
3  p.  m.,  after  a  short  service  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  we  delivered  an  ad- 
dress  explanatory  of  our  system  of  Archdeaconri«>s  and  Deaneries,  in  the 
absence  of  the  Essayist,  the  Rev.  M.  M.  Goodwin,  of  Decatur,  who  was 
detainefl   by  a  death   in  his  parish.      7  p.  m.,  Missionary  senice.     We 
presided  and  introduced  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pond,  of  Danville,  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Lewis,  of  Blwminglon,  who  delivered  most  excellent  addresses,  which  bore 
such  hannonious  relation  to  each  ottier  that  it  was  mad(^  quite  easy  for  us 
to  follow  ^rid  sum  up  what  had  been  said  in  the  stirring  appeal  wliich  our 
blessed  Lord  makes  to  us  when  He  asks,  "  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day 
idle?"     We  heartily  commend  these  Deanery  meetings  as  profitable  alike  to 
clergy  and  laity.     The  social  element  helps  much,  as  we  found  in  the  de- 
lightful company  assembled  on  ouramval  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Moore,  where 
the  generous  parishioners  had  provided  ample  refreshments,  and  where  we 
lingered  to  exchange  greetings  with  so  many  old  friends,  not  only  of  Ran- 
toul,  but  also  of  Thomasboro  and  Champaign.     We  return<Hl  to  Chicago 
after  midnight, 

Thnrsday.     Chicago.      Western   Theological   Semina^J^ 


-Friday.    Chicago.    Western  Theological  Seminaiy.    Two 


FEimi  AKY    •') 

Two  lectures. 

Februaky  7- 
lectures. 

February  ^.)—SexageMima  Sunday.  Waveriy,  Christ  Church,  vacant. 
10:30  a.  m.,  we  said  Matins,  preached  and  cele])rated  the  Holv  Eucharist 
7  p.  m.,  we  said  Evensong  and  preached.  The  congregations,  both  morning 
and  evening,  were  large.  This  is  our  first  visit  to  the  new  church  since  its 
consecration,  and  we  felt  that  the  popular  opinion  is  correct,  that  Christ 
Church  is  an  ornament  to  Waveriy.  This  building  stands  for  a  great  deal 
that  is  out  of  sight -the  faith  and  love  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allis,  now  at  rest, 
of  thp  Hopsons,  ol<l  and  young,  and  many  friends  near  and  fai-  away.  God 
bless  them.  We  only  need  a  devoted,  active,  resident  Rector  to  develope 
life  and  zeal  and  increase  numbers,  and  Christ  Church,  Waveriy,  will  be- 
come  a  strong  parish  and  the  seed  sown  years  ago  will  bear  fiaiit  an  hun- 
dred fold. 


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February  10— Monday.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright, 
Dean  of  Litchfield,  Rector.  1:30  p.  m.,  we  held  in  the  church  a  special  con- 
firmation of  one,  a  lady,  who  was  about  to  undergo  an  operation  in  the  hos- 
pital in  St.  Louis  within  a  short  time,  and  who  was  anxious  to  receive  the 
blessing  of  the  laying  on  of  hands  before  she  placed  herself  in  a  position  so 
critical.  It  was  a  great  pleasure  to  us  to  make  the  journey  to  impart, 
through  our  office,  the  spirituid  gift  of  confirmation  under  such  interesting 
circumstances. 

February  11— Twe-sJa?/.  Springfield.  2:30  p.m.  We  met  our  Stand- 
ing Committee,  as  a  counsel  of  advice,  whom  we  had  summoned  for  the 

purpose. 
¥BBB.rAiiY  12  — Wednesday.    Milwaukee.     12  noon  to  5  p.  m.    We  were 

in  attendance  upon  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Nashotah  House. 

Fbbbva-ry  l^— Thursday.  Milwaukee.  11  a.  m.  to  3  p,  m.  We  were 
in  attendance  upon  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Racine  College,  While  in 
Milwaukee  we  were  the  guest  of  our  beloved  classmate  in  the  General 
Theological  Seminary,  theRt.  Rev.  Cynis  F.  Kniglit,  D.D.,D.  C.  L.,  Bishop 
of  Milwaukee.  Time  works  many,  and  often  sad  changes,  but  with  old 
friends,  and  those  who  were  bo>'s  together,  it  makes  them  nearer  and 
dearer  to  each  other.  So  it  is  with  us,  the  Bishop  of  Milwaukee  and  the 
Bishop  of  Springfield. 

February  U— Friday.     Chicago.    Western  Theological  Seminary.  Two 

lectures. 

February  IG— Qui h quag esima  Sunday.  Carrollton.  Trinity  Church. 
11  a.  m.,  we  said  Matins,  preached  and  celel)rated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3:30 
p.  m.,  at  special  service  we  baptized  two  infants,  boys,  Herrick  Hopkins 
Harwood  and  Alfred  Henry  Johnson.  7  p.  m.,  same  Church,  we  said  Even- 
song and  preached.  Here,  again,  an  earnest,  excellent  people  only  need  a 
zealous  Pastor  to  enable  them,  with  God's  blessing,  to  advance  from 
strength  to  strength  until  they  will  possess  the  ability  to  support  amply 
all  the  necessary  appliances  of  parochial  work,  and  become  a  power  in  our 

Diocese. 

February  17— Monday.  Jerseyville.  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  vax^ant. 
7.30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong  said  by  the  Rev.  Wni.  W.  Estabrooke,  M,  D.,  of 
the  Diocese  of  Arkansas,  we  preached.  The  congregation  was  large,  and 
the  people  are  united.  They  are  moving  to  build  a  Rectorj-  on  their  Church 
lot.  We  wish  them  success,  since  a  Rectory  is  a  solid  endowment  for  a 
Parish  or  Mission,  and  helps  to  bring  a  Pastor  into  residence  among  his 
people,  and  keep  him  there,  which  is  his  place.  We  were  the  guest  of  our 
dear  friends,  Judge  Bagley  and  his  wife. 

February  IS— Shrove  Tuesday.  .  Alton.  St.  Paul's  Church.  We  in- 
stituted the  Rev.  Horace  B.  Goodyear  into  the  Rectorship  of  this  Church. 
Morning  prayer  was  said  at  10  o'clock,  the  Institution  office  followed, 
and  we  preached,  the  Rector  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  gave  the 
benediction,  as  it  is  prescribed  in  the  office,  and  the  people  of  his  flock 


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gathered  in  large  numbers  around  him  to  wish  him  "  God  speed."  This 
office,  when  discreetly  used,  is  most  helpful  in  ever\'  way.  We  say,  when 
discreetly  used,  because  we  feel  that  it  is  of  so  veiy  solemn  a  character 
that  unless  there  is  a  reasonable  expectation  that  the  connection  of  Pastor 
and  flock  is  likely  to  continue  for  a  long  time,  it  would  be  better  for  all  con- 
cerned that  the  clerg\'man  slu)uld  not  be  instituted.  In  Uie  present  in- 
stance our  pleasure  was  not  qualified  by  any  misgiving  as  to  the  propriety 
of  its  use.  There  is  eveiy  prospect  that  our  bi'loved  Brother,  Goodyear, 
is  entering  upon  a  Rectorship,  which  will  b«'  as  lasting  as  it  will  be  useful 
and  honorable.  May  God's  blessing  rest  abundantly  upon  Priest  and  peo- 
ple. An  elegant  collation  wjis  sened  in  the  R»}ctory  under  the  supersision 
of  Mrs.  Gray,  and  a  delightful  reception  was  <mi joyed  for  houi's. 

Februaky  1\)—A8h  Wednesday.  Carlinville,  St.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev. 
H.  M.  Chittenden  in.  charge.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  and  Litany  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Chittenden,  we  preached.  Tlie  Rev.  Mr.  Chitt<Miden  is  abundant 
in  laboi-s,  and  ministers  to  three  flocks,  at  Chesterfleld  and  Waverly,  as  well 
as  at  Carlinville.  The  great  press  of  work,  which  const^mtly  crowds  him, 
has  delayed  his  advancement  to  the  Priesthood,  since  he  has  not  been  able 
to  find  the  time  for  necessary  preparation  for  his  examinations.  We  trust 
the  people,  whom  he  now  senes,  will  apprci'iate  his  self-d<'nial  and  self- 
sacrifice  on  their  b+ihalf. 

Februaky  20— Thursday,  second  day  in  Lent.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathe- 
dral, 9:30  a.  m.     After  Matins  said  by  the  Rector,  we  gave  a  meditation. 

February  21 — Friday.    As  above,  we  gave  a  meditation. 

February  -I'l— Saturday.  As  above,  we  read  the  lessons  at  ^Matins,  and 
at  10::}0  a.  m.,  we  attended  and  gave  the  benedi<.'tion  at  the  funeral  of  Mrs. 
Lloyd  E.  Johnston,  the  wife  of  our  beloved  Deacon.  As  this  is  the  anni- 
versary of  the  birth  of  George  Washington,  it  may  be  well  to  take  advantage 
of  the  national  holiday  to  remind  <nirselves  how  very  modem  our  present 
new  style  of  comparing  time  is.  When  Washington  was  born,  one  hundred 
and  fifty-eight  years  ago,  his  parents  nuide  tluj  entry  in  their  family  Bible, 
that  George  was  born  on  the  11th  of  Febniaiy,  1731.  Twenty  years  after- 
wards the  style  was  changed  in  Great  Britiiin  by  act  of  Parliament,  and  the 
yeai-'s  beginning  was  moved  backward  from  March  25  to  Januaiy  1,  as  it  is 
now,  and  eleven  days,  the  excess,  which  had  accumulated  in  seventeen  cen- 
turies by  the  inaccurate  notation  of  the  Julian  calendar,  were  thrown  out, 
and  thus  Febniar>'  11th,  1731,  as  the  birthday  of  our  Washington  was  reck- 
oned, when  he  was  bom,  became  the  22d  of  Februaiy,  1732,  as  we  now  ob- 
sene  it.  Hence  our  present  New  Year's  day  was  unknown  to  our  ancestors 
of  the  date  of  George  Washington's  birth,  and  until  he  was  twenty  years 
of  age. 

February  2?*— First  Sunday  in  Lent.  Pekin,  St.  Paul's  Church.  The 
Rev.  Chas.  H.  Bohn,  Rector,  10:30  a.  m.  After  Matins  and  Litany  said  by 
the  Rector,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  At  3  p.  m.  we 
■visited  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.     We  found  the  school  in  a  ver>' 


encouraging  condition.  We  congratulate  the  Rector  and  his  associc^tes  on 
their  meritorious  work.  It  will  pay  well  to  embed  the  principles  of  the 
Catechism  in  the  minds  of  children.  These  will  bear  fruit  in  after  years  in 
intelligent  Clfurchmen,  who  will  be  able  to  give  a  clear  and  satisfactory 
account  of  their  position,  and  to  state  without  hesitation  which  are  the  old 
paths  and  why  they  walk  in  them.  3:30  p.  m.,  same  Church.  After  Even- 
song by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three.  The 
earnest  Rector  has  done  well  in  a  veiy  hard  field,  and  we  sincerely  hope 
that  his  people  will  hold  up  his  hands,  and  enable  him  to  remain,  and,  with 
the  help  of  God,  succeed  in  placing  this  Parish  firmly  on  its  feet.  One  fact 
made  us  sad  in  Pekin,  this  was  the  knowledge  that  we  were,  for  the  last 
time,  the  guest  of  Mr.  A.  B.  Sawyer  and  his  charming  family.  They  ex- 
pect to  remove  in  April  to  Saljb  Lake  City.  The  daughters  were  educated 
in  our  St.  Agatha's  School,  and  we  have  known  the  household  since  first  we 
came  to  our  Diocese.     We  shall  miss  them  all  ver>^  much. 

February  24 — Monday.  Feast  of  St.  Matthias.  We  recei^'ed  the  Rev. 
William  Wilmot  Estabrooke,  M.  D.,  Presbyter,  on  letters  dimissor^'  from 
the  Diocese  of  Arkansas. 

February  25— Tuesday.  Springfield.  Pro- Cathedral.  We  said  Matins 
and  Evensong,  and  gave  meditation  after  each.  The  Rector  was  away  in 
attendance  on  the  funeral  of  the  Rev.  Jas.  W.  Coe,  at  Danville.  It  was  our 
regret  that  engagements  prevented  our  presence  as  a  mar"k  of  respect  to 
our  deceased  Presbyter. 

February  26 — Wednesday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
Gave  two  lectures. 

February  27 — Thursday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
Two  lectures. 

February  28— Friday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminjiry.  Two 
lectures,  and  in  chapel,  at  noon,  we  gave  a  meditation  to  the  students. 

March  2 — Second  Sunday  in  Lent.  Milwaukee,  Wis.  St.  John's 
Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Dean  Richmond  Babbit,  Rector,  10:30  a.  m.  We  preached, 
celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  and  with  the  kind  permission  of  the  Bishop 
of  Milwaukee,  we  ordained  our  candidate,  Mr.  AlUm  Grant  Wilson,  Deacon. 
The  Rector  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Ashley  assisted  in  the  service,  the  former 
presenting  the  candidate.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Wilson  has  been,  since  October 
last,  assisting  the  Rev.  Dr.  Babbitt  in  the  laborious  work  of  his  growing 
Parish,  and  at  the  same  time  receiving  instruction,  practical  and  intellec- 
tual, for  the  work  of  the  ministry.  We  consider  the  arrangement  a  most 
excellent  one  for  our  Deacon,  w^ho  will,  we  are  sure,  be  much  more  useful 
and  efficient  when  he  comes  to  us,  by  reason  of  his  association  with  our 
beloved  friend  and  brother,  the  Re.v.  Dr.  Babbitt.  7:30  p.  m.,  All-Saints' 
Cathedral.  After  Evensong  by  the  Very  Rev.  Dean  Williams,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Ashley,  and  the  Rev.  Canon  St.  George,  we  preached.    Much  to  our  regret 


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the  Bishop  of  Milwaukee  was  absent  on  a  visitation.  The  new  Dean,  an 
old  friend,  we  greeted  with  a  hearty  welcome  in  his  new  sphere. 

M.utcH  4— Tuesday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminar>\  Two 
lectures. 

March  b—WedneHday.  Springfield,  9:30  a.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral.  After 
Matins,  gave  a  meditation. 

March  (>— Thursday.  Springfield,  9:30  a.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral.  After 
Matins,  gave  a  meditation. 

March  7  -Friday.  Kantoul.  St.  Paul's  Church.  7  p.  m.,  after  Evensong 
by  Dean  Dresser,  we  preached.  We  were  indebted  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cham- 
berlin  for  a  pletisant  and  profitable  afternoon  at  their  cosy  and  hospitable 
home. 

March  d— Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  Champaign,  Emmanuel  Church,  the 
Eev.  Dr.  Dresser,  Dean  of  Bloomington,  Missionary  in  charge.  7  a.  m.,  as- 
sisted by  the  Dean,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  a.  m.,  after 
^latins  and  Litany  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
eight.  7:30  p.  m.,  same  church,  alter  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 
This  Mission,  under  the  wise  an  1  faithful  managem  'nt  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dresser,  steadily  advances  from  strength  to  strength,  and  at  each  successive 
visitation  we  note  some  improvement.  A  new  organ  rendered  necessar\^  a 
new  organ  chamber,  and  both  greeted  us  wlien  we  entered  the  church.  We 
congratulate  the  Pastor  and  people  on  their  happy  relations  and  their  im- 
proved condition.  Very  soon  we  feel  confident  Emmanuel  Mission  will  bo 
self-supporting. 

March  10— yfonday.  Mansfield,  Piatt  County,  1:30  p.  m.,  in  the  house 
of  Mrs.  Mansfield,  after  a  brief  sei-vice  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  we  con- 
firmed in  private  her  daughter-in-law,  who  was  ill.  We  made  a  short  ad- 
dress. 3  p.  m.,  Christ  Church,  after  an  appropriate  service  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Dresser,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  three.  7:30  p.  m.,  after  Evensong 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  we  preached  in  the  same  church  to  a  verj-  large 
congregation.  We  were  courteously  enteitained  by  Mr.  John  Warren,  and 
returned  at  midnight  to  Champaign. 

March  U— Tuesday.  Champaign,  9:45  a.  m.,  attended  by  invitation  the 
service  in  the  Chapel  of  the  University,  and  made  an  address  to  the  stu- 
dents. The  sight  was  inspiring  to  look  down  upon  such  an  aggregate  of 
young  life,  fresh  and  eager,  with  the  future  before  it.  We  felt  a  powerful 
drawing  to  the  youths  and  maidens,  and  we  could  not  but  be  in  earnest  in 
striving  to  impart  to  them  thoughts  which  would  be  of  permanent  and 
abiding  benefit  7  p.  m.,  Thomasboro,  St.  Thomas'  Church.  After  Even- 
song  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  we  preached  to  a  large  congregation.  We 
were  surprised  to  find  so  many  women  as  well  as  men  in  attendance,  since 
the  condition  of  the  roads  seemed  to  be  almost  impassable.  The  zeal  of 
Thomasboro  evidently  will  be  restrained  by  no  hindrances.  We  returned 
£dtei'  midniglit  to  Champaign. 


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March  V2— Wednesday.  Philo,  7:30  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev. 
Pr.  Dresser,  w^e  preai^hed.  We  occupied  the  Methodist  Church,  which 
Avas  kindly  placed  at  our  disposal  by  the  Pastor  and  Trustees.  The  congre- 
gation was  very  large  and  seemed  to  be  deeply  interested.  We  were  the 
guests  of  Mr.  B.  F.  Tabler  and  his  wife,  and  w^e  cannot  forbear  saying  that 
we  wish  we  could  multiply  such  people  by  the  thousands  in  our  Diocese. 
They  recognize  as  a  sacred  duty  the  obligation  of  giving  as  God  prospers 
them  for  the  support  of  His  Church 

March  V^— Thursday.  Tuscola,  St.  Stephen's  Church,  7:30  p.  m.  After 
Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  we  preached  to  a  crowded  congregation. 
There  are  a  faithful  few  here,  wiio  might  be  multiplied  into  a  multitude  had 
we  a  self-denying  Priest,  who  would  go  to  such  a  place  and  work  as  unto 
the  Lord,  and  not  unto  men.  Our  visit  to  Tuscola  will  long  be  remembered 
by  us  as  full  of  encouragement.  We  spent  the  entire  night  in  our  journey 
to  Springfield. 

March  U— Friday.  Springfield,  9 :30  a.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral.  After  Matins 
by  the  Rector,  we  gave  a  meditation.  Received  notice  of  the  acceptance  by 
tlie  Diocese  of  Tennessee  of  our  , Letters  Dimissory,  etc.,  given  to  the  Rev. 
C.  B.  Perr>\ 

March  15— Saturday.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral,  9:30  a.  m.  After 
Matins  we  gave  a  meditation.  We  left  at  3:50  p.  m.  for  Cairo  and  amved 
at  2  a.  m. 

March  IQ— Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
the  Ven.  F.  P.  Davenport,  D.D.,  Rector.  1 1  a.  m.  After  Matins  and  Litany 
we  preached.  3  p.  m.,  we  visited  St.  Michael's  Sunday  School  (colored)  and 
addressed  the  children,  and  afterwards  we  held  a  conference  with  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Mission.  God's  blessing  seems  to  rest  upon  this  work.  7:30 
p.  m..  Church  of  the  Redeemer.  After  Evensong  by  the  Venerable  Arch- 
deacon, we  preached,  confirmed /owr,  and  addressed  them. 

March  11— Monday.  10  a.  m.  We  visited  with  the  officers  of  our  Cairo 
League  for  work  among  colored  people  St.  Michael's  School,  and  held  a  busi- 
ness meeting  in  the  Missionar>''s  office.  We  were  all  much  gratified  at  the 
condition  of  affairs.  7:30  p.  m.  Mound  City,  St.  Peters  Church.  We  said 
Evensong  and  preached.  This  Parish  is  now  vacant.  It  deserves 
a  good  Rector  and  we  are  sanguine  that  we  shall  soon  be  able  to  send  one 
to  the  field.  Few  cities  have  improved  so  much  as  Mound  City  has  within 
a  few  years.    A  rich  har^'est  awaits  a  faithful  laborer,  who  will  go  thither 

and  stay. 

March  18— Tuesday.  Anna.  St.  Anne's  Church,  vacant.  4:30  p.  m. 
We  baptized  in  the  Church  an  adult.  5:30  p.  m.  we  baptized  a  young  man 
in  his  father's  sick  room  that  the  parent  might  have  the  satisfaction  of  wit- 
nessing the  administration  of  the  sacrament.  7:30  p.  m.  in  the  Church  we 
said  Evensong  assisted  in  the  lessons  by  Dr.  Simon  Willai'd,  baptized  an 
infant,  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ^re. 


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March  19 — Wednesday.  Anna,  9  a.  m.  In  St.  Anne's  Church  we  bap- 
tized an  adult,  confirmed  two,  and  addressed  them,  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  About  twenty  communicated.  This  beautiful  and  unique 
Church  is  now  free  from  debt  and  ready  for  consecration.  Lau8  Deo.  We 
may  wait  until  the  bell  tower  is  erected  and  the  bell  is  bought  and  hung. 
We  have  in  hand,  thanks  to  St.  Anna's  Guild,  Church  of  the  Transfigura- 
tion. New  York,  nearly  enough  money  to  pay  for  botii  boll-tower  and  bell. 
We  issued  licenses  as  Lay-Readers  to  Mr.  Robert  M.  Raker,  Mr.  Simon 
Willard,  M.  D.,  Mr.  James  N.  Dickinson,  and  to  Mr.  Charles  O.  Morrell,  and 
we  appointed,  at  the  request  of  the  Mission,  Mr.  Jann-s  N.  Dickinson,  and 
Mr.  Simon  Willard,  M.  D.,  Wardens  of  St.  Anne's  Mission.  At  1  [>.  m.  we 
made  a  call  upon  a  sick  woman.  Our  visit  to  Anna  Iuls  been  full  of  labors, 
but  it  has  been  full  of  pleasure,  and  we  leave  refreshe<l  in  spirit  by  such 
signs  of  healthy  growth.  May  God  bh'ss  the  Mission.  Evening,  we  visited 
Carbondale.  The  Mission  is  now  vacant.  We  hope  to  connect  it  soon  with 
other  points,  which  are  opened  to  us  by  the  new  lines  of  railway,  and  to  re- 
sume and  complete  the  building  of  our  St.  Andrew's  Chapel  Rectory.  We 
confirmed  Dr.  Simon  Willard  on  Sunday  last,  and  ever  since  up  to  to-day 
he  has  been  with  us  assisting  us  in  eveiy  way  in  his  power.  We  part  from 
him  with  deep  regret. 

March  20 — Thursday.  Murphysboro.  7.  p.  m. ,  we  held  service  and 
preached  in  tlie  Lutheran  Church,  kindly  placed  at  our  disposal  for  the 
purpose.  A  large  and  attentive  congregation  was  present.  We  were  alone , 
and  we  could  not  but  feel  on  this,  as  on  other  occasions  recently,  the  great 
advantage  of  acting  on  our  Lord's  plan  of  going  jiot  singly,  but  in  com- 
panies of  at  least  two  for  Missionaiy  labors.  The  efficiency  of  two  men  is 
more  than  doubled  in  association,  as  compared  with  what  it  would  be,  were 
they  eac;h  alone.  They  mutually  strengthen  each  other.  Especially  is  this 
the  case  at  the  visitiition  of  a  Bishop,  and  pre-eminently  so  when  he  goes 
to  a  new  field  where  we  have  no  organization  and  no  Church  buUding.  Un- 
der such  circumstances,  the  presence  of  a  chaplain  with  the  Bishop,  if  not 
a  necessity,  is  of  very  great  importance  to  insure  a  satisfactory  presenta- 
tion of  the  office.  The  Bishop  would  affectionately  suggest  to  his  clergy 
that  they  would  greatly  promote  the  success  of  his  missionary  labors  if  they 
arrange  never  to  leave  him  alone  on  such  occasions  as  the  above.  A  little 
forethought — possibly  a  little  self-denial — might  be  required,  but  surely 
the  obligations,  under  w^hich  eveiy  man  places  himst^lf  at  his  ordination, 
demand  this  sacrifice  at  his  hands,  if  loyal  duty  to  his  Church  and  his 
Bishop  require  the  service.  The  Bishop  is  certain  that  when  once  their 
attention  has  been  drawn  to  the  matter,  it  will  be  the  pleasure  of  his  clergj^ 
to  accompany  him  on  his  visitations. 

At  Murphysboro  we  were  delightfully  entertained  by  Mr.  H.  W.  Cann  and 
his  wife.  We  owe  these  good  people  a  great  deal  for  ourselves  on  our  per- 
sonal account,  but  much  more  for  their  zeal  and  love  for  the  Church.  If  we 
succeed,  as  we  trust  we  may,  in  planting  a  Mission  in  this  thriving  city,  it 


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will  be  largely  due  to  the  persistent  efforts  of  Mr.  Cann  and  a  few  other  de- 
voted friends.  As  we  leave  this  place,  we  never  felt  more  keenly  the  need 
of  missionaries  to  help  us  in  our  work.  We  could  usefully  employ  ten  at 
once,  and  guarantee  them  their  food  and  raiment,  and  therewith,  St.  Paul 
says,  they  ought  to  be  content,  and  veiy  soon,  probably  from  the  outset, 
they  would  have  much  more,  if  they  proved  efficient. 

March  21 — Friday.  Centralia,  St.  John's  Church,  Rev.  F.  Woolcott, 
Missionary  in  charge.  7 :30  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Dean  of  McLeans- 
boro,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  and  the  Missionaiy,  we  preached  and  confirmed 
six,  of  whom  four  were  presented  by  the  Dean,  and  two  by  the  Missionaiy. 
The  church  was  filled  to  overflowing  with  an  attentive  and  interested  con- 
gregation. 

March  22 — Saturday.  Centralia,  St.  John's  Church,  9  a.  m.,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Left  at  10:45  for 
Mt.  Vernon.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mrs.  Way,  whose  son  we  hope  soon  to 
Avelcome  into  the  ranks  of  the  sacred  ministry.  We  sent  this  day  letters 
dimissory  to  the  Yen.  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,  Archdeacon  of  Alton,  now  removed 
to  the  Diocese  of  Kentucky. 

March  2S— Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Mt.  Vernon,  Trinity  Church.  The 
Rector,  the  Rev.  J.  N.  Chesnutt,  was  unfortunately  absent,  dettiined  in  St. 
Louis  at  St.  Luke's  Hospital  at  the  death  bed  of  his  wife.  This  circum- 
stance made  a  visit  which,  in  every  other  respect,  was  eminently  encour- 
aging and  satisfactory,  very  sad.  The  good  people,  both  here  and  at  Mc- 
Leansboro,  where  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chesnutt  also  officiates,  were  more  than 
willing  to  remember  their  Missionary  in  their  prayers  and  offerings.  We 
were  alone  in  our  ministrations  all  day.  The  church  was  crowded,  and  it 
is  said  as  many  went  away  for  lack  of  room  as  gained  admission.  10:30, 
a.  m.,  we  said  Matins,  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  At  7 
p.  m.  we  said  Evensong,  preached,  addressed  and  confirmed  ^re. 

March  24 — McLeansboro,  St.  James'  Church,  in  charge  of  the  Rev.  J. 
N.  Chesnutt,  Missionary.  7:15  p.  m.,  we  said  Evensong  and  preached. 
Had  the  Missionary  been  able  to  be  present  there  would  have  been  a  con- 
firmation, but  owing  to  his  absence,  we  did  not  feel  justified  in  assuming  the 
responsibility  of  confirming  the  young  persons  who  were  ready  to  offer 
themselves.  We  were  the  guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  J.  Pake,  and  during 
the  afternoon  had  the  great  pleasure  of  seeing  a  number  of  our  friends,  who 
kindly  called  upon  us.  McLeansboro  has  a  future  for  the  Church,  we  are 
convinced.  The  abundant  seed  sown  by  the  munificence  of  our  dear  friend, 
the  late  Wm.  Rickords,  of  blessed  memory,  seconded  by  the  zealous  labors 
and  generosity  of  the  faithful  few  who  constitute  our  little  flock  of  St.  James' 
Mission,  must  yield  an  enduring  harvest,  if  we  are  patient  and  go  forward 
as  those  who  are  full  of  hope.  We  are  counting  upon  a  Rectory  as  a  mem- 
orial of  dear  young  Pake,  who  was  snatched  from  us  last  year,  and  upon 
other  memorials  of  departed  worthies,  which  will  place  McLeansboro  in 
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centre  of  Church  life.  In  any  event,  as  possessing  a  substantial  and  elegant 
Church  building,  and  as  giving  name  to  a  Deanery,  McLeanslx)ro  must  put 
on  strength,  and  emerge  very  soon  into  a  condition  of  increased  usefulness 
and  influence. 

March  25 — Tuesday.  Feast  of  the  Annunciation.  Carmi.  7  p.  m. , 
Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Dean  Frost,  who  kindly  came  to  our  aid  last  night 
from  his  home,  Carlyle,  and  remained  with  us  until  we  left  his  Deanery  on 
Saturday  morning,  the  29th  of  March.  We  preached  to  a  large  and  ap- 
parently deeply  interested  congregation.  We  have  no  Church  in  Carnii, 
and  were  generously  entertained  on  this  occasion  by  the  Methodists,  as,  on 
a  former  occasion,  we  were  by  the  Presbyterians.  Here  we  need  a  Mis- 
sionary and  a  Church.  The  first  will  help  us  to  the  secon<i.  Who  will  offer 
himself  for  this  promising  field  ?  While  at  Carmi,  the  Dean  and  the  Bishop 
found  a  home  as  the  guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  Hay.  We  are  familiar  with 
this  delightful  and  hospitable  home.  We  have  been  there  often  before- 
While  at  Carmi,  Dean  Frost  baptize<i^^»'e  children. 

March  26 — Wednesday.  Mt.  Carmel.  3  p.  m.,  we  presided  over  and 
addressed  the  membei's,  clerical  and  lay,  of  the  Deanery  of  McLeansboro. 
Reports  were  received  and  addresses  made  by  the  Dean,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Deb- 
bage,  and  others.  The  meeting  was  very  satisfactory.  7  p.  m.,  in  the 
Chapel  of  the  Mission,  evening  service  was  said  by  the  Dean,  the  Rev.  Dr- 
Frost,  and  the  Missionary.  After  the  second  lesson  we  baptized  three 
children.    We  preached,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  three. 

March  27 — Thursday .  Mt.  Carmel,  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Mission,  Matins 
were  said  at  9  a.  m.,  by  the  Dean  and  Missionary.  10:30a.  m.,  we  admitted 
to  the  Sacred  Order  of  Deacons  Dr.  John  McClurkin,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  Dean  Frost  presented  the  candidate  and  preached  an  in- 
structive and  interesting  sermon,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Debbage  assisted  the 
Bishop  in  the  celebration.  The  Deacon  ordained  on  this  occasion  is  the 
first  of  a  series  of  ordinations  of  the  kind  which,  we  tnist,  in  time  will  give 
us  an  army  of  Deacons  in  our  Dicx^ese  who  will  help  us  immensely  in  our 
work.  Dr.  McClurkin  is  a  physician  of  mature  yeai-s  and  judgment,  most 
highly  respected  in  the  region  where  he  lives,  and  able  to  give  his  valuable 
ser\'ices  to  the  Church  without  salary.  He  has  no  intention  of  leaving  the 
Diaconate,  but  will  devote  the  rest  of  his  life  to  the  exercise  of  the  humbler 
ministries  of  his  order  in  the  Mission  where  he  lives,  and  how  great  his 
usefulness  will  be  I  He  will  assist  the  Missionary  when  the  Mission  is 
filled,  and  when  it  is  vacant,  as  often,  alas!  such  Missions  must  be,  he  will 
keep  up  the  services  until  another  Missionar>^  comes.  7  p.  m.,  Albion, 
St.  John's  Church.  After  Evensong  by  Dean  Frost  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Deb- 
bage, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten.  Mr.  Will  Runcie  renders 
the  Church  most  valuable  service  here  a.s  Lay  Reader.  The  Church  was 
well  filled,  although  the  night  was  very  inclement.  Little  did  we  think 
that  while  our  services  were  in  progress,  the  cyclone  was  carrying  death 
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morning  brought  us  the  sad  news  of  the  terrible  calamity,  and  the  instan- 
taneous death  of  our  former  pupil  and  beloved  friend,  the  Rev.  Stephen  E. 
Barnwell.  At  Albion  we  welcomed,  as  we  always  do,  and  hope  may  long^ 
have  the  opportunity  of  doing,  in  the  chancel  of  St.  John's,  our  venerable 
Presbyter,  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutchins,  Rector  Emeritus  of  the  Parish. 

March  29— Springfield.  Pro- Cathedral,  10:30  a.  m.  We  attended  and 
gave  the  benediction  at  the  funeral  of  IVIiss  Moss,  a  most  estimable  and 
Christian  woman,  full  of  good  works. 

March  30— Pa^wi  Sunday.    Decatur.     St.  John's  Church,  Rev.  M.  M. 
Goodwin,  Rector,     7  a.  m.,  assist<  d  by  the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.     Full  forty  communicated.    We  rejoiced  to  see  so  many  conse- 
crating the  first  fruits  of  their  time,  and  thoughts,  and  words,  and  acts,  and 
money,  and  eating  and  drinking,  and  indeed  all  God's  gifts  to  them,  conse- 
crating them  to  their  Saviour  in  the  early  hours  of  the  ^rsf  day  of  the 
w^eek.    Would  tl^t  it  were  always  so  in  every  Parish  and  Mission  of  the 
Diocese.     10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  and  Litany  by  the  Rector,  we  blessed 
an  alms  bason  presented  as  an  Easter  offering  by  the  Chapter  of  the  King's 
Daughters  of  St.  John's  Parish,  we  preached,  confirmed   and  addressed 
thirty.    3:30  p.  m.,  we  visited  Grace  Chapel,  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  city , 
and  after  a  short  service  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Goodwin,  we  addressed  the  Sun- 
day School.   7:30  p.  m.,  St.  John's  Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached  before  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew  of  the  Parish.     Large 
numbers  of  people  were  unable  to  find  room  in  the  Church,  and  were  forced 
reluctantly  to  leave  and  return  home.     The  need  of  a  new  Church  building 
is  demonstrated  by  the  fact  that  the  present  structure  will  not  hold  the 
ordinary  congregation,  much  less  the  strangers  who  seek  admission.     The 
energetic,  untiring  Rector  has  not  asked  for  a  new  Church  one  moment  too 
soon.  We  hope  his  vestry  and  people  will  respond,  and  give  Decatur  a  build- 
ing worthy  of  themselves  and  their  thriving  city. 

March  'dl— Monday  in  Holy  Week.  Areola,  Christ  Church,  7:30  p.  m. 
The  Parish  is  now  vacant.  After  Evensong  by  the  Dean,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dresser,  we  preached  and  confirmed  one.  A  large  congregation  was  pres- 
ent and  much  interrst  was  manifested.  0  !  that  we  could  place  a  young 
energetic  clergyman  in  charge  of  Areola  and  Tuscola.  He  would  soon  reap 
an  abundant  harvest. 

April  I— Tuesday  in  Holy  Week.  Areola,  Christ  Church,  7  a.  m.  As- 
sisted by  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

Avmij  2— Wednesday  in  Holy  Week.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral,  9:30 
a.  m.    After  Matins,  we  gave  a  meditation. 

APRiii  3— Maundy -Thursday.  Springfield.  Attended  Holy  Eucharist  at 
7  and  Matins  at  9  a.  m.  in  Pro- Cathedral.  We  appointed  on  this  day  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Frost,  Dean  of  McLeansboro,  to  be  Archdeacon  of  Alton,  in  suc- 
cession to  the  Yen.  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,  now  removed  to  Kentucky.  The  ap- 
pointment of  the  Yen.  Dr.  Wm.  J.  Frost  will  take  effect  on  Easter  Day» 
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April  4:— Good  Friday.— Carlyle,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost, 
Rector.  Matins  at  8  a.  m.,  conducted  by  the  Rector.  10:.30  a.  m.,  com- 
munion office  through  the  creed,  when  we  preached.  12  m.  to  3  p.  m.,  we 
gave  the  meditations  in  the  three  hours'  service,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Frost  savins? 
the  prayers.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  office  at  3  o'clock  p.  m..  we  heard  the 
new  bell  for  the  first  time  toll  off,  in  three  and  thirty  strokes,  the  number 
of  the  years  of  our  blessed  Saviour's  life.  There  was  a  good  attendance, 
and  the  numbers  grow  up  to  the  end.  This  service  seems  to  us  to  be  most 
profitable,  and  we  could  scarcely  reconcile  ourselves  to  ptissing  a  Good 
Friday,  now  that  we  know  its  value,  without  it. 

Apkil  (y— Easter  Day.  Springfield,  11  a.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral.  Holy 
Eucharist,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector,  celebrated,  we  pronouncing 
the  Absolution  and  Benediction.  After  the  creed  we  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed Heventeen.  Old  St.  Paul's  appeared  at  its  best  on  this,  the  bright- 
est day  of  all  the  year,  when  death  is  swallowed  up  in  vic^ry.  The  Rector, 
venerable  in  his  office,  if  not  in  years,  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  results 
of  vigorous  and  untiring  administration  of  his  parish.  7:30  p.  m.,  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  Rector.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  tirenty-two.  The  church  was  more 
than  crowded ;  many  were  obliged  to  go  away  for  want  of  standing  room. 
This  is  the  second  confirmation  since  the  Synod  in  December  last.  On  the 
first  occasion  nineteen  were  confirmed,  making  the  total  number  forty-one. 

April  t^—Tuenday  in  Easter  Week.  Belleville,  St.  George's  Church, 
the  Rev.  Jesse  B.  Harrison,  Dean  of  Chester,  Missionary  in  charge.  8  p.  m. 
After  a  short  office  said  by  Dean  Harrison,  we  pre.'iched,  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed six.  The  church  was  crowded,  and  the  heait  of  the  Pastor  was 
cheered. 

April  9— Wednesday.  Hecker,  Monroe  County,  7:30  p.  m.  In  the  Lu- 
thenm  Church,  kindly  loaned  for  the  occasion,  after  a  brief  service  said  by 
Dean  Harrison,  we  preached  and  confirmed  three,  and  received  one,  after 
duo  examination,  from  the  Roman  obedience,  into  the  communion  of  the 
Catholic  Church  in  this  land.  This  was  probably  the  first  service  of  our 
Church  ever  held  in  Monroe  County.  We  rode  fourteen  miles  to  reach 
Hecker  after  3  p.  m.,  and  retunied  the  same  night  in  our  carriage  to  Belle- 
ville. The  work  in  this  rural  hamlet  is  the  fruit  of  the  missionar>^  labors  of 
Dean  Harrison.  It  was  our  pleasure  to  have  the  Dean  and  his  wife  as  our 
companions  in  our  long  ride  of  twenty-eight  miles,  and  while  in  Hecker  we 
were  the  guests  of  Mrs.  Dr.  Kemp,  an  aged  lady  from  England,  whose  love 
for  her  Church  has  not  waxed  cold  by  separation  from  its  services. 

April  \0— Thursday.  Belleville.  At  10:30  a.  m.  we  confirmed  in  private, 
in  her  sick  room,  Miss  Lida  S.  Carter,  presented  by  Dean  Han-ison. 

7:30  p.  m.,  Bunker  Hill,  Christ  Church,  vacant.  We  said  Evening  Prayer 
alone,  and  preached.  After  service  we  were  welcomed  with  a  brief  but 
highly  enjoyable  reception  at  the  hospitable  home  of  Wm.  M.  Dorsey.  It 
was  our  purpose  to  go  to  Gillespie  the  next  day,  but  to  our  great  grief,  the 


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granddaughter  of  Mr.  Benjamin  L.  Dorsey,  a  charming  girl  and  a  great 
suff(?rer,  died  this  day,  and  an  ordinary  senice,  under  the  circumstances, 
would  have  been  impracticable.  Here,  again,  are  two  parishes  vacant,  a 
most  inviting  field,  where  a  zealous,  sensible  laborer  would  soon  reap  an 
abundant  harvest. 

April  11— Friday.    Bunker  Hill,  Christ  Church,  7  a.  m.    We  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.    A  delightful  service. 

April  I'^-Firat  Sunday  after  Easter.  Jacksonville,  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  M.  C.  Fulton,  Rector.  7  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Rector,  we 
•celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  At  9:30  a.  m.  we  attended  and  addressed 
the  Sunday  School.  It  made  our  heart  glad  to  see  nearly  one  hundred 
children  present  and  list«Miing  with  eager  attention  to  our  words  of  instruc- 
tion and  anecdote  addressed  to  them.  10:30  a.  m.,  after  Matins  said  by  the 
Rector,  we  preached, confirmed  and  addressed  twenty-eight.  Received  and 
enjoyed  many  calls  during  the  afternoon.  7:30  a.  m.,  after  Evensong  said 
by  the  Rector,  we  preached  before  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew.  Trinity 
Church  was  full  all  day.  We  congratulate  the  new  Rector  on  the  signal 
marks  of  God's  blessing  which  have,  thus  far,  crowned  his  brief  ministry. 
Our  hosts  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Matthews,  and  we  thoroughly  enjoyed  their 

hospitality. 

April  U— Monday.  Roodhouse.  Accompanied  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton, 
we  visited  this  thriving  city,  to  confer  with  a  few  Church  people  about 
establishing  semces  for  them  and  th(i  people  in  Whitehall,  a  city  of  about 
the  same  size  (3000)  four  miles  distant.  Could  the  scores  of  idle  clerg3%  who 
are  waiting  in  great  cities  for  something  to  turn  up,  while  God  is  fast  turn- 
ing over  and  down  the  leaves  of  their  book  of  earthly  life— could  such  idlers 
have  heard  what  these  dear,  good  Church  people  said  about  the  sad  depriva- 
tions which  they  suffer  in  being  without  the  sacraments  and  means  of 
grace  from  Sunday  to  Sunday,  from  year's  beginning  to  year's  end,  they 
would  hang  their  heads  in  shame,  and  haply  might  leave  their  idol,  the 
great  city,  and  address  themselves  to  the  discharge  of  their  bounden  duty 
in  planting  and  building  up  the  Church  in  such  a  centre  of  population  as  is 
presented  in  Roodhouse  and  Whitehall.  If  there  is  any  object  which  ought 
justly  to  excite  contempt,  it  is  a  Priest  of  God,  in  the  possession  of  health 
and  strength,  in  this  fallen  world  of  sin,  sorrow  and  death,  doing  nothing, 
and  without  any  adequate  excuse  for  doing  nothing.  God  grant  for  their 
own  sakes,  and  the  people's  sake,  or  for  ours,  some  such  may  read  these 
words,  and  examine  their  ow^n  hearts,  and  repent,  and  come  out  and  help  us. 

April  15— Tuesday.  Alton,  St.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  B.  Goodyear, 
Rector.  7:30  p.  m.  After  Evening  Prayer,  said  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev. 
H.  M.  Chittenden,  of  Carlinville,  who  kindly  came  to  enjoy  the  service  with 
us,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six.  This  ancient  parish  has  re- 
cently passed  into  the  hands  of  the  present  Rector,  and  his  zeal,  devotion 
and  tender  affectionateness  are  already  telling  most  favorably  upon  the 
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April  17— Thursday.  Springfield,  7:30  p.  m.,  St.  Luke's  Chapel,  the 
Eev.  L.  E.  Johnston,  Deacon,  Missionary'  in  charge.  After  Evensong,  said 
by  the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  and  the  Rev.  S.  B.  Pond,  of  Danville,  111., 
we  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven,  and  preached.  Our  little  chapel  was 
crowded,  and  the  confirmation  showed  what  a  busy  man  can  do  over  and 
above  his  arduous  labors  as  a  book-keeper,  in  behalf  of  the  Church  of  God, 
when  he  has  the  will  and  seeks  the  grace  from  on  high  to  help  him.  Such 
is  our  beloved  Deacon,  the  Rev.  Lloyd  E.  Johnston. 

April  18 — Friday.  We  accepted  the  Rev.  Oliver  J.  Booth,  on  letters 
dimissoiy  from  the  Missionar>'  Jurisdiction  of  the  Platte.  We  received  a 
call  from  our  faithful  Lay  Reader  in  Albion,  Mr.  Will  Runcie,  and  conferred 
with  him  about  the  work  of  the  parish. 

April  19 — Saturday.  Paris.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  L.  A.  G.  Shoaff 
and  wife,  and  at  ;8  p.  m.  we  enjoyed  the  pleasure  of  meeting  a  considerable 
number  of  our  dear  friends. 

April  20 — Second  Sunday  after  Easter.  Paris,  Grace  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  H.  Molineux,  Rector,  10:30  a.  m.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Euch- 
arist, assisted  by  the  Rector.  After  the  creed  we  confirmed  and  addressed 
eight.  Before  service  we  had  visited  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School. 
3  p.  m.,  after  a  few  collects  and  the  creed,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  made  an  ad- 
dress especially  to  men,  and  we  rejoice  to  record  the  fact  that  the  Church 
was  full  of  men.  Go<l  grant  that  our  interview  may  do  good.  7:30  p.m., 
after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  The  congregations  were  very 
large  all  day. 

April  21 — Monday.  Mattoon,  Trinity  Church,  7:30  p.  m.  After  Even- 
ing Prayer,  said  by  the  Missionary  in  charge,  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Molineux,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four.  Our  dear  brother,  the  Missionary 
in  chai'ge,  has  rea.son  to  be  greatly  encouraged.  W^e  wish  we  could  per- 
suade our  clergy  not  to  be  too  impatient  of  results.  All  stable  things  grow 
slowly.  One  cannot  disengage  men  from  evil,  careless  habits,  nor  from 
erroneous  views  and  beliefs,  in  a  month,  or  perchance  in  a  year,  but  a  true, 
good  Priest,  if  he  remain  at  his  post  of  duty,  must  reap  in  due  season.  He 
has  God  with  him,  and  God's  system  in  the  Church  to  rest  upon  and  follow, 
and  for  such  a  Priest  there  is  no  such  word  as  fail.  It  has  been  our  great 
pleasure  to  have  as  our  traveling  companion  since  we  left  home  on  Friday 
morning,  Mr.  Wm.  W.  Blatchfoid,  of  Chai'leston,  S.  C,  whom  we  hope  to 
secure  for  educational  and  priestly  work  in  our  Diocese.  He  is  on  a  tour 
of  inspection  of  our  schools  of  Pekin,  Mattoon  and  Mt.  Carmel. 

April  22 — Tuesday.  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Mar>''s  Mission,  Rev.  W^m.  H. 
Tomlins,  Missionary  in  charge.  3  p.  m.,  in  the  chapel,  at  especial  service, 
we  confirmed  one,  a  young  lady,  Miss  Amy  K.  Witmer,  about  to  remove  to 
a  place  in  Pennsylvania  where  there  is  no  Church. 

April  24 — Thursday.  Chicago,  W^estern  Theological  Seminary,  two 
lectures  in  the  Ecclesiastical  History'  Course.  After  Evensong  we  held  a 
conference  with  a  Presbyter  in  reference  to  Missionary  work  in  our  Diocese. 


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April  25-Fn'rfay.    Feast  of  St.  Mark.    Chicago.    Two  lectures,  as  yes- 

April  21— Third  Sunday  after  Easter.     Bloomington,  St.  Matthew's 
Church,  Rev.  Dan  Lewis,  Rector.     7  a.  m.,  assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.    We  were  glad  to  welcome  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  the  faithful  as  the  guests  of  their  Lord  at  this  early  ser\'ice.  Surely, 
if  Christians  would  reflect  for  a  moaient  they  would  see  that  eveiything 
makes  for  this  service,  and  nothing  against  it,  save  our  old  habits  of  sloth 
and  self-indulgence.    The  promptings  of  love  for  our  Lord  and  ourselves, 
and  of  reverence  and  duty,  ought  to  draw  us,  when  health  will  permit,  to 
the  early  celebration.  10:30  a.  m.   After  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 
2:30  p.  m.    We  attended  the  Sunday  School  and  made  an  address.    There 
was  a  large  number  of  children,  but  we  covet  mon^  that  a  larger  number  of 
little  ones  may  be  grounded  in  the  principles  of  the  Gospel  and  grow  to-be 
intelligent,  staunch  churchmen  and  women  in  a  few  years.     7:30  p.  m. 
The  Rector  said  Evensong,  and  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
three.    The  Church  was  well  filled  both  morning  and  evening,  and  under 
the  firm,  steady  and  judicious  administration  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Lewis  the 
promise  is  held  out,  which  all  recognize  as  likely  to  be  fulfilled,  that  the 
parish  will  gain  in  strength  and  assume  the  position  which  is  due  to  it  as 
representing  so  fair  anA important  a  city  as  Bloomington  undoubtedly  is, 
and  as  containing  such  a  body  of  excellent  people  as  now  constitute  its 
membership.    W^e  were  the  guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ewing,  and  enjoyed 
genuine  refreshment  in  the  midst  of  their  charming  domestic  circle. 

April  2>^-Monday.    Elkhart.     Through  the  kindness  of  the  efficient 
superintendent  of  the  Bloomington  Division  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Rail- 
road Mr  A.  M.  Richards,  our  party,  consisting  of  the  superintendent  and 
wife'  the  Rev.  Dan  Lewis,  the  Rector,  and  Mr.  Stai'buck,  the  choir  master. 
Miss  Cornelia  Ewing,  and  the  Bishop  and  Mrs.  Seymour,  were  taken,  in  a 
special  car  provided  for  the  purpose,  to  Elkhart,  where  at  1:30  p.  m.  we  were 
to  lay  the  corner  stone  of  a  chapel  to  be  erected  by  his  family  in  loving 
memory  of  the  late  John  Dean  Gillett,  Esq.    We  were  met  at  Elkhart  by 
a  party  from  Springfield,  among  whom  were  the  Venerable  Archdeacon 
Taylor  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  Rector  of  Christ  Church ;  the  Rev.  O.  J. 
Booth,  Rector-elect  of  Trinity  Church,  Lincoln,  and  Mr.  M.  Porteous,  of 
Cairo     After  a  delicious  lunch  seized  in  the  Gillett  mansion,  which  the 
guests  thoroughly  enjoyed,  we  repaired  to  the  cemeteiy  of  Elkhart,  where 
repose  the  mortial  remains  of  Mr.  Gillett,  and  hard  by  on  its  border  the 
deeply  interesting  and  solemn  service  took  place.    The  day  was  lovely,  the 
spring  was  tardy  in  putting  on  its  robes,  and  hence,  to  the  advantage  of  the 
beholder,  the  season  was  less  advanced  than  usual,  and  in  consequence  more 
charming.     The  landscape,  so  vast  in  its  sweep,  lay  around  us  and  beneath 
us  in  exquisite  beauty.     Our  choir,  made  up  of  voices  brought  together  by 
accident  and  without  any  previous  practice,  did  their  part  remarkably  well. 
The  birds  added  their  sweet  notes,  and  the  gentle  breeze  helped  to  com- 


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plete  the  effect  of  sound.  Amid  such  surroundings,  we  laid  the  comer- 
stone  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  Chapel  in  loving  memory'  of  him  who  once 
was  the  owner,  under  God,  of  the  fertile  acres  which  stretched  away  on 
every  side  as  far  as  the  eye  could  reach.  His  widow,  his  children  rise  up 
and  call  him  blesvsed,  and  erect  this  Chapel  to  keep  his  memory  fresh  and 
green  with  those  who  mourn  for  the  dea<l.  For  the  care  of  such  Mr.  Gillett 
was  often  heard  to  express  a  solicitude  while  he  was  alive,  and  now  that  he 
is  gone  this  beautiful  Chapel  will  make  his  desire  an  ever  present  reality. 
The  Bishop  delivered  an  address,  and  the  service,  which  was  attended  by 
the  people  from  the  neighborhood  in  large  numbers,  was  most  satisfactory. 
Several  of  Mr.  Gilh'tt's  children  are  abroad,  but  all  who  could  conveniently 
attend  were  there.  Better  thus,  a  thousand  times  better,  to  commemorate 
the  departed  with  memorials  which  will  bless  and  benefit  the  living  to  re- 
mote generations  than  to  place  a  costly  tomb  in  the  graveyard,  which  is 
useless  save  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  passer-by  and  advertise  the 
genius  and  skill  of  the  artist,  and  which  morefrecjuently  ministers  to  osten- 
tation and  vanity  than  to  tnith.  Let  a  simple  stone,  as  in  the  present  in- 
stance, mark  the  last  resting  place  of  the  deceased,  and  then  a  memorial 
proportionate  to  the  means  of  the  relatives,  the  endowment  of  a  bed  in  a 
hospital,  a  scholarship  in  a  school,  of  a  mission,  or  parish  or  a  diocese,  or 
the  erection  of  a  chapel  or  church,  to  be  given  to  cany  on  and  down  the 
memory  of  the  departed  loved  one  to  future  generations  —  tlien  indeed  it 
will  be  true  of  those  that  are  thus  tenderly  remembered,  that  they  being 
dead  yet  speak. 

ApriIi  30 — Wednesday.    Chicago,  Western  Theological  Seminary.    Gave 
two  lectures. 

May  1 — Thursday.      Chicago,   Western   Theological   Seminary.      Two 
lectures . 

May  2 — Friday.  Two  lectures  in  the  Seminaiy.  This  completes  our 
course,  and  we  desire  to  place  on  record  the  great  pleasure  which  our  labors 
in  the  Seminar\'  have  afforded  us.  The  body  taught  have  much  to  do  with 
the  comfort  of  the  teacher.  Our  pupils  were  all  that  we  could  desire.  We 
rejoice  to  remember  them  on  their  own  account,  and  much  more  on  account 
of  the  Church  of  God,  of  which  they  shall  soon  Ije  ministers.  The  domestic 
life  of  the  Seminary  receives  its  tone  and  charmHer  from  a  lady  (we  must 
mention  her  name),  Mrs.  Chamberlin,  who  once  presided  most  charmingly, 
with  grace  and  dignity  and  refined  delicacy,  over  her  own  elegant  and  lovely 
home  in  Cleveland,  and  whom  the  providence  of  God  has  given  as  a  special 
blessing  to  our  Seminajy.  One  need  only  pay  a  brief  visit  to  the  institu- 
tion tio  appreciate  the  rare  advantage  which  the  students,  and  indeed  all, 
enjoy  in  having  Mrs.  Chamberlin  preside  as  the  hostess  of  our  Western 
Theological  Seminar>\  It  is  a  Christian  home.  Long  may  it  remain  under 
its  present  super\'ision.  It  is  such  a  salutaiy  teacher  in  life  and  manners 
of  our  future  clergy. 


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May  4.~Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.    Chestei-field,  St.  Peter's  Church, 
Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden,  Deacon  in  charge.     9:30  a.  m.     We  attended  and 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.    Matins  were  said  at  10:15  a.  m.  At  11  a.  m . 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chittenden , 
we  preached.     The  congregation  more  than  filled  the  building.     7:30  p.  m. 
After  Evensong  by  the  Deacon,  we  preached,  and  confirmed  one  man.    A 
very  severe  shower  in  the  afternoon  and  evening  prevented  some  from  at- 
tending the  sei^ice  at  night,  still  the  Church  was  well  filled.   Two  memorial 
windows  add  much  to  the  dignity  and  beauty  of  the  interior  of  the  build- 
ing.   We  hope  soon  to  see  all  the  windows  tlius  treated  by  relatives  and 
friends  of  loved  ones  deceased.     The  land  is  fertile  and  the  crops  are  usu- 
ally abundant  in  Chesterfield.    Why  not  tithe  the  barns  and  corn-cribs, 
bursting  with  fulness,  for  the  sake  of  God's  Church,  and  increase  tlie  Rec- 
tor's salary,  build  a  rectoiy,  paint  ajid  enlarge  the  Church,  and  by  yearly 
additions  partially  endow  the  parish,  so  as  to  secure  permanency  of  ser- 
vices?   We  were  delightfully  entertained  while  at  Chesterfield  by  Mr.  and 

Mrs.  Frederick  Towse. 

May  5-Monday.  Waverly,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden, 
Deacon  in  charge.  7:30  p.m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Deacon  in  charge 
and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  of  Jacksonville,  who  had  kindly  come  over  to  jom 
us  in  our  service,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  three.  Our  beau- 
tiful new  Church  was  packed  with  a  most  attentive  congregation.  Mrs. 
Bro\\Ti  entertained  us  with  her  wonted  cheerfulness,  and  no  stranger  would 
have  known  that  since  our  last  visit  her  only  daughter,  a  charming  little 
girl,  full  of  love  and  faith,  had  been  taken  from  her.  This  is  the  fruit  of  a 
life  hid  with  Christ  in  God.  Sympathy  for  such  heroism  is  universal,  and 
in  turn  such  an  example  gives  more  than  it  receives.  It  helps  those 
afflicted  with  honest  doubts,  shice  it  proclaims  the  reality  of  Christian  be- 

lief.  ,      _        __- 

May  Q-Tuesday.    East  St.  Louis,  St.  Mary's  Mission,  the  Rev.  Wm. 

H.  Tomlins,  Priest  in  charge.    7:45  p.  m.   After  a  short  service  by  the  Mis- 
sionary, we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seventeen.   Patient,  honest , 
persevering  labor  has  its  reward.    If  ever  there  was  such  labor,  it  has  been 
bestowed  by  its  faithful  Missionarj^  upon  East  St.  Louis. 
May  7   and  S— Wednesday  and   Thursday.     Journey  to  Chicago  and 

back  on  business. 

May  n-Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Cairo,  St.  Michael's  Mission 
(colored),  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Massiah,  Priest  in  charge.  11  a.  m.  Matins  hav- 
ing been  said  at  an  earlier  hour,  assisted  by  tlie  Missionary,  we  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:45  p.m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Massiah , 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ten.  We  were  much  pleased  and  en- 
couraged bv  our  visit.  We  gave  an  entire  day  to  St.  Michaels,  and  were 
amplv  repaid  by  all  that  met  our  eye.  A  choir  of  boys  and  men,  recently 
introduced,  at  Easter,  is  a  great  step  in  advance.  The  altar  has  received  a 
costly  and  appropriate  gift  of  brass  vases  and  candlesticks  from  our  sister. 


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Mrs.  Mary  Seymour,  which  she  brought  from  abroad.  Mr.  Massiah  has 
excellent  taste,  and  keeps  everything  neat  and  tidy,  and  the  congregation 
seemed  attentive  and  devout.  We  have  faith  to  believe  that  our  colored  breth- 
ren of  Cairo  have  a  bright  future  in  store  for  them,  and  that  our  St.  Michael's 
Mission  will  be  the  chief  instrumentality  in  helping  to  make  that  future 
bright.  We  are  gla^l  to  learn  that  the  offerings  are  increasing,  since  this 
fact  shows  that  our  people  are  learning  to  help  themselves.  We  must  not 
always  creep,  and  require  help  to  stand  and  take  a  step  ;  we  must  learn  to 
stand  alone  and  walk  without  assistance.  We  have  many  missions  of 
white  people  which  would  do  well  to  copy  the  example  of  St.  Michael's 
Colored  Mission,  which  seems  determined  to  emerge  as  soon  as  possible 
from  the  creeping  condition.  Self-respect  bids  us  rise  to  our  full  height 
upun  our  feet,  and  walk,  as  soon  as  we  have  the  strength  to  do  so. 

May  \^—Mondaij.  10  a.  m.  We  visited  St.  Michael's  Rectory,  which 
has  been  purchase  1  within  the  last  few  months.  We  found  it  occupied  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Massiah  and  his  wife.  The  house,  the  home,  is  the  woman's 
domain,  and  Mrs.  Massiah  has  good  reason  to  be  proud  of  her  kingdom. 
Good  taste  and  refinement  marked  the  arrangements  and  appointments  of 
St.  Micha  "I's  Rectoiy.  12  noon.  We  met  with  the  Cairo  League  and  trans- 
acted impoiliint  business. 

May  V^—Tuemlay.  Chest^n*,  St.  Mark's  Church,  the  Rev.  Joseph  L. 
Bem<',  Rector.  7  a.  m.  We  attended  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist 
by  the  Rector.  4  p.  m.  Aft«'r  the  Litany,  recited  by  the  Rector,  as  it  is  a 
Rogation  Day,  we  baptized  Maiie  Felicite,  infant  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  D.  HamilU^n.  7:30  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  ^re.  Our  Rector  here  is  a  devoted  Priest,  and 
loves  the  Church  with  a  singleness  of  heart.  We  hope  and  pray  that  he 
may  have  the  gifts  of  patience  and  perseverance.  We  were  glad  to  make 
the  acquaintance  of  Mrs.  Berne,  when  we  paid  her  a  visit  at  her  cosy,  com- 
fortable rooms.  Chester  is  enriched  by  her  presence,  and  her  husband's 
usefulness,  we  are  sure,  will  be  increased.  Our  dear  old  friends,  the  Misses 
Swanvvick  and  Mrs.  Baker  and  Mrs.  Swanwick,  claimed  us  as  their  guest 
and  we  reciprocated  and  claimed  them  as  our  hostesses.  We  owe  these 
dear  good  people  a  debt  which  memor\'  vvill  keep  paying  as  long  as  we  live, 
for  as  often  as  we  think  of  them  our  heait  responds  with  gratitude.  We 
feel  some  anxiety  for  the  future  of  our  Parish,  on  account  of  the  many  re- 
movals of  our  people.  We  woukl  urge  them,  though  they  go  away,  not  to 
forget  Chester,  but  to  keep  up  their  subscription  for  a  time. 

May  \^— Feast  of  the  Ascension.  Springfield,  7  a.  m.,  Pro-Cathedral. 
Assisted  by  the  Venerable  F.  W.  Taylor  D.  D  as  Deacon,  and  the  Rev.  L.  E. 
Johnston  as  Sub-deacon,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  service 
was  choral.  About  thirty  communed.  We  gave  our  canonical  consent  to 
the  consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  William  F.  Nichols,  as  Assistant  Bishop  of 
California. 


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M\Y  17— Satiirday.  Danville,  the  Rev.  S.  B.  Pond,  Rector.  Church  of 
the  Holy  Trinity.  7:30  p.  m.  After  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  con- 
firmed and  addressed  three. 

May  is— Sunday  after  the  Ascension.     Danville,  Church  of  the  Holy 
Trinity.     7  a.  m.    Assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucha- 
rist.    Seventeen  received.     10  a.   m.      Matins   were  said  by  the  Rector. 
10:30  a.  m.     Choral  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  by  the  Rector.    We 
preached  and  said  the  absolution  and  benediction.     2:30  p.  m.   We  attended 
and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.     -4  p.  m.     After  a  few  collects  and  a 
hymn,  we  delivered  a  discourse  to  men  only  on  the  subject  of  true  man- 
hood.   7:30  p.  m.    After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.    Large 
congregations  attended  all  the  services.     We  cannot  speak  too  highly  of 
the  industr5%  zeal  and  earnestness  of  the  devoted  Rector,  the  Rev.  S.  B. 
Pond.    May  God  bestow  upon  him  the  graces  of  patience  and  persever- 
ance.   If  he  holds  on  and  works  as  he  is  now  doing,  he  must  succeed.    We 
enjoyed  the  elegant  hospitality  of  Mrs.   Henr\^  Forbes,    and    had    the 
pleasure,  after  the  services  of  the  day  were  over,  of  meeting  a  number  of 
our  friends  and  exchanging  with  them  friendly  greetings.     We  left  at  1:25 
a.  m.  for  Springfield.     Our  visit  at  Danville  was  crowded  with  labors.     If 
by  God's  blessings  they  prove  profitable,  we  shall  be  amply  rewarded. 

MxY  20— Tuesday.    Bloomington,  St.  Matthew's  Church.    8.  p.  m.    As- 
sisted by  the  Rev.  Dan  (not  Daniel,  as  the  newpapers  insist  upon  calling 
him)  Lewis,  Rector  of  the  Parish,  who  took  the  espousals,  we  married  the 
Rev.  Frederick  William  Clampett,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Springfield , 
111.,   and   Miss   CorneUa  Ewing.     For  an  evening  wedding,  the  service  as 
celebrated  left  scarcely  jiny thing  to  be  desired.     The  bridal  party  was 
prompt,  the  groom  and  his  best  man  came  forth  from  the  sacristy  to  receive 
her  who  was  soon  to  become  his  wife.      "  The  queen  shall  be  brought  unto 
thee  in  raiment  of  needlework,  the  virgins  which  be  her  fellows  shall  bear 
her  company."    (Psalm  45th,  Solomon's  Epithalamium.)    The  Church  was 
overfiowing  with  sympathetic  friends,  the  surpliced  choir  of  over  thirty 
men  and  boys  filled  the  stalls  and  in  the  garb  of  snowy  white  made  one 
think  of  the   marriage  of  the  Lamb,  as  described  by   St.  John  in  the 
Apocalypse.     The  behavior  and  singing  of  the  choir  were  like  their  robes 
—faultless.      Our  hopes  and  prayers  go  with  the  bridal  pair,  that  God  will 
make  them  strong  for  mutual  help,  and  that  in  each  other's  love  they  will 
be  one  in  the  love  of  Christ,  a  union  which  will  have  no  dissolution. 

May  21,  22— Wednesday  and  Thursday.  Journey  to  New  York  on  busi- 
ness and  to  attend  the  annual  meetings  occurring  at  the  time  of  the  com- 
mencement of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  with  which  institution  we 
were  connected  as  Professor  and  Dean  for  fourteen  years. 

May  25—Whitsun  Day.  New  York  City,  11  a.  m.,  All  Angels  Church, 
the  Rev.  Dr.  C.  F.  Hoffman,  Rector,  the  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  As- 
sociate Rector.  Matins  were  said  by  the  Associate  Rector.  After  the  Sec- 
ond Lesson,  we  baptized  Kathryn  Van  Vleck,  the  infant  daughter  of  the 


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Kev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend  and  Marj-  Kathrj'n  Cranston  (Smith)  Town- 
send,  born  in  New  York,  April  17,  18U0.  We  preached  and,  assisted  by  the 
Associate  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Town- 
send  was  ordained  by  us  both  Deacon  and  Priest,  we  married  him  and  bap- 
tized his  other  and  first  child.  He  re(juites  our  interest  in  him  by  causing 
his  people  to  take  a  practical  interest  in  us  and  make  an  annual  offering  for 
the  missions  of  our  Diocese.  Would  that  we  had  many  others  thus  assist- 
ing our  work.  7:4')  p.  m.  Newai'k,  New  Jersey,  House  of  Prayer.  After 
Evensong  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  J.  S.  Miller,  we  preached.  Here  there  is 
an  excellent  surpliced  choir,  and  vigorous  work  is  steadily  pushed  forward 
by  the  Rector. 

May  20 — Monday  in  Whitaun  Week.  At  2  p.  m.  we  met  and  presided 
over  a  Committee  of  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary  ap- 
pointed last  year  on  the  subject  of  examinations  of  the  students ;  report 
agreed  upon. 

May  27— TueHd ay  m  Whifsun  Week.  New  York  City,  Trinity  Chapel, 
7:30  a.  m.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Shackelford  and  the  Rev.  Alban  Richey,  as  the  opening  ser\ice of  the  Asso- 
ciate Alumni  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  8:30  a.  m.,  we  presided 
at  the  Annual  Breakfast  of  the  Associate  Alunmi.  1()  to  11:30  a.  m.,  we 
presided  at  tlie  animal  meeting  of  the  Associate  Alumni  of  the  General 
Theological  Seminaiy.  2  to  5  p.  m.,  we  were  in  attendance  upon  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminaiy. 

May  28 — Wednesday.  7  p.  m.,  we  attended  by  invitation  a  dinner  given 
by  the  Church  Club  of  New  York.  This  is  an  association  of  laymen  banded 
together  to  promote  the  cultivation  and  spread  of  church  principles  and  ht- 
erature.  They  have,  during  three  successive  seasons,  had  three  courses  of 
lectures  delivered  in  New  Y'ork  City,  and  two  of  these  series  of  lectures 
have  been  published.  The  attendance  was  large,  and  among  the  visitors 
we  were  glad  to  find  beside  us  as  a  fellow  guest  a  son  of  the  late  Presiding 
Bishop  Lee  of  Delaware, 

May  31— Saturday.  New  York  City,  Trinity  Church,  4:30  p.  m.  We 
united  in  maiTiage  Mr.  George  HoUins  Bowly  and  Miss  Helen  Craig,  both 
of  Jersey  City. 

June  I  — Trinity  Sunday.  Brooklyn,  St.  Mar\''s  Church,  the  Rev.  D.  V. 
M.  Johnson,  D.  D.,  Rector.  Matins  were  said  early,  at  10:30  we  preached 
on  the  occasion  of  the  ordination  of  Mr.  Wm.  W.  Blatchford  as  deacon . 
The  Rector  presented  the  candidate  and  assisted  in  the  celebration  of  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev.  Wm.  W.  Bellinger,  and  the  Rev.  Henr\'  A . 
Spafju-d  were  also  present.  The  Rev.  ]VIr.  Blatchford  is  about  to  take 
charge  of  the  Parish  at  Pekin,and  in  association  with  Mr.  Ford,  a  graduate 
o?  Y'ale  College,  to  open  the  Cathedral  Grammar  School  in  the  autumn. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Blatchford,  was  reared  in  St.  Mary's  Parish  under  the  care 
of  the  venerable  and  most  excellent  Rector,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Johnson,  so  that 
after  a  ten  yeais  sojourn  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  he  came  home  to  be  ordained. 


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The  solemn  service  could  not  have  taken  place  under  better  auspices  and 
on  a  brighter  day.  We  pray  that  such  auguries  are  a  prophecy  of  the  suc- 
cess of  our  dear  young  brother's  ministry. 

5  p.  m.  Newark.  N.  J.  (Roseville,)  St.  Barnabas'  Church,  the  Rev. 
Stephen  H.  Granberry,  Rector.  Assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector,  we 
baptized  Constance  Seymour,  daughter  of  Mr.  Wm.  H.  and  Georgiana  M . 
Pearson,  born  in  Roseville,  May  10,  1890.  7:30  p.  m.  same  Church,  after 
short  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Granberry 
was  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church ,  Decatur,  at  the  time  the  Diocese  of 
Springfield  was  erected.  He  is  doing  well  in  his  present  large  and  im- 
portant field  of  labor  and  his  future  is  bright  with  promise. 

June  5,  6  and  1— Thursday,  &c.  Journey  to  Springfield,  via.  Chicago. 

June  S— First  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral. 
7  a.  m.,  we  attended  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  11a.  m.,  we 
attended  Matins  and  Litany;  the  Rev.  Wm.  Gill  preached  the  sermon. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Gill  is  well  known  in  this  vicinity  as  an  indefatigable  worker 
and  a  most  self-denying  man.  He  was  associated  with  St.  John's  Mission, 
Springfield,  and  Trinity  Church,  Petersburg,  when  there  was  but  one  Diocese 
in  Illinois.  Mr.  Gill  has  come  back  to  his  old  home  from  the  far  west,  the 
missionaiy  jurisdiction  of  Washington,  and  we  give  him  and  his  wife  and 
seven  children  a  hearty  welcome.  His  assigned  field  is  Anna  and  Mound 
City.  7:30  p.  m.,  we  presided  on  the  occasion  of  a  service  for  the  Knights 
of  the  Maccabees.  The  sermon,  admirably  adapted  to  instruct  and  edify 
his  hearers,  was  preached  by  the  Rector,  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  Taylor, 
and  we  gave  the  benedition. 

June  10— Tuesday,  8  p.  m.;  Bishop's  house.  We  attended  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  St.  Agatha's  School,  and  presided.  The 
school,  under  the  management  of  its  capable  and  excellent  Principal,  Miss 
Murdoch,  is  in  a  sound  condition  in  every  respect.  When  so  much  has  been 
done  to  provide  for  the  education  of  the  daughters  of  Springfield  and  its 
vicinity  by  the  self-denying  Principal,  and  those  Avho  have  sought  ont  of 
their  own  means  to  assist  her  in  founding  and  building  up  St.  Agatha'* 
School,  is  it  too  much  to  ask  whether  there  are  not  laymen  and  laywomen, 
fathers  and  mothers,  who  will  come  forward  and  endow  the  school?  If  a 
large  number  will  give,  we  shall  be  enabled  with  endowed  professorships 
and  scholarships  to  receive  at  a  low  rate,  and  in  some  cases  without  charge, 
the  daughters  of  our  clergy  and  of  others  who  cannot  afford  to  pay  the 
usual  rate  for  tuition.  The  land  on  which  the  school  stands  should  be  pur- 
chased by  the  trustees  as  soon  as  practicable,  and  an  endowment  of 
$50,000  secured.  We  say  to  our  brethren,  St.  Agatha's  School  is  worthy 
of  your  best  gifts  while  Uving,  and  your  liberal  bequests  when  dead.  At 
9  p.  m.  we  attended  the  art  exhibition  of  St.  Agatha's  School  in  their  own 
gallery,  and  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  giving  the  prize  to  the  young  lady 
whose  work  was  adjudged  the  most  meritorious.  The  successful  competitor 

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was  Miss  Tempie  Dunne,  of  North  Carolina.  Where  there  was  so  much 
that  was  excellent,  it  was  indeed  an  honor  to  stand  first  in  the  estimation 
of  critics.  We  made  a  few  remarks  in  handing  the  prize,  the  gift  of  Mr. 
Frank  Simmons,  of  Springfield,  to  Miss  Dunne.  Here  again  we  invite 
donations.  Will  not  those  who  are  fond  of  art  or  of  literature,  or  the  natural 
sciences,  or  the  languages,  encourage  the  cultivation  of  their  favorite  sub- 
ject of  study  by  est^djlishing  annual  prizes  as  a  stimulus  to  exertion?  Such 
a  provision  is  in  the  line  of  the  securing  "the  survival  of  the  fittest,"  since 
it  will  help  to  sustain  those  who  ar«»  the  brightest  in  any  study  in  its  suc- 
cessful pursuit. 

June  11 — WcthifHthuf.  St.  Barnabas'  Day.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral, 
7  a.  m.  We  attende<l  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the  liev.  E.  A. 
Larrabee,  assisted  by  the  Venerable  F.  W.  Taylor,  celebrat<»d.  It  was  ver>' 
delightful  to  have  our  dear  BrotluT  with  whom  we  lived  four  years,  when 
we  first  came  to  the  Diocese,  with  us  on  the  anniversary  of  our  consecra- 
tion, and  break  to  us  the  Bread  of  Life.  A  large  number  were  present  and 
received.  10  a,  m.  The  Conmiencement  of  St.  Agatha's  School  was  held 
in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hall.  We  presided  an<l  gave  the  diplomas  to  vine  young 
ladies,  who  composed  the  graduating  class,  an<l  then  made  a  brief  address, 
which  was  followed  by  a  suitabh*  secjuence  at  our  recjuest  by  the  liev.  Mr^ 
LaiTabee.  The  o<?casicm  was  rc^plete  with  inti'rest,  and  the  whole  city 
seemed  to  be  stiiretl  by  the  success  of  St.  Agatha's.  It  is  an  interesting 
coincidence  that  our  school  was  opened  in  18S1  with  nine  pupils,  and  now, 
after  nine  years,  we  semi  forth  nine  graduates  in  1H90.  8  p.m.  In  the 
Pro- Cathedral,  assisted  by  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  we  united  in  mar- 
riage Mr.  Heniy  Newton  Lee,  of  Denver,  Col.,  and  Miss  Ermina  Conkhng, 
of  Springfi<dd,  111.  This  wedding  was  especially  noteworthy  from  the  fact 
that  Miss  Conkling  leaves  St.  Agatha's  School  as  a  successful  teacher  to  be 
married,  and  the  maidens  who  were  her  companions  were  her  pupils,  the 
graduates  of  this  day  and  others.     We  regi'et  to  lose  Miss  Conkling. 

June  12 — Thnrsilay.  7::H)P.  ^l.  Decatur.  St.  John's  Church,  the  Rev- 
M.  M.  Goodwin,  Rector.  1M0  P.  M.  After  Evensong  by  the  Hector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  nine.  This  is  the  third  time  within 
twelve  months  that  we  have  visited  the  Parish  of  our  indefatigable  brother 
for  confirmation.  On  the  30th  June,  1889,  when  we  confirmed  1(5;  on  the 
30th  March,  1890,  Palm  Sunday,  when  we  confinned  30;  and  now  on  the 
12th  June,  when  we  confirmed  nine.  In  all,  fifty-five  have  received  the  lay- 
ing on  of  hands  in  Decatur  within  a  year.  St.  John's  Parish,  we  are  glad 
to  report,  will  soon  have  a  new  Church  building.  Ground  has  already  been 
broken,  and  it  is  hoped  that  in  a  few  months  the  old  Church,  long  since  un- 
equal to  the  growing  demands  of  the  congregation,  will  be  replaced  by  a 
spacious,  dignified  and  grand  stnicture,  worthy  of  the  capabilities  of  the 
parishioners  of  St.  John's.  We  were  the  guest  of  Mr.  L.  Bun'ows,  and  enjoyed 
the  pleasure  of  paying  a  visit  to  his  son,  Mr.  J.  B.  Burrows,  on  his  fann 
about  five  miles  from  the  city,  on  the  next  day.     Somehow  we  have  the 


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feeling  that  prompts  us  to  begrudge  young  Mr.  Burrows  to  agriculture.  He 
is  a  good  farmer,  but  he  would  make  a  better  Priest,  and  we  hope  we  are 
not  going  beyond  the  bounds  of  delicacy  when  we  say  tliat  we  covet  Mr.  Bur- 
rows for  the  sacred  ministiy. 

June  13— Friday.  Paris,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  John  H.  Molineux, 
Rector.  7:30  P.  M.  We  consecrated  an  altar  for  the  Church  with  its  ap- 
purtenances, and  blessed  a  number  of  articles  for  use  in  the  sacred  ser- 
vice of  the  chancel.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  three. 

June  U— Saturday.  7  A.  M.  Assisted  by  the  Rector  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  We  take  unusual  pleasure  in  making  the  record  of  this 
visitation,  because  it  was  made  in  order  to  invoke  God  s  blessing  upon  the 
place  where  especially  iHis  honor  dwelleth,  the  altar,  and  to  recognize 
with  his  favor  the  offering  the  best  that  we  have  to  dignify  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  of  His  love.  The  Rector  is  to  be  congratulated  upon  the  success 
of  his  efforts  both  here  in  Paris  and  in  Mattoon,  in  making  beautiful  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Lord  with  holy  gifts.  He  needs  assistance  in  his  work, 
and  we  naust  appeal  to  the  faithful  elsewhere  to  supply  the  means  to  sup- 
port a  devoted  brother,  who  is  willing  to  give  himself,  without  n^munera- 
tion  beyond  his  food  and  raiment,  to  the  service  of  our  divine  Master  in 
working  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Molineux. 

June  Id— Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  11  A.  M.  Christ 
Church,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  Rector,  was  absent  in  Europe,  Mr.  John 
Chandler  White,  licensed  Lay  Reader  in  charge.  Mr.  White  said  the  Lit- 
any, we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  On  this  occasion, 
as  on  many  heretofore  we  were  indebted  to  our  friend,  the  Hon.  Bluford 
Wilson,  for  the  courtesy  of  placing  his  carnage  at  our  disposal  in  going  to 
and  returning  from  Church.  We  rememb(H'ed  the  absent  Rector  in  our 
prayers.     7:30  P.  M.    Pro- Cathedral,  after  Evensong  by  the  Archdeacon, 

we  preached. 

June  17— Tuesday.  8  p.  m.  Knoxville,  Illinois.  We  presided  at  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  trustees  of  St.  Mary's  School.  The  reports  were  ex- 
tremely satisfactory.  The  Rector,  the  faithful  persevering  Dr.  Leffingwell, 
will  leave  a  grand  legacy  to  the  Church  and  coming  generations  in  his 
school  and  its  foundations  and  acquisitions  and  endowments.  Year  by  year 
he  goes  steadily  forward,  and  now  he  announces  the  opening  of  a  boy's 
school  (St.  Albans)  in  the  autumn.  Our  hope  is  that  this  will  prove  a 
worthy  brother  of  St.  Mary's  and  be  crowned  with  equal  success. 

June  IS— Wednesday.  7  a.  m.  We  attended  the  Early  Eucharist  in  St. 
Mary's  lovely  School  Chapel.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Leffingwell  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Rudd  was  the  celebrant.  10  a.  m.  Matins  were  said  in  the  chapel 
preliminary  to  literary  exercises  which  were  held  in  the  spacious  study 
hall  of  the  school.  We  presided  in  the  absence  of  the  other  Bishops  of  the 
Province,  conferred  the  degrees,  and  delivered  the  diplomas.  Eight  were 
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these  young  ladies,  fresh  with  youth,  on  their  motto  embedded  in  Sacra- 
mental teaching  chosen  by  themselves,  "Go  forward."  A  commencement  is 
always  full  of  pathos  to  us,  and  the  dear  girls'  motto  on  this  occasion 
.seemed  to  give  special  point  to  the  solemnity  of  graduation.  "Go  for- 
ward" we  all  must,  in  the  course  of  nature,  but  it  is  our  progress  to  the 
grave.  "Go  forward"  we  may,  but  it  must  rest  with  us  to  choose  that  it 
shall  be  so  in  the  course  of  grace  from  the  baptism  of  the  Red  Sea  to  the 
confirmation  of  the  pillai-  of  cloud  and  of  fire,  and  to  tiie  waters  of  Jordan, 
through  the  wilderness,  to  go  over  diy  shod  into  the  Holy  Land  with  the 
Ark  of  the  covenant  going  on  before  as  our  shelter  and  our  guide  contain- 
ing the  manna,  the  bread  that  came  down  from  Heaven  through  the  Blessed 
Virgin  Mar\'. 

It  was  our  pleasure  also  to  announce  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  music  con- 
ferred by  the  trustees  of  St.  :Maiy's  School  upon  the  Rev.  John  H.  Knovvles, 
Rector  of  St.  Clement's  Church,  Cliicago.  This  we  feel  bold  to  say  is  a 
well  deserved  recognition  of  rare  musical  gifts,  laboriously  and  assidu- 
ously cultivated,  and  of  devotion  to  the  cause  of  church  music  in  eveiy 
line  of  effort  since  his  ordination  to  promote  its  advancement  and  elevation. 

June  Id— Thursday .  Springfield.  Conference  with  Mr.  George  C.  Mc- 
Fadden,  our  earnest  Lay  Helper  at  Havana,  in  reference  to  our  Missions  in 
that  city.  Words  cannot  express  our  earnest  desire  to  secure  a  godly 
Priest  to  take  charge  of  the  interesting  and  promising  field  which  Teters- 
burg  and  Havana  present  for  work  in  the  service  of  God.  If  these  words 
should  reach  the  eye  of  anyone  who  can  put  us  in  the  way  of  securing  such 
a  laborer,  we  entreat  them  to  conimunicatf  with  us  without  delay.  Havana 
and  Petersburg  each  have  a  church  building  and  a  nucleus  of  eaniest,  de- 
voted church  people,  and  a  population  in  the  two  cities  and  parts  adjacent 

of  full  0,000  people. 

June  20— Friday .  Springfield.  The  Rev.  J.  O.  Babin,  of  the  Diocese 
of  Southern  Ohio,  called  on  us,  and  we  arranged  to  take  him  with  us  on  a 
visitation  through  a  portion  of  Southern  Illinois. 

June  22— Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Albion,  St.  John's  Church.  The 
Rectorship  vacant.  The  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutchins,  Rector  Emeritus.  9  a.  m. 
Matins  were  said  by  the  Rev.  John  McClurkin,  Deacon,  we  reading  the 
lessons.  After  the  second  lesson  we  baptized  Genevieve,  infant  daughter 
of  Louis  tmd  Elizabeth  Yokel,  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10:30 
a.  m.,  we  confirmed  and  addressed  three,  and  then  proceeded  to  the  cele- 
bration of  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  J.  O.  Babin,  who 
preached,  and  the  Rev.  J.  McClurkin.  Over  forty  received,  and  the  church 
was  filled  with  a  devout  congregation.  Our  excellent  Lay  Reader,  Mr.  Will 
Runcie,  was  our  host.  7:30  p.m.,  Mt.  Camiel.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Babin  and  McClurkin,  we  preached  in  our  beautiful  chapel.  A  severe 
shower  prevented  many  from  coming  out,  still  our  congregation  was  a  good 
one.  Here,  also,  we  need  a  Missionary.  With  Grayville  united  to  it,  Mt. 
Cai-mel  would  furnish  support  for  a  clerg>'man,  and  the  patient  labor  of  a 


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few  years  would  develope  permanent  results,  of  which  any  one  might  be 
justly  proud.  At  Judge  Bell's,  where  we  made  our  home,  we  greatly  missed 
Mrs.  Bell,  but  her  daughter,  Miss  Kittie,  presided  as  hostess  remarkably 

well.  _ 

June  23-3/o/H/ai/.  Mt.  Carmel.  9  a.  m.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eu- 
charist, assisted  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Babin  and  McClurkin.  7:45  p.  m., 
Grayville.  We  held  s<;rvice  in  the  Methodist  Church  and  preached,  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  McClurkin  and  Babin  having  said  Evensong.  The  thermome- 
ter reached  98",  still  the  attendance  was  large.  The  Venerable  Benjamin 
Hutchins  was  present.  He  takes  a  deep  interest  in  Grayville,  and  is  ex- 
tremely anxious  that  a  church  should  be  speedily  built.  We  hope  that  his 
wish  mav  be  gratified  ere  long,  and  a  Missionary  have  charge  of  Mt.  Carmel 
and  this  thriving  city.  We  were  entertained  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Harris 
and  Mrs.  Eastwood  while  we  w^ere  in  Grayville. 

Jv^B  2^- Tuesday.  St.  John  Baptist's  Day.  Carmi,  7:45  p.  m.  Semce 
in  Mrthodist  Church.  Ihe  Rev.  Mr.  Babin  said  Evensong  and  preached, 
and  we  made  an  address.  The  heat  was  intense,  but  the  attendance,  not- 
withstanding, was  larg<^  We  have  many  homes  in  our  Diocese,  and  among 
them  we  count  the  hospitable  mansion  of  Mr.  and  Mrs  F.  Hay.  We  must 
have  a  mission  and  church  in  Carmi  ere  long.  Earnest  souls  are  longing 
for  the  blessing  of  the  services  and  th<^  sacraments.  Had  we  the  man  who 
would  make  the  venture,  the  means  would  come. 

June  -Io- Wednesday.  Murphysboro,  8  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Rev.  Dean  Harrison  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Babin,  we  preached.  Two  infants 
were  baptized  bv  the  Dean  after  the  second  lesson.  A  conference  was  held 
after  service,  and  $200  pledged  for  the  support  of  a  Missionary.  We  are 
happy  to  say  that  a  Missionary  has  since  been  secured  for  the  field,  Mur- 
physboro and  Carbondale,  and  will  enter  upon  his  duties  September  14th, 
1890,  the  Rev.  Thomas  May  Thorpe.  For  the  success  of  church  work  in 
this  locality  great  credit  is  due  to  the  labors  of  Dean  Harrison,  seconded  by 
the  co-operation  of  Messrs.  Cann,  Wall  and  Atkinson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cann, 
as  usual,  entertained  us,  and  we  made  a  house  full. 

June  2(S- Thursday .  East  St.  Louis,  St.  Maiy's  Chapel,  2:30  p.  m.  Wo 
baptized  George  Osmund,  the  son  of  the  Rector  and  Mrs.  Tomlins,-born  in 
East  St.  Louis,  June  15,  1890.  We  reached  Springfield  at  8:35  p.  m.,  after  a 
week's  absence,  during  which  time  the  thermometer  had  at  no  time  fallen 
below  87  ^ ,  and  had  reached  a  maximum  of  105  ^  . 

June  2^— St.  Petefs  Day  and  Fourth  Sundaif  after  Trinity.  Spring- 
field, 10:30  a.  m.,  St.  John's  Chapel.  After  Matins  and  Litany  by  the  Rev. 
L.  E.  Johnston,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m.,  at  St.  Paul's  Pro- Cathedral, 
after  Evensong  bv  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

JUI.Y  1— Tuesday.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral.  After  second  lesson  at 
Matins,  we  baptized  two  infants,  Cora  Leonard,  daughter  of  the  Ven.  Dr. 
F.  W.  Taylor  and  Cora  Lucinda  (Kingsley),  his  wife,  bom  in  Springfield 


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June  12,  1890;  and  Mary-  Ada,  dau^ditcr  of  Harry  Dunday  and  Ada  (Hey) 
Moss,  born  in  Spriiigfiold,  June  12.  1890. 

July  2 — Wednesdctij.  Visite<I  Champaign  on  business  connected  with 
the  school  property  in  Mattoon.  A  mortgage  of  $2,(M)0  still  weighs  it  down. 
"Would  that  we  could  find  friends  who  would  help  us  lift  it.  We  returned 
the  same  day.     We  miifit  bear  all  our  burdcuH  AiiONE. 

July  4—Fri<luij.  We  a<lmitte<l  Mr.  Alfn'd  Michael  Vink  (colored),  of 
Cairo,  111.,  as  a  postulant  for  Holy  Orders.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
University,  Washington,  D,  C. 

July  Vj— Fifth  Sundau  after  Trinify.  Springfield.  10:;i0  a.  m.,  St. 
John's  Chapel,  Kidgely,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral,  we  presided  at  Choral  Evensong— no  sermon, 

July  7 — Monday.  We  visited  Alton  to  confer  with  the  vestrv  in  refer- 
ence to  the  Rector>'  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  which  was  seriously  damaged  by 
a  landslid«f  in  the  month  of  June. 

July  H — Tue^daij.  Received  Bishop  Talbot's  acceptfince  of  the  letters 
dimissory  given  to  the  Rev.  George  W.  G.  Van  Winkle  to  the  ecclesiastical 
jurisdiction  of  Wyoming  and  Idaho,  dated  July  5. 

July  9 — Wednesday.  We  went  to  Lincoln,  at  the  instance  of  the  vestr\'', 
to  consult  with  them  on  matters  of  immediate  moment  to  the  interests  of 
the  Parish. 

July  13—Sixth  Siimlay  after  Trinity,  Springfield,  11  a.  m.,  Christ 
Church,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rector,  the 
Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  is  absent  in  Europe  and  his  place  is  supplied,  as  far  as  a 
lavman  can  do  so,  bv  Mr.  John  Chandler  White,  a  student  of  the  General 
Theological  Seminary  and  a  licensed  lay  reader,  for  the  purpose  of  serving 
Christ  Church,  by  us.  7:30  p.  m.,  Pro-Cath<Hlral,  Choral  Evensong  was 
sung  by  the  Ven.  Dr.  Taylor,  and  the  sermon,  as  in  the  morning,  was 
preached  by  the  Very  Rev.  Dr.  C.  R.  Hale,  Dean  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  who 
is,  much  to  our  delight,  paying  us  a  long  promised  visit.  Dean  Hale's  sub- 
ject in  the  evening's  discourse  was  the  "Eastern  Churches  in  their  relation 
to  Christian  Unity."  No  man  could  speak  more  intelligently  and  authori- 
tatively upon  this  subject  than  Dean  Hale,  since  he  has  traveled  extensively 
in  the  East  and  has  a  large  acquainUmce  with  prelates  and  eminent  clergy 
abroad.  The  Dean  is  hopeful  for  the  future  as  regards  the  drawing  more 
closely  together  the  oriental  patriarchates  to  the  Anglican  Comnuinion.  Our 
Church  is  very^  fortunate  in  having  so  excelUmt,  learaed  and  in  every  way 
admirable  a  man  to  represent  us  in  an  official  intercourse  with  the  East.  He 
has  done  a  great  desal  to  break  down  the  barriers  of  ignorance  and  preju- 
dice which  shut  us  out  from  the  knowledge  and  sympathy  of  our  oi  iental 
brethren.  We  all  owe  Dean  Hale  a  debt  of  gratitude  for  his  labors  and 
sacrifices  in  this  most  important  field  of  Christian  unity.  Dean  Hale's  visit 
was  a  great  pleasure  to  us  all,  and  more  than  that  it  was  a  benefit.  We 
hope  that  he  will  often  make  us  glad  with  his  presence  in  the  future. 


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July  20-Sevenlh  Sumlay  after  Trimty.  Springfield.  10;H0  a.  m.,  St. 
John's  Chapel.  Eidgely,  we  said  Matins  and  preached.  After  serviee  we 
baptized  in  private  the  sick  infant  of  Mr.  Mester,  by  the  name  of  Bertha 
Louise  The  child  died  the  Siune  day.  7:30  p.  m.  Pro-Cathedral,  ait«r 
Choral  Evensong  bv  th.^  Kector,  we  pronounced  the  benediction. 

JVLY  21-  Moniluy.  We  received  the  acceptance  of  our  lettere  dimissory 
issued  the  Kev.  Charles  H,  Bohn  to  the  .^clesiastical  authority  of  the 
Diocese  of  Iowa,  dated  July  1.  We  also  received  an  official  inquiry  from 
the  presiding  Bishop  whether  we  would  att«nd  a  meeting  of  the  House  of 
Bishops  on  Wednesday,   October  22,  next.    We  answered  in  the  afflrma- 

tive 

JULY  2G-Saturday.    We  went  to  Lincoln  to  consult  our  Chancellor, 

Judge  Folev,  upon  legal  business  affecting  the  Diocese. 

July  27-  Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  10:30  a.  m.  St. 
John's  Chapel,  Ridgely,  we  said  Matins  and  preached.  7:30  p  m.  1  ro- 
Cathedral.  After  Choral  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  pronounced  the  bene- 

diction.  ,       r.  on  cf 

AUGUST  3-.ViHf/t  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  10:30  a.  m.  ht. 
John's  Chapel,  Ridgely.  We  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
7:30  p.  m.  Pro- Cathedral.  After  Choral  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  pro- 
nounced the  benediction. 

AUGUST  10-re/*^/i  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Sprmglield.  Pro-Cathe- 
dral. After  Matins  by  the  Rector  we  preached.  7:30  p.m.  After  Choral 
Evensong  bv  the  Rector,  we  gave  the  benediction. 

AUGUST  n-Monday.  We  finished  an  article  which  has  occupied  us 
some  days  in  preparing,  for  the  Church  Unity  Society,  on  the  subject  of 

the  Historic  Episcopate. 

AUGUST  lb-Friday.    We  concluded  an  article  on  the  same  subject  for 

the  October  number  of  the  Church  Review. 

August  I1-Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  U  a  m. 
Christ  Church.  We  preache<l  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Mr.  J  C. 
White,  the  lav  reader,  said  the  Litany.  7:30  p.  m.  Pro- Cathedral.  After 
Choral  Evensong  bv  the  Rector,  we  pronounced  the  benediction. 

AUGUST  24--Sf.  Bartholomeiv'8  Day.  Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Springfield,  11  a.  m.  Pro- Cathedral.  We  preached  and  pronounced  the 
absolution  and  benediction  in  the  Eucharistic  Office;  the  Rector  celebrated. 
7-30  p  m  Pro-Cathedral.  After  Choral  Evensong  by  the  Rect(3r,  we 
pronounced  the  benediction.  The  Rev.  Percy  St,  Michael  Podmore,  of  the 
Diocese  of  Algoma,  read  the  lessons. 

AUGUST  2iS-Tuesday.  We  received  the  Rev.  Mr.  Podmore,  Deacon,  on 
testimonials  satisfactory  to  us,  into  our  jurisdiction,  and  appointed  him  our 
MissionaiT  to  Centralia  and  Mt.  Vernon.  .  ^   , , 

AUGUST  2S-Thursday.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  8  a.  m.  Assisted  by 
the  Rector,  we  married  the  Hon.  Stx^phen  A.  Foley  and  Miss  Cassie  Wat- 
kins,  both  of  Lincohi,  Logan  County,  III.    The  day  wa^  lovely  in  every  re- 


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spect.  The  wedding  breakfast  at  the  Leland  Hotel,  from  9  to  10  a.  m.,  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all,  and  the  bride  and  groom  carried  with  them  the 
best  wishes  of  their  guests,  and  havr,  as  we  know,  the  congratulations  of  a 
wide  circle  of  friends.  Upon  one  happy  feature  of  the  marriage  w^e  will 
venture  to  comment,  the  day  of  the  week  chosen  for  the  occasion,  or 
rather  the  day  not  selected,  Wednesday.  Of  all  the  days  of  the  week  for 
Christian  people  Wednesday  is  the  most  unfortunate  in  its  associations  for 
a  marriage  it  has  ever  appeared  to  us,  and  yet  a  large  majority  of  marriages 
we  apprehend  are  celel»rated  on  Wednesday.  This  is  the  day  on  which 
Our  Lord  was  betrayed  by  His  companion.  His  own  familiar  friend,  His 
Apostle  Judas,  and  the  sign  of  betrayal  was  a  kiss.  .  Thursday  associates 
us  with  the  <'losest  bond  of  union  in  the  institution  of  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
and  our  heavenly  home  in  the  ascension  of  Our  Blessed  Lord.  Surely 
Thursday  is  a  happy  selection  for  one's  marriage.  At  noon  th«^  Ktn-.  Wemyss 
Thompson  Smith,  of  the  Dioi-ese  of  London,  callrd  upon  us,  bringing  ex- 
celU'nt  testimonials.  We  deputed  him  to  go  to  Lincoln  to  officiate  on  Sun- 
day next. 

August  'M— Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfirld,  1():.3()  a.  ra. 
St.  John's  Chapel,  llidgely,  assisted  by  the  Kov.  L.  E.  Johnston,  we  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  We  also  preached.  1:M)  p.  m..  Pro- Cathedral. 
Aft«'r  Choral  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  confirmed  one  and  pronounced 
the  B»'nediction. 

Septemheh  7— Fourteenth  Sunday  ajfer  Trinity.  Springfield,  11  a.m., 
Pro-Cath.'dial.  We  i)reached  at  tlu-  cel«»bration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist ;  the 
Kector  celebrated.  7:30  p.  m..  after  Choral  Evensong  and  sermon,  by  tlio 
Eector,  we  pronounced  the  Benediction. 

Septemijeh  12— Friday.  We  forniaUy  received  into  our  jurisdiction  the 
Rev.  Wemyss  Thompson  Smith,  B.  A.,  of  Merton  College,  Oxford,  from  the 
Diocese  of  London,  England  H«'  iijis  re»-eived  and  accepted  a  call  to  Trinity 
Church,  Lincoln.  The  Rev.  F.  Woolcott  was  this  day  accepted  by  the  Bishop 
of  IMttsburg. 

Septemher  U— Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  7  a.  m. 
Attended  early  celebration  in  the  Pro-Cathedral.  11  a.  m.  After  Matins 
by  the  Rector  in  the  same  church,  we  preached.  7::{()  p.  ra.,  St.  Luke's 
Chapel.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston,  we  preached. 

Septemijek  17—  Wednesday.  The  Rev.  Dan  Lewis  was  this  day  accepted 
from  us  by  the  Bishop  of  Colora<lo. 

Septemijer  \9— Friday.  We  attended  and  participated  in  the  examina- 
tion of  the  Rev.  Lloyd  E.  Johnston  for  the  Priesthood,  conducted  by  the 
Yen.  Archdeacon  Taylor  and  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley. 

September  21— Feast  of  St.  Matthew,  and  the  Si.rteenth  Sunday  after 
Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  11  a.  m.  We  ordained  to  the  Priest- 
hood the  Rev.  Lloyd  Erastus  Johnston,  Deacon;  preached  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  Euchaiist.  The  Yen.  An^hdeacon  Taylor  presented  the  candidate, 
and  with  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley  and  the  Rev.  Gershora  P.  Waldo,  united  in 


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the  laying  on  of  hands.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Johnston,  now  a  Priest,  will  take 
<iharge  of  our  missions  in  the  city  of  Springfield  and  act  as  our  Domestic 
Chaplain  and  Secretar^^  The  occasion  was  one  of  unusual  interest  by  reason 
of  the  f^ict  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Johnston  is  a  native  of  Springfield,  and  has 
passed  almost  his  entire  life  in  our  city.  All  who  were  present  knew  him, 
and  their  hearts  must  have  gone  out  to  him  on  this  ver>'  solemn  occasion. 
His  excellent  father,  who  is  as  near  the  sacred  ministry  as  a  layman  can  be, 
without  ordination,  was  present,  and  his  brother,  Mr.  James  W.  Johnston 
and  his  wife.  In  the  evening  at  7:30  o'clock  the  Rev.  Mr.  Johnston  ofl.ciated 
at  St.  Luke's  Mission,  baptized  an  infant  and  preached.    We  were  present 

and  gave  the  benediction. 

September  2:i-Tuesday.    Decatur.     The  laying  of  the  corner  stone  of 
the  new  St.  John's  Church  at  12  o'clock  noon.    The  day  was  all  that  could 
be  desired  for  the  occasion,  in  sky  and  temperature;  the  attendance  was 
large  and  inclmled  many  of  the  best  people  ot  the  city.     The  Clergy  present 
besides  the  Bisliop  were  the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Taylor  and  the  Rev.  F.  W. 
Clampett,  of  Springfield,  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser,  of  Champaign,  and  the 
Rev  Dean  Fulton,  of  Jacksonville,  and  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  the  Rev. 
M  M  Goodwin.     The  service  was  begun  by  Archdeacon  Taylor  and  con- 
cluded by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Clampett,  the  R(n .  Dr.  Dresser  reading  the  lesson. 
The  Rector  announced  the  contents  of  the  box  deposited  in  the  corner  stone, 
and  the  Bishop  then  laid  the  stone,  and  introduced  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  who 
delivered  the  address,  which  interpreted  the  service  and  the  central  ax>t  so 
clearly  and  admirablv  that  all  must  have  been  instructed.    The  Bishop  fol- 
lowed in  a  few  words  of  emphatic  endorsement  of  the  excellent  teaching  of 
the  address,  of  kindly  recognition  of  the  generosity  of  all  who  had  con- 
tributed to  the  work,  and  of  congratulation  to  the  members  of  St.  John  s 
on  this  most  auspicious  commencement  of  their  new  Church,  and  pro- 
nounced the  benediction.     The  music  was  well  rendered  by  the  surpliced 
choir  and  this  corner  stone  laying.was  in  every  way  satisfactory.     1 :30  p.  m 
Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Diocese.    Advantage  was  taken  of 
the  presence  of  a  number  of  the  members  at  Decatur  to  convene  this  meet- 
ing for  the  transaction  of  important  business. 

September  25  and  2C>-Thur8day  and  Friday.  Journey  to  New  \ork  to 
preach  the  sermon  at  the  consecration  of  the  Church  of  all  Angels  New 
York  City,  the  Rev.  Dr.  C.  F.  Hoffman,  Rector,  and  the  Rev.  DeLancy 
Townsend,  Associate  Rector.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Townsend  was  once  a  Priest 
of  this  Diocese,  and  did  a  very  good  and  effectual  work  in  Decatur 

September  28-Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Jersey  City  Heights, 
St  Maiy's  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Daniel  T.  Warren,  Rector.  10:30  a.  in.,  after 
Matins  by  the  Rector  we  preached..  The  Rev.  Dr.  Warren  has  taken  the 
leadership  of  a  forlorn  hope  in  Jersey  City ,  and  already  the  \forlorn  has 
faded  under  his  cheerv  administration,  and  when  next  we  visit  him  we 
have  little  doubt  it  will  quite  have  disappeared,  and  then  we  shall  expect  to 
Bee  the  blank  filled  up  with  the  word  good.    There  are  those  who  would 


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attribute  the  Dr.'s  pluck  and  push,  jifter  self-sacrifice  to  tlie  fact  that  he- 
lived  for  a  time  in  Chicago,  but  we  are  persuaded  that  tliese  are  native 
virtues  in  the  man,  which  lias  been  (juickened  by  his  sense  of  responsibility 
as  a  Priest  in  the  Cliurch  of  God.  AV«'  sincerely  hope  that  Dr.  Warren's 
labors  will  be  appreciated  and  secondeil  by  the  neighborliood,  within  whose 
reach  they  bring  the  sacraments  and  ministries  of  the  Church. 

Septemhek  2!) — Mondaij.  Feant  of  St.  Michael  ami  All  Angeln.  New 
York  City,  lo  a.  m.  Consecration  of  All  Ang<*ls' Church.  81st  street  and 
West  End  avenue.  The  Kev.  Charles  F.  Hoffman.  D.  D.,  Eector.  and  the 
Rev.  S.  Di'Liincy  Townsi'nd,  M.  A.,  Associate  Hector.  The  Bishop  of  New 
York  acted  as  consecrator  and  celebiat«'d  the  Holy  Eucharist,  and  we 
preached  by  request  the  seraion.  The  Church  is  the  numiticent  gift  of 
the  Rector,  and  it  contains  costly  donations  from  members  of  the  vestry 
and  others,  and  it  enshrines  the  labors  and  watchful  care  of  the  Associate 
Rector,  who  luis  been  indefatigablo  in  his  exertions  to  have  every  detail 
fn^m  foundation  to  roof  well  ami  satisfactorily  executed.  In  the  course  of 
the  sennon  we  took  cx^casion  to  say  what  we  here  venture  to  repeat,  for  the 
sake  of  the  influence,  which  we  trust  it  may  have  upon  others,  that  the 
"Hoffman  Boys,"  (so  they  were  familiarly  and  affectionately  called  in  the 
days  of  our  youth)  the  Hoffman  Boys,  though  l>lessed  with  great  and  in- 
creasing wealth,  were  never  idle.  Tlu'y  might  have  purchased  substitutes 
and  excused  themselves  for  many  reasons,  which  under  such  circumstances 
are  not  difficult  to  find  or  invent,  from  personal  toil,  but  they  have  never 
done  so,  they  have  been  steadily  and  honestly  at  work;  few,  if  any  in  the 
ministry  can  be  found  who  have  exceeded  them  in  their  zeal  and  («ai'nest- 
ness  and  uninterrupted  perseverance  in  useful  labors.  We  feel  sure,  if 
there  should  seem  to  be  the  shadow  of  indelicacy  in  thus  intruding  into 
what  may  be  called  private  and  personal  matters,  it  will  be  more  than  con- 
doned by  the  consideration  that  it  holds  up  the  scions  of  wealth  an  example 
so  wholesome,  and  salutary  that  it  ought  not  to  be  lost  in  this  age  of  S(4f- 
indulgenceand  luxurous  ease.  The  Church  was  crowded,  and  had  its  capa- 
city been  doubled  it  would  not  have  contained  the  many  who  came  and 
could  find  no  room.  After  the  service  an  elegant  and  abundant  lunch  wa& 
served  in  the  cr>'pt  of  the  Church,  Yery  pleasant  speeches  were  made  by 
the  Bishop  of  New  York  and  others,  and  we  were  not  allowed,  much  to  our 
regret,  to  remain  silent.  4  p.  m.,  St.  Michael's  Church,  Amsterdam  avenue 
and  Ninety-ninth  street.  Laying  of  the  comer  stone  by  the  Bishop  of  New 
York.  After  the  service  in  the  open  air,  all  that  could  be  accommodated 
repaired  to  the  old  St.  Michael's  Church,  where  several  addresses  were 
dehvered  and  the  service  was  concluded.  The  Rector,  the  Rev.  Dr.  T.  M. 
Peters,  was  a  neighbor  of  ours  when  we  were  the  Rector  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  Manhattanville.  The  fruit  of  his  labor  is  seen  in  the  Churches  all 
around  him,  in  the  reports  of  the  penal  and  charitable  institutions  of  the 
city,  and  the  city  missions  of  the  Church  and  affihated  works .  but  beyond 
all  this,  as  we  were  enabled  to  say  in  our  address  from  personal  knowledge 


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xnanv  a  widow  and  orphan  and  fnendless  person  for  whom  he  has  cared  n 
W^secular  as  well  as  spiritual  interests,  will  rise  up  in  the  judgment  to 
c^h  m  ^^^^^^  It  was  a  glad  day  for  our  dear  old  friend  and  we  rejo-e  with 
b^e  told  him  and  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  and  the  assemble^oop^^^ 
^  what  New  York  left,  in  order  to  take  what  was  ^;^^-^^^^ 
nnrbest      There  are  few  Churches  outside  of  our  large  cities,  whchiue 

™  0  e  r«ets  a  structure  one-half  as  good.  TossiUy  -~;^"^ 
roads  U>eso  ..oto.  will  pay  tl.o  expcse  of  carriage  ai.d  replace  the  Church 
on  ground  which  we  will  provide. 

OcTonER  5-ElahieentK  Sunday  afler  TnnUy.     f^'^f'^^J^Z^; 
L-rke  Go<,.ge  Warron  County,  New  York,  10:;S0  a.  m.    In  the  U.uo..  Chapel 
attl^  i^stot  the  Bishop  of  Albany,  we  conll.med  five,  preached  and 
™:d  :;.:  Holy  Euchanst.    The  Kev.  C.  T.  f^^^^^X^- 
with  his  choir  f.om  Bolton,  said  Matins,  assisted  .n  *«  lesso.  s  by  Mr^ 
J  mes  F    Cha„.berlain.     The  Eev.  Mr.  Blanchet  also  assisted  us  in  the 
E  .rvristic  Office.    We  have  here  an  illustration  of  «*-*  ;«>---  ^ 
These  five  ca...lidatcs,  dwelUng  far  apart,  a..d  rouihed  w.th  no  l.ttlc  d.fflculty 
Tsucl.  a  localitv  a«  the  n.ou..tai..ous  region  of  Lake  Geo,-ge,  were  prepa.^d 
",  i:o,v  hy  the  -conseictlous  labors  of  our  frie...l  o  -»>•  V--^^^^;  ^J™  ; 
b,.rlain.    7:30  p.  m.    Warrensburgh,  Warren  County,  N.  \..  Chu  U.  ot  tne 
H  ,  y  cross,  the  Eev.  W.  M.  Ogden,  Rector.    After  Evenso..g  by  the  Eecto 
we  nreached     We  were  the  guests,  as  we  were  last  year,  of  Mr.  F.  0.  Bu. 
rnH:;  MS  Wife,  and  oar  regret  was  that  we  -'"^"f  ~  ^X^d 
c«,e  more  of  our  host  a..d  Mr.  Burhans'  sister  and  nieces,  a.id  the  Rectoi  ai^Q 
Ids  Z"y     We  would  not  taJce  away  from  War-rensburgh  its  reaeures  but 
ve    Ll  not  but  feel  how  charming  it  would  be  if  we  could  ™>^t.p>y  the 
Tt^ne  chu.-ch,  the  stone  rectory,  the  stone  parish  house  and  hbrary  of  A  ar- 
^enTbii  mlny  tin.es  and  distribute  them  among  twenty-flve  or  more  c.*.es 
in  our  Diocese  six  times  larger  than  Warrensburgh. 

OCTOBER  n-NineUenlh  Sunday  after  THmty.    New  Yoik,  10.30  a.m. 
We  attended  service  at  Trinity  Church.  ,.„hin-tnam     Con- 

ilPTOBER  U-Tuesda<,.    Toledo,  Ohio,  Tnmty  Church,  10.30  a.  m.    con 
r      of  the  Eev  Dr  Edward  Eobert  Atwill  as  Bishop  of  West  Missouri, 
rr  ci:— e«  bishop  Coleman  of  Delaware  to  assis.B.l.op 
Tuttte  of  Missouri  in  the  consecration.    In  place  of  the  Bishop  of  Delaw  aie, 
wh!  could  nTbe  present,  we  substituted  Bishop  Kniekerbacker  of  Ind.an. 
There  were  also  present  and  assisting  Bishop  McLaren  of  Chicago,  Bishop 
^iLer  of  Nortl^akota,  Bishop  Woi.l.ington  of  ^^^^l^'^^^'^  ^^^l 
Leonard  of  Ohio,  who  also  preached  the  sermon,    ^henjlrst  we  entered 
the  ministr>-  Bishop  Atwill  attended  our  services  »3  a  boy  at  Annandale.  lie 
thTonirsonInd  child  of  his  mother,  and  she  has  been  a  widow  ever  since 
he  was  bom,  his  father  dying  before  his  birth.    Like  mother,  Uke  son.    We 


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wish  to  associate  them  in  our  itinerary  notes  as  they  are  in  our  thoughts. 
Margaret  E.  Atwill  endowed  a  scholarship  in  the  society  for  Promoting  Re- 
ligion and  Learning,  in  the  State  of  New  York,  for  the  education  of  young 
mrn  for  tlie  ministry',  which  by  the  act  of  the  trustees  bears  her  honored 
name.  May  God  bless  in  the  future,  as  He  has  in  the  past,  mother  and  son 
in  th«'ir  new  home. 

October  19— Ticentiefh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Orange  Valley,  New 
Jersey,  All  Saints'  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Richmond,  Rector;  lOiliO  a.  m. 
Aftor  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  We  endeavor  to  pay  an  annual 
visit  to  our  beloved  friend  and  brother,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Richmond,  and  we 
always  come  away  more  and  more  impress«'d  with  the  solidity  of  his  work. 
All  idra  of  expediency,  in  the  popular  sense  of  the  term,  seems  banished 
from  his  thoughts.  Uncompromising  principle  rules  his  conduct  and  ad- 
ministration. 

OcTOBEU  21  AND  22—Tnesilay  and  Wednesday.  Pittsburg,  Pa.  In 
att»'ndance  upon  tlu'  annual  Missionary  Council  in  Trinity  Church. 

OcToiiKii  2-1  ASJ)  2:i— Wednesday  and  Thursday.  From  2  p.  m.  Wed- 
nesday until  ">::{0  p.  ni.  Thursday,  in  altondance  upon  a  special  meeting 
of  the  House  of  Bishops.  The  Churchman  of  Pittsburg  extended  an  almost 
boundless  hospitality  to  the  crowd  of  guests  who  came  as  members  of  the 
Council  and  as  visitors.  The  Bishop  was  leader  in  the  gracious  welcome 
given  to  ail,  but  his  pe<iple  nobly  seconded  him. 

OcTOBEH  'H\—Ticenty -first  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  111.,  11 
a.  m.,  Pro-Cathedral.  After  Matins  and  Litany  said  by  the  Rector,  the 
Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  we  preached.  1:'M)  p.  m.,  Pro- Cathedral.  We 
presid«Ml  at  Choral  EvensoFig.     Tlie  Rector  preacheil. 

October  ±)—We<lnesday.  Edwardsville.  St.  Andrew's  Mission,  vacant. 
7:30  p.  m.  Aft<>r Evensong  by  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Dean  of  Lit^'hfield, 
we  preached,  addressed  and  confirmed  seven.  Dr.  Pogue  an<l  his  wife 
generously  entertained  us.  This  ancient  city  has  lately  received  a  new  in- 
dtistr>',  and  this  has  acted  as  a  stimulus  to  put  new  life  into  the  people.  We 
are  doing  our  best  to  induce  a  Presbyter  of  the  East  to  take  up  this  work. 
The  city  is  beautiful  for  situation,  and  the  little  flock  are  determined  to 
make  their  Church,  under  the  lo;idership  of  a  vigorous,  self-denying  Mis- 
sionary, self-supporting  within  a  year.  A  large  congregation  welcomed 
us,  and  seemed  deeply  interest^nl. 

OcTOBETR  :id— Thursday.  Lit<^hfield.  We  have  here  a  number  of  Church 
people,  but  as  yet  no  organized  Mission.  The  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston  kindly 
came  from  Springfield  to  assist  us  in  the  service,  which  was  >ield  in  the 
vacant  Church  building  iformerly  occupied  by  the  Presbyterians,  at  7:30 
p.  m.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Johnston  said  Evensong,  and  we  preached.  Our 
thanks  are  due  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shutt  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smyser,  for  their 
hospitality.  Litchfield  is  a  thriving  city  of  over  7 ,000  inhabitants.  It  has 
coal  and  oil  and  natural  gas,  and  is  pushing  its  industries  to  larger  pro- 
portions with  vigorous  energy.     Where  is  the  Priest  who  will  take  such  a 


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field  as  this,  and  plant  and  build  up  the  Church,  and  make  for  himseU  a 
name  more  piecious  than  rubies?    We  pledge  him  food  and  raiment  or  the 
first  year,  and  if  he  be  a  true  messenger  of  the  Master.  Litchfield  will      • 
abundantly  provide  for  him  before  the  year  is  ended. 

Zlo^Lll-Friday.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Wright, 
Missionary.  7  p.  m.  After  Evensong  by  Dean  Wright,  we  preached.  W  e 
enioyed  ver>^  much  a  call  which  we  made  upon  a  venerable  Churchman -- 
Mr  Chittenden- originally  from  Vermont,  but  for  many  years  a  resident 
of  Greenville  We  trust  that  his  health  of  body  will  soon  be  restored  to 
harmonize  with  his  vigor  of  mind  and  freshness  of  memory,  which  have 
been  in  no  respect  impaired  by  advancing  years. 

NOVEMBER  2-TuZty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  CollinsviUe,  Girist 
Church '  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rector.     11  a.  m.    After  Matins  by  Dean 
Wright,'  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist     7  p  m.    Even- 
song was  said  bv  the  Rector,  and  we  preached,  confii-med  two.  and  acklrc^ssed 
them      The  church  building,  thanks  to  the  energy  and  devotion  of  the  Rec- 
tor and  his  parishioners,  has  been  repaired  and  renovated.     This  is  one  of 
the  oldest  parishes  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  was  of  more  consequenc^ 
once  than  the  nameless  Parish  in  the  little  hamlet,  Chicago,  far  away  fiom 
civilization  on  the  distant  shores  of  Lake  Michigan.    We  were  the  guest  of 
Mrs  Bassett,  to  whom,  with  her  daughters,  Christ  Church  is  indebted  for 
assiduous  and  persevering  nursing  care,  continued  through  long  ye.irs  of 
discouragement  and  depression.    Brighter  days  have  dawned  upon  Collins- 
ville,  and  we  congratulate  the  Rector  and  his  faithful  Hock  upon  their  suc- 
cess thus  far  gained  and  their  prospect  of  greater  success  "^  t^^^;  ^ ^^t"'^^ 

NOVEMBER  '^-Monday.    East  St.  Louis.     Conference  with  the  Rev.  W. 
H  Tomlins  on  business  of  importance.  ,,      m 

NovEMBEK  6-  ThursUay.  Murphysboro.  tl>e  Kev.  Thomas  May  Thorpe 
Missionary  in  charge.  7:30  p.  n..  After  Evensong  in  a  church  »-ed  tor  U>c 
purpose,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six,  presented  by  the  Mis- 
sionary The  Eev.  Mr.  Thorpe  has  only  just  entered  upon  his  work,  em- 
bracing Carbondale  as  well  as  Murphysboro,  and  has  already  endeared  him- 
self to  the  people  of  both  cities.  Our  prospects  are  promismg  in  this  region. 
Young  men  of  prominence  and  energy  have  identified  themselves  w.  h  the 
Church.  The  Eev.  Mr.  Thorpe  brings  large  missionary  experience  to  our 
aid  in  this  vast  field,  and  his  wife  seconds  his  effo.te  with  her  cordial  sym- 

"t^^^'^naay.  LeftMurphysboroat6a.m.forMarionW,iam 
son  County.  We  went  for  the  purpose  of  confirming  on  her  sick  bed  Mrs^ 
Pauline  A.  Lodge,  the  wife  of  Dr.  A.  N.  Lodge.  The  sen-.ce  was  lie  1  at  0 
a.  m.  A  nunAer  of  friends  gathered,  around  the  invalid  whom  all  hold  m 
very  high  esteem.  We  made  a  brief  address,  and  then  laid  our  hands  upon 
hepatreut  sulterer.  Such  services  win  the  way  to  «-  "^eart  ^h  the 
Church  goes  to  her  children  in  disability  and  distress  and  gives  them  her 
blessing.    We  are  always  careful  in  private  ministrations,  to  present  as  far 


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as  possihlo  all  the  outwjinl  hadj^osof  ofTlco,  because,  altliou.^h  notnoct^ssjiiy , 
then,  if  owr,  wlu*ii  away  from  tho  public;  sanctuary  and  its  adjuncts  of  wor- 
ship, it  is  important  to  emphasize?  ono's  oHicial  character,  and  dirtV»rentiato 
the  visit  from  an  ordinary  call,  for  tiic  sake  of  all  who  arc  piesent.  7:30 
p.  m.  Carbondale,  St.  Arnlrcws  Mission.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Thorpe  said  J]v<»n- 
song,  arnl  wc  preached.  The  service  was  hel<|  in  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr. 
Wvkes  anci  familv  kintllv  entertained  us,  and  not  least,  his  son  Frederick, 
a  lad  of  ten  years  of  age,  who  is  a  very  skiilfid   pei-fornun'  on  the  j>iano. 

NoVFMHKK  M — Satunliijf.  Cairo.  From  II  a.  m.  to  5  ji.  m.  In  confer- 
ence with  the  ArchdeacoFi  of  Cairo  as  a  Connnittee  on  Amendments  to  the 
Canons. 

NovF.MisF.K  1) — Ttmittj-third  SmuUiu  iiffir  Triiiitif.  Cairo.  10  a.m. 
Visited  St.  Michael's  Sunday  School  (colored)  and  addressed  the  <*hil- 
dren.  We  promised  to  send  them  a  letter,  to  which  as  many  as  could 
write  arf»  to  sejid  us  an  answer.  The  day  was  rainy,  but  still  the  attendance 
was  larg<'.  The  work  grows,  and  will  soon  reipiire  increas«'d  ac(K)mmoda- 
tions,  II  a.  m.  Church  of  the  l{edeem««r,  th«'  Ven.  .\rch<leacon  Daven- 
port, Rector.  After  Matins  Siiid  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  7::{0p.  m., 
same  Church,  after  Evensong  said  by  tlw  l{e«'tor,  we  contirme«l  and  ad- 
dressee!/»rr.  Wiiile  at  Cairo  Mr.  \\  ni.  R.  (rillMM't  and  wife  were  our  ho.sts, 
and  in  addition  to  other  attractions  it  was  our  i)rivileg<»  to  me<>t  Mr.  (lil- 
bert's  venerable  father  and  mother  of  St.  Mary's,  Mo.,  at  their  hous«\  It 
was  refreshing  tt>  converse  with  old  people,  who  seemeel  .so  young,  whose 
memories  were  so  retentive,  an<l  whose  sympathies  we're  .so  comprehe'n- 
sive.  "We  hope  these  good  people'  will  make  their  visitation  to  Cairo 
synchronise'  with  ours  in  the>  future*. 

NovjMHKR  \\~TiieMtt<iy.  Knoxville.  St.  Mary's  Schoe)l,  Re'v.  Dr.  Le'f- 
lingwell,  Revtor.  H  te>  10  p.  m.  AtteMielcd  re»ce»ption  give'n  by  the  Rector, 
teachers  anelse'holars  te)  the  visite)rs. 

November  12 — WeihicMdiUf.  <)  to  11  a.  m.  We  visite'd  St.  Alban's 
School  fe)r  boys  and  ye>ung  men.  This  school  was  openenl  in  Se'pteunber 
anel  now  numbers  about  thirty  be)anle'rs.  The  elrill  is  military  under  the 
charge'  of  a  Unite»d  States  orticer.  The»  ye)ung  soleliers  in  their  uniform  ap- 
peare'el  to  gre>at  aelvanta^e,  and  it  was  our  privilege  to  convey  to  them  the 
gratitie*atie)n  whie'h  we  all  experie'nceil  in  visiting  St.  Alban's  Sche)ol  and 
seeing  sue'h  a  gooelly  array  of  scholars  so  soon  gathereel  within  its  walls. 
We  sincerely  wish  success  to  St.  Alban's  School.  1 1  a.  m.  Meeting  of  the 
Provincial  Synod  of  Illinois  undeu-  the*  Presidency  of  the  Primus,  the 
Bishop  of  Chicago.  The'  Synoel  was  opened  with  the  celebration  of  the 
Holy  Eucharist  by  the  Primus,  assiste'd  by  the  Bishop  of  Quincy  as  Epis- 
toler,  anel  the  Bishop  of  Spiingtie'ld  as  Gospeller.  The  sessions  of  the  Synod 
histed  until  4  p.  m, ,  and  were  of  more  than  usual  intere'st.  The  Province  rep- 
resents the  Collegiate  idea,  the  association  of  several  equals  under  one 
head,  a  first  among  equals,  which  is  the  root  principle  of  the  Christian 
Church.    Too  much  praise  cannot  be  bestowed  upon  the  Rev.  Dr.  Leffing- 


,-,.11  a.,.l  Mi-H.  Lofflnffw.m  tvv  tl.,-  a-lmiral.l,<  inannorin  which  th,>y  proyuied 
for  (hoir  nun,..rous  Kuosts.  W.  hav„  Htllc  doubt  the  m.Mnbersot  th«,  hynod 
would  hav,.  vo«olv,Ml  hy  u.ianin.ous  vot-N  hml  thoy  felt  that  It  was  fan-  to  do 
so.  t.  moot  ovory  year  at  St.  Mary's  S.'hool,  KiioxviUo,  as  a  practical  ox- 
nrossion  of  th<ur  satisfaction  at  their  eiitortainmont. 

XovFM..™i:!-r/n.,*Mi/.  Koo.ll.ouHe.  7:;iO  p.  m.  In  the  ConKrcRa- 
ticmal  CMmn-h.  kin.llv  loaned  for  the  oc-asion,  the  liev.  Dean  Harrison  said 
Kvonson«  ati.l  we  prea.-hed.  W,-  have  no  or^-aniz,.,!  Mission  here  «H  yet 
hu.  as  tlie  city  is  Kn.winK.  and  the  Kev.  Dr.  FuHon,  of  J-ksonv,lle,  .s  not 
far  awav  on  th..  one  hand  an.l  th.,  Rev.  Dean  Harrison,  of  Carroll  on,  is  near 
at  hand  on  the  olher,  we  feel  sauKuin..  that  within  a  y.'ar  Uoo<lhouse  and 
its  near  n..ij;h:,or.  Whitehall,  will  he  captur<.d  by  these  Missionaries  of  the 
Cross,  and  our  Church  will  be  known  an,l  respe,-t,.,l,  a.i.l  proRress  made 

towarils  th.' su| rli>f  a  resident  cl.MHynian.  ,    ,      =„ 

NovF.Mi.F.U  I I--7-V,-,/..,/.  Whilehall.  We  spent  a  ver>-  pleasant  day  m 
this  thriving  citv,  the  Kuests  in  part  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.'Gowan.  and  of  Mr. 
an.l  Mrs  S,v..r.  In  the  .n-..nln«  w.,  w.'re  lon.l.-iv.l  a  reception  at  the  house 
of  Mr  an.l  Mrs.  M.'(l..vvan  aiul  nu-t  a  number  of  the  lea,ling  citizens  of  the 
|,l„..e'  No  gervi...  was  h..l.l,  but  possibly  as  much  advan.^o  was  made  by 
n,akin«  11,.'  p.'rs.,ual  a.M,uaintan.M,  ..f  s.,  many  ...x.-.-llent  p.«.ple. 

NOVFM1.F.U  ni;-Tu-n,t,i-f<>'n-ll,      Sun,l.,„    ,.fU-r     Trimly.     Carrollton 
Trinity  Church.     The  Kev.  .J  15.  Harrison,  Dean  of  Chost^'r,  in  charge.     1 
.,   m  Mtanv  wassai.lbv  D.^an  Harris..,.,  we  preacl.e.l.  .•onllrn,..,!,  address.-d 
nn    a„.l  .•.:i..bnd,...l  th.aioly  Eu.-harist.     Tl..,  K.'v.  Mr.  Harrison  has  only 
■r.-.-.'.ntlv  t.,k..n  this  Missi,..,  with  Jers.-yvllle  under  his  car.,.     A  1«"8  •nte'"- 
val  has  pass..,l  since  tl...  K.n-.  M,-.  Van  Winkle  h't't  on  account  of  health   or 
the  far  West,  but  .l„,i„K  Hi'tt  tiu,e  the  good  h.y  peopl.,  have  not  been  i.lle 
ami  tl,..  f,„its  of  th.'ir  ln,Iust,y  are  s.-en  In  a  well  ..rdered  Sun.lay  hchoo 
„n,l  the  nv.,  ,.a,..li.lat..s  piesented  for  conflrn.atlon.     ^hile  at  CarroUton  it 
was  our  gr..at  privilege  an.l  pleasure  t..  spend  an  hour  wi  h  Capt^  fewon 
wl.orepn-sentsa,ln.i,ablyapa«tag..,and  yet  identifies  himself  with  the 
present,  as  tl,.,ugh  he  had  not  been  for  many  years  a  prince  among  st..am- 
boat  captains  on  the  Mississippi  river  before  railroads  were  thought  of    May 
Go,l  bless  him  and  long  spare  him  to  us.    7:30  p.  m.    Jersey vdle.     Church 
of  the  Holy  Cross.    The  Kev.  Dean  Harrison,  Missionary.    After  Evensong 
by  the  Dean,  we  preached.    Th..  night  was  inclement,  but  all  was  warm 
an,l  bright  within.    Mr.  an.l  Mrs.  Holmes  and  Mrs.  Am.^s  took  excellent 
care  of  us     D.'an  Harrison  has  a  splen.lid  field  for  work,  and  we  feel  sure 
::irhe:i,l!^.stlfyourappointmentbytheresu.ts.whlcl.withC^d^sb.ess. 

ing  will  attend  upon  his  vigorous  axlministration  and  faithful  labors. 

NovEMiiEB  iS-Tues<lav.    Springfield.    Read  proof  for  two  hours  and 
more  with  an  agent  of  the  Sangamon  County  Album  of  an  article  soon  to 

To™;:r_Tr.«.    WereeeivedtheKev..O.Babinm^ 
Diocese  on  letters  dimlssory  from  the  Diocese of.Southern  Ohio.    We  gave 


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our  consent  and  approval  to  the  application  of  Mr.  Gibson  W.  Harris,  late 
of  Albion,  III.,  to  be  admitted  a  candidate  for  Holy  Orders,  with  full  literary 
qualifications,  in  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

NovEMBEK  23-r/ie  Sunday  next  before  Advent.  Springfield,  Pfo- 
Cathedral,  11  a.  m.  After  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached.  7:30  p.  m. 
Christ  Churcii.     The  Rector  said  Evensong  and  we  preached  and  gave  the 

final  blessing.  ^ .       ,         ^i      t> 

November  21-Thursday.  Thanksgiving  Day.  Lincoln.  The  Re^. 
Wemyss  T.  Smith,  Rector.  After  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  eleven,  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Rev. 
Mr.  Smith  has  taken  a  firm  liold  of  his  parochial  work,  and  already  health- 
ful  signs  of  growth  are  manifest. 

NovEMHEK  2S-Fnday.  Accepted  letters  dimissoiy  of  the  Rev.  J.  H. 
Dixon  Deacon  (colored),  from  the  Diocese  of  Maryland. 

November  30-Fi/%s^  Sunday  in  Advent.  Feast  of  St.  Andrew.  Spring- 
field 11a.  m.,  Pro-Cathedral.  We  preached,  the  Rector  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  we  pronouncing  the  Absolution  and  Benediction.  7:30  p.  m., 
same  church     The  Rector  i>reached  and  we  pronounced  the  Benediction. 

December  l-Monday.  4:30  p.  m.  We  attended  and  presided  at  a 
meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Agatha's  School  in  the  parlors  of  the  school. 
The  semi-annual  report  of  the  school  was  presented  and  read,  making  a 
very  favorable  showing  for  the  school,  and  other  important  business  was 

transjicted. 

December  2-Tuesday.      Springfi^'ld.      Pro-Cathedral.     10:30    a.    m. 
Opening  senice  of  the  Thirteentli  Annual  Syno<i  of  the  Diocese.    We  cele- 
brated    the  Holy  Eucliarist,  assist.'d  l»y  the  Yen.  F.    W.  Taylor,  D.D., 
Archdeacon  of  Springfield,  and  the  Yen.  F.  P.  Davenport,  D.  D.,  Arch- 
deacon of  Cairo,  the  Rev  L.  E.  Johnston,  Domestic  Chaplain,  acting  as  the 
Bishop's  Chaplain  and  bearing  the  Pastoral  staff.  The  sermon  was  preached 
by  the  appointment  of  the  Bishop  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  Dean  of  Jack- 
sonville    The  Svnod  continued  in  session  until  (5:30  p.  m.  on  ^^  ednesday. 
December  3.     On  Tuesday  evening  a  very  interesting  Missionary-  meeting 
wa«  held  in  Christ  Church,  Springfield,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Synod, 
and  an  able  and  encouraging  n'port  was  read  on  behalf  of  the  Woman's 
Auxilian-  bv  the  Secretary  of  the  Springfield  Diocesan  Branch,  Mis.  H.  H. 
Candee  of  Cairo,  and  addresses  were  delivered  by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  F. 
W   Clampett,  the  Venerable  Dr.  Frost.  Archdeacon  of  Alton,  and  the  Rev. 
J    B.   Massiah,  Rector  of  St.   Michael's  (colored)   Mission,  Cairo.     The 
Bishop's  address  was  deUvered  on  Wednesday  morning,  and  the  labors  of 
the  Synod  were  concluded  on  Wednesday  afternoon  at  6:30  o'clock. 


SIMMAUV. 


CLERGY    ii:ANSFKRRKl>. 

The  R<'v.   \\ .   V\  .  C()il>yn.  u>  0\\\n 

The  Rev.  Nolson  Ayres.  to  Mississippi   

The  Kev.  C.  B.  Perry,  to  Tennessee 

Tlie  Yen    F.  M.  S.  Tavlor,  to  K.^ntiicky 

The  Rev.  James  H.  Clou<l,  Deacon,  lo  PiM.nsvivMnm 
Tiio  R<'v.   W.  T.  Whitmarsh,  toNebrask:i 

The  Rev.  .lames  B.  Debbage,  to  Qurbr^ 

Tiir  Rev.  Charles  H.  Bolui,  t^)  Iowa 

The  R«?v.  G.  W.  G.  VauWinkle,  to  Wyoniin- 

Th«^  Rev.  F.  Woolcott.  to  Pittsburgh 

TIh'  Kev.  Dnn  Lewis.  i.>  <n|<»rn(lo. 

CLERGY   DECEASED. 

Tlir  Hev.  Jnines  W.^lls  ("o...  l>ivsbyter 

(LElUiV    KJA  i:iVEl>. 

Tlie  Rev.  Thomas  May  Tlionu',  tnmi  East  Carolina. 

The  Rev.  O.  J.  Booth,  from  the  Plattr 

The   i;ev.  W.  ^V.  Estabrooke.  from  Arkansa^- 

The  liev.  WilliMn.  (lill.  from  Washington 

The  Kev.   I'.'ivv  Si.  M.  Podmore,  from  Algoma 
The  Kev.  Wemyss  ThonM)S«)n  Sniith.  fn.in  P.e.lfunl. 
The  Itev.  .1.  O.  Babin.  from  Southern  Ohio 
The  Rev.  J.  H.  Dixon  (Dem^on,  coUued,)   

CLEKdV    ORDAINED. 

DEACONS. 


Mr.  Allan  Grant  Wilson 
Mr.  John  McChnkin,  M.  1>.  . 
Mr.  Will    W  P>l;itehfor(l 


riUKsifi. 


The  Rev.  Lloyd  E.  Johnston 

The  Rev.  Percy  St.  Michael  Podmore 


l)(>eember  (>,  1889 
.December  13,  1889 
Mareh  7,  1890 

April  2,  1890 

April  9,  1890 

.   April  17,  1S90 

April  2."),  18*.)0 

July  1,  1890 

July  5,  1890 

Sept<?mber  12,  1800 
,S(^ptember  17.  1890 


..February  23.  1890 

.December  20,  ls.^9 

.  January  18, 1890 

.  ..  February  25,  1890 

June  27,  1890 

...  August  2«;,  1S90 

Kng    ...Sept.  12.  IS90 

....November  V.K  IslHt 

.N'oveml»er  2>i.  l!~^90 


March  2,  1890 
..March  27,  1890 
June  1,  1890 


September  21,  1890 
..December  2.  1890 


BisHors. 
Assisted  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  E.  R. 


AtwiU Oct   14.  1890 


82 


SUMMARY. 


Services  attended 

Sermons  delivered 

Adclresses  delivered 

Clergy  ordained  (Deacons  3,  Priests  2). 

Clergy  transferred 

Clergy  deceased 


Clergy  received 

Clergy  added  by  Ordination 

Pnvsent  number  (>f  Clergy 

Candidat<?s  for  Holy  Orders  « 

Baptisms  -  Adults,  :'. :  Infants,  4  :  total 

Confirmations  in  the  Dioi-ese  of  Springfi»>ld 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 

Total  Confinnations  by  us  since  last  r.poit 

Total  (  onfiiniations  by  us  since  our  Consecration   7 

Total  Conthmations  in  Diocese  of  Springfield  (bv  other  iiishops  ;i)       :i 

Number  of  occasions  of  holding  Conth-mations  during  the  year 

Tot«l  number  of  wcasions  since  oiu'  Conseeiation 

Celebrations  of  the  Holy  Eucharist 

Consecrations  of  Bishops  attend^Ml 

Meetings  of  Truster's  attended 

Conmieni-cments  of  Colleges,  etc.,  atten<led 
( )f!icial  visits  paid  to  public  histitutions  ... 

Lectures  delivere<l  in  Seminaries 

Pai-ishes  and  Missions,  last  report 

Missions  added 

Total  Parishes  and  Missions 

Cliurch  Schools 

Corner-stones  of  Churehrs  laid 

Institutions  of  I{ect«_>rs 
Maniage< 

FuriPiviU 


325 
149 
162 
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11 
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ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF   THE 


81.  REV.  GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR 


S.  T.  D.,  LL.  D, 


Bishop  of  Springfield, 


'ro   THK 


FOURTEENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE. 


DKCFAIBEJl  2,  1891. 


ADDRESS. 


I 


It  is  wise  to  count  up  our  losses  before  we  reckon  our 
gains.  It  is  the  law  of  Cliristianity  that  joy  follows  and 
swallows  up  sorrow,  t^alvary  and  death  first,  the  va- 
cant tonib  and  the  resurrection  afterwards.  Indeed  our 
losses,  as  we  call  them,  are  made,  by  the  cross,  actually 
our  gains,  and  our  balance-sheet  has  only  one  side,  and 
our  dead  in  Christ  are  living  more  energetic^ally  else- 
where, and  are  doubtless  doing  more  excellent  work  for 
dirist  and  His  Church  on  the  lofty  hills,  from  whence 
cometh  our  strength,  than  ever  they   were  peinnitted  to 

do  here. 

In  this  view  of  tlie  subject  we  can  look  back  with  re- 
signation and  hearts  full  of  hope  upon  the  vacancies 
which  death  has  created  in  the  household  of  Bishops, 
and  in  our  own  Diocese,  since  our  last  Synod. 

Massachusetts,  Milwaukee,  and  our  foreign  missionary 
jurisdiction  of  Shanghai,  in  China,  have,  in  succession, 
lost  by  death  their  chief  Pastors. 

The  late  Bishop  of  ^lassachusetts,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Benjamin  H.  Paddock,  belonged  to  a  family  of  clergy- 
men. His  father  was  a  clergyman,  and  now  we  may 
add,  when  we  descend  to  the  sons,  he  belonged  to  an 
Episcopal  family,  since  his  brother,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John 
A.  Paddock,  is  the  Bishop  of  the  missionary  jurisdiction 
of  Washington.  It  was  an  interesting  fact  that  the  two 
brothers,  born  and  reared  in  the  same  New  England 
home,  should,  in  their  mature  years,  when  they  each 
deservedly  reached  the  highest  distinction  in  the  Church, 
be  separated,  geographically,  in  their  official  spheres  of 


lUSHOP  S   ADDRESS. 


labor  alinost  as  far  as  it  was  possible  to  be  apart.  Tlie 
one,  whose  loss  we  mourn,  dwplt  on  the  shore  of  the 
Atlantie,  in  Boston:  the  other  dwells,  and  may  he  lon<>- 
be  spared  to  us  to  dwell,  (jn  tin?  coast  of  the  Paeifie,  in 
Taconm.  Another  fact,  too.  associates  itself  with  this, 
that  the  Bishop  of  Massachusetts  was  elected  years  a<.»o 
to  the  Missionary  episcopate  of  ()re;:»on,  and  had  he 
ac<-epted.  would  have  had,  for  n  tinn*  at  least,  under  his 
charji'e  what  is  now  the  State  of  Wnsliin^ton.  his  broth- 
er's present  sphere  of  labor. 

The  two  sons  were  both  educated  in  arts  in  Trinity 
College,  Hartford,  and  in  the()lo«j;-y  in  the  (Jeneral  Semi- 
nary, New  York.  I^)th  at  len"-th  became  Rectors  of 
lai'U'e  I*ai'ishes  in  the  same  citv,  Brooklyn,  X.  Y.,  and 
each  in  turn  was  called  from  his  Brooklyn  home  to  be 
made  a  Bishoj),  the  youn<»er  first,  in  1873,  to  take  the 
oyersit^ht  of  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts,  the  elder  af- 
terwards, in  1880,  to  *»o  to  the  distnnt  missionary  field 
of  Washington. 

The  late  Bishoj)  Paddock  served  his  Diocese  laboriously 
and  conscientiously  for  nearly  seventeen  years  and  a 
half.  His  visitations  were  faithfully  and  fully  made  from 
year  to  year,  and  his  influence  was  everywhere  felt  and 
recognized,  and  the  Phurch  grew  and  pros])ered  under 
his  laborious  administi'ation.  When  his  physical  health 
failed,  his  strength  of  mind  seemed  unabated,  and  one 
of  his  last  acts  was  to  issue  a  paper  of  considerable 
length,  which  dis{)laye(l  a  vigor  of  thought  and  com- 
mand of  resources  of  knowledge  and  argument,  which, 
in  view  of  his  death  in  a  very  short  time  afterwards, 
seems  truly  surprising.  He  will  be  missed  in  our  House 
of  Bishops,  since  he  was  a  very  active  and  useful  member. 

The  decease  of  the  Bishop  of  Milwaukee  comes  nearer 
home  to  us  than  could  any  other  death  among  our  inf- 
lates, since  he  was  a  loved  classmate  for  three  3'ears  in 
our  General  Seminary  from  18r)l  to  1854:.  We  were  a 
happy  company  of  students,  and  little  dreamed  then  that 


DIOCESE   OF  SPKIXGFIELD. 


some  of  us  would,  without  meaning  to  do  so,  make  a 
stir  in  tlie  Church,  and  more  than  a  few  of  us  would  win 
honorable  distinction  in  the  eyes  of  the  ])ublic  in  our 
work  for  Christ.  Among  the  latter  was  one  whom  we 
all  loved,  for  he  was  a  most  lovable  youth— Mr.  (\yrus 
F.  Smith.  He  came  to  us  as  Smith  in  tlie  Junior  Class, 
but  we  all  said  that  he  bore  himself  so  nobly,  and  ac- 
(piitted  himself  so  well,  that  when  he  became  a  Senior 
he  was  deservedly  dubbed  "a  Knight."  For  priyate 
reasons  his  surname  was  changed,  by  order  of  the  Court 
of  his  native  State,  Massachusetts,  during  the  last  year 
of  his  Seminary  course,  and  he  graduated  with  us  as 

Cyrus  F.  Knight. 

May  we  not  be  indulged,  in  connection  with  our  de- 
])arted  Brother,  in  saying  a  few  words  about  the  General 
Seminary  class  of  1854? 

Brought  together  in  1851   as  strangers,  we  soon  be- 
came deeply  attached  to  each  other,  and  developed  an 
influence  which,  without  any  such  intention  on  our  part, 
speedily  controlled  the  entire  student  life  of  the  Institu- 
tion   while    we    remained    under-graduates.      This    was 
largely  due  to  such  men  as  DeKoven,  Brown,  Hodges, 
Kuiglit,  Locke  (he  was  for  a  time  one  of  our  nund)er). 
Barker,   l^ichey   and  Smedes.     We  studied  and  worked, 
and  thought  and  planned  for  the  future.     Our  record 
stood  very   high  in  the  class-room ;   we  were  noted  for 
regularity  and  jnmctuality  in  the  cha]>el.     On  our  vol- 
\mtary  lines  we  organized  a  preaching  club,  foi-  the  cul- 
tivation of  extemporaneous  speaking,  and  a  second  club 
for  the  prosecution  of  special  theological  studies,  and  a 
missionary  organization  for  the  reclamation  of  the  idle, 
and    ])erhaps  vicious,   boys  of   the    neighborhood.     We 
succeeded  fairly  well    in  all.  our  efforts,  and    probably 
nothing  brought  us  greater  satisfaction  than  the  report 
of  the  captain  of  our  police  precinct  to  the  city  authorities, 
that  his  district  had  been  greatly  improved  and  benefited 
by  the  valuable  labors  of  a  body  of  theological  students. 


a 


lUSHOP  S    ADDKIOSS. 


Wr  wen'  luipjA'  in  our  SiMuinary  life  {ind  labors,  an<l 
in  association  with  ♦^acli  other,  and  not  tlu?  least  in  es- 
teem was  he  whose  death  we  now  deplore  as  the  Bishop 
of  Milwaukee. 

Wisconsin  has  had  a  full  share  of  our  class's  life  nnd 
talent  and  work.  Fond  du  Lac  took  Brown  for  its  first 
I^ishop,  and  Dehitield,  and  later  Racine  absorbed  DeKo- 
ven,  and  tliiMi  Milwaukee  claimed  and  received  Knight. 
We  had  our  ronnection  with  Illinois,  too.  As  a  class, 
we  were  in  attendance  in  St.  (Jeor^e's  diui-ch,  Xcnv  York, 
on  the  2()th  of  November,  1851,  at  the  consecration  of 
the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Whitehouse,  and  afterwards,  on  invita- 
tion, as  many  of  us  as  remained  si«»n('d  the  testimonials 
of  the  newly  made  Bishop.  It  is  somewhat  remarkable 
that  the  only  Kpiscopal  testimonials  which  we  ever  had 
the  pleasure^  of  si<»;iiino-,  wei-e  tliose  of  the  Assistant 
i^isho])  of  Illinois:  and,  possibly,  it  is  a  little  mon»  vr- 
markablr  that  two  of  those  youn^-  men,  whose  names 
were  in  close  proxinuty  on  that  document,  were,  in  im- 
mediate succession  to  Dr.  Whitehouse,  elected  Bishops 
of  Illinois,  and  both,  in  turn,  were  refused  consecration. 

It  would  be  difticult  to  imat»-ine  a  soul  nobler  by  na- 
ture and  richer  in  the  <»ifts  of  ^'race,  than  I)eKov(Mi.  He 
was  brilliant  in  p'uius.  wonderfully  learned  for  his 
years,  loving-,  tender,  lowly  in  his  own  eyes.  He  inspired 
all  whose  ])rivileg'e  it  was  to  know  him,  with  enthu- 
siastic devotion.  He  was  worthy,  and  (iod  advanced 
him  to  a  loftier  preferment  than  earth  can  bestow .  His 
memory  lives,  and  buds,  and  blossoms,  and  bears  fruit 
as  vears  run  on.  and  will  bear  fruit  more  abundantly 
in  the  future.  This  is  the  test  of  (iod's  saints.  Good 
men  die,  and  they  are  missed  for  a  time,  and  lamenta- 
tion is  made  over  them,  and  then  their  remembrance 
passes  away  like  a  shadow :  but  those  who  are  called  to 
be  saints,  and  arise  and  obey  the  Master's  bidding,  these 
never  really  die— their  fruit  renmins,  and   their  person- 


DIOCESE   OF   srUINGFIEI.l).  < 

.nlity  passes  into  it,  and  they  continue  to  abide  with  us 
^is  a  f>eij><'tnal  Iflrssin^: 

But  we  were  speakin-  of  the  late  l^isho])  of  Milwaukee. 
(Quaint,  old-fashioned  Marblehead  was  his  birth-place  m 
18:n.    Thre(^  score  years  hnd  just  set  their  seal  upon 
his  brow,  when  he  w/is  suddenly  called  away  from  earthly 
toil   on   the  Hth   day   of  last  June.     A    letter   from  his 
lovin--  hand  and  o^nial   pen,  dated  .lune  8d,  reached  ns 
in  dis'tant   Denver  on  the  very  day  the  distressino-  tele- 
oTam  tohl  us  he  was  dead.     His  call  to  Milwaukee  seemed 
Uke  old  times  comin--  back  to  us  once  more.    The  genial 
suule,  the  graciousness  of  manner,  the  richness   of  voice 
and  the  familiarity  of  speech,  justified  by  the  tender  as- 
so(^iati()ns  of  early  mardiood,  were  snatched  away  from 
us  with  his  departure  from  earth.    No  one  can  miss  him 
in  these  respects  as  we  do,  and  shall.    His  episcopate 
was  short,  only  a  little  more  than  two  years.    He  took 
a])    no  (^asv  task,   not    labors  only,  but    anxieties    and 
trials      He  had   no  time  to  d(^velo])  and  mature  plans, 
he  was  simply  getting  hold   of  work.     His  record  has 
been  that  of  a  faithful  student,  loving  and  beloved,  a 
zealous  and  successful  i)astor  and  rector,  and  a   large 
hearted  Bishop,  devoted  to  his  Master's  service. 

Across  the  ocean,  from  distant  China,  came  the  dis- 
tressing news,  on  the  5th  of  October  last,  that  Bishop 
Roone  was  dead.  Seven  years  and  a  little  more  ago,  on 
the  28th  of  Octobei-,  1884,  he  was  made  a  Bishop  by 
our  Rishop  Williams,  of  Japan,  and  P»ishops  Moule  and 
Scott,  of  the  English  Missions.  His  father  before  him 
was  a  l^ishop  in  the  same  field  for  twenty  years,  from 
1844  to  1864,  and  his  son  was  born  in  China,  but  edu- 
cated  in  this  country  and  sent  back  as  a  missionary, 
and  ultimately,  on  the  retirement,  through  ill  health,  of 
Dr.  Schereschewsky,  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  mission 
as  its  Rishop.  The  difficulties  of  such  a  work  are  very 
numerous   and    very   great;  probably   it  is   impossible 


N 


lUSHOl*  S   ADOKKSH. 


DIOCESE   OF   SPRINGFIELD. 


9 


for  anyone,  wlio  has  not  actually  filled  the  ])Ost,  to 
a(le(|uately  appreciate  its  anxieties  and  trials,  it  adds 
to  the  sadness  of  his  (h^atli  that  he  was  separated  from 
his  fainilv  since  his  children  were  left  in  this  counti'v  at 
school,  and  their  mother  was  with  them. 

In  our  own  Diorese  we  have  suffered  a  f»;reat  loss  in 
the  decease  of  our  oldest  Presbyter,  the  Kev.  Benjamin 
ilutchins.  Hector  Kmeritus  of  St.  .John's  Church.  Albion. 
The  deprivation  which  we  experience  in  th(*  (U?pai*ture  of 
our  venerable  and  venerated  friend,  is  not  so  much  that 
actual  labor  has  ceased  in  his  sphere  of  usefulness, 
thouii'h  he  strove  to  be  active  in  his  divine  Master's 
service  to  the  end,  as  it  is  that  an  honored  name,  which 
lias  stood  upon  the  list  of  cler<»y,  first  in  the  old  undi- 
vided Diocese  of  Illinois,  and  since  the  division  upon  that 
of  SprinjL^field  foi*  moie  tlmn  fift3'  years,  disappears.  It 
is  tliat  a  link  is  broken  which  unitt'd  us  to  the  past, 
which  is  ra])idly  fadin<i-  from  the  UHMUory  of  livin<;' men. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Ilutchins  was  born  in  Philadelphia  on  the 
22d  of  .March,  1804.  He  was  a  <iraduate  of  the  Uni- 
versitv  of  Pennsvlvaiiia  and  of  our  (Jeneral  Theol()<;ical 
Seminnry  in  1820.  He  came  to  Illinois  in  1838,  when 
this  State  was  less  than  twentv  vears  old,  and  with  a 
brief  interval,  durino-  which  he  resided  and  labored  in 
Vinceunes,  Indiana,  he  continued  stea(b'ly  in  his  minis- 
terial work  in  his  parish  of  St.  John's,  Albion. 

(^ur  Uev.  Brother  br()u<»,-ht  wealth  to  Illinois;  he  died 
very  poor.  (Jod  blessed  him  and  his  mo.st  exem])lary 
wife,  who  survives  him,  with  a  numei-ous  family.  Within 
the  space  of  a  little  more  than  a  single  month,  ei<i,ht  of 
his  nine  children  were  swept  into  the  <»*rave  by  malig- 
nant scarlet  fever.  Doubtless  he  never  fullv  recovered 
from  the  successive  blows  which  crushed  him  as  thev 
stru(*k  down,  in  such  rapid  succession,  sons  and  dau*>h- 
ters  in  the  s])rintv.time  of  1859.  Years  afterwards,  when 
we  came  to  the  Diocese  in  1878,  the  old  mnntookusto 
the  graveyard  and  pointed  out  to  us  the  row  of  mounds 


which   covered    the   dust  of  his  loved  ones.     It  was  a 
pathetic  sicrht,  the  fra-ile  form,  bent  with  a<>-e  and  sor- 
row   pointino-  to  the  memorials  which  told  the  trao-ic 
story  of  his  a-ony  in  that  far-off  time,  twenty-one  years 
and  more  back  in  the  past,   when  his  home  was  made 
(h^solate,  when  the  maiden  of  nineteen  and  the  baby  of 
less  than  two,  and  boys  and  girls  of  various  aoes  fillino- 
up  the  gap  between,  were  carried  forth  in  succession,  day 
by    dav,  until  none   were   left,  and  the   destroyer   was 
stayed^in  his  relentless  work,  because  there  was  no  more 
that  he  could  do.    The  home  was  hushed  to  silence;  all 
save  father  und  mother  were  gone  to  return  no  more. 
An  absent  child,  away  on  a   visit,  escaped.    It  was,  we 
sny,  a  most  pathetic  experience  to  stand  with  the  dear 
old  inan  by  the  graves  of  his  household,  and,  in  obedi- 
ence to  his  wishes,  to  read  the  inscriptions  on  the  stones, 
which  recited  the  names  and  dates  of  the  deaths  of  those 
whose  bodies  were  sleeping  beneath.    We  took  his  hand 
and  held   it    in   ours:  few   words  were    spoken,  but  our 
deepest  sympathy  was  his,  and  he  knew  it,  and  it  helped 
him,  and  we  were  always  the  dearest  friends.    Such  sor- 
row', when  borne  as:   God's  burden  laid  upon  one,  sanc- 
tifies a  man.  hems  him  around   with  a  sort  of  dignity 
and  sacredness  which  lifts  him   above  the  ordinary  cur- 
rents of  life,  and  gives  him  a  place-  by  himself.    It  was 
so  with  our  dear  friend.     He  was  as  innocent  as  a  little 
child    and,  at  times,  as  mi-thful.    When  he  had  pleasnnt 
news  to  tell,  he  was  indeed  like  a  little  child;  he  would 
rub  and  clap  his  hands  with  glee,  and  then,  for  he  was 
verv  deaf,  he  would  put  his  trumpet  to  his  enr,  in  eager 
expectation  of  wiiat  you  would  have  to  say.   His  memory 
was  most  retentive,  and  he  knew  more  than  the  parish 
reoister  bv  heart ;  he  conld  tell  the  ages  and  the  birth- 
days of  almost  evervone  in  Albion.    The  Rev.  Mr.  Hutch- 
ins  was  known  far  and  wide  throughout  Southern  Illinois 
and  Indiana.    He  has  never  attended  a  meeting  of  our 
Svnod  in  this  Diocese.     He  was  too  poor  to  come,  and 


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lUSHOP  S    AIUJUKSS. 


lHOf^KSK   OF  SPUIXGFIFLI). 


11 


for  the  Inst  ten  years,  too  feeble  to  bear  the  fati<i:ue  and 
excitement  of  the  iournev.  lie  yearned  to  live  nntil  tin* 
22d  of  March,  the  87th  anniversaiy  of  his  birth,  but  er(^ 
that  day  came  lie  was  oone  out  from  us.  He  passed 
irentlv  to  his  rest  on  Fiidav,  the  (Uh  of  March  last,  and 
his  funernl  took  plnce  the  following;'  Monday,  attended 
by  the  Hishop,  two  Archdeacons  and  on(*  of  the  Uurnl 
Deans  of  the  Diocese,  a  nund)er  of  the  clergy,  and  a  very 
larii'e  contireo-ation.  His  <ii'nve  is  bv  the  side  of  his 
<-hiIdr(Mi.  He,  we  feel  sure,  is  with  them  in  Paiadise. 
His  honored  name  ])asses  from  our  recoi'ds  now,  and 
with  it  <leparts  much,  very  much,  which  can  never  be 
replaced.  Let  us  chei'ish  his  memory  as  a  o^ood  mnn 
and  true,  and  one  that  brou<iht  down  to  us.  in  livin<i' 
I'onnection,  the  beuinninjis  of  our  Church  and  nation  in 
these  Fnited  States.  William  White*  was  the  idol  of  his 
heart,  and  the  o-ood  old  timers  wIhmi  ])olitics  were  pure, 
and  socini  life  was  simple  in  its  tastes  and  phvisni'es, 
were  the  subject  of  his  fi-e<pient  comuK'udation. 

Another  death  amon<;-  our  clero:y  comes  home  to  us, 
not  because  he  was  a  Presbyter  of  this  Diocese,  but  be- 
4*ause  the  Inbors  of  his  life  since  ordination  were  bestowed 
upon  the  whole  Church,  rather  than  u])on  any  single 
j)arish  or  Diocese,  and  we.  with  others,  are  enioyin<»"  the 
results  of  his  devotion  to  the  cause  of  (Uirist  by  brain 
and  pen  in  editin<»-  for  years  The  Church  Joiirnnl. 

The  Rev.  Di'.  John  H(Miry  Ho])kins,  a  son  of  the  first 
Bishop  of  \'(M'mont,  deceased  last  summer,  at  th(*  a^j^e  of 
71.  The  reli*j;ious  newspaper  which  was  identified  with 
his  nnme,  was  the  creation  of  his  o-enius,  and  grew  into 
po])ular  favor  until  it  became  the  leadin<i*  periodical  of 
its  kind  in  ability  and  influence  in  this  (*ountry.  While 
he  held  the  helm  no  competitor  could  match  him.  He 
was  the  champion  of  Catholic  truth.  He  compelled  at- 
tention, and  lart>:ely  his  advocacy-  carried  conviction  to 
the  minds  of  those  whom  lie  addressed.  It  is  commenda- 
tion, which  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hopkins  richly  deserves,  when 


It  is  said  the  history  of  the  last  forty  years  wdl  reckon 
him  as  one  of  the  weift'htiest  influences  which  moulded  and 
directed  thouoht  on  conservative  and   Catholic  lines  in 
our  (Uiurch  durin-  that  period.     He  was  one  of  the  most 
unselfish  of  men,  and  it  is  a  beautiful  and  i)athetic  trib- 
ute   to    his    n.(.,uM-ositv,   which   kept  him   poor,  that    he 
found  a  real   home  in   which  to  close  his  eyes  on  earth 
under  the  roof  of  one  whose  s])iritual  life  he  had  been 
the  means  of  rescuino- from  the  wretchedness  of  infidelity 
We  hoiH?  to  b(^  permitted  to  pay  a  more  extended  tribute 
to  his  dear  memory  elsewhere.     We  felt  that  his  name 
should  have  a  place  upon  the  public  records  of  our  Dio- 
cese,  because  we,   with  the  whole  American  diurch,  are 
larcrelv  his  debtors,  and   because  we  were  ])ersonally  as- 
sodated  with  him  for    mnny  years  in  the  relations  of 

intimate^  friendship. 

Our  See  citv  and  the  conoivoation  worshippinoMU  our 
Pro-(^athedral,  were  called  upon  to  vuiourn  the  loss  of 
three  venerable  ladies,  last  spring,  in  ra])id  succession. 
We  may  group  them  together,  since  in  life  they  were 
<.ompaiiions,  and  in  death  they  were  not  long  divided- 
Mrs    Dresser,  Mrs.  Campbell  and  Mrs.  Brown. 

Mrs.  Dresser  was  the  widow  of  the  first  Rector  of  St. 
Paul's  (luirch,  Springfield.     Her  native  State  was   \  ir- 
..•inia    but  her  home  for  nmny  years  was  in  Illinois.    Her 
position,  as  the  wife  of  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  made 
her  conspicuous,  and  her  excellence  of  character  and  de- 
votion to  her  manifold  duties,  endeared  her  to  the  entire 
rommunitv.     Mrs.  Campbell,  too,  filled  a  large  space  for 
many  years  in  the  social  life  of  Springfield,  and  universal 
respect  and  esteem  were  the  feelings   which  her  dignity 
of  manner  and  kindliness  of  disposition  inspired.    Mrs. 
Brown  was  a  fitting  com.panion  to  make  up  the  admi- 
rable trio  of  Christian  women,  who  were  so  long  with 
us  to  bless  us  with  their  presence  and  labors  of  love. 
Later  on,  when  the  blossoms  of  May  filled  the  air  with 

their  fragrance,  one  much  younger  in  years  was  taken 


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BISHOP  S   ADDRKSS. 


from  us — Mrs.  (Jrace  (lillett  Littler.  Her  life  was  useful, 
and  her  death,  though  j)ainful  to  the  flesh,  was,  in  the 
spirit,  |)eace.  The  loveliness  of  a  brij.»ht  Whitsunday 
rested  on  her  ^rave,  as  her  precious  dust  was  eonsipcned 
to  its  keepin<»-  until  the  resurrection  of  the  last  ^Teat  day. 

In  November  nnother  jzrave  was  filled  in  the  beautiful 
cemetery  of  Alton,  with  the  body  of  a  <2,ood  waman — a 
wife  and  mother  and  friend — who  was  loved.  Mrs.  Kosette 
Hart  was  born  near  London,  and  passed  most  of  her 
useful  life  in  Alton.  She  was  useful,  and  it  was  her 
crownin<»;  merit  that  she  would  not  allow  the  ordinarv 
trifles,  occasioned  by  <»ossip  and  the  mere  infirmities  of 
our  nature,  to  interrupt  her  labors  of  love.  She  would 
work  on  for  (lod  and  for  His  Church,  whether  she  was 
first  or  second,  or  last  or  least.  Her  supreme  aim  was 
to  be  useful  in  her  station  in  life,  all  else  was  subsidiary, 
would  in  time  set  itself  ri<»:ht.  Fler  example  is  a  most 
bri<.!,iit  and  salutary  one,  an<l  we  ])ray  (rod  that  its  influ- 
ence may  fall  upon  many  who  need  its  su<;'<j;"estion  of 
self-for<2;et  fulness. 

We  pass  from  the  record  of  our  losses,  as  earth  esteems 
them,  to  practical  matters,  which  demand  our  attention 
as  livin<i-  men,  and,  to  a  lar<»e  extent,  as  members  of  the 
Diocese,  members  of  Parishes  and  .Missions,  responsible 
for  rontrollini^  and  (Tuvct'wix  the  lives  of  others. 

As  we  said  at  the  outset,  our  dead  are  not  lost  to  us: 
they  are,  when  they  fall  asleep  in  J(\sus,  really  more  val- 
uable to  us  than  when  they  were  here.  We  are  secure  of 
their  j^ood  example.  Their  memory  is  a  present  force 
for  <»ood,  while  their  contemporaries  survive.  Their 
"•enerous  deeds  live  on  and  after  them,  if  thev  have  em- 
bodied  them  in  permanent  shape,  as  becpiests  for  bene- 
faction or  endowment,  or  inspire  their  relatives  and 
friends  with  such  love  for  them,  that  sweet  charities  and 
noble  oifts  tiow  out  as  it  were  from  their  o;raves,  like 
refreshin«i-  streams  from  livin*^'  springs,  and  then  the 
little  that  we  know  of  the  blessed  departed    makes  the 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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supposition  more  than  a  surmise,  that  their  diang-ed 
<-onditioii  intensifies  their  interest  in  us  and  our  real 
welfare,  and  g'ives  them  greater  freedom,  and  larger 
opportunity  to  exert  themselves  on  our  behalf. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  for   they    are   facts,    not    mere 
sentiment,  ought  we  not  to  address    ourselves    at   once 
to  duties,  which  arise  out  of  them,  and  press    upon    us 
as  an  obligation,  which  cannot  safely  be  put  off,   which 
cannf)t  bv  anv  one,  who  names  the  name  of  Christ,   be 
declined f    W'e  owe  debts  to  (iod.    As  we   are  prospered 
in  our  worldly  affairs,  these  debts,   of  course,   increase 
in  mnount.  hut  not  in  proportion.    In  the  old  law  the 
same  measure  was  applied  directly  by  the  hand  of  God 
to  all  alike,  th(^  poor  and  the   rich.     The    demand    has 
never  been  in  word  withdrawn.    Some  of  us  believe  that 
(Uxl  calls  for  it  still.     We  cannot  see  how  Bethlehem  and 
Nazareth,  and  (lethsemane  and  Calvary,  and  the  vacant 
tomb,  and  the  Ascension,  and  the  crucified  Redeemer  on 
the    throne    of    (lod,    ever  living    to    inteirede    for    us. 
diminish  or  re])eal  the  obligation  of  paying  into  the  di- 
vine  treasury  oui-  tiihe    or   tenth.     We    are   convinced 
that  these  fresh   and   final  relations    of    God's    love  for 
us,  if  we  appreciate  them,  will  constrain   us  to  advance 
the    percentage    on    our    deht,    and    inspire    us    with  a 
sense    of    gratitude,    which    must    find    expression    in   a 
liassionate  desire  to   -vre.    A   debt  is  one  thing,   h  gift 
is  another  thing  (luite  distinct.     AVe  owe,  every  one  of 
us   owes,  God  a  debt  for  our    ^'creation,  preservation, 
and  all  the  blessings  of  this  life."    Over  and  above  our- 
selves, and  the  world    made   ready    for    our    use,  these 
bodies  and  minds,  teaching  them  how  to  work,  and  the 
raw  material  in  soil  and  water  and  air  and  light  and 
heat,  over  and  above  these  thing-^,  on  which  God  charges 
interest,  as  His  investment  in    us,    or   loan    to    us,  He 
showers  upon  us  gifts  without  number  in  a  prodigality 
of   love,  culminating  in  the  gift  of  His  only   begotten 
Son    our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Let  us  then  examine 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


ourselves  in  reference,  first  to  our  Lonestyj  second,  to 
our  gratitude.  Do  we  pay  on  our  debt  to  (iod  any  rate 
of  interest,  ten  per  cent,  or  seven  per  cent,  or  five  per 
cent,  or  one  per  cent,  or  tlie  one  thousand  part  of  one 
per  cent?  Do  we  pay  anytliin<i-  in  the  course  of  the 
year,  whicli  we  recognize,  as  it  leaves  our  hand,  is  not 
ours,  is  not  a  ^ift.  but  belon<j^s  to  another,  to  (Jod,  is 
the  pnynient  of  our  annual  debt  to  him?  If  so,  well  and 
*»ood,  we  are  honest,  not  yet  <ienerous.  Do  we,  [ifter  we 
have  ])aid  our  interest  on  the  mortgage  (lod  holds 
against  us  for  his  capital  invested  in  us,  in  ourselves 
and  the  raw  material  which  we  use,  do  we  go  on  and 
give  gifts  into  the  divine  treasury?  If  we  do,  then  we 
are  gratefiih  and  possibly,  if  our  gifts  are  large,  we  are 
irenerous. 

Now  let  us  be  practical,  and  look  well  to  it  that  we 
are  both  honest  and  ixenerous.  We  have  objects  directly 
in  our  path,  which  claim  our  interest  on  our  debt  and 
our  offerings  of  thanksgiving. 

We  venture  to  mention  some: 

First— T\\^i  endowment  of  our  Episcopate  should 
speedily  be  raised  to  an  amount  which  will  lift  the  bur- 
den of  the  Hkshop's  salary  from  the  Diocese,  so  that  it 
may  be  free  to  devote  all  its  energies  to  pushing  the 
Church  into  its  waste  ])laces,  and  maintaining  it  there 
until  it  is,  by  growth  and  strength,  able  to  take  care 
of  itself. 

Second— ^)uv  missionary  fund  ought  to  be  largely  in- 
creased at  once.  Our  work  is  greatly  crippled  by  our 
scant  supply  of  means.  Men  cannot  remain  at  their 
posts  who  cannot  pay  for  food  and  raiment,  and  hence 
changes  are  fre(]uent,  and  vacancies  are  long.  Missions 
are  discouraged,  lose  heart,  and  if  they  do  not  die, 
they  are  torpid,  and  no  Bishop's  voice  can  arouse  them 
unless  his  hand  is  held  out  to  help. 

Third— Our  educational  work  claims  our  enthusiastic 
support.    We  base  our  plea  upon  splendid  results  already 


Mm. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPUINGFIELD. 


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attained,  and  bright  prospects  coming  into  view.     One 
of    the    very    best    comments    which    we    know    upon 
woman's   capability    and    woman's    work,    is    our    St. 
Agatha's  School.    Ten   years'    fnithful   devoted  toil,  in 
spite  of    apathy    for  a   time    around   us,   and  anxieties 
and  discouragements    which    cannot    be    described,    has 
won  success  so  far,  that  our  future  seems  to  be  assured. 
Our  scliool  has  done  good  work,  and  our  graduates  are 
living  witnesses  of  the  marvelous  blessing  a  woman  be- 
comes  to    society,    when  she    passes   into    it    with    the 
wealth  of  excellence  which  Christian  education  bestows. 
St.  Agatha  needs  endowments  for  teachers  and  scholar- 
ships."^ The  former  will  reduce   the    current    expenses  of 
the  school,  and  place  its  benefits  within  the  reach  of  a 
much  larger  number;  the  latter  will  enable  our  mission- 
aries,   who    have    no    surplus  means,    to  educate   their 
daughters  free.    A  noble  example    ought   to    beget  and 
encmirage  imitation.     Mrs.    Grace    Gillett    Littler   gave 
one  thousand  doUars  to  St.   Agatha's  School.    It  is  a 
tender  reminiscence,  and  it  brings  the  husband  and  the 
wife  together  in  most  delightful    association.    W^e    were 
not  forbidden  to  mention  it,  and  the  recital  of  such  an 
incident    must  be   fruitful    in    good.     This   gift    of   one 
thousand  dollars  was  not  provided  for  by   will ;  it  was 
simply  an  item  noted  by  the  hand    of   Mrs.    Littler   as 
one  of  a  number  of  benefactions    which    she   meant    to 
bestow,  and  the  husband  respected  those  wishes,  as  far 
as  known,  with  all  the  care  and  solicitude   that   would 
have  attended  legacies  secured  by   legal   bequest.    The 
memory  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Littler  are  thus  most  tenderly 
and  graciously  associated  with  St.  Agatha's  School. 

In  prospect  we  have  our  Cathedral  (Irammar  School 
for  boys,  at  Pekin.  If  self-denial  and  heroism  are  needed 
as  foundations  for  ultimate  success,  our  lion-hearted 
Presbyter,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Blatx^hford,  has  already  con- 
tributed them,  and  is  expending  them  freely  now.  We 
point  to  him  with  honest  pride  as  a  truly    brave   man, 


.  1 

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IMSnOI''s   ADDKKSS. 


who  makes  a  bold  venture  in  a  noble  cause.  He  has 
thrown  into  the  enter])rise  himself,  and  all  that  he  ])os- 
sesses,  in  the  hope  of  buildin^-  up  a  (4iristian  school  for 
the  education  of  boys.  We  have  substantial  buildings 
with  s])acious  orounds,  and  the  modern  improvements 
which  the  times  demand,  and  over  all  these  presides  an 
enthusiastic,  manly  s])irit,  well  calculated  to  ins])ire 
youno:  life  with  faith  and  hope,  the  springs  of  genuine 
success.  Tlie  terms  of  the  school  are  very  low,  so  as 
to  bring  its  rare  advantages  within  the  reach  of  bui* 
people  who  have  sons  to  educate.  \Vc  ask  for  ])atron- 
age,  for  a  response  from  our  parents,  whom  we  beg  to 
recognize  our  claim,  as  striving  for  their  benefit,  in  pre- 
ference to  other  schools  outsider  our  diocese,  and  often 
outside  our  communion. 

Here,  too,  as  in  St.  Agatha's,  we  would  ask  foi*  en- 
(U)wments  for  ]m)fessorshi])s.  and  for  scholarships,  in 
order  to  provide,  at  a  reasonable  rate,  the  best  edu(*a- 
tion  foi-  our  boys,  as  well  as  our  girls. 

Fourth— ^ye  need  partial  endowment  for  many  of  our 
])arishes  and  missions.  This  is,  to  some  extent,  secured 
by  the  rectory,  but  beyond  this,  we  would  be  glad  to 
have  endowments  of  fn^n  five  to  ten  thousand  dollars, 
the  intei-est  to  be  api>ro])riated  for  the  nmintenance  of 
the  rector,  on  the  condition  that  the  parish  raise  a 
minimum  sum  to  be  added  to  the  annual  income  thus 
accruing,  and  in  case  this  was  not  done,  then  the  in- 
terest should  be  paid  to  the  Diocesan  Board  of  Missions. 
The  object  of  this  provision  is  to  ])rovide  an  incentive 
to  exertion.  As  a  rule  endowments  induce  sloth  and 
stinginess.  Hence  we  would  not  covet  large  endowments, 
but  only  such  as  will  supply  in  part  the  means  needed 
for  current  expenses,  and  the  enjoyment  of  this  financial 
help  we  would  make  contingent  upon  the  })eopl(^  first 
doing  their  full  share  in  bearing  the  burden,  else  they 
must  lose  the  income  from  the  endowment  entirely. 


DIOCKSE   OF   SPKINGFIKLI). 


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In  the  fluctuating  condition  of  our  poi)ulation  now, 
and  as  it  is  likely  to  continue  for  a  long  time  to  come, 
such  provision  is  nei^essary  in  order  to  secure,  exce])t  in 
large  cities,  the  p^nimneni  jw^senee  of  a  rector.  Indi- 
viduals and  families  remove,  ami  salaries  in  conseipience 
nre  reduced  below  the  point,  at  which  one  can  bear  the 
exy^ense  of  nieiv  subsistence,  and  then  the  incumbent 
must  leave,  and  his  charge  becomes  and  i)erha])s  for 
years  remains  vacant  The  partial  endowment  would 
in  most  cases  i-elieve  the  ])ressure  produced  in  this  way, 
and  the  condition  suggested,  would  i)romi)t  and  secure 
the  constant  liberality  of  the  peo])le. 

////^/y—The  Diocese  ought  to  ])ossess  a  building  of  its 
own.  to  provide  a    shelter  for  its  treasurer,  and  a  place 
of    meeting  for  its  synod  and   committees.     In    such   a 
house  the  liishop  would  have  his  office.     Here  would  be 
stored  the  library  and  archives  of  the  Diocese,     it  would 
be  in   a   word   the  business  home  of  the  Diocese,   as  a 
(^athedral   is   its  spiniual  houw.    The    need    of    such    a 
house  is  growing.     Why  should  not  a  fund  for  such   an 
object  be'^begun.  and  k(>])t  before  our  people,  as  worthy 
of  their  gifts  when  living,  and  their  bequests  when  dead? 
Whv  might  not  some  one  ])urchase  such  a  house,   and 
present  Tt  as  a  memorial  to  the   Diocese,  to  perpetuate 
an  honored  name  among  us  in  association  with  benefits, 
which  all  would  i-ecognize  as  very  many  and  very  great? 
We  have  been  speaking  of  objects  among  the  first  to 
i-laim  oui-  tithes  and  offerings,  that  is  our    payment    of 
debts  to  God  for   value  received,   and   our  gifts,   as  an 
expression    of  thanksgiving  for  mercies  conferred.     Let 
us  not  forget  that  there  ought  to  be  no  delay  in  this 
ilouble  duty,  wliich   we  owe  to  God.     He  quickens  our 
sensibility  '  on    l)oth   these   lines   of   sacred    obligation. 
Have  not   our  harvests  been    abundant?    Are  not    our 
]>rofits  enormous?  Can  we  number  up  the  mercies  which 
we  have  received'.'    Look  u])on  your  fertile  fields,  your 
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lUSHOP  S    A[)I)KKSS. 


well  filled  barns  nnd  cribs,  roiiobly  estimate  your  trains 
and  then  lift  u[)  your  eyes  and  lu'arts  to  (lod,  and  pay 
your  interest  liberally  on  His  investment,  ;nid  ^o  beyond, 
and  i^ive  an  expression  for  gratitude  for  mercies  received 
in  «2,enerons  ()fferin<»-  of  thanks.     Xay,  ^o  further  still,  if 
vou  have  not  alrea<lv  done  so,  make  ])r()vision   for   tli<^ 
flisposition  of  your  pi-opcrty   by    will,    while  you   arc   in 
health,  and  retain  your  full   vii:or    of    mind,    and    when 
vou  do  this  ]»lace  vour  Redeemer,  in  thought,  on  the  ci'oss 
before  yonr  eyes,  and  remend)erin<:'  that  He  was  there  for 
your  sake,  nmke  your  tirst    bequest   to    Ilim,    and    let   it 
be  at  least   a  tenth  of  all  you  possess.     The    tithe    thus 
«nven  will  not  be  much,  if  ;it  all,   misse'l    ^>y    the    other 
[^«,..it>H's,  and  Oh,  il   will  brinu'  such  blesMii;.:s   upon   you 
an<l  vour  heiis,  and  the  we.ilth   which  you  leave   bfOiind 
vou.     When  t'hrist  stands  tirst  in  a  will,  it  is  a  security 
that  the  be(piests  whieh  follow  are   righteous,    that    His 
spirit  animated  the  heart  of  him  who  wns  mnkino-  final 
distribution  of  his  lioods.     When   dirist    hea<ls  the   list 
of  beneficiaries.   He  expels  unholy  passions  from  the  tes- 
tator's heart  and  justice  will  be  done  an<l  mercy  will  be 
shown  at  death,   if   not   before.     Am)ther  thinj^-,  too,  we 
need  to  remember,  that  the  Blessed  Lord  does  not  value 
us  or  measure  us  according-  to  th(»  niuoimt  which  we  be- 
stow, but  accordiuii-  to    the    fn'oportioii.      The    widow's 
two  pence  were  in  His  eyes   mon*   than   the    rich    man's 
costly  o-ifts,  because  they  were  her  whoh^  livin<>-.     They 
scarcelv   missed   their  jiolden  coins.     Hers  was    a    baser 
metal,  but  it  was  her  all,  and  the  Master  has  taken  hei* 
from  amonjr  that  crowd  of  mortal   men.   and   lifted   her 
up  above  them  all,  and   made  her  immortal.      Look  at 
her  as  Jesus  sin<»les  her  (jut    before  youi*    eyes,    and    in 
your  hearino-  pronounces  upon  her  His  benediction.     The 
ireneration  of  such  widows  has  not  ceased   upon  earth. 
Within  the  year  here  in  Sprino;field,  a  widow  died,  and 
havinir  none  near  of  kin  to  claim  the  little  that  she  had, 
less  than  iive  hundred  dollars,  she  bequeathed  it  all  to 


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our  Diocesan  Hoard  of  Missions.  We  would  fain  keep 
such  an  exam])le  before  our  people  and  hand  it  down  as 
a  richer  le<>-acy  than  rubies  to  our  descendants.  With 
this  object  in  view,  we  would  ie(M)mmend  that  additions 
be  made  by  donations  to  the  widow's  thrcH^  or  four 
hundnMl  dollars,  as  nn  expi-ession  of  our  reverence  for 
her,  and  that  when  we  secure  a  thousand  dollars,  ;i 
rectory  be  built  for  the  Missions  of  this  city,  as  a  me- 
morial    of    her    and    named.    ''The    Marshall    Memorial 

Rectory. 

Bivthren.  for  your  own  sakes  and  for  the  sake  of 
(iod's  Church  in  this  Diocese,  let  not  our  words  touching- 
tithes  and  offerinsi's  and  the  makin<»-  of  wills  fall  to  the 
orouiKJ.  If  yon  have  nuide  your  wills,  and  ne<»lected  to 
do  your  ])lain.  uncpiestionable  duty  to  (lod.  reo])enthem 
and  r<'cast  them.  If  you  have  not  made  your  wills, 
then  set  about  doin«»-  so  at  once.  It  is  a  mattei*  that 
will  not  brook  delay.  'Set  thine  house  in  order,  for 
thou  shalt  die  and  not  liv(\"  is  an  admonition  meant 
for  vou  and  me  as  truly  as  it  was  for  Kini!,-  Hezekiah. 
He  had  sixteen  years  added  to  his  life.  We  may  have 
as  many,  or  more,  but  if  w<'  are  wise  and  dutiful,  and 
anxious  for  our  own  peace  hereafter,  as  well  as  for  the 
comfort  of  tlK^se  whom  we  shall  leave  behind  us,  we 
shall  b(»  alwa,ys  prej)ared  to  go.  When  the  Master  calls, 
our  house  will  l)e  ever  in  order. 

The  (leneinl  Missioimry  Board  of  our  Church  claims, 
it  seems  to  us,  a  more  liberal  recognition  at  our  hands 
than  we  have  thus  far  given  to  its  generous  approju-ia- 
tion  to  our  needs.  We  receive  two  thousand  dollars  for 
work  among  our  white  population,  and  seven  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  for  work  among  colored  people.  Our 
response  during  the  past  yeaj-  has  been  |2G5  from  twenty 
con<n'eoations.  The  Board  naturally  and  fairly  expects 
a  larger  return  for  its  outlay  than  so  very  small  a  per- 
centage on  its  donation,  and  from  a  larger  proportion 
of  our  Parishes  and  Missions  than  now  contribute.    We 


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lilSHOI'  S    ADDUKSS 


know  full  well  tlu'  reasons  which  we  ran  ])leM(l  in  e^vphi- 
nation  of  thesf'  small  tiouros,  hut  let  us  turn  in  the  oj)- 
posite  direction,  nnd  ronsider  and  ur<ie  upon  ourselves 
the  oToniid  for  lar«»er  <iivino-.  and  for  l>rin<»ing  every  Par- 
ish and  Mission  into  the  fnithful  und  praiseworthy  list 
of  ron<»'n*<;ntions  which  contribute  to  the  (ieiuM-al  Mis- 
sionary Society  of  our  Church. 

Krvcrtin*:-.  in  ronrlusion,  to  the  sul)i<'ct  of  increased 
i:pisropal  sci'vircs  for  our  immense  jurisdiction— immense 
not  only  in  s<pnnv  miles,  hut  in  ]>o])ulation— we  desire 
to  s.iv  that  our  ronviction  of  its  nec(»ssity,  in  vi(nv  of 
our  resi)onsil)ility  to  (lod  for  the  due  and  |)roper  care 
of  the  interests  which  He  entrusts  to  our  rare,  is  stren<.»th- 
♦Mied  l)v  the  .'xp(M-ienc(^  of  another  year.  Th<' (-onditions 
of  the  southern  counties  of  Illinois  are  such  as  to  (hMuand 
The  unremittin<i-  attention  of  a  Chief  Castor,  lie  should 
l>e,  comparatively  s])«'akin,i:-.  near  at  hand,  and  ahle.  by 
the  ronnnand  of  time,  to  <;-o  out  an<l  in  amon^-  the 
people,  and  by  fre(picnt  visitations  to  become  accpiainted 
with  them.  The  missionaries,  far  lemoved  fiom  each 
other,  and  beset  by  ]MM'uliai'  Imrdships  and  difficulties, 
ueiH\  the  encoura«2.ement  of  seein.ii"  their  Bishop  oftener 
than   cler«iymen.  whose   lot   hns  Ihmmi  cast  in  more  ])r()s- 

perous  fields. 

The  vacancies  induied  l>y  scant  supi)lies.  sometimes 
compelhMl  by  absoluti'  failure  of  supiK)rt,  are  a  source 
of  anxiety.  whi<-h  lies  heavy  on  a  i;isho])'s  heart.  To 
stir  up  the  slu<»«:ish.  to  revive  the  hopes  of  the  despon- 
dent and  to  seek  out  and  tind  suitable  missionaries, 
who  will  enter  upon  such  uninviting-  fields  of  labor, 
iin])lv  a  task  involvin«i-  tedious  details  of  in<piiry.  visits 
oft  repeated,  conversation  and  con'es])on(hMice.  AVhat 
one  man  is  equal  to  the  satisfactory  performnnce  of 
such  duties*  When  the  Hisho])s  of  Chicap)  and  Quincy 
have  jione  over  the  twenty  counties  of  their  respective 
Dioceses  they  Inive  each  visitfMJ  nn  amount  of  territory 
equal  to  one  third  of  the  Diocese  of  Sprinofleld.     To   be 


DIOCESK   OF   SPKINGKIEM). 


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aitcurate  add  the  nineteen    counties    of    (Juincy    to    the 
twenty-three  counties  of  (Miicaeo,  and  you  have  for  both 
Di(M-eses  forty-two  counties,  eiixhteen  less  than   our  one 
Diocese.     We  have  sixty.    Forty  of  these  sixty  counties 
are  as  truly  pure  missionary  ground,  as  any  which  can 
be  found  within  the  limits  of  the  Cnited  States.     As   re- 
o-ards  Church  work,   there    is    nothing'    like    these    forty 
Tounties  in  the  State  of  Illinois  outside  of  Calhoun.     Re- 
moved from  laroe  cities,  occupied  by  people    indifferent 
or  anta<»-onistic  to  the  Church,  the  southern  third  of  our 
State  i)resents  a  field  exceptionally  hard  of  cultivation. 
\\r  recoo-nize  these  facts,  and  we  desire  to  do  the  best 
that  we'"])ossibly  can  to  <>Tap])le  with  and  handle  them. 
We  frankly  own  that  the  most  satisfactoi-y  solution   of 
the  per])lexino'  ])roblem  would  be  to   pursue    the    course 
ad()])ted  in  the  case  of  Nebraska,  set  off  this  reoion   as 
a  missionary  jurisdiction  and  place  it  under  the  care  of 
a  Bishop,  supported  by  the  Church   at    laroe.      We    are 
convinced   that   the  (Jen(M-n1   (Vnivention  acted  wisely  in 
erectino- the  jurisdiction    of     -the    Dlatt(\'"    and   we    ure 
])erfectry  safe    in    aflirnnno-    that    we  of  Sprinofleld   can 
present\uid   substantiute  a    very   much  stron^-er  claim 
for  such   relief   than    did    Nebraska,    but    we   fear  that 
we  have  not  a  chancellor  Wool  worth  amonj;'  us  to  uro'c 
our  cause,   and  engineer  it   to  a  successful  issue.     ^^  hd(^ 
we  admit  that  this  would  be  the  best    of    all    measures 
to  pursue,  it  is.  we  feel  beyond  our  power  to  secure  its 
ado])tion.  and  accordino-ly  we  recommend  the  best  plan, 
which  we  think  is  within  our  alnlity  to  carry  out.     We 
are  the  more  ready  to  suo^^est   and    ui<!,e  it    ui)on   our 
people,  because  it    involv(\s   first   of  all   sacrifice   on   our 
]»art  of  one-half  of  our  snhiry,  and  it  will  lay  upon   the 
Diocese  for  a  hmited  time  o.nly   a   very   slioht    uddition, 
if  it  imposes  any,  to  the  pecuniary  burden,    which    it   is 
now  bearino-.    It  asks  the  o-eneral    Church    for    nothing- 
save  their  consent  to  our  havino;  an  assistant  Bishop  by 
reason    of  extent   of  territory.      This    consent,    it    <i'oes 


*>') 


niSllOr  S   ADDUKSS. 


witliout  sMvin^-.  will  Im'  most  rlun'rfullv  niid  readily 
f^iveii,  and  w<'  sliall  thus  bo  prcpaicd  to  prove,  we  trust, 
doublv  useful  to  the  portion  of  the  Diocese,  which  will 
continue  to  leniain  under  our  s|)ecial  suj>ervisi()n  and 
itai-e.  Let  it  not  for  one  njonient  be  sup])osed  that  we 
seek  an  assistant  in  ordei-  to  lighten  our  own  lal)ors, 
()!•  to  j^ain  leisure  for  <»'oin<»-  outside  of  our  sj)iritual 
home  to  sojourn  or  to  trav<'l.  Onr  own  past  life  and 
laljors  we  nia.\  without  indelicacy  or  pr<'sunipt  ion  say 
are  a  uuarante*'  ajzainst  such  a  su«:<i-estion.  The  whole 
•  juestion  is  biietly  summed  uj)  in  these  two  statements. 
Firsl .  oui-  Diocese  imperatively  i-e(]uires  at  oui*  liamls, 
an  amount  of  labor  beyond  our  jjowei-  to  j)erform. 
Second,  we  seek  for  an  assistant.  sim[)l\  to  do  this  ex- 
cH*ss  of  work.  When  the  time  comes,  as  it  soon  may, 
when  we  can  no  hm^-ei-  be  useful,  we  shall  not  be  slow 
to  release  our  Diocese  from  theburch'U  «)fa  liishop.  worn 
out  by  a<»e  or  iidiiinity  oi-  both.  Wr  I  lUst  that  wo 
shall  never  cund»er  t  he  u'round.  or  occupy  ill  or  inad(»- 
ipiately  a  place,  which  another  couhl  till  satisfactorily 
and  comph^tely.  Heie  we  leave  the  subject  to  be  dealt 
witli  as  th<'  consciences  of  our  brethren  of  tiiC  clei«4y  and 
laitv  mav  iud«ie  to  be  liizht. 


Detailed  Account  of  Visitations  and  Acts. 


The  following-  is  an  account  of  the  ])laces  visited  and 
,,cts  p(M-formed  by  us  from  Dennnber  :U1,  1890,  to  De- 
i-ember 2(b  1  Sin,  the  interval  inchidcHl  between  the  thir- 
teentlt  and  fourteenth  Synods  of   the  Diocese  of  SjU-in--- 

^"^'^-  A.   1).    ISIM). 

Df(-emhek  :5-W<Hln('s<luy.  In  Sprit.^ii.nd,  after  the  ud.jouinnient  of  tlie 
Svno.1  ^yo  -avc  ronsent  to  a  m(M'tin«  of  the  House  of  Bishops,  to  l)e  con- 
veiHMl  'in  New  York  City  <»n  the  :M  of  Fel.ruary  next,  aii.t  promised  to  at- 
tend.  Wo  also  j,'ave  consent  to  tlie  consoeration  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  H.  M. 
Jaeksoii,  as  Assistant  Bisliop  of  Alal>ama. 

DECFMBEii  :}-Thursdav.  Springfield,  in  the  Guild  Hall  of  the  Pro-Ca- 
thodral  we  presided  at  the  organization  and  first  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Missions  elected  at  the  recent  Synod.  The  Boa.  d  made  appropnations  for 
iho  year  en<ling,  and  adjourned  at  noon.  From  12  M.  to  1:30  P.  M.,  same 
place  we  pn^sided  as  chairman  of  the  committee  appointed  to  consider  the 
subject  of  securing  mon^  Episcopal  service  for  the  huge  Diocese  of  Spring- 

'decembek    7-Secoml   Sunday  in   Advent-Anna      St.  Ann.-'s  Church. 
Kev    Wm.   Gill,   Missionarv    in   charge.     \0.:W   A    M.     After  :Matins  and 
Litanv  wc   preache<l.     :?  P.  M.     We  confirmed  a  sick  woman  in  i»rivate. 
7  P   M    same  church.      After  Evensong   by   the  Missionary,  we  preached 
and  con'firmed  one  man.     This  Mission  has  suffered  during  the  year  the  loss 
by  removal  of  its  wealthiest  supporters,  and  yet  it  has  maintamed  its  po- 
sition in  finances  and  numbers,  and  henc<N  while  there  does  not  appear  to 
be  any  growth,  there  has  really  been  a  great  gain.      We  are  able  to  see  of 
what  excellent  stufT  the  few  earnest  Chun-h  people  are  made.     We  found 
Mr.  Townsend's  hotel,  where  we  were  (entertained,  more  than  an  mn— it 
was  a  home.    It  was  our  privilege  to  confirm  our  host. 

December  8-Mondav.  Mound  City.  St.  Peter's  Church,  Bcn  .  William 
Gill,  Rector.  From  a  to  4:30  P.  M.  we  met  such  parishioners  as  called  to 
confer  about  their  interests  and  prospects.  A  lot  has  recently  been  pur- 
chased for  a  rectory,  and  we  hope  that  the  people  will  now  take  the  next 
step  and  erect  the  building.    7:30  P.  M.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we 


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VISITATIONS    AM)    A(  TS 


prouchod,  (onllrnied  ami  a«ltlios»e«l/OM/-.  We  were  liospitahly  cntoitaiiUMl 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyd  and  the  Keetor.  A  clergyman  in  Southern  Illinois 
who  does  his  duty,  has  no  sineeun*  in  earing  for  a  Mission,  but  when  he  has 
two,  forty  miles  apail.  he  is  full  of  labors.  Sueh  is  tlm  Key.  Mr.  (iill's  field. 
If  wo  could  eomniand  the  services  of  a  few  young,  earnest  men  in  this  re- 
gion to  present  the  claims  of  the  Church  fairly,  our  growth  would  be  steady 
and  sure,  and  tliese  young  men,  en?  they  were  ut  juiddle  age,  would  have 
self-supporting  parishes,  witii  chun-h  buildings  and  rectories  and  schools, 
and  their  lives  would  tell  for  something  positive,  :im<1  not  be  wasted  in 
moving  from  plficti  to  place,  us  is  often  the  case. 

Decemhek    II,    1-.^,     13— Thursday,    Friday    and    Satunlay.      Chicago 
Western  Theological  Seminary.     On  each  of  these  days  we  delivered  three 
lectures  of  an  hour  in  length,  to  each  of  the  three  clas.ses,  on  th<'  subject  of 
Eceh  'siastica  I  1 1  istory . 

DE('E>rHi:u  14 — Third  Sunday  in  Advent.  Chicago.  Calvaiy  Chur.h. 
the  Kev,  Walter  Mooie,  Kector.  We  pn>ached  both  in  tlie  moining  and  at 
night  in  this  church.  The  lie«'tor  is  endeared  to  us  as  having  been  once 
our  pu|»il  in  the  (General  Theolfgical  Sensinary  in  New  YoiU,  and  then  for 
years  our  presbyter  as  Ue«'tor  of  St.  John's  Cliurcli.  Decatur.  Wr  <>njoyed 
the  hospitality  of  his  charming  family  very  nuicli. 

Decemheu  b'.,  17,  IH— Tuesday,  Wednesday  and  Thursday.  Western 
TlH-ological  Seminary.  AVe  delivered  three  lectureson  each  of  tliese  days, 
as  hi.st  week,  to  the  thrtn;  classes. 

Dkcemheu  VJ — Friday.  Western  'J'heological  Sem  iiary.  Tiie  matricu- 
bition  of  tlui  new  students,  eleven  in  number,  at  12  o<-[ock  noon,  in  the 
chapel  (»f  the  institution.  'I'his  soh'rnn  occasion  wa^  utilized  in  the  very 
l>ost  way  by  the  Dean,  the  Bishop  of  Chicago,  I  y  making  it  "a  «juiet  day.  " 
Both  before  and  alter  the  service  and  th  •  act  of  matriculation,  the  Bishop 
gave  most  admirabl«»  meditations,  intended  to  reveal  a  man  to  him.self,  and 
help  him  to  see  himself  as  (rod  sees  him,  and  as  he  nmst  and  will  see  him- 
self in  the  judgment.  At  \1  o'clock  noon,  after  the  matriculation,  at  the 
re<]ue.st  of  the  Bishop,  we  made  an  address  to  the  stutjents.  We  wish 
we  could  send  our  candidates  to  this  most  <'.\«-ellent  s«'hool  of  i)repa- 
ration  for  the  ministry.  Will  iiot  some  layman,  or  some  laymen,  of  their 
abundance  found  scholarships  of  $4,000  each,  and  place  them  in  the  gift  of 
the  Bishops  of  the  Province?  The  donors  can  make  them  memorials  of 
departi'd  relatives  and  friends,  or  tributes  of  respei-t  to  living  worthies. 
Then,  when  this  is  done,  we  can  send  our  candidates  to  enjoy  the  benelits, 
spiritual  atid  intellectual,  of  the  Western  Theological  Seminary.  In  the 
afternoon  we  made  a  pilgrimage  to  the  home  of  the  widow  of  Mr.  Tolman 
Wheeler,  the  nmnifieent  founder  of  this' school  of  the  prophets.  We  were 
amply  repaid  for  our  journey.  The  dear  old  lady,  now  neanT  ninety  than 
eighty,  was  alone  in  her  (juiet,  lovely  home.  She  was  reading  of  the  strug- 
gles and  hardships  of  the  pioneers  of  the  West  of  sixty  years  ago,  of  whom 
she  was  one.     She  handed  us  the  book  as  we  entered,  that  .she  might  talk 


lUSHOP   OF  SPUINGFIEIJ). 


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to  us  This  deli^ditfiil  interview  was  a  fitting  sequel  to  the  services  and 
duties  of  the  dav.  We  left  our  blessing  with  her,  and  we  carried  a  blessing 
with  us  when  w'e  depart<Hl-the  blessing  of  feeling  and  knowing  that  we 
had  been  with  one  who  was  like  the  aged  Anna  of  the  Temple.  A  serene 
and  beautiful  evening-we  trust  for  our  sakes  it  may  be  long  drawn  out-^.s 

closing  a  day  well  spent. 

I)ErE>[BEK  20-  Saturday.  Bloon.ington.  St.  Matthews  lansh,  Ivev. 
S.  B.  Pond,  Hector.  :{  P.  M.  We  ccmflrmed.  in  private,  one  candidate  un- 
able to  attend  Church. 

Decemher   21-Fourth    SuiKlav  in  Advent.      St.  Tlumias  Day.     At  St. 
Matthews  Clim-ch  all  dav.      At  7::>>0  A.  M.  we  C(debrated  the  Holy  Eucha- 
rist •  full  fortv  n^ceived,  we  are  glad  to  note.     lO.IM)  A.  M.     After  Matins 
and'Litanv  bv  the  Rector,  we  preached.     :{  P.  M.     W<.  attended  the  Sun<lay 
School  and  made  an  a<ldress  to  the  children.     7::50  P.  M.     After  shorten.nl 
service  we  confirmed  and  addressed tvventv-one,  making  in  all,  with  the  on.- 
conlirme<l  vesterdav,  twenty-two.      We  preached,  and  saw  the  confirmees 
afterwards  personallv.     The  llev.  Mr.  Pon.l  took  charge  of  the  parish  ni 
September   last,  and  he    must   feel  encouiflged-certainly  W(^   do-by  the 
al,un<lant  fruits  of  his  presence  and  labors  which  we  saw  in  th(^  church  and 
among  the  people.     In  saying  this,  we  are  not  umnin.lful  of  the  excellent 
work  of  preparation  which  was  done  by  the  Kev.  Mr.  Dan  Lewis.     Had  it 
„ot   been  for  Mr.  Lewis' somid  judgment  and  faithful   labors,  our  present 
ll(M-tor  i-ould  not  have  achieved  the  success  which   now  makes  our  hearts 
glad.     We  feel  that  u<'  can  safely  say  that  few  bett^n- suri.liced  choirs  can  Ui 
f'ound  anvwhere,  than  our  noble  choir  atBloomington.    It  is  not  alone  in  its 
music  that  this  choir  deserv(vs  praise ;  it  is  in  its  behavior  as  wefi.     We 
have  known  choirs  that  sang  well,  but  their  c.)nduct  was  vile,  and  we  f<dt 
thatahorse-whii.  was  needed  to  enforce  goo.l  order.      Our  Bloomingtoii 
choir  is  a  model  of  rciveient  dem«'anor  and  of  goo.l  singing.     This  is  due, 
largely,  to  tlie  self-denving  labor  of  the  choir-master.  Mr.  Starbuck,  who 
devotes  his  Sundavs  aii.l  parts  of  other  days  without  remuneration  to  the 
work  of  training  his  choristers.     He  teaches  by  precept  and  by  example. 
We  are  grateful  to  him.     We  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ewmg 

during  our  stav. 

DECEMnEK  24- Wednesday.  Springfield.  7:40  P.  M.  Attended  .. 
Christmas  festival  in  St.  John's  Chapel,  Ridgely.  The  Rev.  L.  E.  Johnston 
conducted  the  servic<'  and  made  an  address,  and  [we  followed,  after  some 
carols  had  been  sung:  with  another  address.  The  work  here  is  among  the 
operatives  in  the  mines  and  rolling  mills.  The  laborers  in  this  field  deserve 
our  admirati«>n  for  their  fidelity,  and  without  being  invidious  all  will  allow 

us  to  name  Mr.  H.  D.  Moss. 

De<;embek  25-Thursday.  Christmas  Day.  Springfield.  Pro-cathedral 
all  day  The  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor,  Rector.  7  A.  M.  We  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist,  a.ssisted  by  Archdeacon  Taylor.  We  wen^  deliudited 
to  welcome  full  tiff,,  at  this  early  hour  to  the  Heavenly  Feast.    10:30  A.  M 


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The  ArclulcHcou  colebralrd  thr  Hnly  EiK-hHri>.t,  and  we  pn'ached  aiul  gave 
the  absolution  and  boiHMlictioii.  We  rnjoyed  our  Cbri^tmas  mueh.  The 
day  grows  brighter  as  years  advaner. 

DErEMitEU  28— First  Sunday  after  Cliristnias.  Innot-ents  Day.  Pro- 
Cathedral  all  day.  7  A.  M.  Assisted  l)y  our  Chaplain,  the  ]lev.  Lloyd  E. 
Johnston,\vecel»'brate«l  the  Holy  Eurharist.  11.  A.  M.  Aivh.dt'aeon  Tay- 
lor celebrate<l,  we  pronounee<l  tho absolution  and  bcncilietion  and  pleached. 
7:.10  P.  M.  Afti-r  Evi-nsong  and  sermon  by  thr  Ven.  Dr.  Taylor  w»'  pro- 
nounced the  blessing. 

DECEMliEK  :>0  ANl»  .il-  'l'ufsda\-  and  Wrdiwsday.  Journey  to  New 
York,  to  omeiate  at  the  marriage  of  a  very  dear  friend,  to  whoni  we  are  in- 
d«'bted  foi-  a  great  deal  which  \\u>  made  life  pleasant  \'"''  '"Mny  years. 


.\.    I).    ISDl 

Jantahv  2  Friilay.  .New  York  City.  \  V.  M.  At  Trinity  Chapel 
we  said  Evensong  and  conlirmed  om*   preseiit«'d   by  Hie  ltc\.    Harry    r>au- 

mann. 

Jam  AUV  :{--  Saturday.  New  Yoik.  Trinity  Chapel.  Aftei-  Matins, 
which  were  said  at  0  A.  M  .  assi.sted  by  the  1{e\.  John  P.  Appleton.  brother- 
in-law  to  the  groom,  we  solemni/ed  the  marriag*'  of  William  Nelson  and 
Miss  Marie  Christiana  Kasmus.scn.  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  In 
this  way,  when  it  is  practicable.  Christians  should  l>e  married.  The  Jirst 
art  of  their  wedded  life  should  l»e  the  acceptance  of  their  Saviours  invita- 
tion to  be  His  guests  under  the  shelter  of  His  love.  Death  |)arts  husl)and 
and  wife.  The  Holy  Conununion  unites  tlu*  faithful  l)y  a  bond  which  will 
never  l)e  smulered.     They  are  one  in  Christ  forever. 

Jamaky  l-'Second  Sun<lay  after  Christmas.  New  York  City.  A.  M. 
Attended  Trinity  Chapel.  Our  cla.ss-mate  in  the  Seminary  and  successor 
in  the  Chair  of  P^cclesiastical  histoiy.  Kev.  Dr.  Pichey  preaiche<l.  7::*>0  P. 
M.  St  Andrew's  Church.  Harlem,  the  Rev.  Dr.  (ieorge  P.  Van  D(^  Water, 
Re«-tor.  After  P^vensong  we  preached.  It  has  be(»n  our  fortune  to  be  iden- 
tified with  this  Parish  in  8ev<'ral  very  interestiiu'  crises  of  its  history.  Wo 
delivered  an  ad«lress  at  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  the  predecessor  of 
the  present  edifice;  we  preached,  by  request,  the  menn)rial  sermon  of  its 
Kector,  the  Kev.  Dr.  G.  B.  Draper,  who  was  snatched  away  with  frightful 
sudilenness  by  malignant  small-pox:  we  preached  the  sermon  at  the  in- 
stitution of  his  successor,  and  in  the  piesent  Hector  we  feel  a  paternal  in- 
terest. He  has,  thu-  far.  more  than  justified,  by  the  blessing  of  (iod,  the 
promise,  which  his  student-life  held  out,  of  the  success  which  would  attend 
his  ministiy.  St.  Andrew's,  in  its  new  home,  is  gloriously  housed,  and 
priest  and  choir  and  people  seemed  to  Ik?  in  perfect  accord  and  fully  alive 
U)  the  grand  opportuniti<*s  which  are  within  their  reach,  and  the  responsi- 
bilities which,  in  consequence,  rest  upon  them.  St.  Andrew's,  Harlem,  is 
one  of  the  parishes  outside  of  our  Diix*esrt  in  which  we  feel  as  though  in  a 


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sense  it  belonged  to  us,  that  we  wen'  an  assisUmt  in  the  work.  Our  heart 
is  with  the  Kev.  Dr.  Van  D.'  Water  and  his  Hock,  and  we  earnestly  pray 
tluit  God's  blessing  may  always  b*'  with  them. 

jANt'AKY(iAND7-Tu<'sday  and   W.Mlnesday.      Journey   to  Springfield 

from  New  York  via  Chicago.  ,    ■  , 

TAN-ruiYS  Thursday.  8  P.M.  Springfield.  At  the  home  of  the  bnde  s 
parents  we  unite<l  in  nuirriage,  assisted  by  the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Taylor, 
John  Howe  Brown  and  Miss  Jessie  Taylor  Smith.  TIr'  bride  was  among 
the  chihlren  who  greeted  us  when  we  came  to  Springlield  as  the  Bishop. 
She  has  grown  up  under  our  eye,  an,l  we  n'joice  that  her  marriage  wdl  not 

retnov(!  her  from  u.s. 

jANtTAKY  1 1-First  Sunday  after  the  Epii.hany.  Springlield.  1  lo-CaLhe- 
<lral  all  day.  We  atteiKhMi  early  Ceh^bration  at  7  A.  M.  W<'  preached  at 
the  1 1  A.  M.  S.M  vice  and  at  night  (7::il)  P.  M.)  we  pronounced  the  benedic- 
tion the  Yen.  Ar<?hdeacon  Tayloi'  pi<'achiiig. 

J^NUAICY  1  l-Wednesdav.  Springfield.  Paid  a  pastoral  visit,  an<l  spent 
two  hours  in  prolital.lc  convrsaiion  upon  the  claims  of  the  Church  an<l  the 
value  of  the  sa.'ramcnts.  Su.-h  <.xp<Mien.-es  are  n>freshing  m  a  Bishops 
litV  andivcallthenR'monesor..ther  days,  wImm.  it  was  his  privileg<.  and 
pleasure  to  deal  with  souls  as  the  Kector  of  a  parish  and  the  Pastor  oi  a 
Hock  It  is  good  for  a  Bishop  to  have  the  opportunity,  occasionally.  <>t 
meeting  people  in  this  way,  and  thus  l>eing  eiiabl..!  to  replace  hims.^lt  m 
the  position  which  ho  occupies  l.M.'fore  he  was  consec.ated,  an«l  was  tlunvby 

separated  from  parochial  life. 

J  VNUXHY  K;  -Fridav.  The  Kev.  .1  H.  Simons,  Deacon  (colorcMl),  arrived 
from  N<'W  York  to  co-oi^erate  with  the  Kev.  J.  B.  Massiah  our  elTicient  Mis- 
sionary   at    Cairo,   in    organizing   a   Mission    for  the   colored    people  at 

Springlield.  ,  .   . 

J^NI-ARY  IS -Second    Sun.lav  after    the   Epii.hany.      Lincoln.       1  rinity 
Church      The  Kev.  Wemvss  T.  Smith,  Kector.     Assisted  by  the  Kector  we 
oniciate<l  in  the  church,  pivaching  and  .-elebrating  the  Holy  Eucharist  at 
10-30  A    M.,  and  preaching  in  the  evening  at  IM  o'clock.      The  congrega- 
tions were  very  larger  at  both  si^rvices,  and  the   labors  of  the   n<.w  Kector 
seimi  to  promis(M)xcellent  results  of  a  permanent  character.      A   class  of 
eleven  was  conlirmed  on  Thanksgiving  day  (Nov.  27th,  1h90  )  and  a  number 
have  already  ofTered  themselves  for  confirmation  at  our  next   visitation   m 
the  Spring.     "Perseverance  con(iuers  all  things."      We  sincerely  hop(^  the 
good  people  of  Lincoln  will  encourage   o  ir  dear  brother   to   remain  and 
build  up  the  parish  on  solid  foundati(^ns,  which  must  be  laid,  if  laid  at  all , 
in  the  spiritual  life  of  the  parishioners.      It  rests  with  them  to  decide.      It 
is  vastly  easier,  by  neglect  and  apathy,  to  drive  away  a  good  Kector  than 
it  is  to  iind  one.      The  frequent  changes  of  the  clergy,  moving  from  place 
to  plax3e,  is  among  the  greatest  hindrances  to  the  growth   of  the  Church 
and  the  thoughtlessness  of  the  p(^ople  is  too  often  the  cause  of  the  mischief 


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uisHor  oi    si»mN(;FiKLi>. 


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JANt'AHY  2;'.- -Friday.  In  ro^^p(>ns«>  in  an  application  in  writing'.  ^ij^Mietl 
\ty  serenteen  cMizout^  of  Si)nnj,'fiold  ((foloird),  pn-scntod  in  du*'  form  l>y  a 
romniitt«'«'  who  \vail«Ml  upon  us.  wo  ^avo  our  «-onsont  to  tiw'  organization  of 
a  Mission,  to  »)♦' known  as  ".S7.  iij/f/nN/Z/N'-s,'  and  mad*'  formal  HM-ord  of 
thP  same.  Wr  appointed  as  omens  Messrs.  .John  (rladney.  Senior  War- 
den; Thomas  S.  Donegan.  Junior  Warden:  E.  H.  Wright,  Treasjirer,  and 
J.  Walter  Oglesljy,  Clerk.  This  movement  is  <>\tremely  gratifying  to  us. 
and  we  pray  (lod  to  Mess  thi^  work  thus  hoi.efMlly  1m. gun.  and  t(»  crown  it 
with  alxnidant  suec<*ss. 

Janiakv  2:.— Sept  uage.^ima  Sunday  and  Feast  of  iIm' Conversion  of  St. 
Paul.  P<'kin.  St.  Paul's  Chun-h.  the  U.'V.  W  W  P.latehford  I )eaeon  in 
rhargi*.  !>::5n  A.  M.  With  Mr.  r.Iatehf(»rd  we  said  Matins.  l(l::'.<»  A.  M. 
Litany.  Conlirmationand  Holy  Communion.  We  prea«'hed,  conlirnMMl  thre«^ 
pres<Mite«l  i.y  the  njiiiister  in  eharge.  atid  et.h'l.rat«Ml  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
2::{n  P  .:M.  We  m.-t  and  addressed  the  SuikImn  S.jinol  ;  ?♦'.  ehildren  were 
present,  and  the  numl.er.  untlei  the  energetic  I  >eacon  and  cllicieid  «-orps  of 
teachers,  is  growing.  7:.".(»  P.  M.  After  Evensong  I.y  the  Uev.  Mr.  niatch- 
ford,  we  preache«j.  TIm' congregations  were  laige.and  the  spirit  manifest<'d 
l>y  the  people  encouiages  us  to  hope  that  they  will  hold  on  to  their  Pastor, 
and  u-e  c\cry  legitimate  iidhieni'e  t(»  induce  him  to  stay  in  Pekin. 

•Iam  AliV  •_'»:— Monday.  We  remained  in  Pekin  to  >tt«'nd  the  exercises 
and  recitations  (.f  the  Cathedral  (;raimnar  School  under  the  caie  of  Mr.  W. 
H.  Fold  as  Piincipal:  the  Rev.  W.  W.  lUatchford  as  Chaplain,  and  Mr.  S. 
F.  Swinhurne  as  Assistant.  Here  .we  have  two  gt-ntU'inen  of  excellent 
ability,  graduates  in  arts,  respectively,  of  two  of  our  oldest  and  most  re- 
n«)wne)j  colleges  in  the  East-  Vale  and  Harvard— teaching  twenty  sch(»lars 
tho  curriculum  of  the  higlwr  education.  What  we  witnessed  was  admirable 
in  tjuality.  \V«'  heard  rc<-itations  in  Latin,  (ierman  and  English,  and  our 
oidy  regret  was  that  there  weie  not  a  hundred  boys  (Mijoying  the  benejlts 
of  such  excellent  instru<'tion.  We  beg  our  people  in  Pekin  to  remember 
that  with  them  rests  the  responsibility  almost  entirely  of  deciding  whether 
our  Cathedral  (Jranunar  School  sha  I  lemain  as  a  peimanent  institution,  to 
add  no  inconsiderable  fa«'tor  of  prosperity  and  attraction  to  their  city,  or 
whether  it  shall  be  closed.  If  they  respond  with  liberal  gifts  in  money  to 
repair  and  ecpiip  the  buildings,  ami  with  generous  support  in  pupils,  their 
sch(H>l  and  ours  w  ill  be  a  splendid  success. 

Jamahv  27  AM)  :i()— Thursday  and  Friday.  .lourney  from  Springfield  to 
New  York,  to  attend  called  meeting  of  tin'  House  of  Bishops. 

Feiuu'AKY  1  — Sexagesima  Sun«lay.  Newark,  N.  J.  lO.aO  A.  M.  Hous<' 
of  Prayer,  Kev.  A.  Miller,  Rector.  We  preached  and  pronounced  the  abso- 
lution and  benediction  in  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  The 
Eector  celebrated  at  our  request.  This  parish  has  done  a  noble  work  in 
Newaik.  Its  present  Rector  is  faithful  in  his  ministries,  and  w«'  feel  sure, 
from  what  we  saw  and  have  heard,  that  the  spiritual  life  of  his  people  is 


being  d«epc..«'l  a.ul  st.onglhend  I.y  Lis  labom  ura-n^  ll.on.  in  ll,.:  Cluircl. 
„n.l  at  their  lionies. 

FEi.urAKY  :!-Tues  lav.  New  W.ik  City.  I  V.  M.  l)ioco«in  House, 
2M  Lafavette  Vlmr.  M.it  n.nunitte.!  of  House  of  l!isl.o|«.  of  wl.i<=l.  1  am  « 
Ln..,ci.  an,l  Mevoted  an  l.our  to  its  imsiness.  2:3(.  I>  M.  Sa.ne  „la«e 
House  of  Hisl„>,.s  n,e.  un.lerthe  p.-e«i,leney  of  .!,..  I'resi.lu.g  liisliop,  and 

sat  until  i;  I'   >1  ,      ,.        ,,, 

KEUur  uti-  i-\V,-an.«lav.  :i  .\.  M.  We  attended  tlie  eelebration  of  the 
U„lv  Kuchari«t  in  the  .-hapel  of  (haee  Clnuvh,  on  ISroadway.  'ri'O  B'^op 
,  Conneetieu,  wa.  eelel.rant.  and  was  assisted  by  Ihshops  Tut  le  an,l 
Hare  The  House  eonvenod  at  W.\:.  A.  M.,  in  the  sa.ne  ,,lac-e  as  yesterday, 
.„;,|  s.a  until  .,  V.  M.  Bishop  Hare,  of  l)ak,.ta  was  s,.nt  to  .lapan  U.  repre- 
sent our  Clunvl,  provisionally  for  six  months  or  a  y.-ar,  or  until  a  Bishop  is 

:,:;;v:.h;,s:.nand   ..onseeraUK.   for  the  THd,      The  Eev.    Henry   Ohnst 

Swenlzel  was  ehosen  liishop  of -Tapan. 

-  I-   M      We  were  the  guest  oflh,-  N.'w    York   Chureh  CM.  at    di r 

Tlic  cKM-asion  was  one  of  great  pleasure,  a.id  even  grealei-  ,.rollt .  i'o  n.eet 
our  hretluvn  and  fellow  gne.sts  soeially  was  a  great  ple-asure;  to  Imten  t.. 
their  wit  a,..l  wisdom,  was  pr-wluetive  of  even  greater  proht.  Jdsbop  Cox 
.old  us  of  ol.l  New  York  and  the  Chureh,  as  he  kn.nv  it  as  a  lK.y.  Bishop 
Knight  gave  us  a  breath  of  western  life,  and  our  genial  host^  stirred  our 
hearts  a^  thev  a.ldressed  then.selves,  in  a  business-like  way,  to  the  In.a.,- 
..ial  nroWeinsof  the  Chureh.  XV,-  are  indebt.«l  t«  the  I'residentand  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  tie- (Mnl,  for  an  ..vning   replete  will.  ei,ioyment  of  the 

most  salutaiT  kin«i. 

FEi.K.^AKY  .•-Tl.urs.lay.  bi  .\.  M.  Now  Yo.'k.  Dio.-e»a..  lb...s,..  Met 
with  .■o.,.n.itt..e.  .in.k.r  Bishoi,  of  Conneetieut  a.s  .-hairinan,  to  "onf«^/;^ll' 
Mexiean  prh-st  .d,out  eeclesiastieal  affai.s  in  tl...  .iu.-is,liet,o..  of  the  \  ,,11.. 

'\"'i-m!uni.     Fri.la^.     1  l'- M.     New  York.     Bibl.- Hous.-.     Will.  Bishop 
Cos..  we  passe,!  tw..  hours  in  ,-,.nfer,>nce  on  Mexieai,  affairs. 

FE,.ut  Ma-  S-.  Ci.,in,,uagesima  Sunday.     U  X-  M.     All  Ang.^s   Church 
West  Side  Av,.|.u..  an.l  slst  street,  the  Kev.  Dr.  C.  K.  HolTinan,  Keetor,  and 
tl„.   Rev.S.  DeLancy   Towns,md,  Associate   Keetor.      After  Matins    wo 
„n.a,-he.l     The  ofterii.gs  were  generously  given  to  us  in  aid  ol  Chureh 
work  in  the  Diocese  of  Springllcl.l.    This  is  an  excellent  example,  and  we 
h«,„.  it  will  be  genero,.slv  followed  by  our  brethren  inour  great  cities  when 
they  invite  us  to  preach  t,.  their  eongregatioi.s,  our  conditions  are  so  hard 
under  which  we  are  f,.rce,l  to  take  e4U-e  of  our  Diocese.    At  this  juncture  wc 
w,.re  neg,.tiating  with  a  mo.st  desirible  presbyU.r  to  go  to  a  most  important 
mission  in  our  liehl,  ,.n  a  salary  of  $800,  without  rectory,  when  an  offer 
eaine  to  him  from  a  parish  east  of  the  Alleghemes,  with  a  salan'  of  $1,201 
andreetorv-  and  we  advised  him  to  consult  the  interests  of  his  fmm  y.  and 
l,.-,ve  us  t,'.  S.-V-  eUewl..^re  for  a  Missionary.    This  offering  from  All  An- 


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gels'  would  have  enabled  us  to  pay  half  the  rent  of  a  reetor>'.  We  are 
worse  off  than  wo  would  Ix'  were  we  a  now  State  and  west  of  the  R(»ekies. 
Wo  are  accounted  rich,  while  ire  are  irretrhciUif  poor. 

7::iO  F.  M.  Jorsey  City  Hoigiits.  St.  Mary's  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr.  War- 
ren. Rector.  Evensong  was  siiid.  in  tho  necessary  absonct;  of  the  Rector, 
by  Mr.  Saniuo)  I).  Van  Loan,  of  tho  Middle  Cla.ssof  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  Now  York,  and  wo  {.roachod.  Wo  were  surprised  and  gratified 
at  the  improveiui'nts  which  th«>  solf-denying  Roctor  has  made  in  the  church 
edifice  sifico  we  paid  him  our  last  visit  in  October.  Tlio  old  Parish  of  the 
Holy  Trinity  has  l)eon  roorganizod,  and  boars  now  the  name  of  St.  Mary, 
and  close  liesitlo  tho  chmvh  tho  Doctor  has  made  for  himself  and  wife  a 
cozy  Roctory,  whore  hospitality  Miid  unostentatious  comfort  tompt  one  to 
abide.  Wo  o(>ngratulato  the  Roi-tor  and  tlie  congregation  of  St.  Maiy's 
on  the  substantial  progress  whioh  tl  ey  have  made. 

FEBUrARY  10— Tuesday.  2  V.  M.  Diblo  House,  Fourth  Avenue,  New 
York.  We  attended  tho  monthly  meeting  ot  the  Managers  of  the  Board  of 
Missions. 

Febrfakv  11  ANi>  l-J^Ash  Woilnosday,  and  Thursday.  Journey  from 
New  York  to  Springfield.  W»»  may  remark  that  railroa*!  trav«'l  is  irksomt; 
to  us,  an«l  hence  we  regard  su«h  a  trip  as  penitential  (lisciptine. 

KEHHrAKY  12— Thursday.  Received  the  Rev.  R.  G.  Hamilton  on  letters 
dimissory  from  the  Diocese  of  Albany.  The  Rev.  Mi-.  Hamilton  has  been, 
for  some  weeks,  energetically  .it  work  in  St.  Andrew's  Parish,  Edwardsville. 
We  give  him  a  heartv  welcome.     May  (iod  l>less  him  and  his  work. 

Febicuarv  1.')— First  Sunday  in  Lent.  SpringtioM.  Pro-Cathedral.  11 
A.  M.  We  jireached  and  celebrated  tho  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  in  the 
celebration  by  the  Ptoctor.  the  V^mk  Archdeacon  Taylor. 

Febkiaky  17— Tuesday.  Chicago.  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
We  delivered  three  lectun?s  from  10  A.  M.  to  I  P.  M.  7::{<)  1*.  M.  Acting 
for  the  Bishop  of  Chicago,  who  is  absent  from  his  Diocese  in  consequence 
of  sickness,  we  preached  in  Trinity  Church,  Aurora,  the  Rev.  Charles  Hol- 
brook.  Rector,  confirmed  and  addres.sod  twelve.  The  Roctor  was  assisted 
in  the  service  by  the  Rev.  Mi*.  Clarke,  a  venoratde  Deacon,  nearly  eighty 
years  of  age.  He  tc>ok  orders  late  in  ViU)  that  he  might,  as  far  lus  practica- 
ble, be  useful  in  the  parish.  The  choir  of  surpliced  men  and  boys  was 
admirable  in  every  way;  especially  is  their  conduct  to  be  commended. 
From  the  moment  they  donned  their  surplices  until  they  took  them  off, 
they  were  quiet,  and  this  silence  reigned  spontimeously;  th(>re  were  no  ad- 
monitions, oft- repeated  "silence,  l)oys;"  there  was  no  scolding,  no  confu- 
sion, no  rushing  about.  As  might  be  expected,  the  same  reverent  behavior 
went  with  them  into  the  church,  and  was  maintained  to  the  end.  The 
boys,  when  the  final  prayer  was  said  in  the  choir  room,  did  not,  before  the 
"amen  "  died  upon  the  lips,  begin  to  remove  their  surplices,  but  in  an  or- 


HlSHO!»   OF   SPHlNCiFlFLD. 


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derlv  man.ier  took  them  olY  as  though  they  were  reluctant,  rat  er  than 
eager,  to  go  away  f  ron.  G-  .ds  Hous.^      The  Rector  and  his  wife  kindly  <'n- 

^Teb^'^^y  18-Wednesdav.  An  early  departure  from  Aurora  brought 
„s  to  the  Seminarv  in  Chicago  in  time  for  our  three  lectures  between  the 
hours  of  10  A  M.  and  1  P.  M.  At  4  P.  M.  we  took  the  train  for  Elgin,  where 
we  were  the  guest  of  Ju<lge  Sherwood,  and  en.^yed  the  delightful  hospi- 
talitvof  himself  and  family.  7::U)  P.  M.  After  Evens<mg  by  the  Rector, 
the  Rev  J.  Stewart  Smith,  we  confirmed  and  ad<lressed  iomtoeu  Ihe 
,hurch  was  filled  with  a  devout  and  attentive  congregation,  and  few  Rectors 
ean  be  found  more  self-consecrated  to  their  work.  We  were  glad  to  learn 
that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Smith  enjoyed  a  well-earned  rest  and  vacation  m  Euro- 
Doan  travel  last  summer. 

KEHBrAKV  V.)-Th.ns.la> .     Wo  lof,  Elgiu  at  ('.aT  A.  M.  '""I  -■■•''»  °"' 
loclurc  .■„„„,  in  Clm-ago,at  «,<•  Son.inary   iM-fce  10  <"^^ock^.ll.     ^^e  de- 
livore,l  tluo.^  h-cU..-es  .lurinK  Uuoo  hours,  an.l  w.to  through  at  1  1 .  M.     At 
8  r  M    after  Ev.M,s,.ns  by  th<.  liov.  Chariot  J.  A.lams.  tho  Roctor,  assisted 
hvU,,.  Rov.  W.H.Mooro,  Roctor  of  Calvary  Church,  Mr.  lomborton,  the 
Lector,  roadh.g  tho  loosens,  we  proachod,  coullnuod  and  addressed  twojve 
The  nisht  wa   oxtr...nelv  inclon.ont,  in.loo.l  the  mo>5t  stormy  of  the  .e..^n, 
.^JhU  the  attendance  .a.  K-L  and  wo  wore  ,hu.  to  see  «.at  tho  Rector 
seon,ed  to  bo  building  his  parisl,  St.  Lukes,  on  sohd  foundations  ^^en- 
jove.l.  after  the  sovice,  a  pleasant  hour  of  social  .ntorcourso  wUh  th.  Rev. 
Mr.  M.K,re  and  his  wife,  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  and  Mrs^  Adams,  n.    he  r«. 
FFBRr  UiY  20-  Chicago.     Western  Theological  Semniary.    ^V  e  d.Oue.ed 
I    t         f         10  \  M  to  1  r  M     From  :i  to  i  P.  M.  we  were  in  con- 
terlnco  wir  MrHor,;je'  G.  Chase  in  reference  to  a  benelieont  scheme 
w^l    he  contemplates  carrying  out  for  the  benetlt  ot  Southern  lUmo.s. 
May  God  bless  our  purpose,  and  crown  our  efforts  with  abundant  success 

FEBRf  u«  2-2-Second  Sunday  in  Lent.    Champaign.    Fanmanu<,l  Church, 
tho  Rov  Dr.  Dresser,  D.'an  ot  Bloomington,  Rector.    Early  celebration  by 
To  Dean  at  7  A.  M.;  Matins  at  9  ;  second  colebi.tion  and  "'"-"t- "J  * 
Do.acon  at  10:M»  A.  M.    We  preached,  and  assisted  by  tho  Rev.  Di  Dresser, 
we  celbrated  the  Holv  Eucharist.    After  the  Epistle,  we  ordained  as 
Deacon  Mr.  Frederick  Higginbottom  Burrell.    The  Dean  presentee!  the 
Ta  liate  and  sal,,  the  Litany.    The  day  was  fair  and  mi  d,  the  church  was 
full  and  the  services  were  hearty  and  satisfactory.     Tho  music,  with  the 
1  by  Mr.  Rice,  was  especially  good.     We  wish  the  -^^ung  D-ou 
God  speed     His  f.eKl  of  labor  is  a  large  one,  and  scarcely  full  ot  promis 
He  nids  the  prayers  an.l  the  alms  of  the  faithful  t..  si^tain  him^    May  he 
receive  them.     We  desire,  if  we  can  effect  it,  U.  give  the  «- .^k  BuneU 
the  benefit  of  a  year's  instruction  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
Who  will  give  us  $200  to  enable  us  to  accomplish  this  object . 


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VISITATIONS    AM)    A(  TS. 


]2  M.  Wr  met  the  Siinduy  School,  ami  said  a  ^'^^  umi.I^^  of  jLjroeting  to 
the  dear  children  and  their  teaehers. 

7:30  1*.  M.  In  tlie  same  clmieh.  After  Evensoni,'  by  the  Kector  and  the 
newly  ordained  Deaeon,  the  Kev.  Mr.  Bunell,  we  preache<l,  confnined  an<l 
addressed  seven.  The  faithful,  hard -working' Dean  and  his  equally  labo- 
rious wiu'.  are  r«'ai»intJ  tlw  rieh  rewanl  of  their  perseverance  and  devotion 
in  the  r»'spect  and  ♦'steera  of  the  entire  conmnniity.  and  the  steady  growth 
oftlu'ir  Mission,  .\fter  the  services  of  the  day  were  ovrr.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Naughton  welconu'd  the  pari.shioners  to  their  elrgant  hoiu«'  to  meet  tho 
Bishop,  and  afford  him  the  privilege  and  pleasure  of  greeting  thom  socially. 
Fehiuakv  21— Monday.  4  P.  M.  llantoul.  St.  Paul's  Church,  tlie 
Kev.  Dean  Dres.ser  in  charge.  After  a  brief  service  by  the  Pt«'v.  Mr.  IJur- 
rell,  we  t-onfiiniod  and  ad«lres.sed  liv«'  presented  by  the  Uev.  Dr.  Dresser. 
1::W  P.  M.  Sam.'  chunh.  Tho  Rev.  Dr.  Dn's.ser  and  the  Kev.  Mr.  Burrell 
.said  Evensong,  and  we  preached  to  a  very  larg«'  «Mmgregation.  After  the 
Second  Lesson  we  baptized  Edson  Corlies,  the  four-year  old  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jerome.  The  litth'  <me  aske<l,  in  a  whisper,  when  he  had  beenchrist- 
ened,  "Am  I  now  the  child  of  Gotl?"  Through  the  kin«lness  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Chaml>erlain  wr  enjoyed,  after  the  service,  Iho  very  great  {)leasure  of 
meeting  many  of  our  fri«'n«ls  in  Bajitoid  at  their  comfortable  an<l  hospita- 
ble home,  and  among  tluMu  we  were  espeeially  glad  to  see  Miss  Lucy 
Penlield.  on  a  visit  to  her  friends. 

Febkiahv  21— St.  Matthias  Day.  Tuesday.  Same  chureh.  7  A.  M. 
Assisted  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  P>urrell,  we  «'elebrate«l  the  Holy  p:ucharist  Mr. 
and  Mrs    Davis  kindly  entertiiined  us. 

7:.']U  P.  :M.--Thoma.sboro.  St.  Thoma.s"  Church.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  ]>urrell,  we  preached.  The  Mission  is  doing  well  aii<l  the  fruit  of 
faithful  labor  will  appear  in  due  time. 

Fehkiaiu  25— Wcdnes<lay.  Manslh'ld.  Christ  Church.  7::J(»P.  M.  Af- 
ter Evensong  by  the  Missionary  in  charge,  the  R<'v.  Dr.  Dresser,  we 
prea»'hed  to  a  large  congregation.  A  numl»er  of  the  ladies  of  Champaign 
accompanied  us  to  Mansli«dd,  and  our  generous  host,  Mr.  AVjick,  who  enter- 
tained us  at  tea.  regretted  that  there  were  not  more  of  us.  The  venerable 
Mrs.  Mansfield,  who  was  largely  instrumental  in  securing  funds  for  the 
erection  of  the  chureh,  resides  here,  although  we  regret  to  say  .she  is  far 
from  well. 

Feijki.vky  24— Thursday.  Tu.scola.  St.  Stephens  Church.  7:30  P.  M. 
The  Rev.  F.  H.  Burrell.  our  lecently  ordained  Deacon,  said  Evening  Prayer, 
and  we  preticheci.  During  the  sermon  an  alarm  of  fire  greatly  reduced  our 
congregation,  since  everj'one  supposed  that  it  might  be  his  hou.*e  which 
was  burning,  an<l  lutstened  away  to  a.sceitain.  We  all,  preacher  and  people, 
appreciated  the  situation,  and  though  |we  say  it  ourselves,  behaved  ver\' 
well  under  the  circumstances.  We  hav(^  gooil  hope  of  reviving  the  work  in 
Tuscola,  and  have  the  faith  to  l>clieve  that  the  good  seed  sown  there  by 
zealous  works  in  the  past,  will  yet  ]>ear  fruit,  and  that  we  shall  ere  long  see 


lUSHOl*    OF   SPKl.MJFlKLl). 


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St.  Stej.hens  Mission  a  self-supporting  j)arish.  We  wish  some  wealthy 
parish  in  the  East  would  adopt  Tuscola  iis  a  foster  child  for  four  or  five 
vears,  and  supply  live  hundred  dollars  annually  to  keep  a  clergyman 
in  residence.  At  the  end  of  this  period  the  child  would  have  grown  to  ma- 
turity, and  be  able  to  tsike  care  of  itself.  The  Beach  House  is  our  homo 
in  Tuscola,  and  we  gratefully  remember  our  indebtedness  to  Mrs.  Beach 
an«l  her  daughter  for  their  long-continued  and  unllagging  kindness  to  us. 

FEimrAiiY  27-Arcola.     Christ  Church.     7:30  P.  M.     The  Rev.  Mr.  Bur- 
rell said  Evensong,  and  we  preached  io  a  crowded  congregation.     Dr.  Polk 
and  his  delightful  fandly  were  our  hosts.     It  is  very  charming  to  visit  our 
friends  in  Areola.     New   York,   Delaware  and  Xoilh  Carolina  (!ome   into 
vi«'W  as  well  as  Illinois.     There  was  no  confirmation,  but  this  was  not  be- 
cause there  are  no  persons  who  ought  to  be  confirmed.     There  are,  and  if 
these  words  meet  their  eyes,  we  hop<'  and  pray  that  they  will  take  them 
home,  and  will  at  once  acknowledge  that  duty  to  God,  to  their  own  souls, 
rwul  the  souls  of  those  around  them  in  the  example  which  they  set,  which 
will  constrain  them  to  keep  their  baptismal  covenant  and  go  forward  in  the 
Christian  life,  and  take  the  steps  to  which  tln'y  are  irrevocably  committed 
bv  solemn  promise.     Tus<'ola  and  Areola  are  now  vacant.     We  propose  to 
supply  them,  as  far  as  a  Dea.-oii  can  do  so,  after  Easter,  with  the  st^rvices 
of  the  Uev.  Mr.  Burrell. 

Maik'H  1— Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  I'aiis.  Grace  Church,  the  Kev.  John 
H.  Molineux,  Kector.  We  arrived  yesterday,  and  were  the  guest  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  ShoafT.  7  A.  M.  Assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  cclebiated  th(^  Holy 
Evicharist  with  a  large  number  of  the  faithful.  11  A.  M.  We  a.ssisted  at 
the  second  celebration  ar.d  preached,  Matins  having  been  said  at  9::}0  A.  M., 
when  we  met  with  the  Sunday  School  and  made  an  address.  At  3  P.  M.  we 
enjoyed  a  profitable  call  ui>on  a  devoted  parishioner  who  was  ill  in  her 
room.  7  P.  M.  After  EviMisong  by  the  Kector,  we  preached.  The  congre- 
gations w<'re  large  n^u\  v.-,,-  Rectors  S"lf-denying  labors  are,  we  trust, 
bearing  good  fruit. 

March  2— Monday.  Mattoon.  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  John  H.  Mo- 
lineux,  Missionary  in  charge.  7:30  P.  M.  After  Evensong  by  the  Mis- 
sionary, we  preaciuHl,  confirmed  three,  and  aihlressed  them.  There  was  a 
h«rge  att<'ndance.  Would  that  people  would  profit  by  what  they  hear,  and 
as  the  result  <*f  hearing,  ask.  what  shall  we  do?  and,  when  told,  do  it.  In 
that  event,  large  congregations  wouUl  .sUmd  for  moiethan  they  do  now. 
Our  dear  Rector  and  Missionary  took  care  of  us  in  Mattoon. 

March  4— Wednesday.  Springfield.  We  received,  on  letters  of  trans- 
fer from  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  Mi;.  John  Chanler  White,  witli  full  literary 
qualifications,  a  member  of  the  Senior  Class  of  the  General  Theological 
Seminary.  We  al-o  licensed,  as  Lay  Readers,  Mr.  A.  E.  Beniley,  of  Spring- 
field,  and  Mr.  Charles  Jacob  Shutt,  of  Paris. 


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\  ISITATIONS    AND   ACTS. 


Mahch  5— Tluiistlay.  Ilic  llev.  L.  E.  Joliiist<»n  l«*fl  us  for  his  new 
chargo,  Holy  Trinity  Parish,  Danvilhs  III.  The  IW\.  K.  (1.  Hamilton. 
Il«K-t<>r  of  St.  Amlrow's  Church,  Edwanlsvillo,  lat«'  of  tin*  Diocese  of  Albany, 
made  us  glad  with  a  call. 

March  «*)— Friday.  The  Rev.  IJcnjiunin  Ilutchinschvinised  at  Albion.  He 
was  born  in  1804,  on  the  22d  of  March,  and  we  had  arranged  to  please  the  dear, 
good  old  man  and  beloved  Presbyter,  to  hold  a  special  visitation  at  Albion 
on  the  22(1  and  23d  of  March,  so  as  to  ])e  witli  him  on  the  occasion  of  hi.-. 
87th  birthday.  But  God  willed  otherwise  and  the  faithful  niiniste!-  of 
Christ  celebrated  his  anniversary  in  better  society  than  rarth  rould  sup- 
ply, we  have  no  reason  to  doubt. 

March  8— Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  A.M.  ^It.  Vmion.  Trinity  Churrii. 
th»'  Rev.  P.  St.  M.  Podmore,  Missionary  in  charge.  Assisted  by  the  Mi.--- 
sionary,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Twelve  were  in  attendance. 
JO::i()  A.  M.  After  Matins  by  the  Misslonaiy,  assisted  in  the  Lessons  by 
our  Lay  Readers,  Mr.  W.  W.  Way  an<l  Mr.  F.  Caiden,  we  pn^ached,  con- 
lirmed  and  addressed  two.  Mr.  Simmons,  our  oxtiellent  Warden,  actuulK 
vacab'd  his  room  at  the  hot<'l  on  our  behalf,  and  of  course  we  found  and 
tMijoyed  most  comfortal>le  <iuart«»rs.  Steady,  pei'seveiirig  work  alone  will 
secure  results  in  Mt.  Vernon,  or  indeed  elsewh«'n'.  7::>U  P.  M.  BelleVilh*. 
St.  George's  Church,  vacant.  The  Rev.  Mr.  I'odmore  kiidly  accompanied 
us  to  Belleville,  and  t(M)k  the  evening  servic*'  for  us.  After  th<i  Second 
Les.son,  we  bapti'/<Ml  Miss  Patience  Eugenia  Gaimon  and  preached.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stueke  kindly  entertained  us.  Since  our  vi.sitation  we  have  Imm'h 
able  to  send  a  clergyman  to  Belleville.  We  wish  him  success,  and  indrcd 
we  feel  sure,  that  with  such  faithful,  d«>vot<«d  .souls  as  thon;  are  in  St. 
George's  Mission  to  help  him,  our  new  Missionary,  the  IW\.  Alexander 
Crone,  will  and  njust  bo  en«*ouraged. 

March  9-Monday.  AV«'  reached  Albion  at  1:10  A.M..  to  attimd  th< 
fmieral  of  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Hutrhins.  The  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church 
entertained  us.  At  7  A.  M.  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  b\ 
the  Rev.  J.  N.  Chesnutt.  Later  in  the  morning  we  passe«l  a  delightful  hour 
with  Mi's.  Hutchins,  so  long  the  faithful  an<l  devoted  wife  of  our  deceaseil 
brother.  We  left  her  with  God's  blessing,  calm  ami  n>sig!ied.  At  2:oO 
P.  M.  the  funeral  service  was  held  in  St.  John's  Church,  which  Mr.  Hutchins 
served  so  long  and  so  well.  The  Rev.  W^  H.  Tomlins,  a  pioneer  Rector,  now 
of  East  St.  Louis,  said  the  opening  sentences  ;  the  Yen.  Archdeacon  Frost, 
of  Carlyle,  nwi  the  Lesson  ;  we  delivered  an  address,  and  at  the  grave 
committed  the  body  to  the  earth  and  gave  the  benediction,  the  Ven.  Arch- 
deacon Davenport  saying  the  prayers.  The  R«'v.  Mr.  Chesnutt  had  charge 
of  the  seniees,  and  all  things  were  <*onducted  in  a  most  seendy  and  dig- 
nified manner,  as  became  the  honor  due  to  the  venerable  servant  of  God, 
whose  mortal  remains  wert^  tend<M  ly  and  r«»verently  borne  to  their  last 
resting  place  on  earth.  The  clergy  in  attendance  beside  the  Bishop  wen; 
the  Venerable  Archdeacons  Frost  and  Davenport,  the  Rector,  Dean  Ches- 


niSMOP   or   SPKINGFIELI). 


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nwtt  the  Rev  Messrs.  Tomlins  an<l  Podmore,  Presbyters,  and  the  Rcn  . 
John  McClurkin,  Deacon,  of  Mt.  Carmel.  More  would  have  been  present 
luid  not  sickness  dotaino<l  som<^  an<l  distance  and  the  duties  of  Lent  kept 

others  away.  ,     .i     n        i> 

MuiCH  10--Tucsday,     McLeansboro.     St.  James    Church,  the  Lev.      . 
St  M  Podmore,  Missionary  in  charge.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rev  Mr 
Podmore  we  preached.     We  hope  soon  to  have  a  rectory  hen.  worthy  of 
t  ho  beautiful  chvnch,  beside  which  it  will  be  erected  on  ground  generously 
.iven    for  th.^  purpose  by  Mrs.  H.  G.  Chase,  a  relative  of  the  late   Mr. 
Kickords.     Thus  our  departe<l   friend,  whom   we   honored   and   loved  in 
lite  though   dead,   still  si.eaks   through  the  generosity  of  another.      The 
.veiorv  when  built,  is  to  be  a  memorial  to  the  only  child  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
PHke  a'  nobh'  vouth,  whose  memory  will  thus  bless  McLeansboro.    We 
nlod  $.-)00  more' to  complete  our  rectory.     Who  will  give  a  helping  hand  to 
honor  Pake,  and  gladden  the  desolate  hearts  of  his  desolate  parents  ^ 

March  ll-Wednesdav.  Enfield  (new  field).  The  Rev.  Mr.  Podmoiv 
•u-companied  us,  and  we  were  most  hospitably  entertained  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Miv  T'JOP  M  We  held  service  and  preached  to  a  crowded  congrega- 
tion in  the  CumberlaiKl  Presbyterian  church,  khidly  loaned  to  us  for  the 
purpose  This,  we  believe,  was  the  first  visitation  ever  made  by  a  Bishoi» 
of  our  communion  to  Enfield.  We  sincerely  hope  that  it  may  not  be  the 
last.    May  God  help  us  to  plant  the  Church  in  new  fields,  and  strongtln-n 

and  build  her  up  in  the  old. 

March  12-Thursdav.  Carnii.  Guests  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.E.  Hay,  jis 
usu-d  This  visit  to  their  house  is  the  brightest  and  best  w  i<-h  xvi^  have 
hitherto  made,  for  the  reason  that  our  dear  host  allowed  us  the  privilege  of 
making  him,  bv  Holy  Baptism,  the  child  of  God.  The  mere  record  of  our 
services  will  show  our  cause  for  joy.  :5:r,0  P.  M.  In  the  partor  of  our  host  s 
home  we  baptized  Mr.  Franklin  Ewing  Hay,  in  the  presence  of  his  wife 
and  a  number  of  friends.  We  have  no  church  edifice  in  Carmi.  7::W  P.  M 
1.1  the  Y  W.  C.  T.  U.  Hall,  aft.r  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Podmore  and 
tho  Rev   Mr.  McClurkin,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  six. 

March  I'J-Fndav.  Left  Carmi  at  2  P.  M.  in  a  severe  snow-storm,  and 
through  delays  occasioned  by  the  violence  of  the  weather,  we  wer^  all  the 
(lav  on  our  journey  up  to  a  late  hour  at  night. 

M.RCH  U-Saturday.  Springfield  up  to  12  oclock  noon,  when  we  left 
for  Chicago  to  olliciate  for  our  dear  brother  in  the  Episcopate,  Bishop 
M,-Laren  who  has  been  ill.  Before  leaving  our  See  city  wt.  received  per- 
sonally, and  received  canonically  from  the  Lord  Bishop  of  London  tJie 
Rev.  Alexander  Crone,  Presbyter,  whom  we  send  to  assume  chargo  of  St. 

G<'orge's  Mission.  Belleville. 

MrRCHl.>-Fitth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Chicago.  7  P.M.  We  attx^nded  the 
cc^lebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  chapel  of  the  Westein  'H^^oh^gical 
Seminarv  10::U)  A.  M.  St.  Andrew's  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm.  C.  De\\  itt. 
Rector   '  Aft.r  Matins  and   Litany,  said  by  th<>  Rev.  A.  G.  Singsen.  we 


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prrarlii'd,  cuiilinnod  and  midn'ssrd  nincU'fUi.  Tin*  lUeior  wsis.  uiifoi In- 
nately, illin  l»od,  and  his  <'nfoicrd  absence  at  such  u  time  from  his  flock 
\vas  a  severe  trial  to  his  patienc<!  and  resignation.  We  had  the  pl«?a8ureof 
visiting  him  after  the  semce,  and  giving  him  our  eongnitulations  on  the 
sohd  success  which  seem?  to  attend  iii^  Jailors  in  a  «litVu-uIt  field,  and  in- 
voking upon  Idni  our  blessing.  We  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  Mr.  ('amei\>n 
and  his  niece  at  dinner.  Tliey  are  parishioners  of  St.  Andrew's,  an<l  ac- 
count for  the  success  of  St.  Andrew's  Chun-h.  With  such  people  to  help, 
an   ♦•arnest    Prirst    like   tin-    1{<'\.  Mr.  I)<'Witt    must,  with  (UmI's   Massing, 

succeed. 

4  P.  M.  St.  Luk«''s  H<>spital.  In  tlu'  rjiaiiel  of  Ihis  m.^litution  we  «*on- 
iirmetl  and  addn'ss<'d  ten  pr.'s«'nted  t.y  th(!  «'haplairi,  the  Kev.  Percival 
Mclntyre.  We  were  gla<l  to  grert  several  of  our  old  friends,  and  hist,  but 
not  least.  th«'  Father  of  thr  Hospital  w«'  may  call  him.  and  <»ur  a.ssociaU>  and 
classmate  i!i  the  Seminary.  St.  Luke's  is  a  blessing  to  the  State,  as  well 
as  th»M'ity.  We  owe  it  a  <h'bt  of  gratitude  for  th«'  generous  help  it  has 
extended  to  u^.  Wr  shared  with  Mrs.  I-airbank  aii<l  family  the  r«'st  and 
refreshment  of  their  eh-ganl  home  until  night  scrvii'e. 

7:1^0  P.M.  St.  Clement's  Church.  After  short  srivie*'  sung  by  tlw 
Re«'tor  the  K««v.  Canon  Knowles  we  preached.  <'ontiinied  and  addiessed 
Iwentv-six.  AVe  need  not  sav  that  th»>  musi*-  was  excellent,  but  we  may 
riiUl  that  the  conduct  of  the  choir  was  .Mich  as  beeomes  thos«'  who  sing  the 
praises  of  (iod.  It  was  a  great  romfort  to  be  with  Canon  Knowles  and  se«' 
his  work,  and  think  of  thr  ol«l  days  when  h«'  was  in  the  New  York  Seminal y 
and  began  his  labors.  We  w»t«-  glad  to  gn-rt,  aftrr  service.  Mi.  (b'orge  A. 
Armour  and  his  wife  who  had  <*(»me  miU'stso  great  is  tiie  extent  of  Clu- 
cago)  from  the  North  Sid.'  t«.  Im.  present  in  tln'  Church  which  they  love  so 
well,  and  for  whicli  they  have  done,  and  arc  doing,  so  nmch.  When  wc  ^vi^ 
our  dear  friends,  we  unconsciously  think  of  the  ruler,  wh.»se  praise  is  in 
the  Gospel,  who  built  a  synag«.gue  for  the  .lews. 

M\U(H  17  -Chicago.  Western  Theological  bem.nary.  Wc  delivered 
three  lectures  during  three  consecutive  hours,  fiom  10  A.  M.  to  Id  1*.  M. 

M.\KCH  IS -We«lnes(hiy.  Sprimilicld.  In  the  afternoon  we  enjoyed,  for 
an  hour,  the  company  of  the  Old  Ladies'  Society  of  St.  Paul's  Pro-Ca- 
thedral. This  is  a  most  excellent  As.sociation.  and  has  done  a  great  d<'al 
of  i^ood,  (luietly  and  [.erseveringly.  U>v  years.  If  there  are  afiy  old  ladies 
in  other  parishes  and  missions  of  the  Diocese,  we  would  respectfully  rec- 
ommeml  thom  to  coi)y  the  example  of  our  t)id  ladies  of  St.  Paul's  and 
associate  themselves  together  for  good  works. 

Maiu^H  22— Palm  Sunda\ .  Albion.  St.  John's  Church,  the  Picv.  J.  N. 
Chesnutt,  Rector.  9:oO  A.  M.  "NVc  attended  Matins  said  by  the  Hector  and 
the  Rev.  J.  McClurkin,  Dea(H)n.  10:30  A.  M.  Assisted  by  the  Rector  and 
the  Rev.  J.  McClurkin,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  preached. 
3  P.  M.  We  attended  the  Sunday  School,  and  addressed  the  children.  We 
were  glad  to  see  a  large  nund.er  present,  and  intelligent  young  men  and 


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women  interesting  themselves  in  the  religious  training  of  the  young. 
7-30  P  M  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  conflnned  and  ad- 
dressed ten.  The  congregation  was  veiy  larrgc,  and  overflowed.  Exten- 
sive repairs  are  in  progress  upon  the  building,  and  when  completed,  the 
old  church  will  be  rejuvenated.  We  came  at  this  time  to  St.  John  s  Church 
in  obedience  to  a  promise  made  to  the  venerable  Rector  Emeritus,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Hutchins,  that  we  would  pass  his  next  birthday  (March  23d)  with  him. 
God  willed  otherwise,  and  took  him  ere  the  day  came. 

Makch  23 -Monday.  Mt.  Carraol.  This  Mission  is  in  .'harge  of  the 
}iev  John  McClurkin,  Deacon,  who  has  kept  the  little  flock  together  and 
supplied  services  gratuitously  for  a  long  period.  We  are  sincerely  grateful 
to  him.  7:30  P.  M.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chesnutt  and  the 
Rev  Mr  McClurkin,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

March  24 -Tuesday.     Mount  Carmel.     9  A.M.    Assisted  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  McClurkin.  we  ceh^brated  the  Hoiy  Eucharist  and  ma<le  an  address- 

Fifteen  communed.  ^m    •  f 

Mak.h  2r>-WVdnes.lay.  Feast  of  the  Aunun.'iation.  Carlyh'.  Christ 
Church  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Frost,  Rector.  We  attended  celebration  ol 
the  Hol'v  Eucharist  at  8  A.  M.  7:30  P.  M.  After  Evensong  by  the  Rector, 
we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight.  Our  st,ay  at  Carlyle  was 
a  visitation,  since  it  lasted  for  two' full  days.  Our  kin<l  hosts  did  not 
apparentlv  account  it  long,  for  they  dhl  all  in  their  power  to  tempt  us  to 
remain  longer.  It  is,  the  rectory  of  Carlyle,  presi.led  over  by  dear  M.-. 
Fro.st,  a  delightful  home.  ( Iod  bh-ss  our  venerable  Presbyter  and  his  .-.d- 
uiirable  wife.     May  they  long  \>o  with  us. 

March  2(J-Maundy  Thursday.  East  St.  Louis.  St.  Marys  Mission. 
the  Rev  W  11.  Tomlins,  Missionaiy.  7:30  P.M.  After  shortened  Even- 
song we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  fifteen.  The  chapel  w.-.^ 
<.rowded,  and  we  have  seldom  held  a  confirmation  which  se(^mel  to  prom.se 
better  results  in  the  future  than  the  serious,  earnest  fa*M'S  of  men,  women 
and  children  who  lisb-ned  so  intently  to  our  words  of  counsel  after  the 

solemn  imposition  of  hands. 

MaK(-h  27-Good  Friday,  ha.ne  chapel.  «.»:30  A.  M.  We  said  the  ant<-- 
Communion  service,  th<^  Rev.  Mr  Tomlins  reading  the  Epistle,  and  preached. 
From  12  to  :>>  o'clock  we  gave  the  Meditations,  the  Rector  saying  the  prayers 
and  leading  in  the  hynins.  The  service  was,  in  every  way,  satisfactor>  A 
congregation  of  nearly,  if  not  quite,  seyenty-five  remained  thr.)uglH:ut  the 
entire  three  hours,  and  seemed  reluctant  to  leave.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Tomlms 
has  done  and  is  <loing  a  great  wo.k  in  this  Mission.  It  is  all  the  greater, 
because  it  has  l>een  slow.  He  ha?,  not  sought  immediate  results,  but  ha.s 
laid  his  foun<lations  deep  <lown  on  the  essential  principles  of  the  Chuv<-h  of 

Muu'H  29-Ea.ster  Day.  Springtiel.l.  11  .\.  M.  Pro- Cathedral,  the 
Ven  Dr  F  W.  Taylor,  Rector.  High  Choral  Celebration  of  the  Holy  Eu- 
charist       Afti^r  the  Cree<l  we  c<,nflrmed  twelv.^  and  addressed  them.     Tho 


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N  isnwiioNs   \.\h  .\(  rs. 


Aix-li<l«'ar<.>ii  a.^.-ii.->U(l  in  llio  LM'l<'hi"{iti<»n,  ami  [>irsciite«l  the  caiulidalcs.  TIk* 
rro-Ciitliodral  Is  in  [Atwr  of  a  Catlirdral  until  one  can  In'  hniit,  and  as  tli«' 
Mother  Cliun-h  (>f  the  l)io*-«'so  and  the  Bishop's  i^oat  ol"  onh'ial  <lnty  and 
dlj^'nity  an<l  honor.  h».'  and  his  rhniH-h  oiij,dit  to  icprosrnt,  fh<'  Chnrrli  in  Ik  r 
fn'st  cstat*-.  At  Piaster  this  was  done  The  vnuMahie  Kullding  was  s|il<'n- 
ilid  in  its  li^iits  and  tIow«>rs ;  thf  Bishop  was  aiiayt'd  in  his  propn-  vest- 
ments of  io«^h<'t.  stole,  fope.  nntn'  and  Episcojia!  linj^'.  Tt  «•  wliolo  s«ivi<;' 
was  j^rand.  and  as  far  as  our  pool'  rlToits  coulij  make  it  so,  worthy  of  the 
^n'at  Festival  and  of  tlh*  |)ioeese.  Tin'  Chureh  was  crowdr*!,  and  th<' 
Kector  announ»M'<l  that  lh«'  h«'avy  d«'bt  oikm»  n'stinj^on  th«>  palish,  had  Ium'Ii 
reduced  nion't  an  one-half.  After  th«' srivire  wc  eondnnrd  ono  in  private 
niakinj,'  thirtin,  for  St.  I'aul's.  7::;o  P.  M  Christ  Chuivli,  the  Kev.  F.  W. 
(Manipett,  Meefor.  .V  lar^e  eoni^regation  ,t,'reeted  us  in  tliis  new  and  beau- 
tiful cliuivh.  .Vinl.  better  still,  thej^lad  aniiouncenient  tliat  all  the  d<'bts 
of  the  palish  had  been  wipf**)!  out  l»y  olT«iin^s  durinj^'  the  day.  amountini; 
to  over  twenty-si.K  hundieil  dollais.  W*-  were  further  eiieouia^ed  by  the 
assurance  of  both  the  Ueetor  and  our  esteeim  d  friend.  Mr.  Ulubud  Wilson, 
that  Christ  Church  henceforth,  would  do  its  full  share  in  bearinj<  the  bui- 
deiis  of  the  D'.oceso.  Sevt'ii  were  eoiilirnied.  We  heartily  eon.Lriatulate 
the  Hector,  \N  ardens,  V«'stiy,  and  the  peo[tle  of  Chri.sl  Chuieh,  Spriii,<,dleld. 
and  pray  (hat  (iod  may  bless  th'  m. 

Mahcfi  :'.|  — Easter  Tuesday.  ::  !'.  M.  Chieaj^«».  IJenediction  of  the 
Sisters"  Hou.se  I  <  )rder  of  St  Mary  >,  by  the  JJishop  of  Chicai^o,  .\t  the  \\\- 
<iuest  of  the  JJishop,  we  delivered  the  address  on  the  cH'casion  The  Hous.- 
is  (h'sif^ned  for  the  Sisters'  iioine,  and  the  centre  of  mission  work  in  asso- 
ciatitm  with  tin*  Cathedral,  under  whos<^  shadow  it  is  built.  It  s^M'ined 
natural  that  we  shouM  be  [)reseiit  an«l  i^ive  expression  to  tiie  universal  j(  y 
with  which  the  dear  Sisters  were  welcomed  to  a  permanent  abiding.,'  plac«- 
in  tlie  great  city  of  Chicago.  The  world  lias  moved  since  tnst  our  lot  wa- 
providentially  cast  in  with  the  Order  of  St.  Mary,  when  we  became  Chap- 
lain of  the  House  of  Mercv,  X*'w  York,  in  l>f.7.  of  whi(;h  the  Sisters  were 
in  charge.  Then  so  strong  was  the  prejudice  against  Sisterhood,  that  we 
were  ot»iiged  to  sp<'ak  of  them  in  j»ublic  .is  "Christian  ladies,"  and  a 
brother  «'lergynian,  who  met  us  in  their  company,  and  whom  we  knew  well- 
refused  to  rect)gnize  us.  All  that  has  pas.sed,  and  now  religious  Orders  are 
not  only  tolerated,  but  approved.  Patient  contimiance  in  well-doing  has 
done  its  work,  and  a  few  women,  consecratt'd  to  Ciod  in  the  holy  bonds  of 
self-sacrilice,  havt»,  by  the  power  of  the  Holy  (llio.st,  wiougiit  wc)ndeis.  It 
was  to  us  a  joy  unspeakable  to  be  with  our  dear  IJiother  of  Chi«*ago  at 
such  an  hour  at  Eastertide,  so  full  of  promise  of  goo«l  works  in  the  future. 
Next  to  having  the  Sisters  of  St.  Mary  at  woik  with  us.  we  rejoice  in  their 
pres«'nce  in  Chicago. 

7:30  P.  M.  South  Evanston.  St.  Lukes  Church.  Kev.  D.  F.  Smith. 
Rector.  We  preached  at  the  reipiest  of  the  Bislujp  of  Chicago,  on  the  o«'- 
casion  of  the  institution  of  the  Ii<Mtoi.     The  Kev    I).  F.  Smith  we  found  in 


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,.  have  ever  felt  for  him  a  sincere  regard  lis  a 


f  I  .<ervin-  cler<'vman.     We  extend  our  congratulations  to  him  and  his 
irrel^Ih^ t :iW  on  the  success  with  which  .od   has  crowned  their 
,„il«l  lnl«>is  .-nrrioil  f.>.  war.l  in  loyalty  to  Hun. 
V,.mi.  1- -^V,Ml„..s.h.y,     Kvanst.m.     St.  Marks  CM,urol>    tl„.  K«v  A       . 

,  iu  .    Lc-tor.     10  A.  M.     l),..lic.aUon  of  .! hun-U  l.y  tlu-  U,.1k,,  M  (  1,,- 

':        '  "v  .  ,o„U  ,.a,t  in  ,!>,.  servioo.      :>  to  7  I'.  M.     I'uUli.  .-opUon  «,ven 
„  "  L    arisl,  to'r,i.n„s  ana  «.„.*.  a,  -.-„«  V^..C     W.;  a.ton...,!   anU  ,.- 
i;,v.-.i  t  ho  .■l.'«ant  lu-spitalitv  of  St.  Marks  for  a  l-w  nnnntos.     , ...  1 .  M 
'     n  K v..nso:,.  ...  ,nva.-l„..l.     Tin.  K.v.  A.  W.  Littl-  s..e>ns  o„ual  y  w.U 
,      .,t  .,niUin,,  a  ..onK.v«ation   an,l  .in.it-r  .InMn.  orn,s,,,r.  ,t.em  to 

',      ..r,i sWv's.inal,,.auti.a,.lunv,Ma,il,liu...aUo  nnlu 

„,,vlns  ,.x,-,.ll-nt  Look,    -lirasons  t,.r  l„MnK' a  t  Innvlnnati.      NVo  wue 

;;:,  J:Lts  or  ,1.,.  U...-tor  1  Mrs.  Liltl...  an.l  shall  long  r., nbor  th,s  oc 

•M^ion  as  a  viv  hapl'y  oni'. 

\l.„n,    .V-L,..    Snn.lav.      S.,rin«n,-hl.      rro-Ca.h..,iral.     11AM.     Th. 

V,;  ■  avlor  ...l,-l,ra.,.,l,  an,l  .,■  ,>r,.a..h,..l.     :'.  V.  M.     ..ro.<'ath,.Ua  . 

.  ,„  .sia..,i  on  tl...  «...asion  o,'  tin.  lnn..ra,  of  Mrs.  Lonisa  ^  '-'"-   >™ 

„,..  viaow  of  tin.  K-v.  Clu.r!..s  Dnssn-.  D.  1-..  Un-  iMst  Ko.-t,.r  of  St.  Pa  Is 

Ci  nl      Snrin,.|iWa,  111.    Th.  Von.  Dr.  Taylor  ,-o,niu..t...l  Iho  sem«..    Ms. 

.       ■■  a    in,  „.  wHi  aavanooa  in  yoars,  was,  ,„,  ,o  hor  last  ilinoss,  .vhu-h 

Is  V    ;•  hri-f,  :.n..  of  onr  go«c,-alion  in  tlu,n..ht  ana  foohn,-  an.   ...  nnss 

:    , .      ,s  01.1  p..rs.,n.  i..a,  as  ..n.-  ..f  ..nrs,.hvs.     H.t  ro-.or.l  n,  all  tho  r..la- 

,    ,  •  |ir,.hasl n  snc-h  that  «■..  iov  to  r,  .-ail  it.  an.l  ,1  ,s  a  pl,.asnr,.    ,. 

;:.;;„  ,1,....  an.l  n,or..  of  .,..r  lif..  ana  lahors.      H..r  ,.hi,.lr..n  ,  avo  a  Uvasu... 

ill  the  meniorv  of  such  a  mother. 

APKIL  C.  AN.>  7-Mon.lay  an.l  Tn..saay.    .r.n,rn,.y  t.,  N.  w  V.,rk  with  ..nr 
-i>.l..r,  win)  Inis  lieon  with  us  r.)r  a  visit. 

M.u...  liH-.  i.lav.     8  P.  M.     On  th.-  invitath.n  ..f  Mis.  G,..l._y,  w-  w.;.- 
„„;„..,s,   on  tin.  occasion  of  tho  JuUlc..  of  th..  Now  York  ^  " -".       J 
o.eivisos  w......  h..Ul  in  th.-  M..trop,>litan  Opora  Hons..,  an.l  bn.usht  tho  lOlh 

.,      pr  1    1841,  si.le  bv  siae  «ith  tho  ,(«h  of  April,  18.1.     As  a  boy  wo  r.- 

,:^  bo    »or  .-o  Oro.;i..y  W..11,  an.l  our  intorost  in  tho  .Tubil...  was  nnn^..  ,o, 

•   tho  fact  that  l.i«  only  surviving  ohiUl,  Miss  Gabr.ollo  Grooh-y,  ,..  , 

cl.'h«'n,an.an,l  is  sh.,rlly  to  n.arry  our  Clon.lenin,  whon.  we  roc.vo.l 

^   a  c  mli     to  for  Holv  Or.lors  fron.  tho  Pr.>sbytorians  and  oraa,ne.l  Doaoon 

,.?  r    o        n,l  who  s^.rvo..  with  us,  as  a  s<.„  with  a  father,  .iur.ng  tho  „^t 

v..ars  of  his  nnnisfy.    Failin..  h,.alth  a,,a  tho  no...l  of  a  n,.,ro  braou,,  oh- 

niat«.  ...mipi'llod  hin>  to  loav.'  us.   •  ,.       v     i       <f 

U-iui.  r'-Secon,l  Sun.lay  aft..r  Easf.r.    Wostchestor,  hew  Vnk.    St 
J.,  t.   -    CI  urch  ,h..  llov.  F.  M,  (  h  n.lonin.  Koctor,  an.l  the  Kov.  Ale.xan.lor 
M.MilanA^i^tanl.    Aft..r  Matins  by  the  Hector  and  Assistant,  wo  preach-.d 


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VIsriATIONS   A.\l»   ACTS 


a^d  celebrato.  the  Holy  Euchan.t.     The  Koet.,.-  a.s«i. i„  the  Euohan,ti,.- 

offloo     The  ofTering  was  n.os.  Ken...o,.«lv  give.,  to  us  for  th-  work  of  Mis 
tiiong  in  ourDio<ose.  t»  ui  Jii-.- 

ArmL  i:i-Mon,lav.    New  York.    Visited  the  Genemi  Theolo^jieal  Se.ni- 
'l^OihrrHarr''-     ""■"'■'■""  """  "'"■  ^•"""'^""'-'  '"■  ■'■  ^'-  ^^■' '^ 

Ai-RiT.   lO-Tliird  Sundav  afu-r  Kaster.     .J,ieks,.„vi]|,.      Tn„itv   Chnreh 
the    lev.  Or  K,dton.  K-.tor.     7  A.  ir.     We  eelebiatod  the  Holv  k.  ■       is  ' 

ass.st.,1    ,v  the  Keetor.      A  hu-ge  „ r  wa.  i„  a.t,.„danee.  an  exee,,,,,; 

•  sign  of  the  spuitiial  life  of  the  parish  ..::io  A.  M.  We  visifd  and  -.d 
dressed  the  Sunday  Sehool.  Th,-  attendan...  has  iu,.r,.ase,,,  and  the  n- 
sponses  were  p,„n,,,t  and  hearty.  l.,:.-iO  A.  M.  Alter  Matin.s  hvthe  lieetor 
we  preaehed.      T::!0  A.  M.     Alter  shortened  Evensong  hv  ,hi.  Uee,,,,-  w,.' 

()r«i„he,l,  eonhnned  an,l  a.ldressed  nine.     Th.-  ■•ongregations  were   lai 

and  the  parish  .seen.s  to  he  arou.sing  itself  tomeet  its  responsihili,ies"in 

sueh  a  e.ty  as  Ja,-ksonville.     We  1 -.1  n.ore  than  nnnors  of  a  I'arish  Mouse 

and  an  enlarged  .-haneel  t<.  aeeonnnodato  a  s.npliced  ehoirof  l.ovs      We 
connden  ly  expeet  to  see  the.se  things  ore  long.     We  enjoye,!  a  delightful 

v.s,t  at  te  Rectory,  and  renn. d  as  long  as  w 1,,  IL  0,.  gr^ 

hospitality  of  Mrs.  Fullori. 

A..m,    20     Monday.     Koodhou.s,..     ll,,-,.  „,.   I,,,v..  a  Mission  „,„|,.r  the 
care  of  the  Uev.  Dr.  Fulton.    7  P.  M.    Servi.-e  was  held  in  ,he  .  .pen,    1  .„    . 

t':°r":'^'  "r. :^  ^'>'  '"••  "■■■"-■'••"-•■ »:...  di,i  us  ,i i .n,.,,  ,.,„,■  ;r 

euig  presen    ,„  person  an,l  .,.lling  us  that  ,1,,.  s  .rvi,-,.  did   hin,  g I,  and 

tluu  he  hoped  we  would  eo.ne  ag,ii„.     The  Kev.  I,,..  |.-u„„„  sai,l  Tl ,l,.e 

tzj::;:!zL.  ""■ ' "  -  • -  "■  ^■■- — •  --■ 

Ha„„  ton,  Keetor  of  St.  An.lieWs  fhuivh.  Kdwanlsville.and  the  U  •  ,or\^: 

,>roa.-he.l,  eonlinne,!  and  ad,lressed  eleven.     T h,uvl,  was  full  to  ov," 

now,ng  an.1  the  service  was  hearty,     ft  was  , ,ig„uul  surp.i.se  tohe       ,. 

;":;;  "'",r^^':-  t'7'  '"""■'■^  "•  ""-^ ' • '"- "- ■  ^' ■• "---".. 

heart  of  o,  ■   n.o.st  -le.servmg  Priest  and  .Missionarv,   IVa,,  Wrigh,      Our 
^.sts  on  this  visit  „,  CollinsviMe  win  new  friends.  M,-.  ,,„„  M^  oJ^. 

su  e  t"  t  w  '"""""""  """  •^"•■'■^'   '•'""■'•■''•     ^V..  n, ,l„,r  help/and  fee. 

sure  tliut  wf  can  count  ujxmj  it. 

^Pm.  2.-Satuniav.     St.  Ma.ks   Day.     ^y.  were  oblige!   ,o  ,.,,..  ,„ 
f":      '•  I^'^'"'^  ^^t  to.  early  an  hour  to  enjoy  the  celebration  on  this  Fes- 

Hr....,un  .1    n,    |.s>.u-ason  th's.lay  tohe  conseerat..l  in  ohl  En.^lan.l-: 


BISHOP  OF  siM{iX(jni':iJ). 


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liishop  of  Koeheriter.  This  deprivation  suggests  one  of  the  hardships  of  a 
liishop's  lifo.  W»^  passed  most  of  the  day  with  our  Prosl>yter,  the  ind«^fatig- 
ablc  Rector  of  St.  Mary's  Mission,  East  St.  Louis,  the  llw.  W.  H.  Tonilins. 
APRiii  'if)— FourtI)  Sunday  idter  Easter.  Gillespie.  St.  John's  Ciiurch 
vaoant.  10:30  A.  M.  We  said  Matins,  assisted  in  the  Lessons  by  Mr.  Joliii 
If.  Simmons,  of  Bunker  Hill.  We  preached,  confirmed  and  address* 'd  nine, 
and  colebrat<'d  the  Holy  Eucharist.  A  large  num)»er  conununed.  We  were 
surprised  and  delighted  to  witness  the  signs  of  life  which  this  vacant  rarisli 
exhibitiMl.  While  in  Gilh^spie,  we  were  most  kindly  <>ntertained  by  Mr.  ]>. 
L.  Doi-seyand  his  son.  T::'.0  P.  M.  Bunker  Hill.  Onrist  Church,  vjicani . 
We  said  Evensong,  assisted  as  in  the  morninir  most  kindly  by  our  friend. 
Mr.  J.  H.  Sinmions,  and  after  th<>  second  lesson,  werec<Mved  intotlu^  Churcli 
CX>ra  Cordelia  Ht)rnsby,  who  had  been  baptized  in  private,  an  infant  of  les-, 
than  a  year  old.  We  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two.  Our  hosts 
were  Mr.  Simmons  and  Dr.  Horns1>y.  Gilles,.ie  and  liunktn-  Hill  would 
make  a  grand  field  'for  a  faithful  Priest.  Patient  labor  would  bring  forth  in 
no  long  time  fruit  that  would  remain. 

Apkil  27— Monday.     Bunker  Hill.     Christ  Church.     7  A.  M.     We  I'ele- 
brated  the  Holy  Eucharist.     A  large  number  communed. 

APKiii  28-Tuesday.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathe<lral.  2::{()  P.  "SI.  We  i»r.'-. 
sided  on  the  occasion  of  the  funeral  of  Mrs.  Sarah  lirown.  'VUo  loss  of  Mrs. 
Brown,  a  venerable  lady,  most  highly  esteemed  for  lu'r  woitli,  with  the 
I  revious  deaths,  within  a  brief  period,  of  the  aged  Mrs.  Dress.M-  and  Mrs. 
Campbell,  sadly  reduces  our  circle  of  old  ladies  in  Springfield.  Mrs.  Brown 
had  been  a  gnnit  sufferer  for  years,  and  was  withdrawn  from  social  life,  but 
her  many  friends  followed  her  into  her  seclusion,  and  when  her  health  per- 
mitted, found  rare  enjoyment  in  visiting  her  in  her  (piiet  and  lovely  home. 
.\PHiii  :W— Thursday.  Springfield.  Occupied  in  business  relating  to  a 
projected  Orphanage  for  bans,  as  a  memorial  of  the  late  Mr.  William  Biek- 
ords,  of  McLeansboro,  in  the  southern  part  of  the  State.  The  project  con- 
templates the  securing  of  Mr.  Bickord's  home  in  the  city  of  McLeansboro. 
and  raising  a  moderate  endowment  for  the  support  of  the  instituticm.  It 
we  succeed,  as  we  most  earnestly  hope  that  we  lUfiy.  we  shall  then  iiave 
two  Orphanages  within  the  limits  of  our  Diocese— that  of  the  Holy  Child. 
for  girls,  in  Springfield,  and  the  Orphanage  for  />oj/-*,  in  McLeansboro. 

May  :?-Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Alton.  St.  Paul's  Church,  Key.  H. 
B.  Goo<lyear,  Uector.  7:30  A.  M.  We  attended  eariy  celebration  by  the 
Hector.  9::}0  A.  M.  Brief  service  and  Sunday  School.  We  addressed  the 
children  and  were  glad  to  see  so  many  present.  Through  instruction  in  the 
Catechism  is  the  great  secui  ity  to  the  Church  from  a  human  point  of  \  iew» 
for  her  stability  in  the  future.  10::;0  A.  M.  After  Matins  by  the  Kei^tor, 
we  preached.  3:30  P.  M.  Accompanied  by  the  Bector  and  his  wife  and  a 
Springfield  friend,  Mrs.  Bentley,  we  visited  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  and  after 
Evensong,  preached  to  a  larg(>  congregation.  7:30  P.  M.  in  the  Pari.^h 
Church,  after  Evensong  by  the  Bector  we  ])reached.  addres-^sed  and  con- 


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\  ISII' ATloN-s    AM)    A(    rs 


irm.Mi>i\.  The  ct»M^Mv;,MLions  \v«'n>  lfii-^'«'.  aii.l  tli«'  ••afiu-st.  <-oiiS('ioMtious 
;alj<>rs  ».f  tli«'  Krrtor  ai.'  |>roi|iH-in^' tlu-ir  Ir^Mtimatc  ivsult  -slow,  stojuly  ami 
hralthy  j^rowth.  W*'  \\«'i«' iriiirli  plras.-r  to  s»m' th«'  hoaiitifiil  K.M'tory,  whicli 
it  will  !>♦•  n'lii.'miHiVil.  was  wi>'.-krii  l,y  a  liiml-slldo  hIhiuI  a  year  a^'o  n>- 
•  onHtnictrW  ami  (.t-ciipiiMl.  TIk-  |m>o|  Io  atv  l.ravrly  l.oarin^'  tlir  a«l(l.'<l  l.iir- 
<l<'n  of  payin.:;  For  a  s««('t)ii<l  Ii«'«-tory  in  tiHM'tiriLr  tho  cxpiMisf  of  icstorini,'  (Ik's 
tuiruMl  tMlilic,',  «|«Miinlis|i...|  in  a  rnoiiM'nt,  while  it  was  almost  m-w. 

May  I-  MonWav.     Jvlwar.lsvill  •.     St.  Amln-w's  (.'huivli,  tli.'  Uev.  i:.  G. 

Hamilton,  li.vtor.     Ti.iO  I*.  M.     W'Ui  Ev.-nsont<  l,y  the  Ueetor.  we  preach. -.1. 

I  lui  ehmvh  was  now.l.Ml,  an.l  tli.'  si^Mis  ot"  n-n.-wr.l  life   in  this  old   I'aiish 

A'«Te  stron^'.'i-  than  wr  have  yet  s«'en.     ihiv  visit  wasa  «h'li>,'htriil  (»n.'.     'Ih.* 

f  hrea<ls  of  ♦•njoynu-nt  aiv  easy  to  ^^'ath.-r  np.      First,  we  wvio  wriconu'd  hy 

Ih.'  new  irieiniilM-nt,  fresh  from  the  EH>t  with  his  hrave,  chcprv  w  f e ;  then 

\h  '  ehureh   had  b.-.n  put  in  ord«'r,  ami  th.'  ^'rounds  w«m«' improve<l.  and 

further,  lri«'nds  •^Mthered  aroiind  ii-  fiom  n<'i^'hl>oiin<^  plar.-s  to  t«'stif>-  thrir 

-•vm(>athy  and  ^^>od  will  in   th.'«-lTort    to  n-viv.'  and   huild  [i\>  Si.  Andrew's 

("hnrrh,  Hdwardsx  i!|,-.      Tli.'  K.'.-tor  <.f  Altini  kindly  wmt  with  us.  the  Krv. 

-Ml-.  Wri^'ht  and  wifo  drov.-  ov.-r  I  I  niil.s  fn.in  ( Jrrrnville.  and  fii.nds  eanx' 

tn.in  Collinsvillr.     It  is  a  nob  er  arhi.-vmi.'nt  to  revive  a  rnoiibuml  Mission 

«'r  Parish,  than  it   is  to  foun.l  on.'.     Th-  li.-v   Mr.  Haniilt..n  .I.'s.m\.'s  and  I 

am  sur.'  h«;  will  r.-e.-iv.*  th.-  sympathy,  ami,  if  n.'.-d  le.piires,  th.'  substantial 

h.'lp  .>f  his  brethr.'ii,  in  his  h.'roi.-  .'IT.Mt  !<>  i.-inslat.'  ainon^'  th."  living'  Tar- 

i'-h.'s.if  th."  I)io.-.'s.'.  Sf.  Andr.ws.  Kdwar.lsvill.'.     May  (Jod  b|..>saml  pros- 

ji.'r  Idm. 

May.")  -Tu.'sday.  Jcrs.'yvill.'.  Chiir.-h  of  th.'  Holy  Cross,  th.'  "R.'v.  J. 
1>.  Ilairison,  D.-an  <»f  Ch.'st.'r.  Missionary  in  ehar^'.-.  7:1.')  l\  M.  Aft.-i- 
Ev.>nson«4  by  the  D.an.  w.«  i  r.'aeh.'d.  eoidinn.'.l  an. I  a.hlr.'s.se.l  <'i<,'ht.  The 
rori^'r.'.i,'ation  was  lari,'.',  an.l  the  Mission  has  r.spon.hMl  nobly  to  Mr.  Har- 
rison s  z.'al.Mis  labors.  W,.  w.'r.'  tlu' ^'u.ss  ..f  Judi,'.'  Ba.t,'l.'y.  Onr  Mission 
lierehasafiitm-.'.     Th.'y  n.'.-d  a  ILn-tory  an.l  a  Missionary  ail  to  themselv.'s. 

May  (i-  W.'dn.'sday.  (•arrollt.>r».  Trinity  Church,  tlw  K.v.  D.-an  ITar- 
ris.»n.  Missi.ujary.  7::{0  V.  M.  After  Ev.'ns()n-  by  th.'  D.'an.  w.-  pivache.l, 
eonfirm.'d  ami  atldressi'd  six.  Mrs.  Hodg.s  .'iitertaine.l  us,  an.l  .)ur  enjoy- 
ment was  i^'r.'atiy  enhanced  by  the  pr.^sen.-.',  on  a  visit,  of  thos.'  who,  wh.'u 
M-.'  tirst  .'am.'  to  Illinois,  w.'r.^  .vouiif,',  nn»narri.'.l  t^drls,  dw.diin^'  in  this 
hospitabl.'  mansion  ;js  th.Mr  horn.'.  Amon^'  our  privila^'es  in  Oiirrollton  was 
the  sij^ht  of  dear  oM  C'apt.  Swon.  He  was  e.mfm.'.l  to  his  be.l  throu.uh 
botlily  w.»akm\ss.  I  u*  his  faith  was  strong',  and  our  blessin^M»f  peace seem.-.l 
the  expression  of  tlu*  (»ld  man's  horn.'.  D.'an  Harrison  seems  to  be  warmly 
appreciated  in  his  flel.l  of  hibor.  Hei«»  W(»  h.)pe,  ere  lonj,',  to  see  a  Kectorv 
worthy  of  the  city  .  n.l  th.'  Mission.  Carrollton,  too,  must  have  her  Hector, 
and  s.'rvices  without  int.'iruption. 

May  7— AFcnsi.m  Day.  Carrollton.  Trinity  Church.  Asslst.'d  by  D.\in 
Harrison,  w«»  clebrate.l  th.'  Holy  Eucharist.  Ther.'  was.  we  weie  .lelighte.l 
to  see.  a  lar<,'.»att.'n.lan.-.'  on  this,  .>neof  the  gr.'atest  festivals  of  the  Church. 


lUSIlor   Ol     SlM{l\(iKlE!J). 


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St  Loris   M-.     Trin'Uv  Clunvh,  th.-   U.-v.  Wni.  liard.-ns.  It.-ctor.     .:!.. 

,>  'm'      Preach.'d    bv  i..vltati.>u.  b.^fore  th.'  St.  IMul's  (Juild,  to  a  lar-  .M,n- 

M','^^di.m      Th..  .»fT.n-iM^?  Nvas  ^.'u.'rously  ^iv.'U  t.>  us  for  our  East  St  Louis 

Vis^si.m      our  d.-ar  ..Id  fri.-n.l,  Mr.  11.  P.  Johnst,.>n,  on.-,-  of  Si.r.n^dieM.  rml 

,.s";sw.'ent..r...lSt.L..uis.;M.d  look  up  to  his  h.mie  for  dinner,  ami  tlu'n 

w.-'w.-nt  to  b.',  th.'  .^'u.'st  ..f  Ih.'  K.'ctor,  in  his  n.'W  an.l  .-o/.y  h...ne.     Qmncy, 
^,,,,  ,.,,,, t,i,,,,t,u,.>. MUM.N'asur,.inth.'pr..s.-n.M..>f<Mu..>riH.rfaill.tulChurch- 

w..m.'n  Miss  \Villiams.M,,  who  liu  er.'.lfor  a  .lay  iu  St.  Louis  on  her  way 
,,.,ther"w..st.  liishon  Tuttle  an.l  his  ^^Uo  kindly  atten.hMl  th.^  s.'rv.c.'s,  ami 
_,.ow.-d  their  inl.'M'st  iu  our  East  St.  Louis  , St.  Mary's)  Mission.  Our 
.,,,,titud.'  is  .h..'  to  th..  liishop  of  Missouri  for  his  int.-rest  an.l  readv  h.-  p. 
::.th.'.'xt.-nt  ..f  his  ability,  iu  assisting  our  s.'lf-.lenv:..^  Missionary,  te- 
li.'v  Mr  T.»nr.ns.  iu  his  work  in  East  St.  Lo.iis,  in  reality  a  suburb  of  the 
.....at.-r  .-itv.  W.u.ld  that.tlM-  Church.u.'U  of  St.  Louis  wouUl  ivco^Mi.z.- 
Mu'irresp.Misibility  to  the  operatives  at  their  .lo..rs  as  th.-ir  n..b!e-heMrted 

liishop  «lo<'S.  and  follow  his  lea.l. 

Mays     Frhl.-.v       \.M.      W.  call.Ml  upon   liishop  TutUe.  and  1. >rtuuatelv 

,.;„„,  ^,i„,^,t,..m..',  ami  passed  a  idea^aul  and   pr.,tital>l.'  hour.     Th.-n    we 

were   .-.a.rt.'.H.slv    simwn   ov.'r   .    •■    Hoatmau's    Hank     an    iust.lulion    a. 

,h,.r<,uKhlv  an.l.-X4nisitelye.p.ipiM-.l   in  its  building  and  appointment-    -^ 

has.'ver.-om.'  .n.l.-r  our  obs.-rvation.     Our  thanks  are  due  t.>  Mr.  11 ,  - 

M.u   the  .-ashi.-r,  an.l  a  n..-.ub.-r  of  th.-  Vestry  of  Trinity  Chur.-h. 

7  15  1>.  M-r>elh-vill.v  St.  (r.M,rj;es  Missi.m,  Rev.  Ale.xaml.'i  Cr.a,.-.  M.>- 
^ionary  in  .-har^.-  Aft.^r  Ev.'uson^  by  th.'  Missh.nary.  w.'  p.whed.  .' 
...nt  to  B.'ll.-vUl.'  to  ^re.'t  th.'  K^'v.  Mr.  Cron.',  wh.>  has  n'cntly  e.un.-  lo 
u^  with  .'N.-,.  Ih-nt  r...'onun.'mlati.>..s  from  th.'  Lonl  Bish..p  of  Lond.,n.     We 

d  s.-aivelv  sav  that    we    we.v  ^ratili.Ml.     Mr.    Cmne's   simpl.'-h<'art<'d 

•arm-stn.'ss  an.l  .piiet  lif.'of  self-.h'nial,  sc-oiuld  by  his  iml.'fatij.Mbl.'  w..rk. 
must,  in  tin...,  .Iraw  l.)yal  h.-arts  au.l  han.ls  t.)  St.  Geoij^-es.  We  wish  the 
Missi.mary  and  his  Hock  abuu.lent  success.  W.-  W(.r.-  a.t,'ain  most  -ra.M..usl> 
.'iit.Mtaine.l  by  our  fri.'iids,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stuke. 

M\Y  10-  Sun.lav.-d-t.-r  the  .Vs.-ensi.)n.  Cairo.  7  A.M.  Att.-n.h-d  .-'h- 
.rali.ui  of  the  Holv  Eu.-ha.ist  in  the  Church  of  th.-  K.Mieemer,  by  the  \en. 
Ar.-h.h.acon  Dav.'up.Mt,  Hector.  11  A.M.  Same  church.  A  tt.M"  Matins 
bvthe  Hectoi,  w.-  p.va.-he.l,  conlirmed  an.l  a.Ulr.'ssed  four.  -i-Ju  1.  M. 
We  .•.,nlirmedr.>rlh.' Church  ..f  the  lledcmer,  in  private,  a  sick  woman. 
^  l>.  M.  St.  Mi.-iia.'l's  Church  (.-ol.)..-.!.  Aft.-r  Ev.'usong  by  the  Missi.mary, 
th.'  Ih'v.  J.  H.  Massiah,  assist.'.l  a.Imirably  in  the  mush-  by  the  Kev.  Mr. 
Di.xon    we  pr.-ach.'d,  <-ontirm.'d  an.l  ad<lr.>ssed  twenty. 

May  1 1-  Mondav.  W.-  vi-ite.l  th..  schools  of  St.  Michaels  Mission,  under 
The  char^'c  of  th..  llev.  J.  B.  Messiah.  We  wen.  accompani..<l  by  the  N  en  • 
An.lRi..ac(mDav.)nportand  Messrs.  Candee  and  Cxilbert.  the  members  of 
th.'  committ.'e  wh..  have  the  sup<.rvision  of  the  work.  Wo  f.mn.l  everything 
in  .-x.-ellent  or.l..r.  The  scholars  in  the  different  .h-partments  showed  great 
pr..fl.-i.-n.-v.     The  ...piipm  nt   for  the  i.racli.-al    industries  is  surprism.gly 


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4  5 


fCoCKi,  r«>n.si«l.'iiiij4  tlir  slmrt  timo  tlu'  Missionary  lia>,  Ih-cii  .'ii-^'a-.-.i  in  m.ik- 
inf,'  provision  for  (|,is  <l.'partinriit  of  our  ♦MlnralJoii;,!  sclirmr.  Wr  htiil^l 
nmch  upon  llirs*'  practical  industries  foi-  mm  and  women  U)  lift  our  nc^Mo 
population  into  useful  (riti/ens.  We  need  cordial  co-operation  in  this  work. 
We  can  safely  say  that  our  Mis^sionary,  Mr.  Massiah.  deserves  the  liberal 
and  steady  assistance  <. fall  who  are  interest«'d  in  the  future  of  the  ne;;,-,, 
ni  e  in  our  county.  The  result  of  our  visitation  of  St.  Michael's  schools, 
was.  that  we  (.-anie  away  fe<.lin;,r  (hat  om-  Mission  was  providentially  in  the' 
hands  of  one  widl  fitt«'d  foi-  the  responsible  position. 

May  11-  Tuesday.  Spiin^dleld.  We  issued  our  ceriifieate  pennittint; 
the  Rev.  A.  ii.  Wilson,  deacon .  to  enter  the  (lener.ii  Tlieo|o;ri,.a|  Seminary, 
as  a  special  student.  n<'.\t  Septemi)er. 

May  I-4-Thursday.  The  l»re.sid.'nt  ..f  ih.'  I'nit.ed  Stales  visited  our  See 
city.  We  were  <'ourteously  assi^Mie.l  to  a  plao  in  il..'  proc<.s^,ion.  i.ut  wre 
providentially  d«'tained  at  home. 

May  17--Whitsun-nay.     IjiicoId.     Tiinit\   Chuivh,  the  K,-v.  Weriiy.ss  T. 
Smith.  Kector.     I)::}0  A.  M.     W(.  attended  a»id  addn-ssed  the  Sunday  School. 
10  A.  M.     Matln.^.      IO::{(i  A.   M.     We  preached,  confirmed    and  addressed 
nine,  and  <-.dehraied  the  H..ly  K uchari.Ht.      rhis  is  the  //,/,-,/  confirmation  in 
the  Parish  in  six  months.     After  a  hasty  diimer,  we  drove  ].-,  miles  t<»  Elk- 
liart.  to  attend  the  funeral  ..f  Mrs.  1).  T.  I.ittler  ( Miss    <;race   (Jillrtt).     Tho 
service  was  at  ;;  V.  M.  and  friends  rnMii  Sprin-lield,  including  the  Von.  Dr. 
Taylor  ^ Mrs.  Littler's  Kector)  and   the  Kcv.  Mr.  Cliuupett.  brought    u^  the 
bo<ly  in  a  spe<-ial  train.     The  servh-es  in   the  .•hapel  was  conducted   bv  th.- 
Ven.  Dr.  TayU.rand  the  li..v.  J.  ().  I'.abin.     We  r..mmitted  the  .sicrcd  .iu-,1 
to  the  custody  of  the -rave,  and    then   returned   to   Lincoln.     The  day  w.i- 
beautiful,  and  the  .'hildhorcrs  home  ol"  the  doar  one  ,:,'one  oul  aoni  us.  n««ver 
locked  more  lovely  than  when  her  moilal  remains  were  conli.l.'.l  as  a  treas- 
ure to  tlje  cemetry.  where  they  will  peacefully  repo.^^e  until  th.-  ivsurrection 
at  the  last  .irieat  day.     It  was  the  Church's  birthday,  too-the  feast  of  Hiii> 
Who  ?e-en.'r,-.f.-  us  in   liaptism.  and  mnkes  our  ])odies  holy  bv  his  j.res- 
enee. 

7M  r.  M-TJncoln.  Trinitv  Church.  After  F:venson,i;  by  iIm-  R.  ctoi-, 
wepreache.l.  We  are -la.l  to  note  that  a  new  Ueetory  is  in  prof^'res^  in' 
Lincoln.     Jud^'e  arnl  Mis.  F«>ley  weie  our  hosts  duririi?  our  visit. 

May  1;»— Tuesday  in  ^Vhitsun-Week.  Tekin.  St.  rauls  Chun'h.  the 
Kev.  W.  W.  Blatehford,  Deacon  in  cha!-e.  The  ChaptiM'  meetin-,'  of  the 
Deaneiy  of  Jacksonville  was  in  session,  .s  P.  Al.  After  a  short  service, 
the  Rev.  Wemvss  T.  Smith  of  Lincoln,  pleached,  and  at  the  su^'gestion  of 
the  Dean,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fult«»n.  we  made  an  a<ldress.  A  lar^'e  eongregation 
was  in  attendance. 

May  20— We<lnesday  in  Whitsun-Week,  EmlM-rDay.  Tekin.  St.  I'aul'^ 
Church.  7  A.  M.  Early  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Oi.'iO  A.  >[. 
Matins.  lOi.^JO  A.  M.  Ordination  of  the  Rev.  Williani  Wallack  Ulatehl'ord 
lothe  Priesth.HMl.     The  R.>v.  Dr.  Fulton.    Dean  nf  .Tacksonville,  preached 


ihe  sermon,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Taylor,  Arcluleacon  of  Springfield,  presented  the 
candidate.     These  Pretbyters,  with  the  Rev.   Dr.   Dresser  and  the  Rev. 
M<>ssrs.  Clampett,  of  Springfield,  Smith,  of  Lincohi,  Pond,  of  Bloomington, 
and  JefTords,  of  Peoria,  united  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.     We  celebrate«l 
ibe  Holy  Eucharist.     The  Rev.  Mr.  Blatehford   now  I  i-comes Rector  of  the 
Parish,  and  continues  in  charge  of  the  P«'kin  Cathedeal   (Jranmiar  School. 
\fter  an  elegant  and  sunjptuous  lunch  given  by  the  R(;v.  Mr.  Bhitchford  at 
the  school,  tlie  business  meeting  was  held  in  the  afternoon,  under  th(!  Dean 
aschairman.     We  attended.     IM  P.M.    Missionary  meeting  in  the  church. 
We  conlirm»'<l  and  mUlressed  seven.  The  church  wrs  filled  with  an  interested 
congregation,  and  addresses  were  delivered  bv  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Pond  and 
Clampett  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser.     The  services,  thanks  to  the  cordial 
rmd  pains-taking  co-operation  of  the  Clergy,  were  very  impressive  and 

satisfactory 

May  2'i— Friday  in  Whitsun-W«^ek.  Emb  -r  Day.  Havana.  St.  Barnabiis' 
Church.  Early  Celebrati.  n.  7  A.  M.  Matins.  9  A.  M.  Ordination  of 
Deacon  at  l(i::U)  A.  M.  The  Rt!v.  J.  M  Dempster  Davidson  a  bn.ther  of 
the  candidal.',  pivaehed  the  sermon,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor  presented 
the  candidate.  Dean  Dresser  read  the  Epistle,  and  we  ordained  Deacon  Mr. 
Philip  Grant  Davidson  a  graduate  of  t he  Western  Theological  Seminary. 
Chicago.  \yv  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  Deans  Dresser 
and  Fulton.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Davidson  i^  to  assume  charge  of  St.  Bamubas' 
Mission,  Havana.  Again  our  service  s  were  very  satisfactory.  I  he  little 
llock  at  Havana  deserve  great  praise  for  their  zeal  au<l  self-denial  in  resolv- 
ing to  keep  Mr.  Davidson  for  every  Sunday  in  the  year.  A  Mission  is  more 
likely  to  grow  under  such  conditions  than  it   is  when  the  services  ate  sus- 

pend<'d  ev<ny  other  Sunday. 

May  2:)^Saturday  in  Whitsun-W«'ek.  Springfield.  In  the  sacristy  of 
the  Pro-Cathe.lnd,  with  Archdeacon  Taylor,  we  briefly  examined  Mr.  John 
Chanler  White,  a  graduate  (»f  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  New 
York,  and  n  candidate  for  tin;  l)iac(mate.  8  P.  M.  In  the  Pro-Cathedral 
we  gave  a  Meditation  for  the  benefit  of  Mr.  Whit^'. 

M.\Y  24— Trinity  Church.     Springfield.     11A.M.     Christ Clmrch.     After 
Matins,  ordination  servicer.     The  Rector,  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Clampett,  preached 
the  sermon,  the  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor  presented  tiie  candidate  and  afU-r 
the  Epistle,  reatM'V  the  Rector,  we  ordaiiie<l  Mr.  John  Chanler  W'hite  Dea- 
c.on.and  ce'lebrat«Ml  the  Holy  Eucharist.     After  the  creed,  we  continned  and 
briefly  addressed   four  young  ladies.     The  service  in  the  Pro-Cathedral 
was,  by  the  court.'sy  of  the  Rector,  Dr.  Taylor,  suspended.     Aft«n'  the  ser- 
vice we  baptised,  in  Chinvh,  tlie  Rector's  son  by  the  name  (,f  Frederick 
Ewing.     UMie  i.arents  aiiil  the  Hon.  Bluford   Wilson  were  the   sponsors. 
7:80  P.M.     Pro-Cathedral.     After  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 
May   2(1— Tuesday.     S  P.  M.     We  att<Mided   a  reception   and    donation 
given  for  the  benefit  of  the  Orphanage  of  the  Holy  Child.     A  delightful 
occason. 


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^Iay  27— We<ln<\sday.  Pt'tfrsbur^'  Trinity  Cliuicli,  Uk'  Ift'V.  II,  C. 
Whitloy,  Missionaiy  in  charge.  7:30  P.  M.  Aftoi  Evensong  by  the  Mission- 
ary in  charge,  we  preached,  addressed  and  c(»nflrmed  two.  The  old  cliurch 
has  t)een  rejuvenated.  We  should  hardly  have  known  it  with  its  new  roof, 
its  walls  in  fre.si'o,  a  sacristy  in  process  of  building.  W(»  heartily  congratu- 
late the  Kev.  Mv.  AVhitley  and  his  Hock  on  their  labor  of  love  in  what  they 
have  so  w«>ll  done.  Petersburg  ought  to  have  u  liectory  and  a  resident 
Kector.  Tlies*'  blessings  are  within  reach.  Our  thanks  arc  due  to  Mrs. 
Fisher,  for  her  gracious  hospitality-. 

May  2>^— Thursday.  Springfield.  We  ga\c  oin-  canonical  consent  to  Ihc 
conse<;ration  of  the  IJev.  Davis  Ses.sunis,  M.  A.,  as  A.ssi.stant  IJishop  ot 
Louisiana. 

May  29,  ."lO— Friday  and  Saturday.  Journey  fiom  Si)ringlield  to  Denvei, 
to  fill  a  .series  of  engagements  made  a  year  ago  with,  the  ]>i.shop  of  Colorado, 
in  his  Diocese. 

May  :{1— First  Suiulay  after  Trinity.     Denver,  Colorado.     7::50A.  M.     At- 
tended early  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  in  St.  John's  Cathedral. 
1 1  A.  M.     St.  Mark's  Church.  Rev.  A.  W.  Arundel,  Kector.    After  Matins  we 
l>reached.     3::i0  P.  M.     At  St.  John's  Cathe«lral  we  addressed,  on  her  invi- 
tation, Mrs.  Spaulding's  IJible  class  of  young  men.     The  TJishop's  wife  i.>^ 
doin  :  a  noble  work  in  teaching  and  influencing,  as  she  dt>es,  these  youths, 
who  look  up  to  her  with  reference  and  affection.     4 :i:>  1'.  M.     We  attended 
the  combined  schools  of  the  Cathedral,  under  the  superintendence  of  th.- 
Rev.  Dan.  Lewis,  formerly  of  our  Diocese,  and  listened  to  a  very  intere.stini,' 
address  to  the  children,  little  and  big,  from  Miss  Julia  C.  EmeiT.  the  Gen- 
eral Secretary  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary.     It  nmst  add  to  the  burdens  of 
Miss  Emery's  oneious  oflice  to  travel  all  over  our  immense  country  and 
attend  synods  an<l  coun«-ils,  and  converitions  jmd  visit  Diocesan  branches 
of  the  Auxiliaiy,  and  be  pres<'ntcd  to  Junior  branches  and  Sunday  Schools. 
and  to  be  ready  with  kindly  words  and  suitable^  instnictions  for  all.     liut  if 
she  can  endure  the  strain,  it  repays  the  Auxiliaiy  more  than  a  lnmdre<? 
fold  to  have  their  (ieneral  Se«'retary  an  widely  known  as  pos.sible.     It  added 
greatly  to  the  ph^asure  of  our  first  visit  to  Colorado  to  have  Miss  Emery  as 
oin-  fellow-guest  under  the  hospitable  roof  of  Bishop  Spaulding. 

June  1— Monday.  !)  A.  M.  Visitrd  Wolfe  Hall,  the  Diocesiin  schcK.l  for 
girls,  was  formally  intio<luce<l  to  the  princi|)al  and  teaciiers,  and  m.ule  a 
brief  address  to  the  [)upils. 

Jkne  2— Tuesday.  C^athednil  of  St.  John.  1 1  A.  M.  Annual  meeting  of 
the  Woman's  Auxiliaiy  of  the  Diocese  of  Colorado.  P>ishop  Spanlding  pre- 
sided, ami  assisted  by  us.  celel»rated  the  Ib)ly  Eucharist.  We  preached,  by 
invitation,  before  the  Auxiliaiy. 

June  3— Wednesday.  Cathe<lral  of  St.  John.  Opening  of  the  Annual 
Council  of  the  Diocese.  Ordination  of  six  Deacons  by  the.  IJishop.  We 
preached  by  re<|uest,  and  assisted  in  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Euchari.st. 
2  P.  M.     The  Coun^'il  was  oiganiz<Ml.     We  were  honored  with  a  seat  at  the 


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li.dit  hand  of  the  President,  and  made  a  short  address  of  thanks  and  eon- 
-nitulation.  7  P.  M  Missionary  meeting  in  the  Catliedral.  By  appoint- 
ment of  the  Bishop,  we  delivered  an  address. 

JTNE  4-Thursdav.  8  to  11  P.  M.  Attended  reception  given  by  Bishoi 
and  Mrs.  Spaulding",  at  their  house,  to  the  Council.  The  evening  was  ver> 
rainy  but  still  the  guests  were  many,  and  apparently  very  happy. 

June  5,  6-Fridav  and  Saturday.  We  conducted  a  retreat  for  the  benefit 
of  the  clei-gy  of  the  Diocese  of  Colorado  and  oth<'rs,  at  the  recjuest  of  the 
Bishop,  who  was  present.  Celebration  eacli  day  at  7:30  A.M.,  and  four 
meditations  of  an  hour  each.  The  attendance  was  t>ncouraging,  and  the  in- 
terest was  maintained  to  the  end.  We  cannot  pass  from  our  conciliar  en- 
..a.rements  and  duties  without  paying  our  tribute  of  affection  and  respect 
To  our  dear  friend  of  many  years,  the  Kev.  Dr.  Pelham  Williams,  whom  we 
found  sui)plving  the  place  of  Dean  Hart,  now  absent  in  Europe.  We  were 
met  on  our  arrival  in  Denver  by  Mr.  Aldrich  and  the  Rev.  Dan.  Lewis,  both 
from  BlooHiington,  in  our  Diocese  and  daily  in  the  Cathedral,  in  additioK 
to  the  presence  of  the  Rev.  Canon  Lewis,  we  enpyed  the  delightful  com- 
panionship of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Williams. 

.lrNE7-Second  Sundav  after  Trinity.     D(Miver.     Trinity  Church,  the 

Rev.  C.  H.  Marshall,  Rector.     11  A.  U.    -We  preached,  and  pronounced  the 

absolution  and  benediction  at  the  celebration  in  whicli  the  Rev.  R.  S.  Rad- 

clifTe  officiated      3:30  P.  M.     We  addressed  the  Cathedral  Sunday  School 

on  the  invitation  of  the  Rev.  Canon  Lewis.     7:30  P.  M.     In  the  Cathedral. 

after  a  sho.t  s<4vice  under  the  charge  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  assisted  I 

by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Pelham  Williams  and  Canon  Lewis,  with  a  full  and  adnur- 

ai»ly  trained  choir  of  boys  and  men,  we  delivered  the  annual  baccalaureate 

.sermon  before  the  graduating  classes  of  the  twin  schools- Wolf  and  Jarvi^ 

Halls.    The  occasion  was  inspiring,  with  such  a  mass  of  bright,  intelligent 

young  life  l>efore  us,  ready  to  receive  instruction  and  be  influenced  by  the 

words  of  the  pn^acher.     Our  text  was  from  the  45th  Psalm,   14th  verse 

'•The  king's  daughter  is  all  glorious  within,  her  clothing  is  of  wrought  g(»ld.' 

She  is  like  Sarah  of  okl,  whom  St.  Peter  commends  as  a  model  to  all  women. 

Sarah  means  "princess."     The   Christian  girl  and  woman  is  a  daughter  of 

the  King  of  Kings.  ,      f  ,.     . 

June  8-Mondav.  We  visited  Fort  Logan,  and  were  the  guests  of  Capt. 
and  Mrs  Jackson."  When  Mrs.  Jackson  was  Mrs.  Broome,  she  was  our 
parishioner  in  Hudson,  Columbia  county,  New  York.  In  the  evening  we 
dined  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  (Conklin)  Lee,  whom  we  married  in  Springfield, 
111  on  this  .lay  a  year  ago.  On  every  hand  we  meet  people  who  foimerly 
belonged  to  us,  and  are  now  in  Colorado  and  the  West.  We  have  aln^ady 
counted  over  twentv.  Alas!  the  sad  news  reaches  us  that  our  former  cla^s- 
mate  and  brother,  Bishop  Knight,  of  Milwaukee,  died  this  day,  of  apoplexy. 

JuNEO-Tuesday.  7  P.M.  Wolfe  Hall  Commencement.  Nme  graduated. 
AVe  attended.  Bishop  Kendrick  was  also  present.  Bishop  Spaulding  pre- 
sided, and  his  daughter,  Miss  Sarah,  graduated,  delivering  the  valedictory. 


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IHSHOP   OK   SlMtlNCJFIKLl). 


41) 


Thisinstitution.  as  wrllasJarvisHull,  show  the  wisdom  of  Uoginning  in 
time  to  lay  foundations.  Bishop  liandall,  at  small  cost,  bought  land  and 
f-rectod  modest  buildings  in  the  early  days  of  Colorado,  and  now  the  Diocesi^ 
has  splendid  propertie.s,  and  well  .Miuipp.-d  and  solid  schools,  with  endow- 
ments and  largo,  imposing  buildings,  for  girls  and  boys.  Our  conditions 
are  different  in  Illinois,  but  whon  the  Bishop  luLs  taiven  the  lead  in  giving 
and  srif-saerillce,  will  not  the  laity  follow?     It  is  w.-ary  waiting. 

•IiNi;   II    -Thursday.     St.  Barnabas'   Day.     lo  A.  M.     Jarvis  Hall  Com- 
nirAwoim-ni.     We   attended   and  dehvered  the  ad(hvss  to  the  giaduating 
chiss,  six  in  number.     The  school  is  in  a  llouri.shing  condition,  and  with  its 
twin  s(;ho<»]  Wolfe  Hall,  will  form  a  towrr  of  strength  for  all  time  to  como 
to  the  Di(K'ese,  since  these  schools  man u fa- lure  Churchnu'ii  mid  Church- 
\vomen,  and  they,  in  tui  n,  will  be  the  parents  of  children  who  will  be  brought 
up   in    the  nurture   of  the   Church.     WV   left  this  aft^-rnoon  for  Colorado 
Springs  having  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  Bishop  Spaulding  and  his  charm- 
ing family  for  nearly  two  w.-eks.     As  St.    Paul  was  accon.panit'<l  by  hirt 
friends  to  the  ship,  so  our  drar  brotli.'r.  Bishop   Spaulding  and  his  wife, 
went  with  us  to  the  cars,  and  we  bade  them  a  sorrowfid  farew<'ll.     DurinJ 
<Mir  stay  in  Douwi  of  (wetcc  daus,  \\r.  preached  Jive  sermons,  delivered  mix 
addres.s«'s,  an<l  gave  right  meditations  of  an  hour  <'ach.     We  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist  twice.     This  is  tlu>  thirtrorith  anniversary  of  our  consecra- 
tion.    When  we  think  of  how   much  then'  was  to  do,  an,i   how  little  ha.s 
been  accomplished,  all  we  can  say  is,  Jesu  mercy. 

Jink    11— Third   Sunday   after   Trinity.     Colorado   Springs.     11   A.    M. 
Manitou,  the  Rev.  J.  C.  S.  Weills,  Rector.     After  .service,  conducted  by  thJ 
Rrct<.r.  wr  preache.l.     4  P.  M.     W,-  addressed  the  Bible  classof  young  men 
umler  the  charge  of  our  hostess  at  Colorado  Springs,  Mrs.  M<'tcalf.     This 
brief  meeting  with  youths  we  enjoyefl  very  much.  an<l  our  thanks  are  duo 
to  our  generous  hostess  for  affording  us  such  a  pleasure.    8  V.  .AI.    Colorado 
Springs.     In  the  First  Bai^tist  Church,  under  the  pastoral  care  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Montagu.    After  a  brief  service,  we  delivemi  by  special  )e(,uest,  tho 
second  in  a  series  of  discourses  arranged  by  the   ministers  of   Colorado 
Springs,  in  whieli  each,  in  turn,  gives  his  reasons  for  hi^  theological  position. 
We  were  pres.sed  into  the  place  of  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Ki(>ffer,  and 
preached  for  over  an  hour  to  a  very  large  congregation  on  the  th<'n;e.  'Why 
I  am  a  Churchman."     Th«>  discourse  was  entirely  ex  tempore,  but  the  sub- 
stance was  reported  for  and  published  in  the  "Ev<.'ning  Colorado  Springs 
Republican  '  of  Monday,  Juno  15.    Nothing  could  have  been  more  courteous 
and  kind  than  our  reception  by  our  Baptist  brother,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Montagu. 
June  15-Monday.     W  A.  M.    In  the  house  of  Mr.  Albert  Smith,  for- 
mt^ly  and  for  some  time  a  resident  of  Springfield,  111.,  we  baptized  tho 
infant  son  of  Nelson  B.,  and  Nancy  A.  (Otis)  Williams,  by  tho  name  of  Otis 
Nelson.     Tho  material  grandfather  of  the  child  is  our  friend,  Judge  Otis,  of 
Chicago.  III.    Afterwards  we  baptized  Mr.  Clarence  Albert  Smith,  son  of 
our  host  Mr.  Albert  Smith  and  his  wife,  Mary  Lmiisio  (Riley^  Smith.    These 


baptisms  were  performed  in  a  private  house  because'  the  parish  church  is 
being  enlarged.  The  same  reason  accounts  for  our  preaching  last  night  in 
the  Baptist  Church.  We  rcmaine<l  at  Colorado  Springs  until  Tuesday,  .'uid 
we  must  place  on  record  our  grateful  appreciation  of  the  charming  hospi- 
tality extended  to  us  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ().  Metcalf  and  their  entire  family. 
Their  necromancy  (»onverted,  on  the  instjint,  strangos  into  fiiends,  and 
I  heir  houses  into  our  home.  Tliey  united,  one  and  all,  to  niake  our  hours, 
while  we  remained  their  guests,  f/o-lden. 

June  18—  Thursda>  .  Arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  I'uih.  W«'re  the  guests 
of  Mr.  A.  B.  SaW'Ver  and  family,  formerly  of  Pekin,  of  our  Diiwese.  It  wjis 
a  great  C(>mfort  to  meet  our  dear  friends  here  in  a  strange  lan<l,  but  the 
longer  we  stay  with  them  th(>  mor(>  we  regret  their  removal  from  our  juris- 
diction.    They  are  indeed  dear,  good  p<^opU',  and  were  they  not  so  patient. 

we  wo»dd  wear  our  welcome  out  1)V  r«nnaiuing  a  week  with  them. 

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June  20— Saturday.  S  to  11  P.  M.  Heceptiim  at  the  house  of  Mi".  Saw - 
\  or.  We  were  surprised  to  meet  man\-  fiiends  of  years  gone  by,  whom  we 
did  not  expect  to  find  in  Salt  Lake  City.  We  may  here  remark,  that  while 
\Ye  wen'  aware  that  our  Diocese  was  suffeiiug  cimslantly  from  etnigratioii 
U>  the  W^»st,  we  had  not  supposed  that  our  losses  were  so  great.  Full  tilt> 
persons,  in  many  c  ses  representing  families,  have  greeted  us  since  we  left 
Springtieid,  wiiom  we  had  confirmed,  and  who  once  belonged  to  us.  Thus 
we  help  to  fertilize  and  emich  the  Ro«'ky  Mountain  an<l  Pacific  Slates. 

June  11— Fourth  Sunday  alter  Trinity.  Salt  Lake  City,  Ttah.  7::4()  A.  M. 
In  St.  Mark's  Cathedral,  assist«Hl  by  tlie  Rev.  Fiederick  W.Noiris (deacon)' 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  11  A.M.  Same  place.  Aft<n'  Matins 
bv  the  Rev.  :Mi-.  Norris.  w<?  preached.  1  P.  ^M.  In  the  ('athedral.  we  bap- 
tised Waltei-  Edward,  infant  son  of  Edward  and  Lillian  M.  Gaby.  The 
gmndparents,  Mr.  and  Mi's.  Richanl  Ash  by,  w»»r(»  former  residents  of  De<';dur, 
III.  This  fact  of  our  relations  in  the  past,  accounts  foi-  the  rerjuest  that  we 
should  baptize  t  e  baby.  S  P.  M.  St.  Paul's  Church.  After  Evensong  by 
the  Rev.  W.  M.  Lane  (deiux>n),  we  preached.  It  has  l>een  a  matter  of  great 
regret  that  our  dear  friend  and  former  puj)!!,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Leonard,  the 
Bishop  of  the  jurisdiction  has  been  absent  during  our  st4iy  in  Salt  liiike  City, 
on  visitation.  It  has  been  a  joy  to  us  to  hear  how  highly  he  is  esteemed 
for  his  stability  and  e.xcellence  of  chara«.-,ter,  and  his  untiring  «levotion  to 
his  work.  We  missed  one  whom  we  had  hoped  to  see  in  this  city — the  Rev. 
Dr.  Putnam,  Dean  of  the  Cathedral,  once  our  pupil  in  the  Genenil  Th<^olog- 
ical  Seminary,  New  York,  but  God  took  him  from  us  in  April  last.  His 
charming  family  remain,  and  one  of  his  sons,  we  hope,  will  follow  his  de- 
voted father  into  the  sacred  ministry*. 

June28— Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  11  A.M.  We 
wont  to  church  and  found  it  closed,  and  wer<»  informe<l  that  the  Rect-or  bad 
gone  away  on  his  vacation.  Rectors  must  have  lest,  but  it  is  a  severe 
ilisjippointment  to  travelers  to  find  God's  hous«'  closed.  Is  there  not  a 
renu'dv? 

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During  tht-  m^uiiig  wr.-k  it  was  uur  pdvilc-^'r  tn  niett  many  trionds  fron\ 
our  DiocKso  and  the  Eu3t.  now  s<'ttlod  on  tho  racilic  coast.  Wo  may 
mention  the  Ilev.  Th.>ma.s  Hjuskins.  D.  D.,  onco  K«M-tor  of  St.  Paul's  Churcli. 
Alton,  now  settled  over  ii  lar^*'  and  ijrrowin^  |>aiish  in  Ix).>^  Anijeles;  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Easter,  Ueetor  of  St.  Hildas  sehool  for^'irls,  n<'ar  Lo.s  Angeles;  the  Rov. 
<;(v>rK«'  F.  Bugh^'e.  D.  D.,  Reetor  of  another  L(..s  Angeh'S  parish,  who  mar- 
riod  a  lady  fnmi  .nir  parish  at  Hudson,  N.  V.;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fairchild  and 
Mr.  BoHtun.  otae  of  Springfield.  It  was  also  our  plea.^un'  to  meet,  after  an 
interval  (»f  thirteen  years,  onr  of  the  persons  whom  we  confirmed  in  our 
lirst  chiss  on  the  day  of  our  con.-;ecration— Miss  Hughlit-  who  now  reside.-- 
in  San  Diego.  Again,  on  our  way  lo  Old  Mexico,  we  were  greeted  on  the 
cars  by  our  friend,  J)r.  Stocking,  formerly  a  physician  on  the  staff  in  the 
Hospital  for  the  Insane,  at  Anna,  Hlinois.  In  a  word,  we  may  say  that,  go 
where  we  woulrl.  we  found  that  the.H(>  new  countries  were  I»eing  enriched 
and  bles.sed  by  the  .settlement  in  them  of  citizens  from  our  Diocese  We 
counted  well  on  to  a  htmdred.  Their  presence  adde<|  greatly  to  the  happi- 
nes.-,  of  our  trifi.  Thus  we  help  the  West  with  contributions  constantly  flow- 
ing out  from  us  much  more  valuable  than  monev.  with  men  and  women  well 
trained  and  nurtured  in  the  t'hurch  of  (Vod. 

JrrLY5— Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  We  were  in  ilie  Yosemite  Valley, 
and  said  our  .services  in  our  own  private  room.  Familiarity,  doubtl(»ss, 
would  accustom  us  to  the  marvelous  surroundings,  but  the  majesty  of  the 
scene  could  ntiver  lose  its  power  upon  the  mind.  From  that  lovely  floor, 
caipeted  with  living  green,  we  lifted  our  eyes,  and  on  every  side  were  met 
by  walls  of  granite  rock,  rising  from  two  to  three  thousanrl  feet  above  our 
heads,  with  the  bright  blue  sky  for  our  cathedral  roof. 

July  8— Wedne.sday.  San  Franci.sco,  Cal.  Inimediately  on  our  arrival 
in  the  city,  we  calle<l  at  the  residence  of  Bishop  Kip,  to  pay  our  respects. 
Fortunately  we  found  both  the  Bi.shoj.  and  Mrs.  Kip  at  home.  It  was  a 
truly  delightful  hour.  We  went  back  with  the  venerable  Bishop  to  his 
Albany  days,  when,  within  a  radius  of  le.ss  than  twenty  miles,  dwelt  three 
young  clergymen— comparatively  youug— Horatio  Potter.  John  Wil  iams 
and  William  Ingraham  Kip.  He  dwelt  upon  the  olden  time,  and  his  coming 
out  in  ls.->3  to  tlui  Far  West,  the  shore  of  the  great  sea,  and  his  trials  and 
peiplexities  in  those  days  in  little  San  Francisco,  cut  off  by  many  weeks- 
interval  from  the  eastern  civilization  which  he  had  left  .so  far  behind  him. 
The  dear  Bishop  is  almost  blind,  but  the  Christian  gentleman,  in  the 
grandeur  of  his  mien  and  bearing  has  not  abated  one  iota— rath(>r  there  is 
an  increase  in  the  fascination  of  his  presence,  since  there  is  added  the  pathos 
of  fourscore  years.  He  stood  before  us  the  "double  witness'— we  boiTow 
the  title  of  his  best  known  and  most  valuable  work.  -The  Double  Witness," 
—of  a  useful  past  and  an  honored  present.  We  wer(>  .so  glad  to  hear  from 
his  lips  that  he  had  more  than  the  ivlief  and  <-omfort  he  had  anticipated 
from  the  tender,  considerate  service  and  care  of  the  Assistant,  who  has 
come  to  \jear  the  burden  of  jurisdiction  and  administration  which  had 
nistftd  for  years  -^o  heavily  upon  his  shoidders.. 


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Jlia'  12  -Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  San  Francisco,  s  A.  M.  We 
ipceived  the  Holy  Communion  in  Grace  Church.  11  A.  M.  Same  church. 
After  service  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  (Tithens  and  Mason,  we  preached.  The 
venerable  Bishop  of  California  was  present  in  his  robes  in  the  chancel,  and 
gave  us  his  blessing.  The  Rev.  Messrs.  Kendig  and  Arundel  were  in  the 
i-ongregation.  7  P.  M.  St.  Peter's  Church,  the  Rev.  John  A.  Emery,  Rec- 
tor.    After  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  t'.c  Rev.  Mr.  Arundel.  «»f  Denver, 

w»'  preached. 

July  ir>.— Wednesday.  Portland,  Oregon.  We  met,  at  his  hospitable 
home,  dear  Bishop  Morris  and  'Mrs.  Morris.  We  were  escorted  by  the 
Bishop's  wif(»  and  daughter.  Miss  Morris,  to  the  chief  sights  and  scenes  of 
Portland,  but  the  brightest  and  best  was  St.  Helens  Hall,  a  school  for  girls, 
niagnifu'«'»it  for  situation,  connnanding  a  view  which,  in  itself,  is  an  inspira- 
tion.  The  school  is  presided  over  by  "a  triple  crown,"  three  sist«Ts,  the 
Misses  Rodney,  who  have  wrought  together,  as  the  embodiment  of  the 
Christian  viilues,  Fjuth,  Hope  and  Charity,  and  their  work  will  abide.  We 
dined  with  Bishop  Morris  and  his  family,  and  were  sorry  that  our  time 
would  not  permit  us  to  accompany  the  Bishop  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Yamell  on 
.1  trip  to  Astoria,  at  the  mouih  of  the  Columbia  river. 

July  ir.— Thursday.  Tacoma.  One  more  Episcopal  visit  we  enjoyed 
here;  but  at  the  outset,  in  the  hotel  oflBce,  a  familiar  voice  called  us,  and  a 
familiar  face  beamed  upon  us— d<'ar  Mrs.  Dr.  Binckley  (Miss  Alice  Leillng- 
well),  brought  St.  Mary's  Knoxville,  and  The  Livinu  Church  and  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Leflingwell  close  to  us.  We  did  not  part  company,  but  drove  together 
about  the  city,  and  made  one  call  at  Bishop  Paddock's.  The  Bishop's 
daughter,  Miss  Fanny,  was  at  home.  A  little  wee  child  she  was  when  we 
tirst  knew  her  in  Brooklyn,  and  it  seemed '  as  though  the  Brooklyn  house 
tiad  been  transported  to  the  Pacific  coast.  The  familiar  furniture,  which 
we  knew  so  well  when  wo  were  Di".  Paddock's  near  neighbor,  as  Rector  of 
St  Johns,  while  he  was  rector  of  St.  Peter's,  was  there  before  our  eyes; 
but  the  detu-  child  had  grown,  and  her  mother's  cheery,  winning  ways  are 
hers,  and  we  were  happy  in  our  call.  We  saw  the  dear,  good  Bishop  later, 
when  he  honored  us  with  a  call  at  our  hotel.  The  Bishop  has  laid  massive, 
solid  foundations  in  his  jurisdiction  and  his  school  and  h:spital  and  endow- 
ments will  be  a  rich  inheritance  for  his  successors.  In  the  evening,  in  illus- 
tration of  our  remark  that  our  Diocese  is  pouring  forth  its  trea'^ures  in  the 
lap  of  the  great  We.'^t;  Mrs.  McCoughtr^-,  of  De(;atur,  and  her  daughter, 
Gra<3e,  (Mrs.  Judson>  once  our  pupil  in  St.  Agatha's,  were  in  our  drawing- 
room,  and  below,  afterwards,  we  met  two  more,  who  had  come  to  the  State 
of  Washington  io  settle. 

July  19— Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Helena,  Montana.  li  A.  M. 
St.  Peters  Church.  We  attended  service,  and  heard  an  excellent  and  in- 
structive sermon  from  the  Rev  Wm.  H.  Knowlton,  of  Winona,  Minn. 
S  P.  M.  After  Evensong,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Knowlton,  we  preached.  During 
the  ensuing  week,  we  (Mrs.  Seyhiour  and  myself)  were  the  guests,  at  his 


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raiK-li,  four  iiiilos  frnnj  H«'Ionu.  nf  Mr  Donald  Hradlnm  ;iii<l  liis  wifr.  W.> 
\v»v ♦M'umrd  to  and  fro.  ami  iruulo  acquaintecl  with  H^'lrna's  kx^st  |>*M>pl<'. 
juhI  wiw  its  wonderful  rt'.sourcM.s,  and  tlu'  roots  of  a  fMosp»»rity  whirli  mu-i 
develop  in  a  few  years,  and  make  the  eity  one  of  the  wi'aithiest  in  the  M<Min- 
tain  States.  Mr.  Iira<lford  is  a  Springfield  man,  and  his  push  and  ••!i«*rj;y 
are  ulready  n*warde«l  with  ereditahle  sure  s.s.  We  nw«'  a  dehi  of  thanks  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradford  for  their  home-like  hospitality.  Spiinj^fbld  tauifhi 
them  l>oth  how  to  ♦'utert^iin,  and  they  hav«'  Immmi  apt  stholars. 

Bishop  Brewei",  unfortunately,  was  from  home  on  a  visitation  hut  Mrs. 
Brewer  and  her  daughter  (Mrs.  Oroshy>.  and  th»»  granddaughter  (Margaret  > 
must  not  h«'  forgotten,  we  e  vei*y  kind.  Wo  dined  with  tluMu,  and  ut  a  r«'- 
ception  tendered  to  us  hy  th«'m.  we  met  many  frien«ls.  and  among  then> 
again  recruits  from  our  Diocese  ('airo  and  elsewliere.  Once  more,  t<H>,  it 
WHS  our  good  foituF'c  to  cross  the  {)ath  of  a  dear  friend,  Mrs.  Suwin  Dahnrv 
Smedes,  the  l>iogiaphcr  of  hei  cstinialth-  father  in  hci  Mcinorials  (.f  m 
Sotithern  IManter. 

()n  Saturday  we  were  tlu*  guest  of  the  Commer<Mal  Club,  at  the  Bioadwat»i 
Flotel,  and  found  oiuselves  surrounded  hy  familiar  nam«'s.  which  reminded 
u»  of  Now  York,  St.  Louis,  llacine  and  other  places,  Seligmund,  .\mes. 
Floyd-Jones,  Corey,  etc..  were  mentioned.     Of  course  we  made  a  spee»'h. 

JrLY'iri-Nlnth  Sunday  after  Trirdty  Helena,  Mont.  St.  Peter's  Chunli. 
After  Matins  by  Archdeacon  Sulger,  of  I«laho,  we  preached,  s  P.  M.  Same 
church.  .Vrchdeacon  Sulger  i)rea«'hed  admiralty,  and  said  the  service, 
and  we  gave  the  final  blessing.  Through  the  kindness  of  Mrs.  Brewer,  we 
hiul  an  inten-iew  with  the  Kev.  V.  W.  Oram,  and  pr(»bahlv  ^'cured  hjui  for 
work  ill  our  Dio<M».se. 

Ar(;rsT  2-  Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  the  Vcllo\v.ston«'  .NaUoiial 
Park.  We  were  miabic  to  attend  or  hold  senices  except  privately  in  our 
r<H)ms.  The  Kev.  Dr.  James  H.  Eccloston,  of  Baltimore  was  our  fellow 
guest  on  this  day.  an«i  his  presence  bnmght  relief  and  comfort.  During 
the  previous  week  we  were  engaged  in  visiting  the  natural  wonders  of  this 
most  interesting  region.  Our  govermm^nt  never  made  a  more  judicious 
expenditur*' of  money  than  it  did  wh*»n  it  secured  this  splendid  park  for 
the  public  benetit.  We  tiustthat  the  annual  appi»»priations  will  be  on  sucii 
a  liberal  scale  as  to  enable  the  commissioners  spi'edily  to  make  this  pleas- 
ure ground  of  our  whole  countr\-  pleasiintly  and  comfort^ibly  accessible  to 
all  who  may  desire  t<»  visit  it  and  contemplate  and  study  it>>  marvellous 
phenomena. 

August  ."">-  -Wednesday.  At  4  1*.  .M.  We  iMrs.  Seymour  and  It  reached 
our  home,  alter  an  absence  of  more  than  nine  weeks,  and  a  circuit  by  rail, 
and  coach,  and  boat  of  many  hundreds  of  milf^,  without  th*?  slightest  acci- 
dent or  indisposition.     Thanks  be  to  (iod  for  His  mercies. 

ArorsT  fi— rhurnlay.  Feast  of  the  Transfiguration.  7  A.M.  St.  Paul's 
Pro-Cathedral.  The  Andideacon  celebrated  and  we.  were  able  to  offer  our 
heartfelt  thanksgiving  to  Almighty  God  in  the  Eucharist  for  his  unnum- 
U'DkI  mercies  i<>  us  since  last  we  knelt  in  our  place  in  our  Pro-l'athednU. 


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At  «asr  y -Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spiinglicld.  7  A.  M.  We 
attemled  celebration  at  Pro- Cathedral.  11  A.  M.  After  Matins  in  Pro- 
Cathedral  wo  preache<l.  7::J0  P.  M.  Pro-Cathedral.  We  attended  Even- 
song and  gave  the  benediction. 

Ar<iUST  10  -Monday.  EngagtHl  in  business  with  the  Kcv.  W.  W.  Blatch- 
ford  relative  to  the  Pekin  Cathedral  Grammar  Scliool. 

AUGUST  12-  Wednesday.  Springfndd.  Pro-Cathedral.  4  P.M.  Assisted 
by  the  Kcv.  H.  C.  Whitley,  who  w«mt  to  the  (!emeter>',  and  the  Rev.  K.  G 
Hamilton,   we   field   the   funeral   service   over  tiie   renuuns   of   Mr.   John 

Hopp«'r. 

August  1 1  -  Friday.  East  St.  Louis.  Spent  the  day  in  conf<'rence  with 
tlie  Rev.  Mr.  Tomlins  and  the  agent  of  the  Denverside  Land  Company. 
The  result  was  that  tiro  lots  w.;re  given  to  us  for  cjjunjh  purposes  in  a 
neighborhood  now  vacant,  but  where  it  is  conlldently  expected  fifteen  hun- 
dre^l  operatives  will  hav<'  their  hom«'s  within  a  year.  This  liberal  donation 
w»»  gratefully  appreinale.  and  we  hope  that  friends  in  St.  JiOuis  and  i:ast  St. 
l/)ui8  will  aid  us  in  erecting  a  suitable  church  edifice'  upon  our  ground. 

AfiGUST  ir>— Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield.  Pro- Cathedral. 
.Ml  day  alone.  7  A.  M.  We  ceh^brated  the  Holy  Euchari.st.  1 1  A.  M.  Wo 
.elebrated  and  preached.     7 ::'.<>  1*.  M.     We  said  Evensong. 

August  17— Monday.  We  appoinK^l  tin?  Kev.  Wcmiyss  T.  Smith  ,KecU)r 
of   Trinity    (Miurch,    T,ineoln.   Diocesan    Secretary  of  the   Church   Unity 

S<H"ietv. 

August  VA  W^.Mlnes.lay.  Springfield.  1  P.  ]M.  We  said  funeral  ser- 
vi ,ver  the  remains  of  Mr.  -lohn  J.  S.  Wilson,  at  Oak  Ridge  Cemot<My. 

AuGtrsT  2n     Thursday     Springfield.    Pro- Cathedral.    7  A.M.    We  eele- 

l. rated  th<'  Holy  Eucharist.  » 

Ai-GUST  2 '-Thiilr-enth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfieid.  11  A.  M. 
Christ  Church  vacant.  Mr.  Kobeil-son.  our  Lay  Reader,  said  Matins.  Wo 
pn.MicluMl  and  celel-.rated  th.-  Holy  Eucharist.  1::W  P.  M.  We  atttmded 
Evensong  at  th(i  Pro-Cathedral  and  gave  the  bene<li(ttioii. 

August  24  -Monday  St.  Bartholomews  Day.  7  A.  M.  We  atUmdod 
i:arly  Celebration  in  Pro- Cathedral,  Si)ringfield.  Gav(>  our  con.sent  to  the 
consecration  of  the  R«,'v.  Dr.  Nicholson,  as  liishop  of  Milwaukee. 

7:30  P.  M.  Danville.  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  the  Kev.  Lloyd  E. 
Johnston,  Ke<.-tor.  After  Evensong  by  th(^  Pvo^-tor.  we  pn.-achi^d,  confirmed 
and  addressoil  two.  We  found  the  Kect^)r  and  his  wife  happily  keeping 
house  in  their  new  home,  and  we  hope  that  he.  made  doubly  strong,  will 
build  up  Danville  inU)  a. strong.  self-.sustaiiiing  parish,  which  will  stand  as 
om?  of  tin;  outpo.sts  of  oui-  Diocese  tO  greet  ln<liana  with  its  light  and  warmth 

and  cordiality. 

AUGUST  •..",  -  Tu(n>4lay .  Areola.  Christ  Church.  Tlie  Kev.  F.  H.  BuiTcll, 
Deacon  in  charge.  7:30  P.  M.  After  Even.song  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Burrell, 
we  preach^Hl,  continue^l  and  addressed  five.  This  church  has  been  put  in 
excellent  repair  and  und.^r  the  energetic  lHl>^.rs  of  the  Deacon  excellent  pro- 


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gr«88  ^;>♦.'oms^t4>  have  been  made  in  »'ver>'  direction  of  church  growth  and 
work.  After  the  service  we  were  tendered  a  most  enjoyable  reception  at 
the  hotel.  On  our  way  from  Danvili**  1o  Areola  w»*  were  joined  by  the  Kev. 
Dr.  Dresser,  of  Champaign,  and  had  the  privilege  of  his  company  for  over 
two  hours.  At  Areola  the  hospitable  doors  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Justice  and  wif.' 
were  wide  open  to  receive  us.     Wc  enjoy  a  visit  to  Areola  very  nnjch. 

Ar<a;sT/2t;— Wednesday.  Areola.  Chri.st  Chun^h.  7:30  A.  M.  Assist.-d 
by  the  Dea<'on  we  celebrated  th«'  Holy  f^ucharist. 

Ait<j('St2H,  -J**— Friday  and  Saturday.  Jounwy  with  wit«-  via  Fort  Waynr 
to  New  York. 

AiMMST  :{()— Fourtc«'nth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  .Jersey  City  Heights,  N. 
.1.  St.  Marys  Church.  The  Kev.  Dr.  \).  F.  Wjuren,  Hector.  10:30  A.M. 
After  shortened  Matins  by  the  Kector,  wc  preache<i  and  assisted  by  the 
Hector  we  celebrattMl  the  Holy  Euchari-t.  7:30  P.  M.,  -siinu'  church,  we 
attended  thejnteresting  service  of  vesting  the  choir  of  surpliced  bt)ys  and 
men,  who  were  now  for  the  tirst  time  introduced  into  this  chun-h.  We  made 
an  ad<lress  appropriate  t<.  the  occasion,  based  upon  the  final  verse  of  the 
Fsalter,  showing  that  praise  is  the  highest  and  grandest  element  of  publi<t 
worship,  since  it  will  tndurt  fornKr  in  heaven.  We  congratulate  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Wjuren  on  the'success  w hich  has  thus  far  attended  his  efforts  to  plant 
and  virtually  build  up  a  new  [)arish  in  this  neighborhood.  He  has  accom- 
plished a  v<!ry  great  deal.  He  and  his  have  been  llrst  in  giving  and  labor- 
ing, others  have  generously  helped,  and  we  hope  that  as  the  Rectors  self 
siicrili«;e  and  labors  of  love  are  recoginzed,  others  will  nobly  and  generously 
secon<l  his  brave  ventures  for  the  cause  of  Christ. 

Septembek  *.»— Wednesday.  St.  Mary's  Chun-h.  .Iei.-,ey  City  Height*;, 
N.  J.  10,  A.  M.  Assisted  in  the  service  by  the  Rector,  Dr.  Warren,  we 
bapti/-ed  George  Seymour,  son  of  John  Wentworth,  and  Jenny  V.  (Bowly> 
.Vymar.     The  child  was  born  in  Jersey  City,  May  lt>th.  1S91. 

12  noon.  Mis.sion  Rooms.  New  York  City.  We  attende<i  noon  day  s«r- 
vice  conducted  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Langfcn<l,  and  gave  the  benediction. 

Septemuek  13— Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  10:30  A.  M.  Dutchess 
Co.  New  York.  Lithgow,  St.  Peters  Church,  the  R.»v.  N.  S.  Boardman. 
Ue<!tor,  we  preached  and  assisted  by  the  Rector  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  3:30  P.  M.  St.  Thomas'  Church.  Amenia  Union.  After  Even- 
song by  the  Rev  Mr.  Boardman,  Rector,  we  preached.  As  the  little  church 
at  Remerton,  near  Salisbury.  England,  is  famous,  bei^ause  the  siiintly 
George  Herbert,  was  once  its  R«>ctor,  so  St.  Thoiiias*  Amenia  Union  may 
take  its  place  close  to  Bemertcms  Church,  since  it.  too,  enjoyed  for  a  season 
the  pastoral  cme  of  (.»ne  likt^  Herbert,  the  saintly  Samuel  R(X)sevelt  Johnson 
We  had  been,  since  Wednesday,  the  guests  of  our  old  friend,  Mr.  WiUiani 
Nelsim  and  his  wife,  at  their  secluded  home  in  the  mountiiins,  "  Wild  wood. " 
The  air  and  scenery  refreshed  us,  but  much  more  a  hundi-ed  times  our 
hoets"  presence,  and  the  deal*  ass<KMations  of  the  past. 


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Sei'TEMBEK  1.">,  Hi- Tuesdav  aiul  Wedne.sday.  Journey  to  Springlield 
via  Chicago. 

Septembeb  20— Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Springliehl.  AtPro- 
I'athedral  all  day.  11  A.  M.  We  prciiched  and,  assisted  by  tlie  Venerable 
.Vrchdeacon  Taylor,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7 :30  P.  M.  Att4>nded 
Evensong  and  gave  the  Benediction.    The  Archdeacon  preached. 

Septembeii  26— Saturday.  Edwardsville.  From  H  to  10  o'clock  we  en- 
joyed a  deliglitful  reception  at  the  Rectory,  anil  had  the  pleasure  of  meet- 
ing socially  over  fifty  of  Edwardsvilles  best  citizens,  and  Illinois  can  pro- 
duce no  better.  It  needed  no  eaitlujuake  to  impress  the  occasion  upon  our 
mind,  but,  nevertheless,  within  a  tVnv  minutes  of  the  «leparture  of  the  goodly 
company  we  had  our  IIf'sI  exporieiH-e  of  the  sensations  of  a  well  developed 
earthquake, 

Septembei:  27— Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Edwardsville.  St. 
Andrew's  church.  Rev.  R.  G.  Hamilton,  Rector.  S  A.  M.  The  Rector  cele- 
brated the  Holy  Eucharist.  We  attended  and  receive*!.  10:30  A.  M.  After 
Matins  by  the  Rector  we  preached.  7:30  P.  M.  The  Rector  said  Even- 
song. We  preached,  juid  confirmed  and  addressed  ii\o.  W<»  were  enter- 
tained at  the  Rectory,  presided  over  bv  Mrs.  Hamilton,  and  forgot,  for  a 
time,  the  iliscomfort,  of  the  extreme  heat  in  their  hospitable  home.  The  old 
Parish  of  St.  Andrew's  has  now  a  hope  to  live,  owing  to  tlie  self-<lenying 
and  well  directc«l  labors  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hamilton.  The  church  building 
tuis  been  renovated,  the  church  lot,  which  seems  to  beseech  the  people  to 
erect  upon  its  ample  stretch  t»f  surfa(M»  a  commodious  Rectory,  has  been 
put  in  ord.r;  the  scattered  members  of  the  fiock  have  been  brought  l-ome. 
and  it  needs  but  the  resolve  of  a  few  to  second  the  generous,  noblo-h«*arted 
Hector  and  his  wilV^  in  their  eftorts,  an<l  St.  Andrew's  parish  will  live  again 
iLud  flourish.  The  Rector  has  said  the  word;  will  the  laity  co-of.er.tte.' 
Now  is  the  tiii.e  f(»r  action  at  once,  without  delay. 

Septembep.  29— Feast  of  St.  Michael  and  All  Angels.  Tuesday.  (  hir-Jigo. 
11  A.  M.  Opening  of  the  Academic  yt.-ar  of  the  Western  Theologiird  Sem- 
inary. The  Bishop  of  Chicago  presided,  the  15ishop  of  Quincy  pn^ached 
an  admirable  and  very  interesting  sermon  and  w<i  celebrated  the  Hol>- 
Eucharist.  This  instituti<m  has  our  full  confidence  as  resting  on  the  fimi 
foundation  of  th(^  Church's  inherited  faith  and  order,  and  teaching  the  truth 
in  love.  May  God  inspiie  the  hearts,  and  open  the  hands  of  the  wealthy 
laity  of  the  Church  in  the  Northw^^st  to  strengthen  this  bulwark  of  s(mnd 
doctrine  and  inUueuce  against  Rome,  on  the  one  side,  and  infidelity  on  the 
other,  with  goodly  gifts  and  generous  endowments. 

September  30— Wednesday.  Rec'eived  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Orani  on  leit^?rs 
dimissory  from  the  junsdiction  of  Mt)ntana.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Oram  will  'suc- 
ceed the  Rev.  J.  H.  Molineux,  at  Mattoon  and  Paris. 

October  1— Thursday.  Received  the  Rev.  A.  Bailey  Hill  on  lett/^rs 
dimissory  from  the  jurisdiction  of  South  Dakota.     'The  Rev.   Mr.   Hill  has 


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VISITATIONS     AM)    ATTS. 


^M^.•J,  «Mll»-4l  to  ami  a4T4*pt4Nl  tho  Parislwisof  St.  .lohnV;,  (;illospi.\  nnd  Clirist 
('hurvh.  Duiikor  Flill. 

OrToiJKH  l-Ninot«'cnth  Sunday  aft.T  Trinity.  Spriiiir|i,.ij  i>,.,>. 
Oath.^dral.  7  A.  M.  Att<Mid«Mi  .'arly  eolebration  of  the  Holy  HiK-haribt. 
II  A.  M.  At  second  crlobnitioii  \v.»  pioached  7::{0  l\  M.  Wr  pn'nidfd  at 
Ev.'ij.son^'.  and  ^'uve  llu'  Mnal  Messing.     Arclidi-aron  Taylor  pn'.cJHHl. 

(JcTOjtEH  11-  Tw.Miti.'th  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Oln.'y.  St.  Luke's  Mis- 
sion, under  the  eharge  of  Arelideaeon  Fro.st.  H«'  luus  h.M-n.  most  unfor- 
tunately for  the  work,  ill  for  some  lime,  sinee  Iw.  is  most  laborious  and  zeal- 
•  Mis.  I0:;}()  A.  M.  In  the  Swedenbor^dan  Chuivli.  kindly  loaned  t^)  usfortho 
«K»eu8iun.  we  preaehtnl  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Mr.  Wad*'  W 
Way.  a  candidate  for  Holy  Orders, assisted  us  most  ellleimtly  and  satisfac- 
torily as  far  as  h«'  conhl.  He  gives  promis.-  of  being  a  most  acceptable  and 
faithful  mini.stor  (»f  Christ.  :\M  V.  M.  Wr  lonllrmed,  on  her  sick-bed.  a 
patient  -ulTcrcr.  Mr^.  Maiy  Jane  (Gray  i  Shaw.  7::{0  1'.  M.  After  Even- 
song, said  bv  Mr.  Way,  we  preached  again  to  .i  large  congregation  in  the 
same  building.  Ohiey  is  a  thriving  city,  and  the  rapidly  developing  fruit 
eulture  iu  tliis  neighborh<K)d  will  make  it,  ere  long,  the  centre  of  a  greatlv 
increjLsed  volume  of  trade.  Our  Mi.ssi,M)  «)ughl  to  be  at  work,  and  ready  to 
rnret  the  increjised  demands,  which  will  call  for  the  Church  and  her  t«»ach- 
ings  and  .siterament-^.  Will  our  faithful  Olnev  fi  ietids  rrive  t...,>d,  and  l)e  up 
and  zealous  for  .s«»rvices  without  delay':' 

0(^Toni:i:  I -.-Thursday.  Greenville.  Giace  Church,  the  IJev.  J.  Ci. 
Wright.  Dean  «.f  Eitchfleld,  Mi.ssionary  in  charge.  9  A.  M.  We  att<mded 
Matins.  10::5n  A.  .M.  Ordinatioti  of  th.'  Kev.  Henry  Martyn  Chittenden  to 
the  Priesthood.  T\w  Venerable  Archdeacon  Frost  presented  the  candidates 
the  Kev.  Deati  Wright  preju.-hed  the  .s«»rnu.n,  and  with  them  the  Kev.  Messrs. 
romlin.s,  (nH>dyear  and  Hamilton  united  in  the  laying  on  of  hands.  The  day 
was  beautiful,  and  great  joy  was  felt  that  our  dear  lirother  was  made  a 
Priest  in  the  Church  of  God.  He  has  labored  long  and  faithfully,  and  it 
may  l»e  safely  siiid  that  the  Mi.ssion  or  Parish  is  fortunate  that  Si'cures  him 
for  its  pjistor.  It  wjis  a  cause  of  sinore  regret  that  the  vouerabje  father  of 
the  Ilov.  Mr.  Chittenden  vvjis  unable,  through  bodily  weakness,  to  ho  pres- 
ent at  the  .service.  He  had  kH>ketl  forwaixl  to  the  day  with  natural  longing 
i<»soe  Ins  son  ordained,  and  the  disappointment  was  keen  to  him.  and 
>lK\re<i  in  by  all  his  friends.  We  ealled  upon  him  in  the  afternoon,  to  present 
our  congratulations  an<l  give  him  our  blessing. 

OCTOIJKK  IS -Feast  of  St.  Luke,  and  Twenty-tir.st  Sunday  afUu-  Tiinity. 
Springfield.  Pro-Cathedral.  7  A.M.  Attended  early  eelebration.  11A.M. 
At  second  celebration  w»'  preached. 

OcTonEK  i:J-  Monday.  Detroit.  Michigan.  7:30  P.  M.  Chiist  Church, 
the  Kev.  J.  H.  Johnson.  Ktvtor.  Opening  of  the  Annual  Council  of  the  B<mrd 
"•f  Missions  of  the  Church  in  the  UniUvl  States.  By  appointment  we  re- 
sjM:>nded.  on  in^half  of  the  IJoaixI  and  its  affiliated  soi-ieties,  to  a  most  graeious 
w»>leoine  (.xterid..d  to  us  by  our  dear  dear  personal  friend  and  brotluM*,  the 


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lit.  ilcv.  Dr.  Davies.  Bishop  of  tlir*  Diocese.  The  hospitality  of  the  Bi.shop 
and  his  clergy  and  laity  was  far  beyond  the  needs  of  their  many  guests. 
We  cannot  close  without  a  won!  of  recognition  of  one,  U)  whom  the  Church 
owes  under  God  very  much,  dear  Gov.  Baldwin.  It  was  a  delight  to  grasp 
his  hand,  and  inquin'  after  his  family,  so  «'harming  in  their  home,  and  st) 
vniited  with  hitii  in  love  foi  the  Church,  and  indeed  all  that  is  good  and 
beaut  if  id  and  true.  May  God  bhvss  him  and  his,  and  long  spare  him  t(.  us. 
OcTOKKH  -20  Tuesday.  In  attendance  all  day  up(m  the  meetings  of  the 
Council.  We  w.mv  obliged,  relu<'tantly.  to  h'ave  the  very  successful  and 
interesting  sessions  of  the  Council  on  WednesdaN"  morning  and  return 
home  l»y  way  of  CJhicago.  Our  journey  was  shortened  by  the  pleasant  com- 
panionship of  our  gracious  host,  Col.  Kodney  Mason,  of  Detroit.  We  f(.un<l 
in  him  and  his  wif(^  and  son  warm  and  congenial  friends  at(mce,and  weteel 
that  our  visit  to  Detroit  has  enriched  us  with  valuableadditions  to  our  circle 

of  acquaintances.  .^.^ 

OcvroiiEU  22- -Thursday.     Chicago.     Engaged  in  the  transaction  of  im- 
portant Imsiness  foi"  the  Diocese  until  a  very  late  hour. 

OcrroHEU  25  -Twenty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Si)ringlield.  Pro- 
CatlKMiral  all  day.  11  A.M.  .Vfter  Matins,  said  by  the  Archdeac«»n,  we 
prciu^hed.  7::J0  V.  M.  After  Evensong  and  a  very  valuable  instruction  from 
Dr.  Taylor,  we  gave  the  benediction.  We  venture  to  suggest  to  t)ur  clergy 
that  it  seems  t^>  us  that  it  would  be  well  for  them  occasionally  to  drop  from 
the  digfiilied  sermon  to  what  may  be  thought  a  lower  level  of  teaching, 
though,  we  are  inclined  to  believ«'.  more  difftcuU  of  successful  sui'complisb- 
ment,  a  didactic  form,  which  brings  out  the  subject,  clear  an<l  distinct,  in 
outline,  as  though  its  points  w»n'e  answers  to  (luestions  put  by  the  heiu-ers 
to  their  instructoi .  A  haze  of  religious  knowledge  hovers  over  our  people; 
but  clear,  well  delined  apprehension  of  the  first  piinciples  of  the  Gospel  of 
('hrist  is  not  the  possession  of  all,  or  nearly  all. 

No VEM HER  1— Feast  of  All  Saints.  Twenty-thinl  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
1 1  A.  M .  Christ  Church,  Springlield  (vacant).  We  preached  and  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.  Mr.  W.  M.  Pvobertson  very  kindly  as.sisted  us  in, the 
H^rvice.  During  the  long  interval  wliich  has  elapsed  sinc(»  the  retirement 
of  the  late  Hector,  Mr.  Kol».'rtson  has  been  very  usefid  in  kef^iing  the  con- 
gregation together.  1:'M)  P.  M.  Pro-Cathedral.  We  j.rosi.led  at  Evensong. 
The  Ven.  Ar<'hdi*acon  Taylor  preached. 

NovEMREi;  3— We  received  the  Kev. -lohannes   U'w-kslioli  on   letters  di- 

missory  from  the  Dicx'ese  of  New^ark. 

NovEMHEK  K— Twenty -fourth  Sunday  afu^r  Trinity.  11  A.  M.  Pro- 
Cathedral.  After  Matins  1)y  the  Archdeacon,  we  preached.  7:30  I'.  M 
I'ro-Cathedral.     We  gave  the  iKuiediction:  the  Archdeacon  preached. 

No VEMBE14  11  -Wednesday.  Springlield.  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Pro- 
vincial Synod  of  Ulinois.  10:30  A.  M.  Pro -Cathedral.  The  Synod  was 
opene<l  with  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist,  the  Bishop  of  Chicago, 
the  Primus,  being  the   Celebrant,  assiste^i   by  the  Kev.  E.  A     Lanabee  as 


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Kpibtoler,  and  oursolf  jiij  Gospeller.  The  three  Dioceseb  were  reprebeiit^Hi 
in  all  th.'ir  orders,  and  the  Synod  proved  to  be  a  hi^'hly  useful  and  succesfi- 
ful  on*'. 

XovE.MiiEi4  12- Thursday.     We  sent  letters  dimisst.ry  to  the  Bishop  ul 
Southeni  Ohi(»  in  helialf  of  Uev.  F.  VV.  Olauipett,  now  in  Columbus,  ()hi(». 

NovEMHEK  i:{— Friday.  Havana.  St.  Barnabas'  Mission,  the  llev.  Philip 
Grant  Davidson,  Deaeon  in  eharge.  TilJO  V.  M.  After  Evensong  by  the 
Deacon  we  preached,  i;onlirnie<l  and  addressed  three.  We  were  the  guest 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  C.  MeFadden.  It  is  enough  to  make  this  record  to  ciiriy 
with  it  the  assmanee  1  hat  we  were  well  eared  for.  The  Rev.  Mi'.  Davidson 
is  si'rving  in  his  first  charge,  and  wc  have  good  ho|)e  that,  with  Gods  bless- 
ing, his  success  will  l»e  the  bright  beginning  of  a  long  and  useful  ministiy . 
Mr.  Da vids<m  follows  his  brother  in  this  held  and  this  fact  niust  form  a 
>^tirmdns  to  zeal,  activity  and  persev^Tance  in  well  doing.  Wc  jiop*.  .-r,.  Iodj. 
to  have  a  strong  Missioii  in  Havana. 

N'ovKMUEic  15— Tweiity-lifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     (  an oUton.  Trinity 
Church,  the  Kev   D^^an  Harrison  in  charge.     7  A.  M.     Assiste.l  by  the  De;ui 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.     At  this  service  we  bles.sed  the  beautiful 
|)aten  and  chahce,  given  by  Mrs  Dr.  Crow,  as  a   m,«morial  of  her  parents. 
We  cannot  forbear  to  .say.  liow  rmich  sitisfaction  we  experience  in  devoting 
memorial  gifts  to  the  service  of  GchI.     They  help  to  keep  the  blessetl  de- 
parted fresh  in   memory,  they  (,uicken  the  sensibilities  of  the  living  mid 
they  arc  often  very  usef.il.     1 1  A.  M.    After  Matins  by  the  Dean,  we  preached 
continued  arul  addivssed  six.     At  the  same  time  we   forn.ally  retreived  one 
person,  who  had  renounced   the  errors  of  liome,  a   foreign   branch   of  the 
Church,  into  communion  with  ilu' Catholic  Church   in   this  land,  and  gave 
her  our  bt^neiliction.     While  at  Carrollton  we  were  the  guest  of  Mrs.  Ken- 
/.ett  ami  her  charming  family.     It  was  our  privilege  to  visit  our  dear  and 
venerable  friend.  Capt.  Swon,  twic.v     Xo  U'tter  .-omment  could  be  needed 
upon  the  bh's.sedness  of  a  Christian  walk  arid  conversation  than  the  serenity 
and  lunii'v  of  our  friend,  in  his  ripe  old  age,  of  moiv  than  four  .score  vears. 
If  it  U'  Gods  will,  we  lu»pe  that  we  ma>  men   many  times  more  in  the 
future.     We  greatly  miss^Ml  one  who  has  been  very  useful  in  her  lumie  and 
parish.  Miss  Fannie  Keimett.     She  has  gone  to  New  York  for   training  in 
the  Deaconess  House  of  Gmce  Church.     r/M)  P.  M.     Cjnirch   of  the  Hdy 
Cross,  Jersey ville,  the  Kev.  Dean  Harrison  in  charge.     After  Evensong  bv 
the  Dean,  wo  preached,  i'onlhnuMl  and  address^-d  three.     Jmlg.»  B;.gley  and 
his  wife  kindly  entertained  us.     Carrollton  will  so<mi   have   a  llect.»ry   we 
hope  Jers4>yville  will  not  U^  long  behind  her  sister  city  in  the  possession  of 
such  a  valuable  ac<|uisition.     .V  rectory  is  an  endowment.  an«l  helps  to  se- 
«'ure  and  keep  a  rector. 

NovEMBEK  li»-Thursday.  Chicago,  West<'ni  Theological  Semiuar>'.  2 
P.  M.  We  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Our  main  busi- 
ness was  to  receive  tht?  munificent  gift  from  Mr.  George  A.  Annour  of  the 
real  estate  on  which  St.  Clements  now  stands,  estimated,  to  t^'  w/>rth   at 


least  $75,000,  This  is  a  most  wholesome  exami>le  of  liberality.  May  God 
t)less  the  giver  and  the  gift.  As  an  incorporator  of  the  Seminaiy,  we  also 
attended  a  meeting  of  this  body,  and  they  elected  iis  trustees  to  fill  vacan- 
cies Mr.  D.  B.  Lyman  and  the  Ven.  Dr.  Taylor,  our  Archdeac(»n  of  Spring- 
field. 

November  22— Sunday  next  before  Advent.  Alton,  St.  I'aul's  Church . 
vacant.  1 0:30  A.  M.  After  Matins  by  the  Rev.  H.  A.  Grantham  we  preached. 
At  2  P.  M.,  we  said  the  funeral  s«uvice  and  made  an  address  at  the  burial 
of  Mrs.  Rosette  (Smith)  Hart.  We  attended  the  remains  to  the  cemeteiy. 
We  improved  the  opportunity  of  visiting  Miss  Leslie  Bassett,  a  most  faith- 
ful laywomau  and  indefatigable  worker  of  Collinsvill.'.  who  is  attheAHon 
Sanitarium  for  treatment. 

NovEMBEK  25— W\}dnesday.  Received  ofiicial  notice  of  the  resignation 
of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Davenport,  of  the  Church  of  the  Rtuleemer.  Cairo,  to  take 
effect  Saturday,  the  28th  inst.,  and  of  the  Rev.  S.  B.  Pond,  of  St.  Matthew  s 
Church,  Bloomington.  to  take  effect  Tuesday,  December  1st. 

NovEMBEK  2G— Thursday.  Thanksgiving.  Springfield.  Pro-Cathe<lral. 
\H/M)  A.  M.  We  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Venerable 
Archdeacon  Taylor,  mid  the  Rev.  Allen  Grant  Wilson,  deacon.  Th«'  Rev. 
Mr.  Wilson  preached  a  very  satisfactory  sermon.  He  is  our  City  Mission- 
iiny  for  Springfield,  and  is  an  excellent  worker. 

NovEMKEK  2V>— First  Sunday  in  Advent.  Jacksonville.  Trinity  Churcli. 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton,  Rector.  0:30  A.  M.  We  held  tlie  benediction  service 
of  the  new  Parish  House,  and  devoted  it  to  its  useful  j)urposesby  the  name 
of  "Trinity  Hall.'"  It  is  a  large,  commodious  and  most  satisfactoiy  build- 
ing. Here  the  Rector  has  his  study,  here  the  Sunday  School  meets,  here 
guild  meetings  are  held,  and  here  the  members  of  the  Parish  can  fin<l  a 
home  for  .social  gatherings  and  work.  We  addressed  th«^  Sunday  School, 
larg<'  in  numbers  and  enthusiastic  in  spirit.  10:30  A.  M.  Th<'  Rector  began 
Matins,  and  .iust  befon^  the  first  lesson  w<»  came  down  from  the chanceband 
invoked  God's  blessing  upon  tlu^  new  h'ctern  presented  as  a  memorial  of 
tlunr  parents  by  the  Wakely  family,  and  now  used  for  the  first  time:  and  in 
the  Eucharistic  Office,  just  before  the  sermon,  we  blessed  the  new  pulpit, 
used  also  for  the  first  time,  presented  as  a  memorial  of  her  mother  by  Miss 
Peck,  who  died  herself  b<'fore  the  gift  arrived  and  was  put  in  position.  We 
preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  At  7:30  P.  M.,  after  Even- 
song, by  the  Rector,  we  preached  again.  Trinity  Church,  Jacksonville,  one 
of  the  oldest  churches  in  the  Diocese,  has  put  on  the  appearance  of  youth, 
owing  to  the  untiring  zeal  of  the  laborious  Rector.  (Jur  labors  are  not 
ended  in  Jacksonville.  More  memorials  are  (;oming,  and  other  improve- 
ments are  in  prospect.  We  congratulate^  Rector,  Wardens,  Vestry  and  con- 
gregation of  Trinity  Church,  Ja^kscmville,  upon  what  they  already  have  and 
upon  what  they  will  soon  j)os6ess. 

November  30— St.  Andrew's  Day.     Springfield.     7:30  P.   M.     At  St. 
Agatha's  School,  we  atlend*^d  and  presided  at  the  Semi-annual  Meeting  of 


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VISITATIONS     \M>    ATTS. 


the  TruHttM^H  of  .St.  Agatlian  StrluM)!.  The  report  wubhubinitted  and  rojwl  by 
the  Principal,  and  adopt o<l  for  pn!S<Mitation  at  the  Synod.  The  school  is  in 
a  highly  prosperous  condition.  It  needs  endowments  to  bring  its  rare  ad- 
vanLage.s  within  reach  of  th^  daughters  of  th.-  Clrrgy,  so  that  tlu'v  may  be 
♦Hlueated  fr«'»'. 

Deck.mbkk  I~Tuos<hiy.  Sphngli<'ld.  Pro-Cathedral.  10:30  A.M.  Open- 
ing service  of  tiie  Fourteenth  Annual  Synod  of  tht«  Diweso  of  Springfield. 
We  ,M'Nfbrated  the  Holy  Euchaiist.  assisted  by  the  Von.  Dr.  Taylor.  Arch- 
d.'ae<)norS[)ringne]d.an.i  the  IWv. .].  i;.  Harrison,  Dean  of  Chester,  thellev. 
We/iiyss  T.  Smith.  M.  A..  actin;j  as  the  Bishops  Chaplain  and  bearing  the 
Pastoral  Stafl'.  TIm.  sormon  was  preache<l.  I)y  the  appointuu-nt  of  the 
Jlishoj,,  by  th.)  Jirv.  Williani  H.  Tomlins,  M.  A..  l^M'tor  of  St.  Mary's  Mis- 
sion. Ka.st  St.  Ijouis.     The  Synod  •  ontiinh'd  in  .s«»ssion  imtil  4::!0  P.  M. 

I)E<;EMnEj:  2-\Vedncs<lay.  On  Tuesday  evening,  at  rM  oclock.  as  a 
part  of  the  pro<;eedings  of  the  Synod,  a  v^-jy  int««re.sting  and  protltabic  mis- 
sionary  meeting  was  hold  in  th..  Pro-Cath.MJral,  ov,.,  which  we  presided 
Ev.M,.>^>ng  wfis  said  by  the  Arehdeac<m  of  Spi  ingfield.  tlie  jes.sons  being  read 
t»y  th..  Kev.  F.  H.  IJurreli.  Deacon,  of  Aivola,  Mrs  fl  IT  Candee.  the 
Dio^N'san  Secret^iry  of  the  Woman's  Auvijian,  pre.senti'd  and  n-a.l  her 
;uuuial  n-p<,rt.  showing  a  laige  am(»unt  .»f  most  u.seful  work  well  done,  and 
very  interesting  aldres.ses  were  d«'li\ered  in  succes.sion  bv  tlie  IN'v.  K.  (i. 
Hamilton,  of  EdwardsviUe;  the  H<.v.  H.  M.  Chittenden.  oV  Carlinville:  the 
Rev  J.  R,K)kstroh,  of  Helh.ville,  and  the  p„v.  J)r.  Fulton,  of  Jacksonville. 
The  Bishop's  Address  was  dejivenvl  on  Wednesday  morning,  aiid  in  the 
f'vening.  aft^^r  the  adjournment  of  the  Synod,  we  liad  the  pleasure  of  enter- 

ijuning  its  members  tts.uir  gue.sts  at  a  r ption  at  our  house  front  eight  to 

elfv.'ri  .k'<-loek. 


Sl'MMARY 


CLKlUfV    rUANSFEHHF.D 
None. 

t  l.KiUiV    l>K(  EASED. 
Rev.  Heiiiamiii  Hutehiiis,  Pr.'sl»yl.i 


.  .  .March  (i.   IHOI 


(  LElUiV   DROPPED   FROM   LIST  ON   ACCOCNT    OF  REMOVAE 

FROM    rillS  COUNTRY. 


Ile\ .  John  Jones.  Removed  lo  Wales. 

Rev.  Henry  Humphries,  Piemov<'d  to  W  nnusley.  England 


1H77 

1H,^.'» 


CEFRin    RECEIVED. 


Rev.  Robert  G.  Hamilton   Horn  Albarn 
Rev.  Alexander  Cron*'  from  London. 

Kev.  F.  W.  Oram,  from  M(mtana 

Rev.  A.  Bailey  Hill,  from  South  Dak<'t 
Rhv.  Johannes  llockstroh,  I'lom  Newark 


.February  Pi,  1H9J 

March  M     1K91 

September  30,  iSin 

October  1.   1H91 

..Novi-mber  :{•.   1H91 


!  ■n 


CANDIDATES  FOR  HOLY  ORDERS. 

Gibson  William  Harns,  admiue.l Deccml>ei  I.  Ih'.K) 

Warren  Wade  Wav.  admitted  December  1,  1890 

Charles  Jacob  Shutt,  admitt^'d December  3,  1890 

Frederick  W.  Cornell,  a.lmitted    Sept^^ruber  9,  1H91 

CLERGY  ORDAINED. 


I>E.\<  UN'S. 


Mr.  Frederick  H.  Burreli 

Mr.  Philii)  Grant  Davidson         • 

Mr.  John  Chanler  While ^I«'y  "'-'*     '^^^ 


March  2 J,  1891 
.  .Mav  22.  1891 


PRIESTS. 


Re^.  William  W.  Blatchford. 
'R^i\.  Henrv  M.  Chittvnden. 


....May  2(1.   1891 
.OctolxT  l.^.    IH'.M 


f)2 


SI  MMAKV. 


Cler^^y  last  ropoil 

Clergy  ordainod  (Deacoiitt  -i.  Priosts  -2) 

("lergy  transferrod 

( Jioifjy  d('ceHsed 

C'lcr^y  dioppc<l  from  list 

Clergy  received 

Clergy  added  »)y  ordination 

Present  number  of  Clergy 

Candidat»;s  for  Holy  Orders 

Serviees  attended 

Sermons  delivered 

Addresses  delivered 

Baptisms— Adults  2;  Infants  fi;  total 

Confirmations  in  the  Dio<'ese  of  Springfield 

Confirmations  in  other  Dioceses 

Total  Confirmations  by  us  since  last  report 

Total  Confirmations  by  us  since  our  Consecration. 
Total  Confirmations  in  Diocese  of  Springfield  (by  otlier  Bishops  3). 
Number  of  occasions  of  holding  Confirmations  during  the  year 
Total  mimber  of  such  occasions  since  our  Consecration. 

Celebrations  of  th«'  Holy  Eucharist 

Meetings  of  Truste*'-  etc.,  attended 

Commencements  of  Colleges  4;  attended 

Official  visits  paid  to  public  institutions 

Lectures  delivered  in  Seminaries 

Parishes  and  Missions  hist  report 

Church  schools 

Marriages 

Funerals 


40 

0 
1 

;j 

i'M 
\(ui 
177 

•2:i2 

94 

;i2(i 

3,522 

40 

942 

(I 

2 

4 
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A  PLEA  FOR  TRUTH! 


AN  i:\ri; ACT  ru'oM  Tin-: 


ADDRESS  OF  BISHOP  SEYMOUR, 


^■■B 

W^i 


'i(>   iHi: 


ANNUAL  SYNOD 


OF   THI'] 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD, 


December  7,  1892, 


SPlilNGFIELD.  ILL.: 

THE  H.  W.  ROKKER  PRINTING  HOUSE. 

1892. 


'RB' 


ADDRESS. 


A    PLEA    FOR   TRUTH. 

A  Bishop  as  a  watdiniaii  must  warn  liis  ])eo|)le  a<>'ainst 
i1h'  (laiijrers  to  w  liicli  they  are  exposed,  and  more  especially 
if  tliese  dangers  are  of  such  a  character  as  to  be  likely  to 
.'S(a])e  observation  unless  the  cry  is  raised,  ''be  on  your 
L!uard,  take  care." 

Amono-  dangers  of  this  kind  are  those  which  lurk  in  the 
spirit  of  the  a<»'e,  and  are  nnseen  and  nnnoticed,  because 
they  are  so  prevalent.  They  |)ermeate  the  popular  atmos- 
])here,  the  breath,  which  the  people  send  forth.  They  reach 
us  as  the  impalpable  dust  in  the  air  does,  and  we  knowit  not. 
We  breathe  it,  it  chokes  us  and  nmkes  us  feel  uncomfort- 
al)l<\  and  perhaps  breeds  disease  and  leads  on  to  death, 
.ind  we  know  not  the  cause,  or  if  we  do,  we  do  not  ade- 
(]uately  appreciate  it  until  it  is  too  late,  and  we  are  lost. 

Kvery  age  has  its  characteristics  and  its  faults  and  sins. 
Sometimes  these  characteristics  maintain  themselves  be- 
yond the  limit  of  a  single  hundred  years,  and  leave  their 
(listino'uishino-  marks  upon  groups  of  centuries,  and  give 
names  to  periods.  The  trend  of  thought,  of  speech  and 
of  action  is  in  one  direction,  and  the  exceptions  prove 
the  rule.  There  have  been  periods  of  hope,  of  eager  expec- 
tation when  men  were  looking  forward,  stretchimr  onward 
as  it  were  into  the  near  future,  such  was  the  age  when  our 
Lord  was  born,  such  was  the  age  which  preceded  and  saw^ 
the  Reformation.  There  have  been  periods  again  of  stag- 
nation, of  looking  back,  of  clinging  to  the  past.  Such 
were   the  centuries  which  followed  the  fall  of  the  Roman 


4  l?ISHf)P  S    ADDIIKSS. 

Empire.  There  have  been  times  eoiispiciioii.s  for  virtue,  and 
times  infamous  for  vice.  ''The  brave  days  of  old"  may  be 
idealized  by  poets  and  liistorians,  l)nt  mai<in<2,-  tlie  laroest 
allowanee  for  the  enehantuHMit,  which  distance  lends  to 
the  view,  and  the  exM^<ieration  of  l(»<;-en(l.  still  there  re- 
mains sufficient  substantial  evidence  to  j)rove  that  (ireece 
and  Kome  had  icspectively  their  a<>('  of  truth,  of  patriotism 
and  lovultv  to  dutv.  ;ind  the  converse  is  unliaiJpilv  true 
that  these  nations  in  the  ])ast  and  modern  races  in  the 
present  hnve  had  theii*  periods  of  ])erfi(ly,  falsehood  and 
selfish  deiirndation.  The  eailv  davs  of  Sparta  and  Athens 
and  Kome  were  resji'endent  with  noble  men  and  uloiious 
deeds,  and  ])opular  sentiment,  which  <:iatefully  appreciate<l 
and  rewanU'd  valour  and  self-sacrifice;  and  surely  theland  of 
Aristides  and  Socrates  oave  just  cause  in  subsequent  tiuies 
for  the  distressing-  epithet,  "lyiii';-  (Jreek,**  and  the  last 
days  of  the  lioman  l\e])ublic  and  the  ])eri()d  of  the  Em])ire 
were  scarcely  eipialled,  surely  lu^t  excelled,  by  tli<^  re])ulsive 
vileness  of  the  vears  of  the  first  French  Ilevolution. 

We  may  assume  then  as  ])ractieally  true  that  every  aj^e 
lias  its  ])redominatin«j:  spirit,  and  that  ours  no  less  than 
those,  which  have  <»()ne  before,  shares  in  this  ])ossession. 

It  is  our  wisdom  to  discover  what  this  s|)irit  of  our  a<>e 
is,  to  analyze  it.  if  ])ossdjle  to  search  out  and  hnd  its  evil, 
and  to  avoid  it  ourselves,  and  by  exposin<»*  it  to  put  others 
on   their  «»uard   against  the  peril  of  its  insidious  ])resence. 

The  spirit  of  the  a«'e  of  course  must  be  everywhere,  it 
must  more  or  less  reach  everybody,  like  the  air,  which 
wraps  us  round,  and  if  it  does  not  at  once  infect  us,  be- 
cause our  moral  constitution  is  too  strono-  to  be  easily 
overcome,  still  it  threatens  us  with  its  poisonous  influences, 
and  mav  at  length  enervate  us  and  corrupt  us  unless  we 
employ  antidotes  for  our  protection. 

Naturally  as  bishop  and  clero:y  and  people  we  think  of 
this  spirit  of  the  acre  as  affecting-  the  theological  world, 
and  we  ask,  and  we  propose  to  answer  the  question  under 
this  limitation,  what  is  the  spirit  of  the  present  age  on  its 
evil  side  as  a  menace  to  the  (■hurch  of  (lod? 


DIOCESE   OF  SPKlXCiFIELD.  O 

We  respond  without  hesitation  to  this  inquiry,  untruth- 
fulness, a  lack  of  fidelity  to  princi])le  and  duty.    Observe 
we  are  not  discussino-   the  good,   but  the  evil,   which   an- 
imutes  our  times.     Were  the  former  our  theme,  we  would 
have  much  to  say  about  our  enterprise,  our  push,  our  bold 
v(^ntures    in    the  \:ause    of    science,   art    and   business,   our 
pliilanthropy  atid  lavish  expenditure  to  ameliorate  human 
ills.     The  face  of  society  was  never  fairer,  and  the  (condition 
of    the    world    never    seemed    more    lovely    and    attractive 
tlmn  now.    The  optimist  could  not  find  in  any  century  of 
the  great  ])ast  more  to  build  upon  than  this  age  supplies. 
We  are  not  disposed  to  join  issue  with  philosophers,  who 
cxaoo-erate    the  good,   and   discount  the  evil,   ail   that  we 
-oiopose    to    do  is  to   exhibit  that  evil,   however  small  in 
iimount  it  may  be,  to  see  of  what  sort  it  is,  and  if  it  be 
of  that  kind,  which  threatens  moral  and  spiritual  ruin  and 
death,  to  raise  the  alarm   and   seek  to  put  men  on  their 
o'uard.    There  can  be  no  evil   more  pernicious  than  false- 
hood     As    truth    is  the  essence  of   (iod,  falsehood  is  the 
substance  of  the  devil.    He  is  the  father  of  lies,  and  when 
nu  age  is  untruthful    it    is    infected  with   the   very    worst 
disease  which  can  assail  our  race.    On  truth  physical  rests 
the  stabilitv  of  the  universe.    The  laws  of  nature  are  the 
cx])ression   of  (Jod's  truth,  written  in  the  motions  of  the 
heavenlv    bodies    above  our  heads,   and  the  fruitful  fields 
beneath^  otir  feet.     On  truth  moral  depend    the   fabric    of 
societv  and  the  well-being,  nay  the  very  existence  of  man- 
kind '  On  truth    spiritual    hang   the  fabric  of   revelation, 
and  the  intercourse  of  the  soul  with  God.    Truth  underlies 
cv(M-vthing    as    its   foundation   and  firm   support.     Invade 
the  supremacy  of  truth,  therefore,  and  you  assail  at  once 
the    t^reator  "^and    creation,    you     proclaim    yourself    the 
enemv  of  tJod  and  man,  and  the  ally  of  Satan. 

Of  course  no  one  with  deliberate  pur])ose  and  a  full  con. 
sciousness  of  what  he  is  doing  would  avow  that  lying  was 
his  meat  and  drink,  unless  he  were  a  fiend.  But  short  of 
this,  far  short  of  this  we  trust,  men  accustom  themselves 
to    iiabits    of   evasion,  craft,  cunning,  trickery  and  deceit, 


6 


luSHOP  s  Ai)i)i{i:.ss. 


and  thfir  woi'ds  niid  actions  inspirf»  distrust.  Like  (>eo-ets 
like,  and  treachery  suspected  leads  to  untruthfulness  in  re- 
tui'u  undei'  the  mistaken  plea  of  self-defense,  and  in  this 
way  the  spirit  of  falsehood  creeps  into  i)ul)li«-  life  and  per- 
vades society,  and  all  ('lasses  feel  the  effects  of  its  l)!i<^ht- 
in^-  intiuence. 

This  was  the  dominant  spirit  of  the  Jewisli  nristocrjicv 
when  ouj-  Lord  was  on  the  earth.  If  vou  would  enter  into 
the  depths  of  its  deceit  and  hyjxx-i'isy  read  His  <lenunci;i- 
tions  of  the  S<-iil)es  and  IMiarisees  in  the  (J().s|K'1  of  St. 
Matthew.  Another  such  n  ])eriod  was  the  Arinn  times,  em- 
bi'a«'iu<:,'  the  fourth  nnd  tifth  centuiies  of  oni*  era.  1'he 
rhuFcli  of  (io<l  seemed  ovei'iun  with  untruth.  Evasion, 
double  dealin«i"  in  s])eech  and  action  characteiized  the  de- 
liberations of  councils  and  the  administrat icn  of  affairs. 
The  treatment  which  St.  Athanasius  exj)erienced  nt  the 
liands  of  lanperors  and  Bishops,  the  series  of  crt^ds  put 
forth  in  the  interest  of  heresy  innoct^it  us  to  |K)sitive  state- 
ment, but  stabbin*;-  the  truth  bv  uuiltv  silence,  and  the 
conduct  of  the  most  ennnent  ecclesiust  ics  as  de[)icted  by 
Socrates  and  Sozomen  and  Evat»'rius  and  Theodoret  ])re- 
sent  a  ])icture  which  the  present  aii*e  seems  to  be  seekin<i- 
to  copy. 

The  studv  of  the  oeriod  from  the  conversion  of  Constun- 

ft.  ■ 

tine  to  the  rei^n  of  .lustiniuu  makes  us  accpiainted  with 
men  and  transactions  which  do  not  seem  alto<»ether  new 
and  strange  to  us.  AVe  are  half  conscious  as  we  read  that 
thev  have  been  re])roduced  substautiallv  under  our  own  eve, 
and  within  the  limits  of  our  pei'soual  expei-ience,  and  hence 
we  feel  that  we  are  reudin<i-  a  nai'rative  of  our  own  times 
under  the  thin    dis<»uise    of    ancient    dra])erv    nnd    foreiun 


n  nines 


The  truth  of  this  is  proved  l)y  the  fact  that  instinctively 
mentix  ui)ou  eminent  ])ersona<»es  now  living-  and  ])roceedin<»s 
private  and  public,  which  excite  sus])icion,  and  identify  them 
bv  a  sort  of  common  consent  with  characters  and  deeds  con- 

9. 

spicnoiislv  disj)l;ive(l   on   thos*'  dark  iJiifies    of  welesiiiticfil 
histoi'v.     Witliiii  the  Inst  tliree  veai's  we  liavc  licfinl   more 


DIOCESK  OF  SI'IUNGFIELD.  < 

reference   iu    f-eneral    s|)ee(h    to   tl.e   tricky    l^usebius,    the 
craftv  Acacius,  the  evasions  and  cunniiif-'  of  Arian   coiin- 
r\U  than  ever  came  to  our  ears  outside  of  direct  recita- 
tions in  the  lecture  room.    Tlie  reason  is  not  far  to  seek. 
There  are  men  now  living,  wlio  un.;onscionsiy  to  themselves 
we  hoiie.  are  representiuf-'  in  much  more  than  outline  the 
.M-aft    and    disiuRenuousness  of   the   Knsebeii  and    Acacms. 
The  world  dazzles  them,  and  fascinates  them.    Royal  favor 
thev  cannot  .'njov,  because  we  have  no  Emperors  or  kinss. 
hut  tli.>  smiles  of  millionaires  they  court,  because  they  are 
ambitious  and  thev  want  money  and  i)ositioi..    They  would 
f-iin  stand   well   with  their  old  beliefs  and  (the  friends  who 
loved  them  as  ehampious  of  the  faith,  but  their  new  oods 
,.|aim  saeritic..s.  and  they  must  i)erforce  yield,  and  so  they 
trv  iuid  totter  as  thev  try  to  stand  well  with  both,     ihey 
su'rrender  the  .-entral"  truth  oi  Christianity  in  the  interest 
<,f  their  own  cherished  idolatry  of  self,  to  make  themselves 
popular  and  well  spoken  of.  and    to    f-et    money    tor  the 
a..'.Tandizement   of    self,    and    then    to    balance   this    per- 
tidv    as   thoufi-h    anythiiifi;   could    be   an   offset  to   disloy- 
alty to  Jesus  Christ,  they  make  speeches  and  give  votes  on 
eomparativelv  unimportant  issues  on  the   side   of   ortho- 
.loxv     They  fondlv  imagine  they  can  do  what  our  blessed 
Lord'  said  'cannot  be  done  when  He  told  us,  "Ye  cannot 
serve  (iod  and    Mammon."    These   men    contradict  them- 
selves trusting  that  lapse  of  time  will  conceal  their  worse 
than  inconsistency,  they  yilay  fast  and  loose   with  truth 
and  at  the  bidding  of  rich  dames  and  for  the  attainment 
of  Kelfish  ends  they  espouse  and  further    measures,  which 
once  they  abominated,  if  their  words  are  [ever   to    be  be- 
lieved. ...  , ,  ,     t 
The  administration  of  public  affairs  exhibits  on  the  part  of 

manv  the  same  desire  to  evade,  and  the  effort  to  make  the 
worse  appear  the  better  side.  Men  place  before  themselves 
plans  and  measures,  which  they  are  determined  to  accom- 
plish at  anv  cost,  and  in  seeking  to  effect  their  pur- 
pose thev  leave  the  impress  of  their  double  dealing  and 
deceit  upon  the  records  of  legislation.    They  fondly  imag- 


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HisHop  s  Ai>i>ia:.ss. 


ine  that  success  will  coikIoiic  their    ciiiniiuo-,  that   the  end 
will    justify  the  nieaus,  which   they  euiployed  to  secure  it. 
Alas  I   the  worldly  P>ishoi)s  of  (  onstautius'  Court,  aud    the 
wily  ecclesiastical  politiciaus  of  the  fourth  ao-e  thought  the 
same,  and    they,   nuiny  of  them,  died    under    the    ddusiou 
that   imperial  favor,  i>opular  apj)lause,  and   rich  temporal 
rewards  secured  them  at  least  on  earth  permanent  rcMiown. 
Time  has  relentlessly  scattered   the  mist  wliirh    enveloped 
them  with   its  evanescent   and  deceptive  si)lendoi-.  and    left 
tliem    exposed    to  the  oazc  of    posterity   in   the   naked  de- 
formity of  their  true  characters,  as  tricksters  and    tiuck- 
lin«;    slaves  of  and)ition  and   mammon.     There  they  stand 
and  their  deeds  with  them  on  the  paoes  of   history!    Their 
presfMit  lias  fad(>d  away  and  lost  all  interest  for  uV  f^xcept 
in  so  far  as  it  supplies  an   explanati(m  of  their  deliberate 
and  persistent  disloyalty  to  principle  and  to  duty,  and   so 
makes  their  vileness  seem    more  vile.     The  same  fate  must 
overtake  all   who  imitate    so    bad   and    pernicious  an    ex- 
ample. 

An  indictment  ou«ilit  to  contain  specifications  in  illustra- 
tion and  support  of  the  charge.     We  mio;ht  claim,  however, 
that  as  the  sunlio-ht  reveals  the  motes,  and  observation  only 
is  necessary  when  attention  is  directed  to  the  assertion  that 
the  air  is  full   of  im|)alpahle  dust   in   order  to    ])rove  the 
alleo-ation,  so  in  proof  of  the  affirmation   that  the  charac- 
teristic evil  element  in  the  spirit  of  our  present  age  is  un- 
truthfulness, it  is  only  necessary  to  read  the  current  litera- 
ture of  the  day  and   to  scrutinize    })ul)lic    men    and    their 
doings.    Such  observation  has  already  convinced   thouo-ht- 
ful  men  that  Satan  rarely,  if  ever,  has  had  the  world  ntore 
completely  under  his  sway  to  do  his   bidding-  in   speakino- 
and    acting-  and    living-  a  lie  than   now,  and    to  those  to 
whom  the  suggestion  is  new,  a  little  reflection   upon  what 
they  daily  hear  and  see,  and  come  to  know  through  news- 
paper and    book,   and    social    intercourse,  will    open    their 
eyes  to  a  sad  spectacle  of  falsehood   in   life  and    manners, 
and  they  will,  they  must  sadly  assent  to  the  justice  of  the 


DIOCESIO  OF   SPKIN(iFlEl.l). 


9 


indictment  that   untruthfulness  is  the  characteristic  evil  in 
the  spirit  of  this  age. 

Kut  to  be  si)eci(ic  in  the  way  of  s])ecimen  illustrations  of 
what  confronts  us  and  surrounds  us  in  the  theological 
world,  we  would  draw  attention  to  a  few  melancholy  facts 
which  have  recently  fallen  under  our  exi)eiience. 

A  religious  newsT)aper  of  r  spectable  standing  and  wide 
circulation  rei>lies  to  an  ap})eal  which  we  were  ])ermitted 
to  make  in  its  columns  in  behalf  of  straightforward  manly 
truth  by  taking  issue  with  us  on  this  ]>()int,  and  writes 
itself  down  as  advocating  evasion  and  i)laying  fast  and 
loose  with  words.  Indeed  in  its  attemi)t  to  justify  itself 
in  refusing  to  unite  with  us  in  re])robating  the  disloyalty, 
which  men  in  the  present  day  show  to  truth,  this  newspa- 
])er  illustrates  its  teaching  by  its  practice  in  clever  disin- 
genuousness  in  the  use  of  words. 

We  ])resent  the  case.  We  closed  our  letter  to  the  Chrihi- 
tmn  rnion  with  the  following  paragraphs: 

''  One  of  the  saddest  things  is  the  laxity  with  which  men 
treat  truth.  By  interpretation  they  explain  away  the  most 
ex])licit  statements.  In  the  sphere  of  religion  they  run  riot 
with  evasion  of  the  plain  meaning  of  words,  and  reconcile 
themselves  to  making  promises  and  even  taking  oaths 
which  in  their  obvious  sense  they  never  mean  to  keep. 

"It  is  ])recisely  as  though  one  owed  another  a  thousand 
dollars,  and  was  legally  bound  to  pay  by  his  note  duly 
signed,  and  when  the  time  came  for  payment  he  tendered 
the  creditor  five  hundred  dollars,  and  when  the  latter  de- 
murred on  the  ground  that  he  was  offering  only  half  the 
face  of  the  note,  the  debtor  replied,  'Oh,  that  is  entirely  a 
(luestion  of  interpretation;  it  dei)ends  altogether  upon 
what  you  understand  a  dollar  to  mean.  1  interpret  a  dol- 
lar to  mean  fifty  cents;  old  fogies  think  it  means  one  hun- 

<lred  cents.' 

"This  dishonesty  in  the  sphere  of  finance  would  not  be 
tolerated  for  one  moment ,  because  men  love  their  pocketbooks. 

It  is  endured  by   many  in  the  realm  of    religion    because 
theoreticallv  thev  do  not  see  what  the  result  of  such  indif- 


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bishop's  address. 


DIOCKSK   OF   SPHINGFIELD. 


11 


ferenoe  to  truth  must  be,  and  because  T)i'ti(ticallv  thev  do 
not  feel  the  consequences  of  such  evasion  and  trickery.  Let 
us  open  our  eyes  to  this  tendency  to  deprave  and  plnv 
fast  and  loose  with  truth,  and  let  us  set  our  faces  stead- 
fast Iv  a":ainst  it  " 

Thus  far  we  wrote.  We  confidently  antici|)nted  thnt  the 
Christ  inn  Union  would  unite  with  us  on  this  ])lntforni  of  fidel- 
ity to  truth,  but  we  were  morethan  surpiised  by  its  rejoinder, 
and  especially  by  its  substitution  of  a  general  term  "co//i," 
for  oui-  specific  word  ilolhu\  and  then  clainuno-  that  it  had 
outwitted  us  by  its  evasion  of  the  point  of  our  illustration 
and  ar<j.iHncFit  involved  in  the  ilhistration.  Th(»  Christian 
Union  replies  as  follows: 

"We  acce|)t  Bishop  Seymour's  ti<4ur<M)f  a  promise  to  i)ay 
"dollars,"  and  use  it  to  interpret  the  history  of  this  his- 
toric Church.  There  are  notes  issuer]  by  the  United  States 
(rovernment  ])ayal)le  in  "coin."  The  lan<iua<»e  is  pui|)osely 
and)i<4U()Us,  and  the  debtoi*  may  pay  in  either  <»old  or  sil- 
ver as  he  chooses.  The  standards  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
are  purposely  left  so  ambiouous  that  a  Calviuist  or  an 
Arminian,  a  Hioh  Churchnmn  or  a  Low  Churchman,  a 
Laud  or  a  Hooker,  mav  share  in  its  ministi-v.'' 

Here  we  have  a  strikin<i-  specimen  of  the  s])irit  of  the  a<!:e, 
untruthfulness,  affectin<^  even  the  best  of  men,  for  of  such 
the  editoi-  of  the  Uhristian  Union  must  be.  The  disease  is  in 
him  and  he  doubtless  knows  it  not. 

Our  illustration  was  a  note  of  a  thousand  doUnvs.  Now 
a  dollar  with  us  is  a  definite  sum  of  monev,  in  Davment 
one  half  the  stij)ulated  sum  is  tendered,  five  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  the  point  of  the  evasion  consists  in  interpretin<»- 
dollar  to  mean  fifty  cents  and  not  one  hundred.  This  is 
trickery,  cheating-  downrii^ht.  Our  friend,  the  editor  of  the 
Cliristiiin  Union,  whom  we  sou<>-ht  to  unite  with  us  in  a 
manly  protest  a<L*ainst  this  untruthfulness  chai-acteristic  of 
the  spirit  of  the  a<»e,  refuses  and  inm<i,ines  he  sustains  him- 
self by  usin<;-  the  word  ''coin,''  a  <»:eneral  term  for  metallic 
money  of  any  denomination  instead  of  the  specific  term, 
''iJoUcU'/^  which  with  us  rej)resents  one  hundred  cents. 


We  care  little  or  nothing  for  the  merits  of  the  argument 
involved,  but  while  we  are  profoundly  grieved  and  dis- 
tressed at  the  position  deliberately  assumed  by  this  rep- 
resentative religious  news]niper,  (full  a  week  was  taken  to 
think  over  the  matter  before  it  rejoined)  still  no  better 
iM'oof  could  be  given  of  the  damaging  effect  of  the  spirit 
of  the  ao-e  when  it  thus  depraves  The  Uhristian  Union. 

The  statement  made  l)y  the  Editor  that,  "the  standards 
of    our  Church   are  ])uri)osely    left    so    ambiguous    that    a 
Calvinist  or  an   Arminian.   a   High   Churchman   or  a   Low 
Churchman,  a    Laud  or  a  Hooker  may   share  in   its  min- 
istry,''  may  be  true,  we  care  not  to  take  time  to  dispute  it, 
but*^that  was  not  the  (piestion  which  we  raised  or  were  dis- 
cussing, our  point  was  that  one  who  denied  ])ractically  tlir 
eonfes^seinvunnnibi-iioiLsstntenwntsofiJocti^^^^^ 
had  no  right   to  enter  our    ministry.     Such  statements  of 
doctrine  are  the  Eternal  iVrsonality  of  Jesus  (lirist^  and  the 
natural  depravitv  of  man.    The  Church  Catholic  has  never 
ventured  to  intrude  into   -the  secret  things  Vvhich  belong 
to  the  Lord  our  God,"  and  by  finite  human  intuition   and 
reasoning  to  evolve  a  logical  system   out  of    the    infinite 
attributes  of  (iod,  and  issue  decrees  of  eternal  election  and 
reprobation  for  mankind  in  the  name  of  God.    John  C^alvin 
and  others  have  dared  to  do  this,  and  their  followers  and 
successors  are  now  paying  the  penalty  of  such  temerity  in 
confusion  of  face,  and  in  being  largely  responsible  for  the 
charitable  interpretations  which  make  a  mockery  of  truth. 
If  by  the  standards  of  the  Church  the  editor  of  the  Chris- 
tian Union  meant  the  Thirty-Nine  Articles,  the  answer  is 
immediate,  thev  are  comprehensive  in  so  far  as  the  secret 
things  which  (iod  has  reserved  thus    far   to    Himself    are 
concerned,  but  no  further. 

The  things  'which  are  revealed  belong  to  ns  and  to  our 
children  "  and  the  Thirty-Ni"^  Articles  no  less  than  the 
creeds  speak  precisely,  clearly  and  without  the  slightest 
approach  to  ambiguity,  on  these  subjects.  The  Lternal 
Personalitv  of  the  Son  of  God,  the  natural  depravity  of 
the  human  race,  the    Polity  of  the  Church  of  (Jod  and  the 


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FtlSIIOI' 


ADDKKSS, 


iKM-essify    of    the    Cliristian    status    as    conferred    by    Holy 
H.iptism    as  a  coiKlitioii    aiiteeedeiit    to    the    reee|)tion    of 
Holy   Orders   were   tlie    points  we    raiscMl.     These   were    th(^ 
dollars   wliieh  our  notes    demanded    in    payment,  and    oui* 
friend,  the  editor  of  the   Christ hiu    Union,  met  us  with   his 
evasion  of  notes  payable  in  coin,  all  unconscious,  doubtless, 
to  himself,  of   his   disinoenuousness  in  his  use  of  the  va<;ue 
.general  term  --coin,"  and  talked  of  matters  about  which  the 
riiurch  of  (Jod  lias  never  authoritrjtively  spoken,  and  which 
therefore  we  must  leave  undetermined.      Whatever  else  mav 
be  said  of  Calvin  and  Arminius,  and  Laud,  nnd  Hooker,  and 
Hiiih    ChurchuHMi    and    Low   Churchmen  hitherto,  one  thino- 
may  be  asserted  of  them  all,  they  have  united  in  acceptino- 
the  Lternal  Pers(mality  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Personality  and 
Divinity  of  the  Holy  (ihost,  the  fact  that  all  men  are  conceiv- 
ed and  born  in  sin,  and  that  baptism  with  water  and  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
is  a  prerequisite  absolutely  necessary  for  entering- the  sacred 
ministry.     Cnhappily  there  are  men  who  are  now  at  issue 
with    Calvin,  and    Arminius,  and    Laud,  and    Hooker,  and 
High    Churchmen   and    Low  Churchmen,   and    ourselves  on 
all  these  points,  and  these  are  the  men  whom  the  editor  of 
the  Christian  fnion  seems  to  be  championing  by  his  clever 
sophistry.     Such    men,  it  seems  to   us,  and   we  would    fain 
avoid  the  (b'stressing    conviction   if  we  could,  are  classing 
themselves  with  those  whom  our  Lord  describes  as  *' Making 
the  Word  of  (Jod  of  none  effect   by  their  tradition,"  inter- 
I>retcition  shall  we  sav? 

W'e  pass  now  to  a  specimen  evasion  of  law  by  men  in 
high  position,  in  our  own  Church,  who  ought  Xo  know 
better,  and  who  would  know  better  were  they  not  innocu- 
lated  with  the  spirit  of  the  age,  'nintruthfuhiess.'' 

The  Church  in  her  otfice  for  confirmation  lays  down  this 
law  in  explicit  and  une()uivocal  language,  as  follows:  "And 
there  shall  none  be  admitted  to  the  Holy  Communion 
until  such  time  as  he  be  confirmed,  or  be  ready  and  de- 
sirous to  be  confirmed." 


DIOCESE   OF   SPinXGFIKLl). 


13 


Oue  would  sup])()se  that  it  would  be  impossible  to  evade 
this  rubric:  it  is  drawn  u])  in  the  form  which  logicians  have 
prescribed  to  shut  out  ambiouity.  Hut  the  s])irit  of  the 
age  is  too  strong  for  law,  for  logic  and  for  the  voice  of 
the  Church  unequivocally  uttercMl  in  her  Hook  of  Common 
Praver.  The  victims  of  the  uiaiaria  of  untruthfulness, 
evasioii,  and  sophistry  amaze  us,  while  they  distress  us 
with  their  audacious  device  of  making  the  word  of  tlie 
Church  of  none  effect,  and  our  grief  is  increased  wlien  we 
find  that  the  ])ublic  mind  even  of  the  religious  community 
is  so  debauched  by  the  spirit  of  the  agv.  that  it  is  not 
shocked  bv  such  avowed  perfidy  in  the  administration  of 
trusts  and  tlie  im])iety  of  sui)erseding  language,  which 
cannot  be  explained  away,  by  ])rivate  inter])retati(m  so 
monstrous  that  it  sets  aside  the  whole  rubrical  system  of 
the  church  by  oik^  declaration  of  opinion  and  judgment. 

The  device  of  these  men,  who  we  hoi)e  unconsciously 
illustrate  so  (^ons])icuously  the  spii'it  of  the  age,  is  this: 
They  tell  us  that  this  rubric  was  made  simply  for  the  chil- 
dren of  the  (niurch.  and  conse(]uently  does  not  apply  to 
Tews  Turks,  infidels  and  heretics,  or  in  one  word  to  any 
one  who  is  not  a  recognized  member  of  the  Church.  The 
bare  statement  of  this  proposition  would  be  enough  to  con- 
demn it  in  aiiv  age  save  the  present,  but  alas  even  this 
distressing  disingvnuousness  elicits  in  some  quarters  ap- 
plause and  i)romotes  the  popularity  of  its  advocates. 

A  moment's  refiection  will  show  how  wicked  such  treat- 
ment of  the  Church's  law  is,  and  how  utterly  incapable  of 
reasonable  defense. 

First  We  ask,  on  the  theory  that  this  rul)ric  is  not  meant 
to  exclude  strangers  to  the  Church,  or  as  they  are  some- 
times called  "outsiders,"  from  the  Holy  Communi(m  with- 
out at  least  the  desire  for  confirmation,  will  the  advocates 
of  this  theorv  kindlv  frame  a  rubric  in  general  terms  which 
would  accoinplish  this  purpose?  We  doubt  wdiether  it  can 
be  better  done  than  it  is  now  written  in  our  Book  of  Com- 
mon  Prayer. 


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BISHOr  H    ADDHKSS. 


Second,    We  iniiiiire  what  is  intended  by  .sayin«r  that  the 
rubrics  of  our  Prayer  Hook  are  not  meant  for  outsiders? 
The  statement  is  not  ])reeise.     The  hiws  of  the  United  States 
are  not   meant   for  foreio-neps,  it   is  true,  but  when  foreign 
ers  eome  to    our  sliores    and    wish   to    enjoy    our    hi<i.iiest 
privileges,  vote  and    hold   office,  then   our   laws  are  meant 
for  them,  and  we  inexorably  apply  and  enforce  tliem.     The 
applicant  of  foieion  birth  must  be  naturalized  and  com])ly 
witfi  specified   conditions  before  he  can  cast  a  ballot  or  sit 
in  our  h'<»islaturc.     Of  course  our  litual  and  canonical  law 
is  not  meant   for  --outsiders"   while  they  stand  aloof  and 
continue  outsiders,  but  when  they  appear  in  our  assemblies 
as  stated  worsliippers,  then  our  rubrics  and  oui-  canons  do 
a])ply  to  them  as  truly  and  comprehensively  as  the  laws  of 
the  i;nited  States,  or  the  laws  of  Iji^land  or  of  France,  or 
(Jermnny   a])}>ly   to   foiei<»in.is   when    tliev   wish    to   l)econ»e 
citizens  of  those  countries.     JIow  is  it  possible  for  anv  one 
who  is  not  intoxicated  and  rendtM-ed  delirious  by  the  spirit 
of  the  aiie  to  take  any  other  view? 

ThinL  We  would  suj)p()se  that  Bishops  at  least  would 
leo-ard  the  services  ])i-ovided  in  the  I'rayer  Hook  as  a 
series,  and  related  to  each  other  for  the  due  and  proper 
development  of  the  spiritual  life,  and  that  on  any 
view  of  the  purpose  and  value  of  the  sacraments  and 
means  of  orace  they  would  not  make  themselves  respons- 
ible for  advocating-  nnd  upholdin<^'  a  theory  which  when 
put  in  practice  would  set  aside  and  declare  of  little  or  no 
worth,  as  developino-  th<'  divine  life  in  the  soul,  a  service  of 
such  importance  in  the  estimation  of  the  Ai)ostles,  that 
they  as  a  body  sent  two  of  their  nund)er,  and  they  were 
the  chiefest,  on  a  lon<.;-  and  perilous  journey  to  adndnister 
it,  and  the  prinutiv^e  Church  was  universally  of  the  same 
mind  since,  none  were  admitted  by  her  to  the  Eucharist 
without  confirmation  unless  necessity  comp(^lled,  and  then 
the  desire  was  present  to  be  confirmed  on  the  part  of  those 
who  thus  communed.  It  does  indeed  seem  more  than 
amazino-  that  Hishops  in  our  Church  should  g-ravely  tell  us 
that  even  the  beinq;-  'M-eady  and  desirous"  to  be  confirmed 


DIOCESE   OF   SPIUNGFIELD. 


15 


is  not  a  necessary  qualification    for   the  reception  of  the 
Holy  Communion,  and  that  althoug'li  the  Church  lays  down 
the  law  in  her  rubric  that  it  is.  that  the  law  in  question 
does  not  apply  to  the  very  persons,  whom   most  of  all,  if 
not  alto<iether,  it  must  have  contemplated  in  its  provision 
of  exclusion.    This  is  indeed  overwhelmino-.    The  very  ser- 
vice, which  most  of  all  their  duties,  occupies  the  time  and 
lays  a  burden  of  travel  and  labors  upon  Hishops,  they  tell 
us  is  of  so  little  consecpience  in  the  spiritual  life,  that   it 
may  be  omitted,  and   consequently  they   must   allow  that 
their  chief  occupation  is  the  beinj;- busy  in  journeyings  often 
for  the  administration  of  a  mere  empty  ceremony.    If  they 
deny  this,  and  say  it  is  im])ortant,  then  they  lay  themselves 
oj^en  to  the  chai-ge  of  dealino-  unjustly  and  cruelly  with  those 
unfortunate  outsiders  whom  they  neglect  to  teach  and  bless  as 
the  Church  enjoins  them  to  do.     If    this    rubric  does  not 
a|)ply  to  outsiders  in  the  sense  that  it  does  not  exclude 
theni  from  the  Holy  Communion  without  at  least    being: 
ready   and   desirous  to  be  confirmed,  then   we  would    ask 
our  brethren  and  others  where  is  this  pi  inci]3le  of  interpre- 
tion   to  sto])?     Pass  the  rubrics  in  review  in    reference  to 
this  interpretation  and  see  where  we  stand.    The  result  is 
in  some  aspects  of   the  apjAication,  shocking  to  contem- 
plate, in  others  it  is  ludicrous,  in   all   it  seems,  we  cannot 
avoid  using  the  word,  it  seems  absurd.     Hut   why  should 
it  not  be  of   universal    ap])lication?    If  you  relax  the  law 
in  its  application  in  one  case,  why  not  in  all?     If  the  laws 
of  the  Ignited  States  do  not  apply  to  foreigners  when  they 
exclude  all  males  under  twenty-one  years  of  age  from  the 
polls,  so  that  a  Russian  or  a  Spaniard  may  vote  at  eighteen, 
then  why  are  they  to  be  applied  at  all  except  only   where 
they  contain  positive  provisions  concerning-  those  of  foreign 
birth?    If  the  rubric  at  the  plose  of  the  confirmation  office 
does  not  appTy  to    outsiders,  then   why    does    the   initial 
rubric  of  the  Connnunion  office,  which  shuts  out  from  the 
Lord's  Table  notorious  evil  livers,  apply  to  them?    Why 
does  the  first  rubric  in  the  office  for  the  burial  of  the  dead 
touching  unbaptized  adults  api)ly  to  them?    Why  does  the 


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lusiioi'  s   Ai)[)i{i:ss. 


DIOCESK  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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Prayer  I>o()k  in  ;i  woi'd  contnin  a  system  of  law,  which 
apph'es  to  them  (^X(*e])t  in  this  sin<»le  instance?  We  are  not 
ionorant  thnt  it  is  iir<»iM]  by  these  advocates  of  anomia 
and  nntruthfuhipss  that  ex'^ellent  people  are  in  consecjuence 
of  the  severity  of  tliis  rnlf.  if  it  menus  what  it  exphcitly 
says  and  he  strictly  enfoi-c^d  shut,  out  from  our 
Euchjirist,  and  j)erchance  ultimately  lost  to  our  com- 
munion, ;ind  hence  thnt  it  would  be  wis(M'  to  violate  the 
ChurclTs  law  than  to  drive  away  these  ]>i()us  souls. 

This  is  a  ui-ave  nnstake.  it  is  tlu^  mistake  of  short  si<>hted, 
wenk,  amijible  ])e()ple.  wiio  look  no  furthei*  thnn  to  imme- 
<liate  results.  Most  restrictive  laws,  however  excellent  thev 
mny  be,  befir  hai'd  Mt  times  upon  individunl  cases,  nnd 
were  these  cases  the  oidy  ones  to  be  considered  we  mii;ht 
perchance  repeal  the  hiws.  but  the  general  oood  is  involved 
and  that  is  ])ai*amount  and  i-ecjuires  the  law.  Would  any 
civil  ruler  dare  to  suspend  th(»  laws  of  his  country  in  favor 
of  eminent  ])ei-sons  from  ubroad,  because  they  dec^lined  to 
comply  with  the  conditions  involved  in  obedience?  Would 
the  nation  tolerate  such  an  insult  to  their  constitution 
that  its  provisions  must  be  troddeti  underfoot  out  of  con- 
sideration for  the  individual  feelin<is,  usuully  ])reiudi(es,  of 
stranj^ers,  however  eminent  they  nd«»ht  be?  Let  Mayor,  or 
Governor,  or  President  try  the  ex})eriment  and  no  one 
doubts  what  would  be  the  result,— trial,  conviction  and  ex- 
X)ulsion  from  office.  Are  priests  and  bishops  then  to  set  at 
nau«»ht  the  svstem  of  the  Church  and  stultifv  themselves 
because  influential  ])eo])le  demand  such  disloyalty,  false- 
hood and  hunnliation  at  their  hands?  Were  these  out- 
siders really  magnanimous  persons  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
term,  they  conld  never  brino;  themselves  to  take  offense  be- 
cause the  laws  of  a  great  body  were  not  suspend(»d  in 
deference  to  themselves.  How  do  such  persons  appear? 
Surely  not  as  meek,  humble  and  lowly  in  their  own  eyes. 
And  how,  pray,  do  the  clergy,  who  are  the  administrators 
of  Church  law,  appear,  who  violate  the  most  explicit  direc- 
tions which  they  have  sworn  to  obey  in  obvsequious  defer- 
ence to  wealth  and  social  influence?    This  distressino;  exhi- 


bition  which  confronts  us  now  in  high  places  as  well  as 
humble  shows  the  character  of  the  spirit  of  the  age,  un- 
truthfulness, and  reveals  alas  its  prevalence. 

Were  this  an  age  of  honesty,  integrity  and  truth  such 
an  interpretation  of  Church  law  would  be  impossible.  It 
would  never  be  thought  of,  and  if  it  were,  it  would  never 
be  avowed,  since  it  would  awaken  such  a  storm  of  indig- 
nant repudiation  that  no  one  would  venture  to  incur  the 
oblocpiy  which  he  would  thus  justly  provoke.  But  this  is 
an  era  of  untrutlifulness,  and  ])ul)lic  sentiment  is  depraved 
by  the  father  of  lies,  and  not  only  tolerates,  but  approves 
and  applauds  what  excites  its  sympathy. 

We  need  go  no  further  in  support  of  our  indictment 
against  this  age.  It  is  painful  to  make  it  and  enter  it,  as 
it'^were,  in  our  address  to  our  Synod.  But  as  the  surgeon 
applies  the  knife  to  cure  the  wound,  as  the  physician  gives 
the  nauseous  medicine  to  alleviate  and  expel  the  disease,  so 
we  present  our  case  to  arouse  attention  to  the  distemper, 
which  is  in  the  air,  and  to  utter  our  warning  against  it  lest 
we  should  become  infected  and  swell  the  number  of  its  vic- 
tims. Hitherto  we  have  stood  firm  upon  Church  principles. 
W(.^  have  taught  as  the  l*rayer  Book  teaches  positively  on 
the  lines  of  Catholic  faith  and  order.  Our  policy  has  not 
been  that  of  expediency  and  compromise  at  the  expense  of 
truth,  but  truth  at  the  cost  of  expediency.  We  have  not 
sought  to  antagonize,  on  the  contrary  we  have  ever  made 
it  our  aim  to  speak  the  truth  in  love,  and  if  we  have  not 
always  succeeded,  it  has  been  because  our  loyalty  to  truth 
may  possibly  have  led  us  to  be  intemperate  in  speech.  We 
are  spejUving  for  more  than  ourselves.  As  Bishop  we  have 
in  mind  our  clergy  and  laity  when  we  claim  for  ourselves 
as  far  as  human  infirmity  will  permit,  steadfast  fidelity  to 
truth  as  we  understand  it,  and  a  straightforward  manly 
defense  of  our  ])Osition  without  evasion,  equivocation  or 
unlawful  compromise. 

In  taking  leave  of  the  subject,  and  as  the  crowning  proof 
of  your  peril  in  the  midst  of  a  period  of  untruthfulness,  we 
bid*^  vou  consider  how  eminent  men  among  us  have  recently 


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HISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


t-evealed  themselves  to  others,  as  they  doubtless  never  ap- 
peared to  themselves.    The  spirit  of  the  age  lias  instilled 
its  poison  into  them.      They  have    unconsciously    learned 
the  lessons  of  cleverness,  adroitness,  cunnin<i',  craft  in  man- 
af>:ement  and  far  reachino-  purpose  in  sug«iestion  and  pro- 
posal.   They   have  drawn  into  their  nostrils  this  teaching 
from^^the  infected  atmosphere  without.    It  may  have  found 
congenial  soil  on   which  to   lodge,  but  none  the  less  they 
may  have  been  and  may  still   be  unaware  how  the  disease 
has  fastened  upon  them  and  made  them   its   victims.    But 
a  great  and  appreciative  assembly  recognizes  the   melan- 
choly fact   when  it    is    forced  to    feel  distrust    at  conduct 
which  excites  surprise  and  speeches,  which  in  their  rashness 
of  contradiction  of  fact  and  ])ervprsion  of  truth  create  dis- 
gust.   The  mantle  of  charity,  which  we  bid  you  throw  over 
such   unhappy  exhibitions  of   untruthfulness  as  you    gaze 
upon   them,  or  read   of   them    as   warnings,  is  this,  that 
these  men  are  victims  of  the  prevalent  distemper  and  they 
know  it  not.     Pray  for  them  that  their  eyes  may  be  opened 
so  thnt  they  may  see  themselves  as  others  see  them,  but 
meanwhile  and  always  be  ye  on  your  guard. 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF  THE 


RT.  REV.  GEO.  F.  SEYMOUR, 


(S.  T.  T).,  LL.D.) 


Bishop  of  Springfield, 


TO  THE 


SIXTEENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE 


DECEMBER  6,  1893. 


•J 


J' 


ADDRESS. 


*^^ 


The  sini])le  act  of  calling  the  roll  makes  revelations  which 
we  shall  do  well  to  ponder,  before  we  proceed  to  transact 
the  business  which  is  the  main  reason  of  our  coming  to- 
gether  in  annual  Synod. 

In  addition  to  absentees,  whose  names,  when  mentioned, 
receive  no  response  because  they  are  away,  there  are  oth- 
ers on  whom  has  fallen  the  silence  of  the  grave.  These 
have  gone  out  from  us,  since  last  we  met,  at  the  summons 
of  God.  They  will  never  return;  and  we  are  wise  in  giving 
them  moie  than  a  passing  thought  before  we  address  our- 
selves to  the  duties  which  demand  our  immediate  attention. 

It  is  our  custom  to  bring  into  remembrance  first  the 
Bishops  who  have  deceased  within  the  year,  and  others- 
outside  the  Diocese,  who  have  a  claim  upon  our  regard,, 
and  then  to  draw  near  to  our  own  dead,  and  pay  them, 
the  tribute  of  our  affection  and  respect.  The  Bishops  are- 
the  companions  of  your  own  chief  Pastors,  and  as  such,, 
their  departure  out  of  this  world  has  a  special  significance 
and  a  personal  message  for  them.  The  Episcopate,  too,  is 
a  solidaritv,  and,  in  consequence,  strikes  its  roots  into  the 
soil  of  the  entire  Church,  and  brings  the  Household  of  Faith 
into  oro-auic  relation  with  itself  as  a  body,  and  its  several 
members,  one  and  all,  in  particular:  and  hence  the  death.s 
of  Bishops  hav(^  a  lesson  peculiar  and  emphatic  for  the 
clergy  and  laity  of  every  jurisdiction. 

Within  the  space  of  two  months  from  our  last  annual 
Synod,  on  the  23d  of  January,  1893,  there  passed  from 
earth  a  very  lemarkable  man— the  late  Bishop  of  Massa- 


BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


ohusetts,  the  Rt.  Tlev.  Dr.  Phillips  Brooks.  No  word  of 
eulo^v  is  needed  now  from  ns,  nor  indeed  from  anyone, 
since  snch  words  have  been  spoken  in  abundance,  and,  for 
the  most  part,  well.  Dr.  Urooks  had  the  trjft— not  rare  in 
itself,  but  rare,  exceedinolv  rare,  in  the  deoree  in  which  he 
possessed  it— of  drawing  others  to  himself,  and  impressing 
himself  upon  them,  so  that  he  held  them  spell-bound  by  the 
charm  of  persoual  fascination.  The  jewel  was  of  the  finest 
(juality  and  of  the  most  brilliant  lustre,  and  the  setting  in 
which  God  placed  it  in  the  ordering  of  His  providence,  en- 
hanced the  power  of  the  attraction  which  nature,  genius 
and  accpiired  excfllence  inspired.  Hence  the  man  was,  in  a 
sense,  unique  in  his  personnel.  He  filled  a  laige  ])lace  in  the 
affections  of  his  own  people  and  community,  and  created, 
far  and  wide,  an  interest  in  himself,  in  his  words  and  acts, 
which  few  have  ever  ecjualled,  scarcely  any  have  ever  ex- 
celled. Acquaintance,  the  uncovering  the  private  life,  the 
revelation  of  the  inner  man  in  the  relations  of  home  and 
the  intimacies  of  friendship,  strengthened  and  confirmed 
the  admiration  which  his  public  career  excited  and  secured. 

A  sinirle  instance  will  be  sufficient  to  illustrate,  in  the  way 
of  proof,  the  tenor  of  these  remarks  as  correct  in  their  es- 
timate of  the  Bishop. 

His  letters  to  his  brother's  children,  written  when  he  was 
abroad,  take  the  reader  into  partnership  with  a  heart  which 
must  have  been  full  of  sympathy  for  childhood,  and  under- 
stood the  mystery  of  enchanting  boys  and  girls  The  pe- 
rusal of  these  letters  begets  the  feeling  of  hopelessness  in 
those  who  read  of  being  able  to  equal,  if  they  tried,  pro- 
ductions so  simple  and  yet  so  full  of  genius,  because  they 
accomplished,  with  such  consummate  skill,  the  purpose  for 
which  they  were  written,  the  giving  unfeigned  pleasure  to 

children. 

Such  was  the  man— full  of  life,  full  of  energy,  full  of  ge- 
nius and  full  of  work,  with  aims  and  purposes  devoted, 
doubtless,  as  he  believed,  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  the 
Master  Whom  he  served.  His  presbyterate  was  long  and 
briUiant,  and  was  divided   between  two  cities,  Philadelphia 


DIOCESE   OF  SPRINGFIELD.  O 

and  Boston,  which  are  the  throbbing  hearts  of  two  great 
Dioceses  which,  in  succession,  recognized  his  merit,  and  paid 
him  the  highest  tribute  of  their  affection  and  respect  in 
choosing  him  to  be  their  Chief  Pastor. 

Dr.  Brooks  declined  the  Episcopate  of  IVnnsylvania,  but 
he  accepted  that  of  Massachusetts,  and  was  consecrated 
October  14,  1891.  A  little  more  than  fifteen  months,  in 
the  ordering  of  dod's  providence,  brought  his  labors  in 
the  highest  office  of  the  sacred  ministry  to  a  sudden  and 
tragic  and  pathetic  close. 

Only  two  Bishoi)s  in  the  American  Church  have  served  a 
shorter  time  than  he.  The  first  was  his  own  ])redecessor 
in  the  See  of  Massachusetts,  the  lit.  Uev.  Dr.  Samuel  Parker, 
who  was  consecrated  SeptembcM-  14,  1804,  and  died  Decem- 
ber (>,  the  same  year,  and  the  Ut.  Rev.  Dr.  Auer,  Missionary 
Bishop  at  Cape'Palmas,  Africa,  who  was  consecrated  April 
17,  1873,  and  died  within  ten  months— Feb.  16,  1874. 

So  brief  a  space  as  fifteen  months,  with  the  summer  of 
1892  followed  by  the  General  Convention  in  October,  i^rac- 
tically  withdrawing  one-fifth  of  the  time  from  active  Dioce- 
san  work,  scarcely  allowpd  the  Bishop  the  opportunity  to 
become  acquainted  with  his  jurisdiction,  much  less  to  ma- 
ture plans  for  its  administration,  before  all  was  i-losed  in 
death.  Notwithstanding,  in  the  fractions  of  the  two  years 
1891  and  1893,  added  to  the  one  full  year  of  1892,  an 
almost  unexampled  amount  of  work  was  done,  and  the 
promise,  if  it  were  possible,  of  even  greater  activity  m  the 
future,  was  given  in  an  extended  list  of  ai)pointments, 
which  were  destined  never  to  be  fulfilled. 

We  have  said  thus  much  in  recognition  of  our  deceased 
Brother's  genius,  great  abilities,  and  devotion  to  his  sacred 
duties,  simply  as  anintimation  of  what  we  might  and  could, 
with  entire  truth,  say,  were  this  the  time  and  the  place  to 
pronoun(ie  a  eulogy,  and  for  the  further  reason,  to  remove 
all  doubt  as  to  our  personal  feelin«:s  towards  the  eminent 

Prelate. 

It  was  our  painful  duty,  based  upon  the  deepest  con- 
viction of  what  God  required   of  us  in  obedience   to  our 


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bishop's  address. 


oath  of  fidelity  to  Him,  to  do  all  that  lay  in  our  power 
to  oppose  and  prevent  the  consecration  of  the  Kev.  Dr. 
J^rooks  to  the  Episcopate.  Our  action  was  influenced  as 
well  by  love  for  him  as  for  the  Church.  His  conduct  in  the 
exercise  of  his  ministry,  and  his  i)uhlished  teachinji*.  seemed 
to  us  to  be  in  hopeless  conflict  with  loyalty  to  the  doctrine, 
discipline  and  worship  of  our  communion.  Hcn<e  wc  had 
no  choice  but  to  do  our  utmost  to  save  our  Brother  from 
a  verv  sad,  if  not  fatal,  mistake,  and  ourselves  from  the 
obvious  inference  that  we  were  williui!;  to  sacrifice  the  most 
sacred  trusts  in  deference  to  personal  inthienceand  po|>ular 
clamor.  Our  anticipations  have  been  more  than  eonttrmed. 
We  have  no  explanation  to  offer  how  our  Brother  reconciled 
the  Episcopal  oath  to  his  conscience.  Only  this  we  may  say, 
that  he  mi<2:ht,  perhaps  with  reason,  feel  emboldened  to  in- 
voke the  name  of  (iod  and  swear,  when  a  majority  of  the 
Bishops,  led  by  the  Primus,  said,  by  their  consent,  that  it 
«vvas  lawful  for  him  to  do  so. 

As  to  the  conclusions  which  the  outside  world  draws  from 
the  consecration  of  the  late  Bishop  of  Massachusetts,  it  is 
manifest  what  thev  must  be,  and  it  will  suffice  to  allow  one 
of  the  most  widely  circulated  secular  jouiiials  of  out-  country 
to  jiive  them  expression.  The  Xew  York  Tribune,  in  its 
issue  of  October  2,  of  the  present  year,  atfirms  as  follows: 
''  When  the  l^pisc^opal  Church  formally  de<lared,  by  its  offi- 
-eial  action,  that  Dr.  Brooks'  'broad"  views  were  not  such 
a  denial  of  the  teachinos  of  the  Church  as  to  bar  him  from 
the  Episcopate,  it  was  the  duty  of  a  loyal  Churchman  .  .  . 
to  bow  to  that  decision.  So  far  as  the  points  at  issue  were 
concerned,  that  was  the  teaching-  of  the  Church."  And 
a^ain,  in  its  issue  of  November  ."i,  it  declares  that  the  doc- 
trinal status  of  the  late  Bishop  of  Massachusetts  '"was 
settled,  so  far  as  the  Church  is  concerned,  by  his  consecra- 
tion as  Bishop.''  This  is  precisely  what  we  assumed  that 
the  aeneral  public  would  think ;  and,  moreover,  on  the  part 
of  our  Episcopate,  it  was  ])ractically  the  pi-oclaimini;-.  by  a 
maioritv  of  their  votes,  that  hereafter,  a  man  whose  bap- 
tism at  the  best  is  very  doubtful  ;  who  treats  the  doctrines 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  * 

of  the  ever  blessed  Trinity  and  the  Eternity  of  our  Lord's 
Person  with  absolute  indifference ;  who  asserts  that  all  men 
are.  by  natural  birth,  members  of  Christ;  that  the  sacra- 
ments are,  in  themselves,  of  no  spiritual  value,  and  that 
the  politv  of  the  Church,  in  its  three  orders  of  the  ministry, 
is  a  human  institution,  and  no  better  than  any  other  form 
of  ecclesiastical  oovernment,  it  is  practically  the  proclaim- 
incr  that  such  a  man,  so  situated  and  with  such  avowed 
convictions,  is  elio:ible  and  fitly  qualified  to  stand  before 
the  altar  of   his  (iod,  in  the  most   solemn  moment  of  life, 

and  sav:   "In  the  Name  of    God.     Amen.    1,  ,  chosen 

Bishop ^  of    the    Protestant    Episcopal   Church   in  ,  do 

promise  conformitv  and  obedience  to  the  Doctrine,  Discip- 
line and  Worship  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in 
the  United  States  of  Ameri(  a.    So   help  me  God,  through 

Jesus  Christ.'' 

What  may  be  done  once  may  be  done  again,  and  hence 
as  we  denv  that  such  an  attitude  towards  the  fundamental 
verities  of"^  the  Christian  faith  and   such  beliefs  flatly  ^con- 
tradicting the  standards  of  the  Church,  are  capable  of  re- 
conciliation  with  the  status  and  obligations  of  a  Bishop 
in  our  communion,  the  issue  becomes  a  living  one.    It  has 
passed  from  the  conflict  of  1891,  when  a  majority  of  our 
colleagues  lowered  the  grade  to  the  level  of  Ariamsm,  Pe- 
lagianism,Quakerism,Congregationalism  and  adoubtful  bap- 
tism to  admit  the  late  Bishop  of  Massachusetts,  and  that 
issue  has  passed  to  the  present  hour  and  the  future.    We 
ask    and  we  have  a  right  to  ask,  what  impediment,  what 
heresy  what  denial  of  the  faith,  will  exclude  a  man  from  the 
Episcopate  of   our   Church  hereafter'?     Is    the   comedy  of 
convocation    to  be  made,  by  our  Bishops,  the  tragedy  of 
consecration?    Alas!    it   would    seem    so.    Philosophy,  the 
hio-her   criticism,    science,  falsely   so-called,  ambition,    self- 
conceit,  have  turned  men's  heads  and  depraved  their  hearts 
until,  in  their  blindness  and  folly,  they  invade  the  sanctity 
of  the  divine  existence,  and  attributes,  and  practically  raise 
the  question  whether  there  is  a  God  or  not.  Who  sees  us 
and  holds  us  accountable  to  Himself  as  our  judge. 


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The  world  gaioed  the  victory  in  1891,  and  now  it  turns 
upon  us  and  Haunts  us  with  its  triumph  when  we  raise  our 
voice  in  self-protection  to  prevent,  if  possible,  a  repetition  of 
the  evil,  and  says,  Your  standards  have  been  lowered,  your 
creed  is  meaninf2:less,  your  sacraments  are  a  sham,  and 
your  priesthood  is  worthless. 

Such  is  the  issue  now.  The  world  pressed  it.  The  Bish- 
ops who  said  "aye''  in  1891,  are  not  likely  to  reverse  their 
action  and  confess  their  error,  and  so  they  are  unwittingly 
the  servants  of  the  world,  of  the  secular  sectarian  and  aff- 
nostic  press  to  emphasize  the  imputation  upon  the  fair 
fame  of  our  Mother,  the  Church,  that  she  practically  has 
no  standard,  and  that  she  leaves  every  man  "to  do,"  as 
in  the  very  worst  days  of  the  history  of  Israel,  "that 
which  is  right  in  his  own  eyes.'' 

Vows,  pledges,  promises,  oaths,  niean  something.  There 
are  such  sins  as  deceit,  treachery,  falsehood,  and  there  such 
crimes  as  perjury.  In  all  covenants  and  compacts,  from 
the  traffic  in  the  market-place  to  the  highest  engagement 
between  the  human  soul  and  its  Maker,  the  interpretation 
of  the  promise  is  not  left  exclusively  to  the  buyer  or  the 
sinner,  but  there  is,  in  the  former  case,  the  code  of  honor 
and  an  appeal  to  the  civil  courts,  and  in  the  latter,  the 
express  declarations  of  Almighty  God  and  the  concensus  of 
the  Catholic  Church.  It  is  no  more  legitimate  for  the  can- 
didate for  Holy  Orders  to  gain  his  position  as  deacon, 
priest  or  bisiiop  by  [>utting  his  own  private  meaning  upon 
the  creed,  the  offices  and  the  ordinal,  than  it  is  for  the 
sharp  man  of  business  to  outwit  his  neighbor  in  a  bargain. 
Nay,  in  measuring  the  enormity  of  crimes,  the  former  is 
transcendent ly  the  greater,  because  it  brings  one  in  close 
relationship  to  Ananias  and  Sapphira.  God  has  given  uk 
a  terrific  illustration  of  the  light  in  which  He  regards  such 
trifling  with  His  awful  majesty,  in  the  swift  punishment 
which  he  meted  out  to  the  culprits,  by  the  ministry  of  St. 
Peter.  "It  is  a  fearful  thing  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
living  God.  "  It  is  our  duty  to  raise  our  voice  of  warning 
against  the  perilous  doctrines  which  are  preached  and  in 


culcated  from  pulpits  and  platforms  and  professor's  chairs 
at  the  present  time.    To  appreciate  the  immorality  of  such 
teaching  and  conduct,  one  has  only  to  transfer  it  from  the 
sphere  of   religion  to  the  ethics  of  trade,  and  of  civil  and 
domestic  life.    When  this  is  done,  the  offenders,  who  seem 
to  escape  detection  when  they  make  divine  truth  and  apos- 
tolic order  a  shuttlecock,  and  vows  and  oaths  a  mockery, 
are  at  once  exposed  and  condemned  with  a  unanimous  ver- 
dict of  execration.    The  man  who  cheats  in  buying  and  sell- 
ing; the  man  who  evacuates  all  meaning  from  his  mariage 
vows,  and  blights  the  life  of  the  girl  who  confides  in  his 
honor;  the  man  who  deceives  his  party  and  gains  votes  by 
fraud,  and  the   man    who  is  profuse  with  promises  which 
he  never  keeps,  and  abundant  in  professions  which  are  ut- 
tered to  mislead,  are,  each  and  all,  detested  as  villains,  and 
deservedly  banished  from  decent  society,  when  they  are  not 
convicted  felons  behind  prison  bars. 

Let  us  not  disouise  the  fact,   my  Brethren  of  the  clergy 
and  laity,  the  outlook  is  alarming. 

This  Taxity  as  regards  faith  and  morals,  intrenched  in 
the  high  places  of  the  Church,  is  in  close  alliance  with  the 
'spirit  of  the  age  and  the  forces  of  the  world.  In  1892,  in 
our  Open  letter  to  the  Bishop  of  Albany,  we  pointed  out 
to  him  this  fact  as  follows:  (p.  17.)  "In  writing  as  we  do, 
we  are  well  aware  of  our  present  disadvantage  as  compared 
with  the  position  which  you  occupy.  We  must  appeal  sim- 
ply to  Churchmen— to  those  who  accept  the  faith  and 
polity  of  the  Church,  and  are  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the 
rubrics  and  Canons,  which  guard  the  Catholic  Creed  and 
Apostolic  Order.  Your  strength  lies  beyond  in  the  great 
multitude,  who  applaud  what  they  call  liberality,  and  who 
imagine  that  truth  has  no  real  existence  beyond  a  man's 
own  thoughts.  Your  constituency  is  immense,  ours  is  small." 
We  did  not  undervalue  the  relative  strength  of  our  re- 
spective positions.  The  real  conditions  of  the  conflict  from 
an  earthly  point  of  view  were  in  vastly  greater  dispropor- 
tion than  we  imagined.    In  this  age  of  enlightenment  and 


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liberty    one   could   scurrelv  believe  that  such    a    state    of 
thiiifrs  could  exist. 

The  reason  was  not  2:iven.  but  when  we  asked  a  lar^e 
j>ub]ishin*2:  house  in  the  east  to  print  our  Open  letter  at 
our  expense,  they  declined,  and  we  were  obli^-ed  in  the  first 
instance  to  employ  a  local  ])ublisher.  No  notire  was  taken 
of  our  exposure  of  the  rruel  and  perilous  shock,  which  had 
been  p^iven  to  the  moral  sense  of  the  Church  of  (lod,  and 
the  disastrous  occasion  which  had  be«m  <;iven  to  the  world 
to  sneer  nt  the  Holy  Scriptures,  and  the  creed  of  Christen- 
dom and  the  sacred  ministry  of  Christ.  The  public  press, 
with  one  or  two  exceptions,  was  silent.  The  seven  thousand 
who  have  not  bowed  the  knee  to  Baal  made  no  sio^n.  A 
Brother  belov^ed,  hi<»;h  in  position,  sur[)rised  us  by  whisper- 
ino-  in  our  ear,  "you  are  ri^ht,  you  have  spoken  none  too 
soon,  but  I  cannot,  I  dare  not  follow  you  now,  it  would 
cost  too  much."  Menuwhile  anonvmous  communications 
poured  in  upon  us  from  men  and  women,  and  perhaps  from 
children,  heapin^^  curses  upon  us  and  consi<i,'ning*  us  to 
Gehenna,  and  sayin*;-  all  manner  of  evil  of  us.  It  needs  no 
spirit  of  divination  to  explain  all  this.  The  world  has  its 
idols  still,  and  Nebuchadnezzar  still  rules  by  bribes  and* 
threats.  He  still  has  his  t^olden  imaji^e  and  his  voluptuous 
music,  and  his  burniuo-,  fiery  furnace.  The  bribes  and  the 
threats  still  brin^j  the  thousands,  the  millions,  to  their 
knees  with  their  faces  to  the  <i:round.  We  prefer  the  burn- 
m*^,  fiery  fuinace  with  the  companionship  of  the  Son  of 
(rod.  All  we  fear  is  that  we  may  not  prov^e  worthy  of  His 
sustaining'  .2;race  to  keep  us  steadfast  in  our  purpose  and 
loyal  to  our  duty.  Brethren,  pray  for  us  that  by  the  help 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  we  may  endure  even  to  the  end. 

Fifty  years  will  (juickly  pass,  and  we,  the  older  of  us,  will 
l)e  <ione,  then  the  events  of  this  decade  will  come  under  re- 
view by  another  generation,  and  the  power  of  gold  and 
the  hunger  for  popularity  will  cease  to  be  factors  to  warp 
the  judgment  and  blind  the  eyes,  and  dull  the  moral  sense. 
Then  our  course  of  action  will  be  understood  and  appre- 
ciated, and  it  will  be  seen  and  acknowledged  that  we  were 


the  truest  and  most  loyal  of  friends  to  the  late  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts,  while  we  continued,  when  our  duty  to  hina 
had  been  discharged,  to  do  our  utmost  to  arrest,  if  possi- 
ble, the  evil  consequences  which  his  consecration  was  cal- 
culated to  entail  upon  the  Church. 

We  have  been  prepared  for  all  that  has  come  upon  us. 
We  knew  full  well,  when  Bishop  Brooks  was  gone,  that 
when  the  same  or  similar  issues  were  raised  again,  which 
his  consecration  occasioned,  the  cry  would  be  heard,  if  op- 
position were  offered,  that  it  was  digging  into  a  grave  and 

assailing  the  dead. 

Such  a  charge  is  a  mighty  and  subtle  weapon  to  use. 
One  shrinks  from  such  an  imputation,  even  though  it  be 
unfounded,  as  he  would  from  the  bite  of  a  noxious  reptile. 
It  is  so  ignominious  and  disgraceful  to  make  war  upon  a 
corpse  that  the  mere  suggestion,  much  less  the  threat,  of 
such  an  association  is  likely  to  reduce  even  the  bold  and 
resolute  to  silence. 

Were  we  for  a  moment  to  admit  that  the   consecration 
of  the  late  Bishop  of  Massachusetts  repealed  our  standards 
and  overthrew  our  polity,  then  the  case  would  be  closed, 
but  no  one  will  thus  assert,  and  if  so,  then  the  conflict  is 
not  ended,  and  to  insinuate,  when  we   continue   to   insist 
that  the  undoubted  status  of  a  Christian,  the  belief  in  the 
eternitv  of  Christ's  Person  and  the   ever   blessed    Trinity, 
the   acknowledgement  of  the   natural    depravity    of   man, 
and  the  loyal  acceptance  of  the  Polity  of  the  Church  and 
the  efficacv  of  the  sacraments  as  more  than  mere   empty 
signs,  are^necessary  qualific^ations  to  entitle  a  man  to  be 
made  a  Bishop,  to  insinuate,  we  say,  when  we  thus  assert 
that  we  are  assailing  the  dead,  is  exactly   the  reverse  of 
the  truth,  it  is  we  who  are   dealing   with  living,  burning 
(|uestions,  it  is    our  opponents   who    are   endeavoring   to 
avoid  the  real  genuine  issue  of  the  hour  by  taking  refuge 
behind  a  tomb,  and  seeking  to  shield  themselves  from  the 
consequences  of  their  disloyalty  and  heresy  by  invoking  in 
their  defense  the  popularity  of  the  dead. 


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The  charge  is  absolutely  without  foundation  in  fact,  and 
we  are  not  to  be  estopped  from  raisin^-  our  voice  against 
the  admission  of  those  who  deny  in  whole  or  in  part  the 
faith  into  our  Episcopate  because  the  menace  is  used,  if 
you  do,  we  will  say  you  are  dijiginii;  into  a  grave  and  as- 
sailing the  dead.  We  are  not  to  be  cowed  in  this  way,  and 
we  were  less  than  a  faithful  soldier  of  Christ,  if  we  deserted 
Him  and  His  cause,  because  the  effort  is  made  to  cast 
upon  us  obloquy  and  shame  by  reason  of  our  fidelity  to 
His  cross  and  the  atonement  made  by  the  shedding  of  His 
precious  blood  for  the  sins  of  all  mankind. 

The  conflict  must  go  on.  Every  effort  will  be,  nay,  is 
now  made  to  evade  the  real  issue  and  to  disguise  from  the 
multitude  the  fell  pur|)ose  which  is  in  reserve.  We  are 
told  that  the  teaching  of  the  Church  is  indefinite,  that  men 
don't  know  what  it  is,  and  hence  that  contradictory  state- 
ments are  tolerated  by  permission,  that  there  is  no  au- 
thority in  the  Church  to  decide  in  matters  of  faith,  and 
hence  the  inference  is  boldlv  made  that  everv  man  in  the 
face  of  his  vows  and  promises  and  oaths  may  hold  and 
teach  what  seems  right  in  his  own  eyes,  the  Bible  is  openly 
held  up  to  scorn  and  compared  to  the  stoiy  books  which 
amused  our  childhood,  the  articles  of  the  creed  are  flatly 
denied  in  sermons  by  men  who  have  just  professed  to  God 
that  thev  believed  them,  the  otHces  are  recited  and  the 
sacraments  administered  with  reservations  and  interpreta- 
tions, wliicli  reduce  them  to  exhibitions  of  pretty  sentimen- 
tahsm  or  nieanin<iles8  ceremonies,  yea,  God  Himself  is  as- 
sailed and  Ijlasphemed  by  charging:  Him  in  the  person  of 
the  Eternal  Son  with  being  not  only  liable  to  go  and  do 
wrong,  but  with  being  actually  full  of  mistakes,  and  the 
Blessed  Jesus  is  patronised  with  the  expression  which  runs 
current  from  lip  to  lip  that  "He  is  divine,  because  He  is  so 
intensely  human."  This  is  the  frisrhtful  spectacle  which 
confronts  our  eyes  to-day.  We  have  stripped  off  the  thiu 
disguise  which  craft  and  cunjiing  have  spi'ead  over  it,  that 
you,  dear  Brethren,  may  see  the  enemies  with  which  you 
have  to  deal.    These  are  the  last  days,    and    the   perilous 


times  foretold  by  our  Lord  and  His  Apostles  are  drawmg 
near,  are  actuallv  upon  us.  False  Christs  are  here,  and  we 
are  bidden  go  after  them.  Satan  has  arrayed  himself  m 
the  garb  of  an  angel  of  light,  and  comes  with  the  softness 
of  luKurv,  the  splendor  of  wealth,  the  might  of  popularity 
and  the'pi'id*^  of  worldly  wisdom,  and  the  display  of  science, 
falsely  so-called  to  seduce  with  his  lying  wonders  if  it  were 
possible  the  verv  elect.  "Behold,"  says  our  Lord,  "I  have 
told  vou  before/'  This  is  His  warning,  as  He  describes 
what'^the  last  decade  of  the  nineteenth  century  actually 
sees,  as  dread  realities  threatening  the  stability  and  integ- 
rity of  the  Church  and  the  salvation  of  mankind. 

The  Kt   Rev.  Dr.  Wm.  Ingraham  Kip,  Bishop  of  Califor- 
nia, deceased  on  the  7th  day  of  April  in  the  present  year, 
in  San  Francisco,  after  an  Episcopate  of  nearly  forty  years. 
Had  Bishop   Kip  been  born  in    Europe,  in   relatively  the 
same  social  iiosition  as  here,  he  would  have  ranked  with 
the  highest  nobilitv  of  the  land,  since  he  united  in  himself 
the  blood  of  more  eminent  families  than  almost  any  one 
person  who  could  be  named.    He  was  essentially  an  Eastern 
man,  and  up  to  the  time  of  his  consecration  he  knew  noth- 
ing  but   the  i:ast.    The  Church  transplanted  him  to  her 
farthest  West,  on  the  shores  of  the  Pacific  ocean.    She  took 
him  from  his  Albany  parish-from  his  elegant  home,  and 
from  the  neighborhood  of  his  own  and  his  wife's  many  rela- 
tives-and  set  him  down  in  San  Francisco,  in  California,  in 
1853    onlv  four  vears  after  the  discovery  of  gold  had  pro- 
duced  the   fever ^  for  wealth   which  filled  the   land  with  a 
motley   crowd  of  settlers.    One    cannot   easily   picture  to 
himself   what  a  struggle  it  must   have   cost  the   elegant, 
courtlv  gentleman,  mature  in  years  (he  was  over  forty),  to 
break'  up  what  the  past  had   given   him,  to  tear  himself 
awav  from    his   surroundings  in  men  and  things,  and  go 
forth  to  a  wilderness-nay,  to  what  was  worse  than  a  wild- 
erness-to   a  region  filled  with  men  who,  on  the  principle 
of  selection  which  drew  them  together,  would  be  naturally 
the  worst,  rather  than  the  best,  of  their  species.    In /S>^3, 
and  for  vears  afterwards,  California  was  kept  in  order  by 


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vigilance  eoiiiniittees  and  frequent  lyncbings.  No  trans- 
continental railroads  or  telegraphic  lines  then  made  com- 
munication eanv  and  immediate.  The  interval  of  time  was 
at  least  a  month.  Europe,  Asia,,  China,  Japan,  are  nearer 
to  us  to  day  than  California  was  in  1858.  We  mention 
these  facts  in  order  that  we  may  rightly  measure  the  man 
who  was  capable  of  such  self-sacrifice  at  the  call  of  the 
Church.  We  enjoyed  the  privilege  of  payinjj:  our  respects  to 
the  Hishoj)  and  his  noble  wif(»  in  1891,  and  as  he  stood  be- 
fore us  with  his  nmjestic  presence,  the  highest  and  best 
type  of  a  Christian  gentleman,  with  the  portraits  of  his 
ancestors,  representing  the  navy,  army  and  civil  service  of 
our  country,  looking  down  u]>on  us  from  the  walls  of  his 
library,  the  long  Episcopate  of  our  venerable  host  rose 
before  us.  and  we  were,  for  a  space,  oblivious  of  the  pres(Mit 
in  contemplating  the  past  which  had  intervened  since  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Kip  set  foot  upon  the  hills  of  drifting  sand 
by  the  Pacific,  which  are  now  covered  with  a  great  citv  of 
hundreds  of  thousands  of  inhabitants. 

The  fiishop's  pen  has  been  ever  facile,  and  has  brought 
to  the  public  valuable  contributions  from  the  rich  stores 
of  his  varied  learning.  The  "Double  Witness  of  the  Church'' 
is  his  best  known  work,  and  his  latest  is  a  sketch  of  his 
early  days  in  California.  The  dear,  good  I^ishop  was  spared 
to  ordain  his  grandson  (bearing  his  name)  a  deacon,  and 
he  fell  aslee[)  full  of  years  and  of  honors.  Since  his  death 
during  the  past  summer,  his  wife  has  followed  him  to  the 
grave.  They  were  lovely  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  deaths 
they  were  not  long  divided. 

Bishop  Bissell,  of  Vermont,  was  called  to  his  rest  on  the 
14th  May,  1893.  lie  had  held  his  office  within  less  than 
a  month  of  twenty- five  yeni^,  having  been  consecrated  June 
3,  1868.  Dr.  Bissell  was  a  nmn  of  strong  convictions  and 
inflexible  purpose,  but  of  a  singularly  mild  and  retiring 
disposition.  He  came  into  the  Church  from  conviction  in 
his  mature  years,  and  he  knew  well  why  he  was  a  Church- 
man, and  on  what  ground  he  stood— the  Word  of  God,  and 
the  witness  of  the  ages  all  along  from  the  beginning.    He 


was  not  a  man  of  many  words.  He  was  cpiiet  and  unobtru- 
sive, but  his  life  and  character  were  strong  in  their  influence 
for  righteousness  and  truth. 

The  Venerable  Dr.  Oregg,  Bisho])  of  Texas,  fell  aslet^p,  we 
liumbly  trust,  in  Jesus,  on  the  10th  July,  1898.  He  was, 
when  chosen  Bishop,  a  Tresbyter  of  South  Carolina,  and 
had  shown  his  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  State  by  pub- 
lishing a  ''History  of  the  Old  Cheraws."  Dr.  (iregg,  like 
Dr.  bTsscII,  came  to  the  Church  from  without.  He  had  been 
a  Baptist  minister,  and  as  the  result  of  investigation,  he 
yielded  to  the  claims  of  the  Church,  and  was  ordained.  He 
was  the  first  Bishop  of  Texas,  and  his  jurisdiction  was  an 
empire.  Two  immense  missionary  fields  were  separated  from 
it  in  1874,  and  still  the  Diocese  of  Texas  was  left  with  an 
area  of  over  57,000  square  miles— a  territory  equal  in  ex- 
tent to  the  whole  of  our  Empire  State  of  Illinois. 

No  wonder  that  well  nigh  four  and  thirty  years  of  abun- 
dant  labors  in  such  a  vast  region,  subjected  to  privations 
and  trials  in  journeys  often  and  long,  and  to  distresses 
which  wear  and  tell  upon  the  inner  man  from  a  people  who 
were  not  the  most  gentle  in  their  character  and  manners- 
no  wonder  that  such  experiences  brought  a  very  nseful  and 
honorable  life  to  a  close  if  not  prematurely,  at  all  events 
by  complete  exhaustion. 

Leaving  the  graves  of  our  Bishops  we  come  with  sadness 
unfeigned^to  those  of  our  own  Presbyters,  and  one  who 
was  in  all  but  Canonical  connection  our  own,  the  Rev. 
Gershom  Palmer  Waldo. 

To  speak  of  him  first  though  the  last  to  depart.  We 
found  the  dear,  good  old  man  i-esident  in  Springfield  when 
we  came  to  the  Diocese  in  1878.  He  was  then  over  seventy- 
seven  years  of  age,  but  remarkably  bright  and  active.  He  still 
officiated  occasionally.  His  interest  in  the  Church  and  her 
affairs  at  home  and  abroad  never  flagged.  He  was  a  great 
reader,  and  his  eyes,  through  God's  mercy,  served  him  when 
his  other  faculties  failed.  He  was  faithful  and  regular  m 
his  attendance  upon  the  sacraments  and  means  of  grace 
as  far  as  strength  permitted,  and  his  childlike  faith,  as  he 


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tottered  to  his  pla<e  in  the  sanctuary  was  a  pathetic  and 
convincing-  sermon,  tellintii:  ns  all  of  the  orj-ace,  which  buoyed 
up  the  old  man's  soul,  and  the  light  whi(-h  illumined  his 
path  to  *'the  old  man's  home."  He  sunk  to  rest  in  blessed 
peace  at  5  P.  M.,  on  Wednesday,  November  22d,  1898, 
and  we  interred  his  body  in  Oak  Rido;e  Cemetery  on  the 
24th.  His  age  was  over  V)2,  and  Western  New  York  had 
the  honor  of  havino;  his  name  on  its  list  of  clergy. 

The  Rev.  Ambrose  Baxter  Russell  was  amongst  the 
oldest  clergy  in  the  Diocese  when  it  was  organized  by  Can- 
onical residence  within  its  borders,  and  as  the  oldest  Pres- 
byter present  in  the  primary  convention,  he  took  the  chair 
until  organization  was  accomi>lished.  He  left  the  Diocese 
in  1879  to  return  to  his  old  home  in  1884,  and  continued 
with  us  until  his  death  on  the  otli  of  March  of  the  present 
year,  at  the  home  of  his  son-in-law,  in  Clarksville,  Tennes- 
j^ee.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Russell  had  led  a  very  active  life  and  he 
had  tilled  it  with  useful  hibors,  and  carried  with  him  to  his 
grave  the  esteem  and  affection  of  all  who  knew  him.  His 
age  was  within  five  days  of  being  78  years. 

Another  shadow  falls  upon  our  clerical  list,  and  it  blots 
out  the  name  of  a  lovely  character,  the  Rev.  Oliver  Hop- 
son,  resident  for  many  years  in  retirement  through  age 
and  infirmity  with  his  son-in-law,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark,  at 
Madalin,  N.Y.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Hopson  had  left  Waverly 
before  we  came  to  the  Diocese,  but  he  allowed  us  the  privi- 
lege and  honor  of  retaining  his  name  as  one  of  our  clergy, 
and  he  left  us  as  a  legacy  two  of  his  children  to  help  us  in 
our  labors  for  the  Church. 

The  Rev.  Oliver  Hopson  survived  his  four  score  years, 
and  passed  gradually  to  his  rest  and  reward  on  the  26th 
dav  of  August,  1898.  We  miss  these  old  men,  and  we  feel 
their  departure  the  more  keenly,  because  their  going  leaves 
us  exposed  as  the  front  rank,  facing,  by  reason  of  our 
years,  the  death-bed  and  the  grave. 

One  more  shadow  falls  upon  our  list  of  clergy,  and  it 
shuts  out  from  our  eyes  the  name  of  Frank  William  Oram, 


Rural  Dean  of  Mattoon,  and  Rector  of  Grace  Church,  Paris, 
at  the  time  of  his  departure  for  his  home  in  England  early 

last  spring. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Oram  came  to  us  from  the  Missionary  jur- 
isdiction of  Montana,  September  80,  1891.  Shortly  after- 
ward he  was  happily  married,  and  came  to  his  cure,  full 
of  hope  for  the  future,  and  animated  by  a  strong  desire  to 
occupy  well  the  extensive  field  to  which  he  had  been  as- 
signed. 

His  physical  constitution  was  not  strong  and  his  spirit 
was  perhaps  morbidly  sensitive.  He  inherited  troubles,  left 
by  his  Predecessor,  in  assuming  charge  of  his  jurisdiction. 
These  troubles  were  aggravated  by  his  Predecessor's  con- 
tinued and  presistent  attempt  to  control,  or  to  some  de- 
gree infiuence  the  conduct  of  the  public  services,  after 
he  had  resigned  and  gone  away,  and  the  res])onsibil!ty  of 
ndministrntion  had  been  devolved  u])on  another. 

These  troubles   told    upon   the    sensitiveness    of    the    new 
Rector,  and  serious  mistakes  were  made,  in  the  end  lie  was 
abundantly  vindicated  from  every  doubt  and   misconstruc- 
tion, which  were  so  cruelly  cast  upon  him.     But  the  ordeal 
had  been  too  severe  a  strain  upon  his  delicate  nature,  and 
he  returned  home  to  die.    May  light  perpetual  shine  upon 
him.    The  Rev.  Mi*.  Oram  deceased  on  the  Twelfth  Sunday 
after  Trinity,  October  15,   1898,  in  Clifton,   England.     He 
leaves  a  widow  and  an  infant  daughter  about  three  months 
old  at  the  time  of  his  dccith.    His  age  was  only  thirty-two. 
Our  laity  have  not  esca])ed  from  the  fell  destroyer.    The 
young,  in  John  N.  Hopson,  in  May,  and  Walter  H.  Tabra- 
ham,  who  was  looking  forward  to  Holy  Orders,  in  October, 
and  the  older,  in  Dr..  Dyson,  of  Bloomington,  in  February, 
and  Mrs.  Mansfield,  of  Mansfield,  in  November,  have  fallen. 
Others  too  in  middle  life  have  gone,  as  Mr.  Henry  Ridgely, 
of  Springfield. 

It  is  not  invidious  to  devote  more  than  passing  word  to 
to    the    venerable   Mrs.    Mansfield.     She   was   a   chiistian 
woman,  full  of  energy  and  zeal. 
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The  old  Diocese  of  Illinois  knew  her  well  in  days  long 
srone  bv.  when  she  made  diligent  and  effectual  use  of  its 
conventions  to  gather  funds  for  the  erection  of  a  church 
in  thf'  hamlet  where  she  lived.  She  was  successful,  and 
Christ  Church,  Mansfield,  is  her  monument,  and  its  bell, 
to  be  purchased  by  the  legacy,  which  she  left  for  the  pur- 
pose, will  soon  ring  out  her  summons  to  all,  who  live 
within  the  reach  of  its  peal,  to  worshi])  God.  Indeed,  it 
will  be  her  summons,  for  she  thought  about  it  when  she 
was  dying,  and  thus  it  will  be  delightfully  fultilled  in  her 
case,  that  she  "being  dead  yet  speaketh,''  when  the  toll- 
ing of  the  bell  calls  to  j)rayer  and  praise  and  blessed  sac- 
rament in  the  years  to  come. 

The  thought  of  services  and  sacraments  brings  us  to 
consider  our  missionary  work  in  our   Diocese. 

It  has  been  greatly  promoted  by  the  <*oming  of  our 
Brother  of  Cairo  to  help  us.  His  labors  have  been  un- 
ceasing, and  he  has  made  himself  felt  in  every  part  of  liis 
jurisdiction.  So  far  well.  We  are  greatly  in  advance  of 
what  we  have  hitherto  been.  But  we  are  still  far  from 
being  where  we  ought  to  be,  and  doing  what  we  ought 
to  do. 

How  ca;i  we  supply  these  deficiencies?  How  can  we 
brine:  into  active  operation  forces  and  means,  which  will 
set  us  forward  on  the  march  of  im])rovement.  and  stamp 
^' progress"  upon  our  account  each  year,  as  we  bring  before 
you  the  record  of  the  work  of  the  Diocese? 

The  first  great  thing  we  need  is  men,  and  yet  not 
altogether  that,  we  have  men,  but  we  need  to  have  our 
men  stirred  up,  animated,  filled  with  life,  energy  and  zeal. 

It  is  too  largely  the  case  that  oui*  men  do  nothing  or 
next  to  nothing.  They  do  not  even  give  money  directly, 
but  wait  for  women  to  beg  it  from  them,  or  they  donate 
their  contributions  to  the  Lord's  treasury  through  fairs 
and  bazaars  in  })aynient  for  oysters,  ice  cream  and  fancy 
work. 

They  are  negligent  in  their  attendance  upon  the  services 
of  the  sanctuary  on  the  Lord's   Day    when    they   have  a 


Priest  to  otH<iate  for  them,  and  when  their  Church  is  with- 
out a  pastor,  they  can  scai'cely  be  described  as  "sheep  going 
astray,"  they  are  lather  like  "lost  sheep,''  they  fall  back 
into  absolute  worldliness  and  indifference.  At  once,  not 
only  are  the  doors  of  their  church  closed,  but  all  offerings 
cease.  Every  interest  represented  in  the  Parish  and  the- 
Diocese  languishes,  and  practically  dies.  And  very  soon 
the  majority  of  the  people  of  the  congregation  love  to  have 
this  deplorable  torpor  and  desolation  in  their  spiritual  life. 
This  is  the  beginning  of  their  punishment,  the  first  sta^e 
in  that  frightful  declension  from  God  and  the  means  of 
grace,  which  will  end  hereafter  in  nothing  short  of  the  sec- 
ond death. 

Now  what  do  we  need?  Men?  No,  not  exactly,  we  have 
men,  but  we  wish  them  to  become  new  men.  changed  men, 
improved  men,  men  who  are  daily  going  up  higher  and 
highei'  in  their  ai)preciation  and  discharge  of  duty. 

We  will  simply  paint  the  same  figures  with  different  col- 
ors. You  were  men  waiting  for  women  to  call  upon  you 
and  solicit  your  charity:  now  you  are  men  who  take  ac- 
count of  your  incomes,  and  pay  one-tenth  to  (Jod  without 
solicitation  or  entreaty.  You  were  men  who  were  careless 
about  keeping  Gods  minister  to  wat(;h  for  your  souls,  and 
seldom  attended  upon  his  ministrations;  now  you  are  men 
who  do  your  utmost  to  hold  on  to  your  Rector  or  Mis- 
sionary,  and  are  never  absent  from  the  services  on  the 
Lord's  Day  unless  necessity  compels. 

You  were  men  who,  when  your  clergyman  left  you,  al- 
lowed everything  to  stop,  as  though  you  were,  as  touching 
the  things  of  God,  all  dead.  Now  you  are  just  the  reverse; 
you  are  full  of  life  and  energy;  you  practically  say,  ''Our 
captain  has  gone,  and  we  men  must  now  arouse  ourselves 
and  see  to  it  that  our  ship  does  not  go  upon  the  rocks,  or 
drift  aimlessly  no  one  knows  whither."  You  keep  the  doors 
of  your  church  open;  you  see  that  at  least  lay  services  are 
held,  and  that  the  sacraments  are  celebrated  by  Priests, 
whom  you  induce  to  visit  you,  and  you  increase  your  of- 
ferings for   the    Diocese   and    Missions,  and    other   outside 


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objects  of  obligation  upon  you,  because  you  are  tempora- 
rily and  reluctantly  released  from  paying  the  salary  of  a 
Rector. 

Now,  Brethren,  you  see  the  two  pictures.  Which  ])leases? 
We  would  be  very  sorry  to  say  that  the  first  was  a  por- 
trait of  vou  all ;  but  we  fear  that  if  vou  look  at  it  care- 
fully,  you  will  be  compelled  to  say,  "Well,  somehow,  I  do 
not  like  to  own  it,  but  still  I  must  sav  that  that  sketch 
which  the  Bishop  has  di'awn  resembles  me." 

We  know  more  than  one  Parish  which  has  become  va- 
cant, and  all  offerings  at  once  ceased.  Not  even  their  dues 
to  the  Diocese  and  the  Board  of  Missions  were  paid,  al- 
though the  burden  of  Rectors  salary  was  removed.  The 
men  of  the  Parish  and  Mission  became  practically  indiffer- 
ent to  their  own  honor,  and  the  aggressive  woik  of  the 
Gospel  and  the  well-being  of  the  Diocese. 

Now,  we  do  not  want  men — we  have  them.  You  are  the 
men,  but  we  want  you  to  repent,  to  turn  right  about,  and 
become  the  men  whom  our  second  picture  holds  up  before 
you  to  imitate.  With  such  men  the  battle  is,  in  effect,  won. 
The  present  needs  of  the  Diocese  will  be  supplied,  the  mis- 
sions and  parishes  will  be  speedily  filled  with  energetic  Pas- 
tors, and  in  case  the  Pastors  were  sluggish  and  negligent, 
the  people  will  constrain  them  to  become  diligent  and  de- 
voted to  their  calling,  or  else  to  withdraw  for  shame's 
sake,  when  their  criminal  negligence  is  brought  into  sharp 
contrast  with  the  zeal  and  enthusiasm  of  a  faithful  laity. 

The  agofressive  work  of  the  Church  will  be  pushed  with 
unflagging  earnestness.  We  shall  no  longer  hear  stirring 
speeches  at  Synods,  and  Convocations,  in  trumpet  tones, 
calling  for  action  and  self-denial  in  sustaining  action  in  the 
work  of  missions,  followed  by  the  same  apathy  and  indif- 
ference which  provoked  the  appeals;  but  we  shall  listen  to 
such  addresses  from  men  who  have  been  doing  the  work, 
and  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart  speak  of  what  they 
know,  and  with  burning  words  of  persuasion  and  entreaty, 
urge  their  brethren  to  help  them  with  increased  faithfulness 
in  prayer,  a  lai'ger  measure  of  devotion  in  personal  service, 


and  more  liberal  offerings  in  money.  Then  our  Church  will 
advance  and  spread;  then,  year  by  year,  new  towns  and 
cities  will  be  occupied;  then  every  successive  Synod  will  see 
its  lists  of  Parishes  and  Missions  and  Clergy  growing  longer ; 
then  the  burden  of  support  will  become  steadily  lighter,  and 
the  contributions  for  Missions  and  works  of  charity  cor- 
respondingly greater. 

There  are  men  who  can  act  alone,  and  keep  up  the  fervor 
of  their  original  purpose,  by  their  own  individual  force  of 
will  and  character,  but  these  men  are,  comparatively,  very 
few.  The  great  majority  depend,  to  a  considerable  extent, 
upon  the  sympathy  of  fellowship:  they  need  the  bracing 
effect  of  cor)peration  in  order  to  maintain  their  activity 
and  zeal.  Hence  the  demand  for  association  in  religious,  as 
well  as  in  every  other  kind  of  work,  is  based  upon  the 
principle  embodied  in  the  divine  statement,  "it  is  not  good 
for  man  to  be  alone."  He  requires  for  his  normal  and  best 
development  a  helpmeet,  not  only  in  his  home,  but,  we 
ma^'  say,  everyw^here,  since  even  the  monastic  rule  which 
renounces  matrimony,  asserts  the  necessity  of  a  common 
life.  St.  Andrew  happily  suggests  the  application  of  this 
])rincple  to  our  laity.  The  Apostolic  band  of  twelve  gath- 
ered around  our  Lord,  as  its  heart  and  soul,  presents  the 
idea  in  its  perfection.  When  we  (.'ome  to  analyze  how 
this  grouping  was  brought  about,  there  is  a  high  degree 
of  probability  that  St.  Andrew  is  responsible,  hutnanly 
speaking,  for  the  presence  of  four  of  the  twelve,  if  not  of 
six.  one  half  of  the  number  of  the  Apostles.  St.  Andiew 
found  his  brother  Simon,  and  brought  him  to  .lesus,  and 
Simon  brought  St.  Philip,  and  St.  Philip  brought  Nathan- 
iel, or  St.  Bartholomew.  The  intimacy  of  the  brothers  An- 
drew and  Simon  with  James  and  John,  intimates  that  their 
earlier  association  with  Jesus  may  have  been  used  by  Him 
as  a  means  of  pr(^paring  the  other  two  brethren  to  become 
liis  disciples.  At  all  events,  we  have  the  principle  of  broth- 
erly kindness  operating  through  St.  Andrew,  in  drawing  his 
brother,  St.  Peter,  to  our  Lord's  side;  and  then  this  broth- 
erlv  kindness,  which  is  the  missionary  idea  in  its  earliest 


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stat»e,  develops  into  a  yearning'  desire  ''to  catch  men,"  when 
St.  Peter  finds  St.  Philip  and  draws  him  to  Jesus,  and 
St.  Philip  draws  St.  Bartholomew,  the  beginning*  of  that 
celestial  love  for  souls  which  tilled  the  A])Ost!es  in  a  few 
veai'8  with  its  fire,  and  sent  them  with  burning-  zeal  to  the 
ends  of  the  earth  to  preach  the  blessed  Gospel. 

Now  we  have  among  us,  in  active  operation,  a  Society 
based  upon  the  idea  of  brotherly  kindness  in  home  labors 
for  Christ,  passing  into  the  lai'ger  circles  of  missionary 
work.  Almost  unexam])led  success  has  crowned  the  efforts 
of  this  association  in  doing  good.  It  bears,  of  rourse,  the 
name  of  St.  Andrew. 

Whv  may  we  not  have  in  everv  l*arish  and  Mission  a 
blanch  of  St.  Andrew's  P>rotherho()d?  Why  may  not  every 
Hector  and  Missionary  gather  around  him,  for  activ^e  work 
in  winning  souls  to  Christ,  three  or  four,  or  five  or  six  or 
more,  men?  There  is  scarcely  a  field  where  this  may  not 
be  done,  ;md  be  done  with  the  gi-eatest  advantage  to  the 
men  themselves,  and  the  neighborhood  wheie  they  reside. 
We  love  that  foi*  which  we  work,  find  if  our  work  is  worth 
anything,  it  must  tell  in  its  effect  upon  those  around  us. 
The  formation  and  success  of  any  organization  cannot  be 
secured  without  labor  and  self-deTiial  on  the  part  of  some 
one,  and  in  the  case  of  the  suggested  branches  of  St.  An- 
drew, that  one  must  usunllv  be  the  clergvman. 

We  commend  the  subject  to  the  attention  of  our  clergy, 
reminding  them  of  what  they  know  full  well,  that  the  sys- 
tem of  the  Church,  while  it  promotes  in  every  way  the  best 
estate  and  highest  development  of  spiritual  rulture  in  wor- 
ship and  approach  to  (iod,  it  does  not  providf^  for,  as  it 
ought  not  to  permit,  the  irregular  and  undignified  and 
often  noisy  cor)peration  of  the  laity  in  the  public  services 
of  the  sanctuarv.  This  is  not  because  the  laitv  are  not 
recognized  and  honored.  They  are.  The  Chuirh.  in  her  va- 
ried administrations,  makes  the  presence  of  her  laity  almost 
a  necessity.  She  lifts  them  to  a  plane  of  ro(*)peration  with 
her  clergy.  They  have  their  assigned  pni-t  in  the  service 
as  well  as  the  priest.    Their  responses  are  a  i)roof  that  they 


are  helpers  in  their  degree  as  sharers  in  the  kingly  and 
priestly  character.  Their  position  is  vastly  higher  than 
that  of  a  man  in  an  assembly  where  there  are  no  official 
dignities— where  all  are  really  on  a  level.  It  is  one  of  great 
privilege  and  honor.  Practically,  however,  unless  our  clergy 
explain  clearly  the  true  relation  of  the  laity  in  the  services 
of  the  Church,  they  may,  and  ])erhaps  naturally  would, 
imag-ine  that  thev  were  of  less  account,  where  their  duties 
were  prescribed  and  regulated  by  law,  than  they  would  be  in 
tumultuous  assemblies  where  they  could  cry  Amen,  and  ut- 
ter ejaculations  just  when  and  as  often  as  they  pleased,  a,nd 
could  lead  extempore  in  prayer.  Now  our  St.  Andrew's 
Brotherhood  gives  the  occasion  for  such  an  explanation, 
and  provides  precisely  the  field  and  scope  for  practical  lay 
work  in  making  the  Church  aggressive,  which  is  needed. 

Our  Diocese  must  already  be  aware,  through  our  paper, 
that  our  St.  Agatha's  School  has  changed  Princpals  during 
the  year.    Hap|)ily,  the  Foundress  of  the  school  had  been 
able,  during  her  many  ,years  of  faithful  and  successful  toil, 
to  bring  the  Institution  to  such  a  condition  of  vigor  that 
it  could  endure  the  shock  of  a  change,  which,  at  an  earlier 
period  of  its  life,  might  have  proved  very  hazardous  to  its 
safety,  without  any  serious  risk.    All  danger  of  this  kind, 
however,  if  it  existed,  was  averted  by  the  fortunate  selec- 
tion which  the  Trustees  were  enabled  to  make  in  bringing 
Mrs.  Louisa  Atkinson  Smith  to  replace  Miss  Murdoch.    Of 
course  we  regretted  the  going  away  of   the  first  Principal 
of  St.  Agatha's,  but  when  she  felt  that  considerations  due 
to  her  own  health  required  her  to  resign,  if  anything  could 
reconcile  us  to  the  departure  of  one  who  has  been  with  us 
so    long  and   prov^ed    so    faithful    to  her  trusts,  it    is    the 
coming  of  the  new  Principal,  under  whom  we  feel  sure  that 
St.  Agatha's  will  continue  to  maintain  its  high  character  as 
one  of  our  most  excellent  schools  for  girls  and  young  ladies. 
Surely  Churchmen  ought  to  patronize  Church  schools,  and 
the  people  of  a  Diocese  ought  to  give  preference,  when  they 
are  as  good  as  others,  to  their  own  schools. 


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We  pass  to  one  other  matter  of  interest  ere  we  close,  and 
we  conerratulate  the  Diocese  and  ourselves  that  we  are  en- 
abled to  speak  about  it  so  soon,  because  it  foreshadows 
future  developments,  which  may  come  more  quickly  than 
we  anticipate.  We  refer  to  the  place  of  meetino;  of  the 
Annual  Svnod. 

The  Constitution  wisely  provides  that  the  Annual  Synod 
shall  convene  at  such  place  as  the  Bishop  shall  deterinine. 
since  the  Father  of  the  family  should  naturally  have  the 
power  of  o-athering  his  beloved  children  around  him  where 
he  deems  it  best  for  them  and  him  to  meet. 

But  after  this  is  said,  the  latitude  of  choice  of  location 
of  the  Annual  Synod  is  restricted  to  very  narrow  limits  by 
the  nature  and  character  of  a  Diocese.    A  Diocese  is  a  family 
of  organizations,  paiochial  and   missionary,  united  in  the 
bonds  of  filial  love  under  one  Father  in  God,  the  Bishop. 
The  Bishop's  residence  is,  or  ought  to  be,  the  common  home 
of  the  whole   Diocese.    There  is  the  Cathedral,— we  do  not 
mean  so  much  the  building  as  the  seat  of  the  common  life 
and  jurisdiction,— whence  radiate  vital  forces,  and  powers 
of  restraint,  and  influences  of  conservation.   Grouped  around 
the  Bishop  should   nnd  will  be,  in  a  normal  state  of  eccle- 
siastical  development,  his  crown  of  Presbyters  for  counsel 
and   work,  his  institutions  for  government,   financial  sup- 
port, education  and  beneficence  and  charity;  and  sheltering 
the  Bishop  and  his  seat  of  office,  when  the  means  and  cir- 
cumstances   justify  the   expenditure,   should  be  the  grand 
Mother  Church  building,  the  Cathedral  Church,  where  God 
should  be  worshii)ped  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  with  all  the 
dignity  of  ceremonial  which  befits  the  honor  of  the  Diocese 
on  the  one  hand,  and  the  majesty  of  Jehovah  on  the  other. 
There  where  the  Bishop  resides  is  the  heart  of  the  Diocese, 
which  beats  out.  in  its  pulsations,  life  and  heat  and  strength 
through  all    the   corporate  body,  to    its   very  extremities. 
There  is  the  home  of  the  Diocese,  which  draws  all  hearts  to 
itself  in  affection,  and   satisfies  the  claim  of  all  that  they 
have  a  place  and  a  right  of  recognition  which  can   never 
be  disallowed. 


As  children,  even  to  the  third  and  fourth  generation,  re- 
repair  on  festive  occasions  of  family  reunions  to  the  old 
homestead,  so  the  Diocesan  idea  requires  that  clergy  and 
laity  should  gather  around  their  Father  in   God  in  his  Ca- 
thedral city.    It  is  the  home  idea.    It  may  not  be  neglected 
without  serious  loss  to  the  homogeneity  and   unity  of  the 
Diocese.    Home   reunions   cannot,    in    the    very  nature   of 
things,  be  exotics.    The  bare  statement  of  such  a  proposi- 
tion^'is  a  contradiction  in  terms.    For  the  same  reason,  a 
Diocesan  Synod  cannot  well  be  an  institution  on  wheels, 
traveling  from  place  to  place.    It  is  true  there  may  be  such 
anomalies,  but  there  may  be  local  explanations  of  the  prac- 
tice with  which  we  are  not  acquainted,  and  in  any  case,  it 
is  safe  to  say  that  it  will  be  very  difficult  to  build  up  the 
true  normaf  Diocesan  idea  in  the  hearts  and  minds  of  the 
people  of  the  jurisdiction,  where  the  Synod  or  the  Conven- 
tion is  a  peripatetic  body,  going  from  place  to  place  as  year 
succeeds   year.    Hence  from  the   outset,  our  Synod,  as  we 
now  happily  call  our  assembly,  has  been  convened  here  in 
our  See  city  of  Springfield,  and  our  people  have  nobly  co- 
operated  with    us  in  their  generous    and    unflagging    and 
unstinted    hospitality.    The  Diocesan  and    Cathedral    idea 
has,  in  consequence,  rooted  itself  and  grown,   and   all,  we 
believe,  feel  an  honest  pride    in  our  name,  the  Diocese  of 
Spring'field,  and  in  the  reality  back  of  the  name,  which  gives 
the  name— the  See  city,  the  heart,  the  home  of  the  Diocese. 

If  we  venture  now  to  suggest,  after  fifteen  years  of  unin- 
terrupted sessions  of  our  Synod  here  in  Sprinfield,  that  we 
shall  meet  in  another  place  next  year,  it  is  not  because  we 
are  inconsistent,  and  are  proposing  to  change  our  practice. 
Far  from  it— quite  the  reverse.  It  is  because  we  are  more 
and  more  convinced"  of  the  immediate  and  powerful  educa- 
tional influence  of  keeping  the  Synod  fixed  in  the  Cathedral 
or  See  city,  that  we  are  drawn  to  make  the  suggestion 
merely,  that  we  would  be  willing,  in  case  a  wish  was  ex- 
pressed to  receive  us,  to  appoint  the  place  of  meeting  of 
the  Annual  Synod  next  year,  in  December,  1894,  in  the 
*^Bishop's  Church"— the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Cairo. 


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bishop's  address. 


All  thiiit^s  point,  when  our  Diocese  is  divided,  to  Cairo  a** 
the  See  city  of  the  new  jurisdiction.  We  have,  by  unanimous 
voice,  named  our  Brother,  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  Spring- 
field, ''the  Bishop  of  Cniro,"  and  wc  are  jj^lad  to  note  that 
outside  our  borders,  our  title  assigned  to  oui'  dear  Brother 
has  been  very  ^enernlly  accepted  and  used. 

The  Bishop  of  Cairo  has  his  church,  a  beautiful  structure 
of  stone,  with  all  suitable  appointments.  The  Archdeacon 
in  char*re  has  already  brought  up  his  services  to  a  Cathedral 
level.  There  are  a  daily  celeln-ation  of  the  Ifoly  Eucharist, 
daily  Matins  and  Kvenson^:,  and  Sunday  and  Saints'  Day 
offices  corres})ondint!:  in  frecpiency. 

In  location  Cairo  draws  all  Southern  Illinois  to  itself  by 
its  rivers  and  its  railroads.  Almost  any  parish  that  can 
be  named  in  the  thirty  soutliern  counties,  is  more  accessi- 
ble from  ('airo  than  from  any  other  city. 

The  future  of  Cairo  then  foreshadowed  in  her  resident 
Bishop,  bearino;  her  name  as  his  title,  and  her  stately 
church,  suitable  at  least  for  a  Pro-Cathedral,  with  her 
natural  advantages  of  location  and  her  ac(]uired  facilities 
of  transportation  and  travel,  ])uts  her  in  the  school  of 
trainiu*^  to  be  ere  long  a  See  City,  the  centre,  the  home  of 
a  new   Diocese. 

Accordingly  when  we  make  the  suggestion  merely  that 
we  are  willing  to  convene  our  Annual  Synod  in  December, 
1894,  in  Cairo,  we  are  making  an  exception,  which  is,  in 
reality,  not  an  exception,  we  are  going  home,  we  are  going 
to  our  Brother's  city  and  our  Brother's  church,  and  our 
Brother's  people,  who  are  to  us  as  ourselves,  to  help  to 
prepare  them  by  practical  experience  to  set  u])  house- 
keeping for  themselves  and  to  become  ere  long  the  Diocese 
of  Cairo. 

Possibly  our  suggestion  may  be  premature,  if  so,  it  can 
do  no  harm,  since  no  action  need  be  or  can  be  taken,  but 
in  that  event  even  the  suggestion  will  be  beneficial,  since 
it  will  put  ideas  in  men's  heads  and  perhaps  impart  a  glow 
of  generous  enthusiasm  to  theii-  hearts,  so  that  they  may 
-come  to  us  ere  long  with  urgent  entreaty  that  we  will 
gather  alternately  with  Springfield  all  the  children  of  the 
family,  every  second  year,  to  enjoy  the  welcome  and  the 
hospitality  of  Cairo. 


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DETAILED  ACCOUNT  OF  VISITATIONS  AND  ACTS. 


The  following  is  an  account  of  the  places  visited  and  the 
acts  performed  by  us  from  December  7th,  1892,  to  Decem- 
ber ()th,  1893,  the  interval  included  between  the  fifteenth 
and  sixteenth  Annual  Synods  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

1892. 

December  8— Thursday.  Springfield,  Guild  Hall  of  tho  Pro- Cathedral,  10 
A.  M.,  we  attended  and  presided  at  the  meeting  of  tlie  Diocesan  Board  of  Mis- 
sions for  organization  and  appropriations  for  the  year,  and  for  other  business. 

Decembek  11— Tliird  Sunday  in  Advent.  Petersburg,  Trinity  Church,  the 
15ev.  H.  C.  Wliitley,  Hector,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Way,  Deacon,  offic  ating  under  the  di- 
rection of  tlie  Rector.  9:P.O  A.  M.,  we  attended  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School. 
10:30  A.  M.,  we  preached,  conftrmed  and  addressed  Jour,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.     7  P.  M.,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Deacon,  we  preached. 

De<:ember  12— Monday.  Pekin,  3  P .  M.,  we  met  a  number  of  tiie  citizens  to 
see  what  could  be  done  to  raise  funds  to  pay  off  the  debt  of  the  Cathedi-al 
School,  and  place  it  on  a  firm  financial  basis. 

December  14— Wednesday.  Springfield.  We  met  several  parties  on  busi- 
ness of  importance  to  the  Diocese. 

December  ir^-Thursday.  Springfield,  4  P.  M.,  we  attended  a  fair  held  in 
the  interest  of  Christ  Church,  Springfield,  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J. 

T    Tones 

December  18— Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent.  CarroUton,  Trinity  Church,  the 
Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison,  S.  T.  B.,  Rector.  Morning,  7  A.  M.,  assisted  by  the 
Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10:30  A.  M.,  after  Matins  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

7:30  P.  M.— Jersey ville,  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross.  After  Evensong,  said  by 
the  Rev.  J.  B.  Harrison,  Piiest  in  charge,  we  preached. 

December  10— Monday.  Springfield.  We  gave  formal  consent  to  the  for- 
mation of  a  Mission  at  Elkhart,  Logan  county,  under  the  name  of  St.  John  the 
Baptist. 


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December  25— Snnday.  Christmas  Day.  Alton,  St.  Paul's  Church,  vacant. 
7:30  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  9:30  A.  M..  we  attended  and 
addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10:30  A  M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist 
a  second  time  and  preached.  We  were  assisted  by  Mr.  L.  H.  Weston,  a  Lay 
Reader,  who  kindly  came  from  St.  Louis  to  be  with  us  in  the  semce. 

Decemhek  29-Thur8day.  Springfield.  8  P.  M..  Pro -Cathedral,  we  pn^sided 
and  gave  the  nuptial  benfnliction  at  the  marriage  of  Dr.  George  Frederick  Ster- 
icker  and  Miss  Annie  Louisa  Black. 


181)3. 


January  l—Fe.-ist  of  the  Circumcision.  Sunday.  Springfield,  7  A.  M.,  Pro- 
Cathedral,  we  attended  and  revived  the  Holy  Eucharist.  Thus  we  conseca-ato 
the  first  fruits  of  our  time,  our  thoughts,  our  words,  our  acts,  our  money  to 
God:  thus  we  are  first  with  our  Lord.  Thus  we  begin  the  year  with  obedi- 
ence to  the  supreme  (rommand  of  love.  The  first  note  is  the  key,  and  controls 
all  that  follows.  Thus  we  begin  the  year  with  Christ.  11  A.  M.,  same  cfiurch, 
we  preached,  and  gave  the  absolution  and  benediction  at  the  celebration  of  thJ 
Holy  Eucharist  b>-  tlie  Rector. 

January  2— Monday.  Havana,  St  Barnabas'  Church,  the  Rev.  Philip  G. 
Davidson.  Rector.  7:30  P.  M.,  after  shortened  Evensong  said  by  the  Rev.* 
Dempster  Davidson  ainl  the  Rector,  we  preached,  addressed  and  confirmed  three. 
January  3— Tuestlay.  Same  church,  9:30  A.  M.,  we  united  in  marriage  the 
Rev.  John  M.  Dempster  Davidson,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Burlington,  Iowa, 
and  Mrs.  Elizab<^th  (Conwoll)  Campbell,  of  Havana,  assisted  bv  the  brother  of 
the  groom,  the  Rev.  Pliilip  G.  Davidson,  and  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
at  which  the  bride  ;ui«l  groom  and  the  immediate  friends  received. 

January  8— First  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Springfield,  Pro-Cath«'<iral, 
11  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7::lo  P.  M.,  same  church,  at  Even- 
song we  presided  and  gave  the  benediction. 

January  9— Monday.  Springfield,  conference  with  the  Rector-elect  of  Alton, 
the  Rev.  H.  M.  Chittenden,  with  reference  to  his  future  work. 

January  lO— Tuesday.     Thica go,  Western  Theological  SeminaiT,  10  A.M. 
to  1  P.  M.,  we  gave  thre<>  lectures  to  the  three  classes  in  Ecclesiastical  Histor>'. 
January  11— Wednesday.    Racine,  Wisconsin,  2  P.  M.,  we  attended  a  meet- 
ing  o   the  Board  of  Tru-teesof  Racine  College. 

January  12— Thursday.     Chicago,  Western  Thpological  Seminar^',  10  A.  M. 
to  1  P.  M.,  three  lectures,  as  on  Tuesday. 
January  13— Friday.     Three  lectures,  as  on  yesterday. 
January  14— Saturday.     Springfield.     We  gave  our  ofTieial  appioval  to  the 
call  of  the  Rev.  Edmond  Phares,as  Rector  of  St.  Pet<^r's  Church  ^lou\u\  City. 

January  l.')- Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany  Carlinville,  St.  Pauls 
Church  (vacant)  U)MO  A  M.,  we  said  service  alone,  preached,  and  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  .3  P.  M.,  we  met  the  Vestry  informally  in  consultation  relative 
Uy  the  future  of  the  parish.  7  P.  M.,  same  church,  we  said  Evensong  and 
preached. 


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January  1(5— Monday.  Chester,  St.  Mark's  Chinch.  We  passed  the  after- 
noon and  evening  visiting  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  Charles  F.  Drake,  who  was  ill, 
and  in  consultation  with  members  of  the  parish  touching  its  interests. 

January  17— Tuesday.  Cairo,  5  P.  M.,  we  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Cairo 
League,  having  in  charge  St.  Michael's  Mission  to  colored  people.  Bishop 
Hale  kindly  received  us  as  his  guest  at  the  Halliday  Hotel. 

January  22— Third  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Elkhart,  St.  John  Baptist 
Mission,  unch^r  the  <'are  of  the  Rev.  Werayss  T.  Smith.  11  A.  M.,  in  th<^  Union 
meetinghouse,  we  said  Matins  and  prea(.'hed. 
January  23— Lincoln.— We  paid  an  infoi  nial  visit  to  the  Rector. 
January  29— Septuagesima.  Greenville.  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rural  Dean, 
Rector.  i):30  A.  M.,  we  visited  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10:45  A.  M. 
assisted  by  the  Dean,  we  preairhed  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7  P.  M., 
after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Dean,  we  preached,  and  att<3r  the  second  lesson,  we 
baptized  Edith  Ten  Eyck,  daughter  of  Curtis  Lee  and  Mary  Cornelia  (Acker- 
man)  Chittenden,  born  in  St  Louis,  Mo.,  January  29th,  1892. 

January  30— Monday.  Collinsville,  Christ  Church,  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright,  Rec- 
tor.    7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

January  31— Tuesday.  Martinsville,  Clark  county— a  new  field.  The  mis- 
sion is  under  (charge  of  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Wright.  With  him  we  visited  this 
thriving  city,  and  held  service  in  the  hall  of  Mr.  De  Lashmutt,  which  was  largely 
attended,  and  preached. 

February  2— Thursday.  Feast  of  the  Purification.  Springfield.  We  ap- 
pointed tlu^  Rev.  Wemyss  T.  Smith.  B.  A.,  Oxon.,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church, 
Lin<;oln,  Honorary  Local  Secretary  of  the  Church  House,  Deans  Yard,  West- 
minster, London,  England. 

February  ■>- Se.xagesima.  Pekin,  St.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Blatch- 
ford.  Rector.  9:30  A.  M.,  we  attended  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  10:30 
A.  M,.  we  preached,  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  and  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed  two.    7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

February  7— Tuesday.  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  7:30  P.M.,  we  began  the  Re- 
treat for  the  Clergy,  which  we  are  to  hold  by  request  of  the  Bishop,  in  Grace 
Cathedral,  bv  an  opening  sermon. 

February  8— Wednesday.  Graeme  Cathedral,  7:30  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  9:30  A.  M.,  Matins,  followed  by  four  conferences  of  an  hour 
each,  and  closing  with  Evensong  at  5  P.  M.     7  :30  P.  M.,  after  short  service  we 

preached. 
February  9— Thursda>r.    Same  as  yesterday,  concluding] with  sermon  at 

night. 

February  10— Friday.  Same  church,  Quiet  Day  for  women.  Celebration  of 
the  Holy  Eucharist  at  7:30  A.  M.,  followed  by  Matins  at  9:30  A.  M.  Followed 
by  four  conferences  of  an  hour  each,  concluding  at  5  P.  M.  On  Thursday,  we 
baptized  three  adults  in  the  Cathedral. 

February  12— Quinquagesima.  Peoria,  St.  Paul's  Church,  all  day,  the  Rev. 
S.  G.  Jeffords,  Rector,  10.45  A.  M.,  after  Matins,  saidby  the  R^^ctor,  we  preached 
on  Education  by  request.    7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector,  we 


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preachod  again,  by  request,  upon  the  subject  of  Church  Principles.  6  P.  M., 
we  baptized,  in  private,  Lionel,  the  sick  infant  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Boniface. 

Feuruakv  U— Shrovo  Tuesday.  Springfield,  A.  M.,  we  met,  by  appoint- 
ment, Mr.  W.  J.  (^uinlan,  and  settled  the  payment  of  a  sum  for  the  increase  of 
the  fund  for  the  endowment  of  the  Episcopate.  8  P.  M.,  we  visited  St.  Agatha's 
School,  and  were  delightfully  entertained  hy  a  number  of  young  lady  pupils. 

FEimuAKY  15— Ash  Wednesday.  Springfield,  7  A.  M.,  we  attended  early 
celebration  of  the  Holy  P^ucharist  at  the  Pro-Cathedral.  11  A.  M.,  Christ 
Church,  Rev.  H.  \V.  Cunningham,  Kector.    After  Matins  we  preached. 

Febkuary  K)— Thursday.  Springfield,  Bishop's  House,  .>  P.  M.,  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  E<iualization.  We  presided,  and  assistfxl  in  the  deliberations  and 
business  of  the  Board. 

Febku.\ry  19— First  Sunday  in  Lent.  Champaign,  Ennnanuel  Church.  Rev. 
Dr.  D.  W.  Dresser.  Dean  of  Bloomington,  Rector,  7  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  lOi.JO  A.  M.,  after  Matins  and  Litany,  said  by  the  Rector,  we 
preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  nine.  7:30  P.  M.,  same  church,  after  Even- 
song, saifl  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

February  20— Monday.  Rantoul,  St.  Paul's  Church,  the  Rev.  J.  C.  White, 
Rector.  7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  the  Rev.  Dean  Dresser, 
we  preached.  After  the  second  lesson  we  baptized  Selena  Fern,  Infant 
daughter  of  Alfred  Edwin  and  Edith  (Corlies)  Jerome. 

Febriaky  21— Tuesday.  Rantoul,  St.  Paul's  Church  7  A.  M.,  assisted  by 
the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10  A.  M.,  we  held  the  benedic- 
tion service  of  the  Rectory. 

4  P.  M.  St.  Tlionifis'  Church,  Thomasborough,  the  Rev.  .J.  C.  White,  Mis- 
sionaiy,  we  addressed  Sunchiy  School.  7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong  by  the  Mis- 
sionar>',  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed ^ire. 

February  22— Wednesday.  Champaign,  ;j  P.  M.,  Emmanuel  Church,  at  a 
special  service  we  baptized  Walker  Wesley,  infant  son  of  Louis  Vincent  and 
Emma  (Ruger)  Manspecker.  Afterwards,  at  same  service,  we  confirmed  two: 
making  in  all  eleven  for  Champaign.  7:30  P.  M.,  Mansfield,  Christ  Church,  the 
Rev.  Charlos  J.  Shutt,  Deacon,  in  charge.  After  Evensong  siud  by  the  Deacon 
and  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  we  preached. 

February  23— Thursday.  Clinton,  a  new  Mission  under  care  of  Dean 
Dresser.  7:30  P.  M.,  in  the  Opera  House,  secured  for  the  occasion  by  the 
friends  of  the  Mission,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Dean,  we  preached. 

February  26— Second  Sunday  in  Lent.  Chicago,  Cathedral  of  St.  Peter  and 
St.  Paul,  10:30  A.  M.,  we  preached. 

February  27— Monday.  Journey  to  New  York  to  attend  meeting  of  the 
House  of  Bishops  to  be  convened  March  1st. 

March  1  and  2— Wednesday  and  Thursday.  We  were  in  attendance  during 
these  days  upon  the  meeting  of  the  House  of  Bishops,  at  which  Rev.  John 

McKim  was  nominated  Missionary  Bishop  for  Japan,  and  the  Rev.  Frederick 
R.  Graves,  for  Shanghai,  China. 

March  :>— Third  Sunday  in  Lent.  New  York,  All  Angels'  Church,  the  Rev. 
Dr.  C.  F.  HofTnian,  Rector,  and  the  Rev.  S.  DeLancey  Townsend,  Associate. 


9:30  A.  M.,  we  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  11  A.  M.,  after  Matins,  said  by 
the  Rector  and  his  Associate,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hoffman  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Townsend. 

March  12— Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Chicago.  7  A.  M.,  we  attended  early 
celebration  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Westei  ii  Theological  Seminary.  10:30  A.  M., 
acting  for  the  Bishop  of  Chicago,  we  visited  St  Andrew's  Church,  the  Rev.  Wm. 
C.  DeWitt,  Rector.  After  Matins,  said  by  the  Kector,  we  preached,  confirmed 
and  addressed  thirty-tuo.  7:30  P.  M.,  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Chicago  the 
Rev.  T.  N.  Morrison,  Rector.  After  shortened  Evensong  by  the  Rector  and  his 
Assistant,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  twenty-nine. 

March  14— Tuesday.  Chi<*ago,  Western  Theological  Seminary,  10  A.  M.  to 
1  P.  M.,  we  delivered  three  lectures  in  Ecclesiastical  History.  7:30  P.  M., 
Church  of  Our  Saviour,  the  Rev.  Wm.  J.  Petrie,  Rector,  after  service  by  the 
Reetor,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  aixteeu. 

March  15— Wednesday.  Chicago,  Western  Theological  Seminary,  lectures 
as  yesterday.  7:30  P.  M.,  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Walter 
Delafield,  Rector,  after  Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 

addressed  twelve. 

March  16— Thursday.  Chicago,  West<'.rn  Theological  Seminary,  three 
lectures  as  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  8  P.  M.,  South  Evanston,  St.  Luke's 
Church,  the  Rev.  Daniel  F.  Smith,  Rector.  After  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector 
and  the  Rev.  A.  W.  Little,  of  Evanston,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
eight  six  from  South  Evanston  and  two  from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Little's  parish, 

Evanston. 
March  17— Friday.     Chicago,  Western  Theological  Seminary,  three  lectures 

as  yesterday. 

March  18-Saturday.  Chicago,  W<.'stern  Theological  Seminary,  three  lec- 
tures as  yesterday. 

March  19-Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.  Chicago.  St.  Peter's  Church,  the  Rev. 
S.  C.  Edsall,  Rector.  After  Matins  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  tnirly-eight.  3  P.  M.,  in  company  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Edsall.  we 
visited  a  private  hospital  in  the  neighborhood  and  confirmed  one,  presented  by 
him.  8  P.  M.,  St.  James'  Church.  After  a  short  service  by  the  Rev.  F.  W. 
Tompkins,  the  Rector,  and  the  Venerable  Archd^^acon  Bishop,  we  delivered  the 
second  lecture  of  the  course  under  the  auspices  of  the  Church  Club  of  Chicago, 
on  the  "Undisputed  General  Councils." 

March  20— Monday.  Chicago.  On  invitation  of  the  Bishop  we  passed  most 
of  the  day  at  the  rooms  of  the  Church  Club,  receiving  and  conferring  with 

clerical  friends. 

March  21— Tuesday.      Chicago,  Western  Theological   Seminar>%  lectures 

from  10  A.  M.  to  1  P.  M. 
March  22— Wednesday.    Chicago.    Western  Theological  Seminar>%  three 

lectures  as  yesterday.  , 

March  26— Sunday  next  before  Easter.  Bloomington,  St.  Matthews 
Church  the  Rev.  F.  R.  Sanford,  Rector.  10:30  A.  M.,  after  Matins  by  the 
Rector  we  preached.  3:30  P.  M.,  at  Mission  Chapel,  recently  established  by 
St  Matthew's  parish,  in  the  western  part  of  the  city.   After  Evening  Prayer  by 


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the  Kector,  we  preached.  5  P.  M.  In  the  house  of  Mr.  Tabraham  wo  con- 
firmed his  sick  wife  and  held  a  brief  service.  7:30  P.  M.,  St.  Matthew's  Church, 
after  Evenson^r,  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  conllrnied  and  addressed  three, 
making  in  all /our  for  the  pariah. 

March  :J()— Maundy  Thursday.  Lincohi,  Trinity  Church,  Rev.  Wemyss  T. 
Smitii,  Rector.  7:30  P.  M.,  after  Even.song  by  tlio  Rector,  we  preached,  con- 
finned  and  addressed  neven. 

Maiuh  31— Good  Friday.  Lincoln,  Trinity  Church,  10:30  A.  M.  After 
Matins,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  said  the  Ante-Comniimion  service  and  preaclied. 
12  noon  to  3  P.  M.,  we  gave  the  meditations  on  the  seven  words  from  the  Cross. 

APRiii  2— Easter  Day.  Springfield,  11  A.  M.,  Pro-Cathedral.  We  confirmed 
and  addressed  fourteen,  and  celeiirated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  At  4  P.  M.  we 
confirmed  in  private,  one,  who  was  confined  to  his  iiome  by  sickness,  making 
m  nW  fifteen  for  the  Pro-Cathedral.  The  Rector,  the  Venerable  Archdeacon 
Taylor,  ma<le  the  joyful  anno*mcement  that  the  parisli  was  free  from  debt.  7:30 
P.  M.,  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  H.  W.  Cunningham,  Rector.  After  Evensong, 
said  by  the  Rector,  we  preached,  confirmed  antl  addressed  twelve. 

ApRlii  4- Tuesday  in  Easter  week.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  10  A.  M., 
we  presided  at  the  funeral  of  Miss  Virginia  Stuart. 

April  .'>— Wednesday.  Springfield  7:30  V.  M.,  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  St.  Agatha's  Scliool.  at  the  s«-hool.  The  resignation  of  Miss  Mur- 
doch wjis  reluctantly  accepted  in  <-ons<»<|ueuce  of  her  desire  to  be  relieved 
from  the  burden  and  responsibility  of  tho  «'are  of  a  boarding  school. 

April  7— Friday.  Springfield,  we  receiv»>d  from  tln'  Bishop  of  Connecticut, 
Mr.  Thomas  Bennington  Barlow,  B.  A.,  a  candidate  for  Holy  Orders,  with  full 
literary  qualifications. 

April  8— Saturday.  Springfield,  2  P.  M.,  meeting  of  the  Advison^  Commit- 
tee of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Agatha's  School,  charged  with  the  responsibility  of 
securing  a  successor  to  Miss  Murdoch.  The  choice  fell  upon  Mrs.  Louisa 
Atkinson  Smith. 

April  D— First  Sunday  after  Easter.  Jacksonville,  all  day,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Fulton,  Dean  of  Jacksonville.  Reetor.  li:30  A.  M.,  we  visited  and  addressed 
the  Sunday  School  in  the  Guild  Hall.  10:30  A.  M  ,  we  preached,  and  assisted 
by  the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  P.  M..  after  Evensong, 
said  by  the  Rector,  we  preach<'d,  confirmed  and  addressed  thirtfj-aix,  and  re- 
ceived one  who  had  formally  renounced  the  enors  of  the  Church  of  Rome  into 
the  Communion  of  the  Catholic  Church  holding  lawful  jurisdiction  in  the 
United  States.     One  of  the  confirmees  was  from  St.  Pauls  Church,  Carlinville. 

April  12— Wednesday.  Springfield.  Ch^gymen  called  on  business  relative 
to  their  official  work. 

April  16  -Second  Sunday  after  Easter.  De?atur,  all  day.  St.  John's  Church, 
Eev.  M.  M.  Goodwin,  Rector,  11:30  A.  M.,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed twelve,  and  received,  on  his  formal  renunciation  of  the  errors  of  the 
Church  of  Rome,  one  into  the  communion  of  the  Church  exercising  canonical 
jurisdiction  in  the  United  States.  Assisted  by  the  Rector,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist.  3:30  P.  M.,  we  visited  ynd  addressed  the  Sunday  School  at 
Orace  Chapel  accompanied  by  the  Rector.    The  Rev.  F.  H.  Burrell,  Deacon  Js 


in  charge  of  this  Mission.  4:30  P.  M.,  we  visited  a  sick  man  at  his  home  and 
received  from  the  Church  of  Rome  into  om*  Communion.  7:30  P.  M.,  St. 
John's  Church,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

April  17— Monday.  Mattoon.  Truiity  Church,  (Vjicant),  7:45  P.  M..  after 
Evensong,  said  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser,  of  Champaign,  who  had  kindly  come 
to  assist  us  and  present  the  candidates  for  conlirmation,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  ei<jht. 

April  18— Tuesday.  Springfield,  Bishop's  House,  8  iP.  M.  Final  meeting 
for  the  year  of  the  Fortnightly,  of  which  body  it  is  our  privilege  to  bo  an  hono- 
rary member.  At  the  request  of  the  Secretaiy,  we  delivered  a  lecture  on  the 
"Four  Longest  Reigns  in  English  History." 

April  19— Wednesday.  Springfield.  Conference  with  a  Presl)yter  in  rela- 
tion to  parochial  and  mission  work. 

April  23— Third  Sunday  after  Easter.  Petersburg,  all  day.  Trinity  Church, 
in  charge  of  the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley,  Priest,  and  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Way,  Deacon. 
9:30  A.  M.,  we  visited  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  1 1  A.  M.,  we  preached, 
confirmed  and  addressed  two,  and  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Way,  we  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist.  7:30  P.  M.,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Deacon  in  charge, 
we  preached. 

April  30— Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Greenville,  Grace  Church,  the  Rev. 
J.  G.  Wright.  Dean  of  Litchfield,  Missionary  in  charge.  9:30  A.  M.,  we  attended 
Matins  and  addressed  the  Sunday  School.  1(1:4.5  A.M.,  assisted  by  Dean 
Wright,  we  ceh'brated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
fight. 

7:45  P.  M.— Collinsville.  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  Dean  Wright,  Rector.  Af- 
ter Evensong  by  the  Rector,  we  ])reach<Ml,  confiiined  and  ad«lressed  nix. 

May  1 — Friday.  Springfield.  We  spent  th<^  day  with  the  Bishop  of  Cairo 
and  the  Hon.  T.  W.  MeNeely,  in  n'f«Mence  to  matters  whieli  concerned  their 
respective  portions  of  the  Diocese. 

May  7--Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Elkhart,  St.  -lohii  Baptist's  Mission,  in 
charge  of  the  Rev.  Wemyss  T.  Smith,  of  Lincoln.  In  the  Memorial  Chapel  of 
Mr.  John  1).  Gillett,  10  A.  M.,  we  said  the  service,  preached,  and  celel>rated  the 
Holy  Eucharist    4  P.  M.,  in  same  chapel,  we  said  Evensong  and  preached. 

May  8— Monday.  Springfield.  We  gave  our  canonical  consent  to  the  con- 
secration of  the  Itev.  John  McKim.  as  Missionary  IMshop  of  Japan ;  and  of  the 
Rev.  Frederick  R.  Graves,  as  Missionary  Bishop  of  Shanghai,  China.  2  P.  M., 
we  attended  and  presided  at  the  funeral  of  Mrs.  Huntington,  in  the  Pro-Cathe- 
dral, Springfield. 

May  11— Thursday.  Ascension  Day.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  7  A.  M., 
assisted  by  the  Rector,  the  Ven.  Dr.  Taylor,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 
Over  seventy  received. 

May  13— Saturday.  We  accepted  letters  dimissoiy  in  behalf  of  the  Rev.  J.  G. 
Miller,  Presbyter,  from  tlie  Diocese  of  Indiana.  3  P.  M  ,  we  attended  an  after- 
noon entertainment  given  by  the  younger  pupils  of  St.  Agatha's  School,  in  aid 
of  the  Orphanage  of  tlie  Holy  Child. 

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May  14— Sujiday  after  the  Ascension,  (rilh.-fipie,  St.  -lolm's  Clmreh,  the 
Rev.  A.  Bailey  Hill,  Kector.  After  Matins,  said  by  the  Kector,  we  celebrated 
the  Holy  Eucharist  and  cordlrmed  one. 

7:30  P.  M.— Christ  Church,  Bunker  Hill,  the  K«n  .  A.  Bailey  Hill.  Kector.  Af- 
ter Evensong  by  theKectoi  ,  we  preached,  conlirnied  and  addressed  thrte.  We 
also  blessed  a  Litany  desk,  a  cross  and  two  vases,  memorial  gifts  to  the  Church. 

May  16— Tuesday.  Cairo,  Church  of  the  Kcdeemer,  the  Yen.  F.  A.  Ddlosset, 
Rector.  9::i0  A.  M.,  we  attended  Matins.  10  A.  M.,  wo.  attended  and  presid<Ml 
at  an  adjourned  meeting  of  theBoartl  of  Diocesan  Missions.  11  A.  M.,  we  cel«!- 
brated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  preached,  assisted  by  the  Archdeacon  and  the 
Bishop  of  Cairo.  8  P.  M.,  Missionary  meeting.  After  a  short  service,  spirited 
addresses  were  made  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Crone,  Chesnutt  and  Rockstroh.  We 
presided,  and  closed  the  successful  meeting  with  prayers  and  benediction,  after 
making  a  few  remarks. 

May  17— Wednesday.  Cairo.  Second  day  of  the  Archidia<-onal  meeting  of 
the  two  D«'an«uies.  'I  his  was  the  anniversary  of  Ihe  election  of  Dr.  Hale  as 
Bishop  (►f  Cairo.  Matins  ;it  !»  A.  M.  !)::;o  to  10  /M)  A  M.,  we  i'onducted  a  «|nit3t 
hour  for  the  chMgy  and  gave  a  meditation  on  the  (»ne  aim  o\  the  niinistiy  as  ex- 
pres.scd  in  the  Kiicharistic  Office,  s«df  »(»nsecration  of  body  and  suid  to  the 
Divine  Master.  II  A.M..  celeliration  of  tlie  Holy  Eucharist.  The  Bish«)p  of 
('alio  oniciatcd  aii«l  pre.irhed  an  appropriate  ainl  eXceUent  seiinon  on  the  oc- 
i-asion  of  the  anniversary  <»r  his  elei'tion  to  the  Episcopate,  s  P.  M.,  closing 
service  of  this  veiy  suc«*essful  and  prolitable  series  <.»f  meetings.  The  llev. 
Dr.  Dresser.  President  of  the  Standing  Committee  and  Dean  «»f  Hloomington, 
preached  an  appropriate  sermon,  and  we  closed  with  an  a(Mi ess  of  thanks  an<l 
congratuhition  on  the  bright  pospect  of  the  soiitheni   portion  of  th«!  J)ioc«'se. 

May  21-  Whltsun  Day.  Springlleld,  I J  A  M..  Pro-(\ithedral,  Chond  Cele- 
brati(»n  of  the  Holy  Eucharist  by  the  ICect.<»r.  we  |ire;iclied.  7:i:»  p.  M.,  Christ 
Church,  the  |{ev.  H.  W.  Ciimiingham.  Kector.  After  the  second  less(»nwe  bap- 
tizeil  Hilda,  the  infant  daughtei-  of  Itector  aiHl  Mrs.  Ellen  Augusta  (White) 
Cuimingham,  born  in  Springlield,  III.,  April  r,th,  l.Sl):{.  The  Hector  said  Even- 
s'jng  an<l  we  preached. 

May  21  Wednesday.  HulVal..,  N.nv  \ork..S  l\  M..  in  St.  Pauls  Churcli,  (Pro- 
Cathedialof  the  Diocese  of  Western  New  York).  After  Evensong  we  delivered 
the  third  of  the  "Columbian  Sermons,"  under  th«>  auspices  of  the  Church  Clu}> 
of  ButTalo.  and  by  app»>intm<'nt  of  the  J>ishop  of  the  l)io<'e.se.  The  subject  was 
''Worship." 

May  25— Thursday.  Rochester.  N.  Y..  8  P.  :M.,  St.  Pauls  Clunvh,  the  Rev. 
Louis  C.  Washburn,  Rector.  After  Evensong  we  delivered  the  third"  of  the 
Columbian  Sermons,  by  ap[iointment  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Church  Club  of  Rochester.  The  subject  was,  "The  Identity 
of  the  American'Catholic  Chinch  with  the  Church  at  her  birth  on  the  day  of 
Pentecost." 

May  27— Saturday.  Ptochester,  N.  Y.,  ^S  P.  M..  we  atten< led  a  reception  given 
by  the  Church  Club  of  Rochester  and  made  an  address  on  the  duties  of  th^ 
Laitv  to  the  Church  in  this  countrv. 


May  28— Trinity  Sunday.  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  7  A.  M.,  Church  of  the  Good 
Shepherd,  the  Rev.  R.  R.  Upjohn,  Rector.  AVe  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist, 
assisted  by  the  Rector  10:45  A.  M.,  same  church,  after  the  Creed  in  the 
Eucharistic  Oflice,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  ^/<ee?i.  The  Rector 
celebrated  and  we  gave  the  absolution  and  benediction.  4  P.  M.,  after  Vespers 
we  preached.  7:30  P.  M.,  St.  Paul's  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  Doty  in  charge.  After 
Evensong  we  preached. 

June  3— Satunlay.  New  Y'ork  City.  10  A.:M.,  on  the  invitaticm  of  the  Sister 
Superior  we  attended  the  Commencement  Exercises  of  St.  Mary's  School,  East 
4:(Jth  stre<'t,  and  made  an  address. 

June  4 — First  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York  City,  Church  of  the  Trans- 
llguration.  all  day,  the  Rev.  Dr.  George  H.  Houghton,  D.  D.,  Rector.  10:30 
A.  M.,  assistetl  by  the  Rector,  we  ceh^brated  the  Holy  Eucharist  and  preached. 
5  P.  M.,  after  Evensong,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  gave  the  benediction.  During 
th<^  months  of  sunnner  there  is  no  sermon  at  this  second  service. 

June  .">— Monday.  St.  James  Hotel.  We  met  the  Hon.  James  S.  Ewing 
and  family  of  Bloomington,  on  the  eve  of  their  departure  for  Euroiie.  Mr.  Ewing 
is  our  Minister  to  Belgium.    We  gave  them  our  benediction. 

June  9— Friday.  Springli(^ld.  Spent  most  of  the  day  in  conference  with  a 
Presbyter  about  the  affairs  of  his  parish. 

June  10— Saturday.  Rantoul.  8  P.  M.,  we  attended  and  took  part  in  the 
examination  of  a  candidate  for  the  order  of  Deacons. 

June  1 1— Feast  of  St.  Barnabas,  and  Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Sixteenth 
anniversary  of  our  consecration  as  Bishop.  Rantoul,  St.  Paul's  Church,  the 
Rev.  John  Chanler  White,  late  Rector,  (celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharistat7  A.  j\L, 
and  assisted  at  the  later  services.  10:30  A.  M.,  we  ordained  Mr.  Thomas  Ben- 
nington Barlow,  B.  A.,  Deacon.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Wliite  preached  the  sermon 
(which  has  been  published)  and  presented  the  candidate,  said  the  Litany,  and 
assisted  in  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  3.  P.  M.,  Thomasboro  St. 
Thomas'  Church,  we  addressed  tlie  Sunday  School,  and  after  Evensong,  said 
by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  White  and  Barlow,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed 
Jive.  7:30  P.  M.,  Rantoul,  St.  Paul's  Church.  After  Evensong  by  the  Priest 
and  Deacon,  we  preacluMl,  and  confirmed  one. 

June  13 — Tuesday.  Springlield.  W^e  issued  our  license  to  the  Rev.  T.  B. 
Barlow  as  ]^<^acon,  authorizing  him  to  preach.  Also,  our  certificates  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  St.  Pauls  Church,  Rantoul,  at  their  recjuest  placing 
Mr.  Barlow  in  charge  of  their  parish,  and  to  the  otftcersof  St.  Thomas'  Mission, 
Thoniiisboro,  appointing  him  their  Missionary. 

June  14 — Wednesilay.  Petersburg,  Trinity  Church,  ():30  P.  M.,  we  presided 
and  pronounced  the  nuptial  benediction  at  the  marriage  of  Lieutenant  John  M. 
Palmer,  a  grandson  of  our  United  States  Senator,  and  Miss  Maud  M.  Laning, 
the  daughter  of  C.  B.  Laning,  Esq.,  of  Petersburg. 

June  lo— Thursday.  Springfield,  3  P.  M.,  we;  confirmed  in  private  a  sick 
man  belonging  to  St.  Luke's  Mission.  The  Bishop  of  Michigan  accejited  letters 
dimissory  issued  by  us  in  favor  of  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Massiah. 


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June  18— Third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro-Catliedml  all  day. 
7  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Ven.  Dr.  Taylor.  11 
A.  M.,  at  the  second  celebration  we  preached.  5  P.  M.,  after  Evensong  by  the 
Rector,  we  gave  the  benediction. 

June  20 — Tues<lay .  Springfield.  Wc  gave  our  canonical  consent  io  the  con- 
secration of  the  Very  Rev.  Dr.  \\m.  Lawren«'(!,  Dccan  of  the  Cambridge  Divinity 
School,  as  Bishoii  of  Mas.sachusetts. 

June  22— Tliursday.  Springfield,  Pro-Catliedral,  7  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist. 

June  24— Saturday.  St.  John  Baptist.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  7  A.  M., 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  I2ucharist. 

June  25— Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro -Cathedral,  all  day. 
7  A.  M.,  wc  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  1 1  A.  M.,  we  said  Matins  and  preached. 

June  20— Monday.  Waverly,  7:3(»  P.  M„  Christ  Church.  The  Kev.  John 
Chanler  White,  the  Missionary  who  is  to  take  charge,  said  the  office  of  Even- 
song, the  Rev.  H,  M.  Chittentlen  read  the  hsssons,  and  we  preached. 

JrxE  29— Thur.sday.  St.  Peter's  Day.  Springfield,  7  A.  :M.,  Pro- Cathedral, 
we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

June  3  —Friday.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathe<lral,  we  .said  the  offices,  and  took 
charge  of  the  parish  during  the  necessary  absence  of  the  Rector. 

July  2— Fifth  Suiulay  after  Trinity.  Petersburg  all  day.  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  H.  C.  Whitley,  Rector,  the  Rev.  W.  W.  Way,  Deacon  in  charge.  9::?0 
A.  M.,  we  attended  the  Sunday  School,  and  addressed  the  children.  11  A.  M., 
after  the  Litany,  said  by  the  Deacon,  we  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist.  1:'M)  P.  M.,  after  Evensong  said  by  the  Deacon,  we  preached,  con- 
firmed and  addressed  four. 

July  :i— Monday.  Springfield,  11  A.  M.,  in  tiie  Pro- Cathedral,  we  officiated 
at  the  funeral  of  the  Rector's  infant  son,  Horace  Elisha.  We  were  assisted  in 
the  services  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Cunningham  and  White. 

July  5— Wednesday.  Springfield.  We  gave  our  official  consent  to  the  con- 
secration of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  F.  Gailor  as  Assistant  Bishop  of  Tennessee ; 
and  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  ElUson  Capers  as  Assistant  Bishop  of  South  Carolina. 

July  6— Thursday.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  10:30  A.  M.,  we  presided  and 
gave  the  benediction  at  the  marriage  of  Professor  John  David  Lloyd  and  Mi»s 
Annie  Ridgely  Hay.     The  Ven.  Archdeacon  Taylor  celebrated  the  marriage. 

July  9— Sixth  Suntlay  after  Trinity.  Springfield  Pro- Cathedral  all  day. 
We  attended  and  took  part  in  the  services,  and  the  Bishop  of  Cairo  preached. 

July  10— Monday.  Springfield.  St.  Agatha's  School.  5  P.  M.,  we  attended 
and  presided  at  a  special  meeting  of  the  Tnistees  of  the  school. 

July  16— Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral  all  day. 
11  A.  M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  5  P.  M.,  we  presided  at  Evensong 
and  gtive  the  benediction. 

July  23— Eighth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Sewanee,  Tennessee,  Chapel  of 
the  University  of  the  South,  all  day.  We  attemled  Early  Eucharist  at  7  A.  M., 
Matins  at  10:30  A.  M.,  and  Vespers  at  5  P.  M. 


July  25— Tuesday.  St.  James'  Day,  Sewanee,  Tennessee.  10:30  A.  M., 
Chapel  of  the  l^niversity  of  the  South,  we  attended  and  assisted  at  the  conse- 
cration of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  F.  Gailor,  as  Assistant  Bishop  of  Tennessee, 
and  preached  the  sermon. 

July  27— Thursday.  8  P.  M.,  we  attended  a  presentation  of  the  drama  of 
Euripides,  entitled  Alkestis,  by  the  members  of  the  TTniversity,  under  the  di- 
rection of  Professor  Wiggins.  The  work  was  well  done  and  deserving  of  the 
highest  praise. 

July  28 — Friday.  Sewanee,  Tennessee.  During  the  morning  we  attended, 
by  their  courteous  invitation,  the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
ITniversity  of  the  South. 

July  30— Ninth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springfield,  Pro- Cathedral,  all  day. 
We  attended  all  the  services. 

August  4— Friday.  Chicago.  8  P.  M.,  we  attended  a  reunion  of  the  Alumni 
of  Columbia  College,  New  York,  residing  in  Illinois,  and  responded  to  the  toast 
"Old  Times." 

August  6 — Feast  of  the  Transfiguration,  and  the  Tenth  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Waverly,  Christ  Church,  all  day,  the  Rev.  John  Chanler  White,  Rector.  10:30 
A.  M.,  after  Matins  said  by  the  Rector,  we  preached  and  celebratf^d  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  George  B.  Hopson,  of  St.  Stephens  College, 
Annandale,  N.  Y.  7:30  P.  M.  after  Evensong,  sfiid  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hop- 
son,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two. 

AiUKTST  10 — Thursday.  Lincohi,  Trinity  Church,  the  Rev.  Wemyss  T. 
Smith,  Rector.  8  P.  M.,  after  the  espousals  said  by  the  Re(;tor,  we  united  in 
marriage  Mr.  George  Hancock  Karcher  and  Miss    Daisy   Cutler  Lawrence. 

August  13— Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  We  attended 
services  at  St.  Mary's  Church,  morning  and  night. 

August  16 — Wednesday.  Spent  most  of  the  day  in  the  revision  of  the 
biography  of  our  dear,  old  friend,  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  J.  H.  Hopkins,  prepared  by 
his  pupil  the  Rev.  C.  F.  Sweet. 

August  17— Thursday.  New  York,  St.  Michael's  Church.  4  P.  M.,  we  at- 
tended the  funeral  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  T.  M.  Peters,  Rector  of  the  Church,  and 
Archdeacon  of  New  Y'ork.  We  committed  the  body  to  the  grave  in  St.  Michael's 
Cemetery,  Astoria  L.  I. 

August  20— Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Mt.  Vernon,  New  York,  Church 
of  the  Ascension,  the  Rev.  F.  M.  S.  Taylor,  Rector.  We  attended  Early  Euchar- 
ist at  7  A.  M.     After  Matins,  said  by  the  Rector,  we  preached. 

August  27— Thirteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  New  York,  Trinity  Church. 
We  attended  services  and  enjoyed  the  rare  privilege  of  occupying  a  pew. 

August  29 — Tuesday.  Montrose,  West  Chester  County,  New  York,  Church 
of  the  Divine  Love,  the  Rev.  G.  Cruger,  Rector.  5  P.  M.,  after  a  brief  service 
said  by  the  Rev.  D.  L.  Fleming,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  the  Rector,  at  the  re- 
quest of  the  Bishop  of  New  York  we  confirmed  and  addressed  four. 

Septembers — Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  11  A.  M.,  Sabbath  Day 
Point,  Lake  George,  New  Y^ork,  in  the  Union  Meeting  House,  the  service  was 
said  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hageman,  Deacon,  Mr.  James  F.  Chamberlain  reading  the 
Lessons,  and  we  baptised,  Byron  Lyman,  the  infant  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah 


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Jordan,  preached  and  celrbrated  tlic  Holy  PLucharist.  A  P.  M..  Hughlett's 
Landini;,  three  miles  away,  Jieross  the  Lake,  on  the  east  side,  in  tlie  parlors  of 
the  hotel,  we  said  Evensong  and  preached. 

Septemueh  10 — Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinitv,  New  York  Citv.  Chunh  of 
the  Transtignration,  the  Kev.  Dr.  George  H.  Houghton.  Rector.  10:;J()  A.  M., 
after  Matins,  said  l>v  the  Rector  anil  his  nephew,  the  Rev.  George  H.  H.  Butler, 
we  preache«l  and  (M'lebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

)  Septemi$ei{  17 — Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Spriiiglield,  Pro-Cathedral, 
£ill  day.  7  A.  M.,  we  attended  Early  Eucharibt.  11  A.  M..  at  the  second  cele- 
bration by  the  Rector,  we  preache<l.  5  P.  M..  we  preside<l  at  Vespers,  and 
gave  the  bene<liction. 

Sei'TEMBEK  2:{  -Saturday.  Springlield.  \\v  appointed  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Miller, 
Missionary  at  Mattoon,  to  )>o  D».'an  of  Matt(M»n. 

September  24--SevenU3enth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Si)nnglield.  11  A.  M., 
Christ  Church,  as.sisted  by  the  R«»ctor,  the  Rev.  H.  W.  Cunningham,  in  the 
services,  we  preache<l.  ;'>  P.  M.,  Pro-Cathedral,  we  presided  at  Vespers  and 
gave  the  bene<lieti(>n. 

September  27 — Wednesday.  We  appointed  the  Rev.  Johannes  Roi'kstroh 
Diocesan  representative  to  the  Missionary  Council. 

September  29— Friday.  Feast  of  St.  Michael  and  All  Angels.  We  gave 
our  canonical  consent  to  ti»e(*onsecratit)n  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph  Blount  Cheshire 
as  Assistant  Bishop  of  North  Carolina. 

OrTOBER  1 — Eighteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity  Lincoln,  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  Weniyss  T.  Smith,  Rector.  10::5()  A.  M.,  after  the  second  lesson  we 
baptizi'd  Madelein  Beatrice,  infant  daughter  of  Re\ .  Wemyss  T.  Smith  and 
Mrs.  Madelein  (Putney)  Smith,  born  in  Lincoln,  Illinois,  July  :Ust,  l^\Ki.  We 
preached  and  celebrate<l  the  Holy  Eucharist. 

October  5 — Thursday.  SpringlieM,  7::{0  P.  M..  we  held  a  benediction  .ser- 
vice of  St.  Luke's  Mission  House  in  the  southeast  part  of  the  city. 

0<'TOber  7 — Friday.  We  received  on  letters  dimissor>'  from  the  Diocese  of 
Mississippi,  the  Rev.  G.  G.  Middleton  (colored)  Deacon.  He  will  take  charge, 
under  Bishop  Hale,  ot  St.  Michaels  Mission,  Cairo. 

Octop.er  S — Nineteentli  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Springlield.  11  A.  M.,  Christ 
Church.  In  the  absence  of  th«3  Rector.  th<'  Rev.  H.  W.  Cunningham,  we  U>ok 
the  entire  service  and  preaehed.  7::i(>  P.  M.,  at  the  Pro- Cathedral,  we  preside<l 
at  Evensong  :    the  Rector  preached. 

October  1."» — Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Mattoon,  Trinity  Church, 
the  Rev.  J.  Gorton  Miller,  l)<'an  of  Mattoon,  Missionaiy.  in  A.  M.,  we  con- 
firmed one  in  pri\  ate.  10:4.'>  A.  M.,  after  Matins,  saitl  by  the  Rector,  we  preached 
and  contirmetl  one.  :>  P.  M.  Charleston.  We  baptized  in  his  father's  house 
(we  have  no  church  in  Charleston),  Daniel  ^lainiing,  son  of  AVm.  Thomas  and 
Minnie  (McBride)  Avey,  born  in  Charleston,  May  .*>,  1888.  7  P.  M.,  in  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  kindly  loaned  to  us  for  the  service,  after  Evensong,  said  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Miller,  we  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  seven. 

Octop.er  22— Twenty-llrst  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chicago,  7  A.  M.,  we  at- 
tended Holy  P'ucharist  in  the  chapel  of  tlu^  Western  Theological  Seminary.  11 
A.  M.,  we  attended  service  at  the  Cathedral,  and  enjoyed  the  pleasure   and. 


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privilege  of  hciaring  the  Bishop  of  Chicago  preach,  s  P.  M.,  St.  James'  Church, 
the  Rev.  F.  W.  Tompkins.  Rector.  After  a  short  service,  we  jireached  the 
opening  semon  before  the  Board  of  Missions  at  their  annual  council. 

October  2.'»,  24  and  25— Monday,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Chicago,  St. 
James'  Church.  In  attendance  at  the  Missionary  Council,  and  at  informal 
gatherings  of  the  Bishops,  held  on  the  afternoons  of  Tuesday  and  W<Minesday. 

October  27  and  28— Friday  and  Saturday.  Western  Theological  Seminary, 
( 'hicago,  U-12  o'clock.  Three  Lectures  each  day  to  the  Junior,  Middle  and 
Senior  classes,  in  Ecclesiastical  History. 

October  2*.) — Twenty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chicago,  at  the  Western 
Theologii  al  Seminary  all  day.  7  A.  M.,  chapel  of  the  Seminary,  Holy  Eucha- 
rist ;  Matins  at  11 ;  Evensong  at  7:30  P.  M. 

October  SO — ^londay.  Attended  Holy  Eucharist  in  the  chapel  of  the  Wes- 
tern Theological  Seminary,  Chicago,  at  7  A.  M.  Spent  the  day  at  the  World's 
Fair.  This  was  the  last  day  of  the  great  exhibition,  and  our  visits  in  all  to  the 
Fair  amounted  to  two  days  and  a  half. 

November  1 — Wediiesdav.  Springlield.  We  issu<Hl  license  to  ^Ir.  Herbert 
S.  Parmelee  as  liay  Reader  in  our  Diocese, 

November  2— Saturday.  P>loomington.  Spent  th<?  afternoon  in  paying 
visits  upon  the  paiishioners.  ami  in  the  «'V(Hiing  we  met  the  Vestry  informally. 

XovEMP.ER  ')— Twenty-third  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Bloomington  (vacant). 
St.  Matth.'ws  Church  l(i:;;u  A.  :M.,  we  celebrated  the  Holy  Eiichaiist  and 
preached.  ;'.:;>0  P.  ]\1.,  w«'  said  Evening  Prayer  at  the  cliap<'l.  and  preaclu'd. 
I.'M)  P.  M..  in  the  parish  ehurcli  we  said  Evensong  and  preached.  Alter  service 
we  presiiled  at  a  parish  meeting  duly  onveiu'd.  and  it  was  lesnhed  to  call  the 
Rev.  F.  E.  J.  Lloyd  to  the  parish  as  its  Rector. 

November  Id — Friday.  Springlield  The  Most  Rev.  Dionysiiis  Latas,  Arch- 
bislio]>  of  Zante,  rame  with  the  P>ishop  of  Cairo  to  be  our  guest.  H*'  remained 
till  Monday  noon, 

November  1 1--Satuida\'.  Springlield.  l)ishoi)'s  House,  s  P.  M.,  i-eception 
given  by  the  Bishop  and  Mrs.  Seymoiu'  in  honor  of  His  Grace,  the  Archbishop 
of  /ante. 

NovEAfBER  12— Tvventy-l'oui-th  Sunday  aft<'i-  Trinity.  Siiringlield,  all  day. 
11  A.  M..l'i'o-Cathedial,  we  celebrat(Ml  the  Holy  Eucharist,  assisti^d  by  Bishop 
Hal<»  and  the  Ven.  Aichdeacon  Taylor.  The  Ar<-hbishop  of  Zante  made  an  ad- 
dress in  i>lace  of  the  sermon.  7::)0  P.  M.,  Christ  Cliur«-h,  after  Evensong,  said 
by  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  H.  W.  Cunningham,  we  introduced  the  Archbishop  to 
the  congrej;ation,  and  h<^  spoke  again  most  acceptably  and  profit;ibly. 

November  l.'i — Monday.  Peoria,  St.  Pauls  Church,  the  Rev.  S.  G.  Jeffords, 
Rector.  l.'M)  P.  M.,  after  E\  ensong  by  the  Bishop  of  Cairo  and  the  Ven.  Arch- 
deacon Tayh>r,  we  made  an  address  and  introduced  the  Archbishop  to  the  con- 
gregation, he  followed  with  a  very  interesting  discourse. 

November  14— Tuesday.  Peoria,  St.  Paul's  Church.  7  A.  M.,  we  assisted 
the  Bishop  of  Chicago  in  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Eucharist.  10  A.  M.,  same 
Church,  the  Provincial  Synod  assembled  under  the  presidency  of  the  Primus, 


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VISITATIONS   AND    A(  TS. 


Bishop  MoLaron.     The  session  lasted  until  5  P.  M.     7:30  1'.  M..  after  shortened 
Evensong  we  reading  the  Lessons,  Bishop  Hair  and  Bishop  McLaren  delivered 

'id  d  r  e  sse  s . 

NOVEMBEK  1.-^- Wednesday.  Havana.  St.  Barnaba.s  Churcii,  va('ant.  :J  P.  M., 
we  baptized  in  the  Church.  Florence,  dau^diter  of  George  Chester,  and  Adelaide 
Fitcli(Hyde)Mi-Fa.lden,  born  in  Havana,  April  22.  m^^.  "rM  V.  M.,  same 
church  we  were  alone  and  said  Evensong  an<l  preaclied. 

NOVEMBER  IS-Saturdav.  Springlh'ld.  We  visited  in  his  lasr  sickness  the 
Rev.  G.  P.  Waldo,  an<l  said  {.ravers  and  gave  him  th»>  benediction.  It  proved 
to  be  our  last  visit,  as  he  passed  peacefully  to  his  rest  at  5  P.  M.,  on  Wednes- 
day, November  22,  at  the  ripe  age  of  nearly  \n  years. 

NovEMHEU  19  -Twenty-fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Chesterfield,  St.  Peter  s 
Church  the  Kev.  John  H.  Sellers  temporarily  oHiciating.  The  Rev.  H.  C.  Whit- 
ley our  Missionary  Chaplain,  kindly  accompanied  us  and  assisted  in  the  services 
of  the  <lay  !  1  A.  M.,  we  baptized  Lovis  Bi(Mby,  son  of  W.  H.  A.  and  Elizabeth 
BiMle  born  in  Clu'sterlield.  Christmas  day,  IHiU.  We  then  preached,  and  as- 
sisted by  the  Kev.  H.  C.  Whitlev,  «'elebrated  the  Holy  Eucharist.  G  P.  M.,  we 
yi'sited  and  had  pravers  with  a  sick  person.  7  V.  M.,  san.e  Church,  after  Even- 
^m<r  said  by  the  Kev.  Mr.  Whitley  and  the  Kev.  Mr.  Sellers,  we  preached. 

NovEMHE K  24-Fritlav.  Springfield,  Pro-Cathedral.  10  A.  M.,  we  oHiciated 
at  U.e  funeral  of  the  Kev.  Gershom  Palmer  Waldo.  His  interment  was  in  Oak 
Kid"e  Cemeteiv.     Oiu-  four  city  clergy  acted  as  pall-b«'arcrs. 

NovEMi-.EU  2I;  Sunday  ne.Kt  bef»»re  Advent.  Springfield,  Christ  Church.  1 1 
A.M..  Mfter  Matins,  said  by  the  Kev.  H.  W.  Cuimingham,  Kector,  we  said  the 
•Vnte-Conununion  servie.-  and  preached. 

\ovEMnKH2S  Tuesday.  Cailinville.  St.  Pauls  Church,  the  licv.  John  H. 
Sellers.  olViei.iting.     1 /.W  V.  M..  Mfter  Kvensong,  sjiid   by  the   K«'V.  Mr.  Sellers, 

we  preai'lied.  ..,.,.,  i 

NovEMP.Eit  :5n  Thursday.  Thanksgiving.  St.  Andrew  s  Day.  Sprmgliehl. 
Pro-Cathedral.     U  A.  M.    we  preaehed  in  the  Eueharistic  Service,  the  Kector 

celeb  rateil.  •      ■  , 

DF<EMUEii  1-  Friday.  On  this  date  the  Kev.  J.  O.  Kabm  was  received  by 
the  Bi-hop  of  Michigan,  for  the  Missionary  jurisdiction  of  Northern  Michigan. 
December  :^-First  Sunday  in  Advent.  Springfield  and  at  Pro-Cathedral 
all  day  11  A  M  we  prejiched,  and  the  Rector  celebrated.  7:30  P.  M.,  we  pre- 
sided at  Evensong,  and  listened  to  a  very  excellent  address  from  our  Lay 
Rejuier  Mr  Herbert  S.  Parmelee,  on  the  subject  of  work  for  men. 

Dfcember  4-Monday.  Springfield.  7  P.  M.,  we  presided  at  the  Semi- 
annual Meeting  of  the  i3oard  of  Trustees  of  St.  Agatha's  School  held  at  the 
Soi.    8  P  M  .  we  presided  at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Equalization,  held 

in  the  Bishop's  House.  «  .  ,   ,,      n  *u  ^     i 

Decfmbek  .-,  vND  (—Tuesday  and  Wednesday.  Springfield  Pro-Cathedral. 
^^»xf.^^?A  \  mua  Syno<l  of  the  Diocese  of  Sp  ingfield  We  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist  at  the  opening  of  the  Synod,  and  presided  throughout  t  ses- 
sions and  at  the  Missi(;nar^' meeting,  held  in  Christ  Church  on  the  evening  of 
?hP  first  day  (Tuesday)  The  sermon  at  the  opening  of  the  Synod  was 
m-L^ied  by  <>ur  appoin  ment.  bv  the  Rev.  Johannes  Rockstroh.  Dean  of  Ches- 
u'r  On  Wednesday  evening,  the  P>ishop  and  Mrs.  Seymoivr  he  d,  at  their 
house,  a  reception  in  honor  of  the  Syncxl.  which  was  numerously  attende<l. 


SUMMARY. 


CLKKliY  TrvANSFEUREI). 

The  Ptov.  Allan  (iraut  Wilson  to  (^iiincy. 

The  He  v.  Joseph  L.  IJerne  to  Ahibaina 

The  Hcv.  J.  1*>.  Massiah  (colored)  to  Michigan  : . . 

The  Hev.  M.  M.  (ioodwin  to  Michigan 

The  llev.  J.  C).  liabin  to  Northern  Michigan 

CLEiiGY  DECKASEi). 

The  Itov.  Ambrose  liaxter  l{us.seil 

The  Rev.  Oliver  IIc)pson   

The  Rev.  Frank  Wiiliani  Oram 


March  4,  1803 
..  ..March  lo,  1893 

June  IT),  1893 

Sci)tember  1,  1893 
.  December  I,  1893 


...March'),  1893 
.  August  2(),  1893 
October  IT).  1893 


CLEIKiV   KECEIVEI). 


The  Rev.  J.  (rorton  Miller,  from  Indiana May  15,  1893 

The  Rev.  (reo.  (J.  Middleton  (colored  deacon),  fr.  Miss'ippi.  .Oct.  (i,  1893 


The  Rev.  E.  E.  J.  Llovd.  from  Nova  Scotia.. . . 


..December  4,  1893 


CLERGY  ORDAINED. 

DEACON. 

Mr.  Thos.  Rennington  Harlow,  St.  Paul's  Ch.,  Rantoul,  111.,  June  11,  *93 

CANDIDATES  FOR  HOLY  ORDERS. 

F'rederick  W.  Cornell General  Theological  Seminary.  New  Y'ork 

H.  Clay  Eastman .• Springfield 

Assisted  and  preached  the  sermon  at  the  consecration  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Thomas  F.  Gailor.  Vice  Chancellor  of  the  University  of  the  South, 
as  Assistant  Bishop  of  Tennessee,  in  the  chapel  of  the  University, 
St.  James'  Day,  July  25,  1893. 

Clergy  last  report , 46 

Clergy  tra  nsf erred 5 

Clergy  deceased 3 


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I 


• 


42 


SUMMARY. 


Clergy  recei  ved  

Clergy  added  by  ordination 

Present  number  of  Clergy 

Candidates  for  Holy  Orders —  

Services  attended 

Sermons  delivered 

Addresses  delivered 

Lectures  delivered  in  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago 

Baptisms    adults  :j,  infants  10— total 

Contirmatioris  by  us  in  the  Diocese  of  Springtield 

Confirmations  by  the  IJishop  of  Cairo  in  the  Diocese  of  Springtield. 

Total  Confirmations  in  the  Diocese  of  Springtield  during  the 
year  181)3 

Total  Confirmations  in  the  Di(;cese  of  Springtield  (by  other  Bish- 
ops :J). . .  

Confirmations  by  us  in  other  Dioceses 

Total  Confirmations  by  us  since  our  last  report 

Total  Confirmations  by  us  since  our  consecration 

Number  of  occasions  of  holding  Confirmations  during  the  year.    . 

Total  number  of  such  occasions  since  our  consecration 

Celebrations  of  the  Holy  p]ucharist 

Marriages 

Funerals ...  

Persons  received  from  the  Roman  ( )bedience 

Persons  received  from  other  schismatical  b;)dies 

Consecrations  of  Bishops  attended 

Benediction  of  ornaments,  vestments,  etc 

Commencements  of  Colleges,  etc..  attended  

Meetings  of  Trustees  attended 

Otticial  visits  paid  to  PuV)lic  Institutions 

Parishes  and  Mis-^ions,  last  report 

Total  number  of  Missions. . .  

Church  schools  Ct  suspended) 


3 

1 

42 

2 

327 
176 
161 
36 
13 
165 
103 

268 

4.035 

151 

316 

8.109 

39 

1,023 

58 

4 

3 

3 

5 

1 

5 

5 

4 

62 

62 

4 


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Extract  from  the  Address 


OF    THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  f.  SEYMOUR, 

S.  T.  D  ,  LL.  D., 

Bishop  of  Springfield, 


TO   THE 


SEVENTEENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE 


DECEMBER   5    1894. 


I 


ADDRESS.* 

Deem  it  not  strano-e,  beloved  Brethren  of  the  Clui^.v  and 
Laity,  if  we  continue  to  address  you  upon  the  subje(;t  of 
*'Tiie  Faith  Once  Delivered  to  the'^Saints." 

The  end  is  not  yet,  nor  will  it  be  until  the  jud^^ment  at 
the  last  o-reot  day.  The  Church  is  nnlitnut  here  on  earth, 
her  rest  will  come  in  Paradise,  and  her  triumph  in  Heaven! 
Meanwhile  here  below  she  must  fio;ht  the  ^ood  h'o-ht,  she 
must  keep  the  faith,  she  must  follow  in  the  footsteps  of 
iier  Head,  she  must  repeat  His  experien(»es,  o;()  with  Him 
throuo-h  the  weary  journey  of  a  mortal  condition  from 
Bethlehem  to  Calvary,  die  and  be  buried,  and  rise  a^ain  in 
the  resurrection  of  the  just,  and  have  her  perfect  consum- 
mation of  bliss  and  o;lory  at  His  right  hand  before  the 
Father's  throne,  which  will  be  her  final  and  everlasting- 
victory. 

Our  Lord  has  plainly  told  us  this.  "The  disciple,"  He 
says,  "is  not  above  his  master,  nor  the  servant  above  his 
lord"  (Rr.  Matt.  x.  24),  and  again  repeating  the  saying, 
''Remember  the  word  that  I  said  unto  you,  the  servant  is 
not  greater  than  his  lord.  If  they  have  persecuted  x\fe  they 
will  also  persecute  you ;  if  they  have  kept  My  sayings  they 
will  keep  yours  also."  (St.  John  xv.  20.)  In  these  words 
and  elsewhere  our  Saviour  plainly  intimates  that  He  oc- 
cupies the  foreground,  and  that  behind  Him,  coming  after 
is  His  Church,  destined  to  share  the  same  fortunes,  pass 
under  the  same  shadows,  and  dwell  at  length  for  ever  be- 
neath the  same  y)erpetual  light. 

We  ha\ ."  t  iicn  only  to  review  our  Lord's  career  as  sketched 
for  us  in  the  Tloly  Gospel,  and  we  read  in  prophecy  what 
awaits  His  body  the  Church  in  her  progress  through  the 
earth.  The  story  has  in  part  been  told,  it  is  recorded  in 
the  pages  of  Ecclesiastical  History,  and  thus  far  it  confirms 

♦For  illustrations  and  proofs  to  substantiate  the  statements  touching  the  laxity 
in  moral  and  doctrinal  teaching  now  widely  prevalent  and  strongly  endorsed  see 
Appendix  I  (1). 


4  EXTRACT  FROM  THE 

what  we  anticipate,  the  repetition  in  the  life  of  the  body  of 
what  has  happened  in  the  hfe  of  the  Head,  and  renders  it 
a  matter  of  presumptive  certainty  that  the  same  law  will 
be  fulfilled  to  the  end.    The  life  of  Jesus  was  confronted  at 
once,  as  soon  as  it  appeared,  in  His  birth  at  Bethlehem, 
with' the  persecution,  the  brute  violence  of  Herod.    As  His 
life  developed  into  maturity  in  the  years  of  His  ministry 
He  encountered  the  assaults  of  Pharisees,  and  Sadducees, 
and    Herodians,   and    scribes,   and    lawyers,  who  attacked 
Him  with  craft,  and  cunning,  and  sharp  practice,   in  the 
effort  to  undermine   His  claims  and  discredit   His  mission. 
It  was  lieresv  from   within,  the  darts  with  which   He  was 
wounded  in  the  house  of  His  friends.    Then  when  His  words 
and  works  oug'ht  to  have  made  him  known  and  secured 
for   Him  recoo:nition  as  the  Messiah  of  prophecy,  He  was 
met  bv  an  ignorunce  so  dense  and   invincible,  that  it  ex- 
cites o\ir  astonishment.    And  at  last  all  these  elements  of 
antagonism    combined,    and    were    displayed    in    the   final 
assault,  which  culminated  in  the  crucifixion. 

Thus  we  have  brute  force,  heretical  pravity,  j^ross  ignor- 
ance, and  a  union  of  the  three  confronting  and  pursuing 
our   Lord,   and   j)ouring  their  hate  upon   Him    until    they 

wrought  His  death. 

We  are  led  by  Christ's  repeated  declarations  to  anticipate 

that  the  same  foes  will  in  succession  assail  His  body  the 

Church,  and  thus  far  we  find  our  anticipations  verified  in 

the  developments  of   time.      Ecclesiastical  History  unfolds 

the  drama  of  man's  hostility  to  grace,  and  of  the  devil's 

agency  in  prompting  and  helinng  him  to  undo  the  work  of 

salvation.    Of  course,  these  foes  were  all  the  while  at  work 

together  from  the  beginning  in  the  case  of  our  Lord,  as  well 

as    in    that    of    His    Chuich,   but    up  to  the  end   one  was 

prominent,  while  the  others  were  in  the  background,  then 

all  three  pressed  forward  and  seemed  to  be  abi-east.   Herod 

was  if»-norant  and  depraved,  and  sought  to  outwit  God  and 

defeat  prophecy,  but  chiefiy  he  was  brutal.    His  instrument 

was  the  sword,  and  his  victims  the  innocents. 

The  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  the  lawyers  and  Herodians, 


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5 


w^ere  ready  to  use  violence  when  the  occasion  offered,  but 
their  sti-ategy  was  to  seek  to  entangle  the  Saviour  in  His 
talk  and  overreach  Him  by  their  cunning. 

The  common  people  with  their  rulers  were  profoundly 
ignorant  and  failed  to  see  the  most  obvious  facts  and 
recognize  the  simplest  truths,  but  at  the  same  time  back 
of  this  abysmal  ignorance,  they  were  bitter,  revengeful  and 
cruel,  and  full  of  deceit  and  treachery. 

See  how  the  life  of  Jesus  stretches  through  the  shadows 
of  brutal  persecution,  heretical  pravity,  and  invincible  ig- 
norance, until  these  shadows  blend  and  condense  in  the 
darkness  of  His  passion  and  death. 

Look  off  from  the  Gospel  and  see  these  shadows  repro- 
duced and  resting  on  the  life  of  the  Church  until  three  are 
before  our  eyes  in  the  ages  past,  and  we  find  ourselves 
just  now^  entering  with  awful  apprehension  the  penumbra 
of  the  eclipse,  which  the  Apostle  describes  as  enveloping  in 
spiritual  night  the  closing  epoch  of  human  history.  "In 
the  last  days  perilous  times  shall  come.  For  men  shall  be 
lovers  of  their  own  selves,  covetous,  boasters,  proud, 
blasphemers,  disobedient  to  parents,  unthankful,  unholy, 
without  natural  affection,  truce  breakers,  false  accusers,  in- 
continent, fierce,  despisers  of  those  that  are  good,  traitors, 
heady,  highminded,  lovers  of  pleasures  more  than  lovers  of 
God,  having  a  form  of  godliness,  but  denying  the  power 
thereof."  (2  Tim.  iii.  1-G.) 

It  will  interest  us  and  help  our  faith  and  patience  to  glance 
at  these  characteristic  features  of  the  Church's  experience 
in  the  past,  so  like  to  her  Lord's;  and  such  a  survey,  be- 
sides, will  prepare  us  to  encounter  the  terrible  display  of 
Satan's  permitted  malignity  in  the  years  which  are  now 
coming  fast  upon  us,  and  bringing  with  them  in  their 
sweep  the  last  days,  the  end. 

As  with  the  Infant  Christ,  the  devil  sought  to  crush  Him 
in  His  manger,  by  the  murderous  hand  of  physical  force, 
so  in  the  case  of  the  Infant  Church,  the  same  agency 
animated  the  Jew  and  the  Gentile,  the  common  people, 
and  the  Roman  Emperor  to  destroy  her. 


EXTRACT  FROM   THE 


The   Churoh    was   then    at   her  weakest,  just  born;    the 
world-power  was  then  at  its  8tron<2:est  in  the  maturity  of 
its  growth,  and  unified  on  the  Tiber  in  the  person  of  one 
man,  the  Caesar.    The  disparity  was  greater  than  that  be- 
tween David  and  (Joliath ;  it  was  not  the  ruddy  youth  and 
the  enormous  man,  but  it  was  the  baby  matched  with  the 
triant.     Through  three  centuries    the    heavy    hand    of    the 
world,  armed  with  every  device  of  torture,  was  lifted  up  to 
wear  out  and  destroy  the  believers  in  Christ.     Repeatedly 
the  blow  was  dealt,  and  thousnnds  died,  and  many  more 
were  bruised,  and  mangled,  and  robbed,  and  stripped,  and 
driven   forth  as  fugitives,  and  exiles  to  wander  whitherso- 
ever they  might,  without   home  or  country,  or  the  protec- 
tion of  law.     For  the  convenience  of  grouping,  the  persecu- 
tions are  usually  counted  as  ten,  and   when  so  reckoned, 
the  number  suggests  the  antithesis  of  the  ten  plagues  of 
Egypt,    (lod  smote  the  kingdom  of  Satan   ten  times,  and 
His  chastisements  scourged  Satan's  subjects  into  obedience, 
and    they    were   ready    and  glad   to  let  (lod's    people  go. 
"God  brought    them  forth,"  it  is  said,   "with    a    mighty 
hand  and  a  stretched-out  arm."    Satan  waited  and  watched 
for  centuries,  he  made  his  attempts  upon  God's   Kingdom 
first  in  a  tentative  way,  "if  Thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  com- 
mand that  these  stones  be  made  bread."    He  was  attacking 
the  Head.    Then  he  massed  his  forces  and  held  apparently 
full   ])ossession  of  "his  hour,"  so  Christ  calls  it,  and  put 
forth  all   his  power,  "the  power  of  darkness"  in  the  cruci- 
fixion, but  the  resurrection  defeated  all  his  plans  for  crush- 
iuii*  the  Head,  and  he  at  once  set  about  the  destruction  of 
the  body,  Christ's  Church.     He  sought  to  make  reprisals 
npon  God's  Kingdom,  and  pay  back  blow  for  blow,  for  the 
plagues  of   Fgypt  Satan  gave  the  persecutions  of  the  first 
three    centuries.     The  antithesis  was  fulfilled   contrary  to 
Satan's  anticipations.     He  hoped  to    destroy  the   Church 
and  drown  God's  people  in  the  red  sea    of   the  martyr's 
blood.     But  lo!  his  blows,  his  plagues,  recoiled  upon  hi& 
own  head,  and  the  persecutions  ceased,  not  because  God's 
people  were  vanquished,  but  because  Satan's  kingdom  had 


bishop's  address. 


become  God's,  because  heathen  Rome  had  received  the 
''Stauropeffiuw,''  because  the  crown  of  the  Csesars  was  sur- 
mounted by  the  Cross  of  Calvary,  because  the  sign,  which 
Satan  hates,  had  won  its  first  great  victory  in  its  triumph 
over  brute  force  exhibited  in  persecution. 

The  antithesis  was  complete.  The  plagues  of  Egypt  were^ 
God's  blows  upon  Satan's  kingdom  in  behalf  of  His  people, 
and  they  crushed  Satan  and  set  tUe  captives  free. 

The  persecutions  of  the  Christians  were  Satan's  blows 
in  retaliation  upon  God's  Kingdom,  and  in  defence  of  his 
own  progeny,  the  brood  of  heathenism,  but  these  blows 
broke  the  physical  power  of  his  own  dominion,  lifted  the 
yoke  from  off  the  neck  of  God's  people,  and  proved  the 
downfall  of  idolatry. 

As  in  the  case  of  our  Lord,  the  Head,  the  brute  force 
employed  against  Him  did  not  absolutely  cease  with  the 
murder  of  the  innocents,  so  the  use  of  violence  as  an  engine 
against  His  body  the  Church  did  not  entirely  come  to  an 
end  with  the  conversion  of  Constantine,  but  the  heavy  hand 
was  withdrawn  for  the  time,  and  held  back,  while  other 
agencies  were  brought  into  play.  Satan  is  fertile  in  inven- 
tions,  and  almost  exhaustless  in  resources. 

He  shifted  his  field  of  attack,  and  as  he  had  assailed  the 
Church  from  without  and  failed,  now  he  makes  war  upon 
her  from  within,  and  uses  the  seductions  of  the  world- 
power  of  mammon,  wealth,  voluptuousness,  pomp,  an^d 
fashion  to  second  the  efforts  of  foes  within,  whom  he  in- 
spires to  deprave  and  undermine  the  faith  and  poison  the 
essence  of  the  Church's  life  by  heresy. 

Again  the  confiict  was  long  drawn  out.  It  stretches 
through  nearly  four  centuries  of  distressing  warfare  for 
the  preservation  of  the  foundation  truths  of  revelation. 
The  decisive  battlefields  of  the  faith  mark  the  interval  be- 
tween A.  D.  ;5(K)  and  A.  I).  TOO;  at  Nicsea,  A.  I).  825; 
Constantinople,  A.  D.  881;  Ephesus,  A.D.  431;  Chalcedon, 
A.  D.  451;  second  Constantinople,  A.  D.  553,  and  third, 
A.  D.  681.  Between  these  scenes  of  critical  contention  lie 
many  fields  of  lesser  note,  where  the  struggle  was  main- 


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EXTRACT   FROM  THE 


tained  with  varyin<>-  fortune,  now  of  defeat,  and  now  of  vic- 
tory. At  lent>:th  Satan  was  overpowered  by  the  truth,  and 
he  drew  off  his  forces  for  the  time  in  the  interest  of  heresy  to 
assail  Christ's  Church,  as  he  had  aforetime  assailed  Him,  in 
another  way  and  with  different  artillery. 

We  need  to  study  this  period  of  the  Church's  experience 
in  the  past,  because  it  is  full  of  su<»<>estions  for  the  ])resent 
and  exhibits  persons,  and  characters,  and  methods,  and 
policy,  which,  adaptin*^  themselves  to  our  times,  are  with 
us  here  to-day,  bent  upon  the  same  deadly  errand  of  de- 
spoiling- the  Church  of  her  inherited  faith,  and  the  spiritual 
life  hid  with  Christ  in  God,  which  that  faith  embodies. 

The  great  heresies,  of  course,  were  <;reat  because  they 
assailed  great  truths.  The  greatest  in  this  regard  was  the 
first,  for  the  reason  that  it  assailed  the  foundation  truth 
of  all  truths,  the  corner-stone  of  the  whole  fabric  of  re- 
vealed truth,  on  which  the  entire  structure  rests  for  sup- 
port, nanuly  the  eternity  of  Christ's  Person.  When  Arius 
asserted  that  it  could  not  always  have  been  affirmed  in  the 
eternity  behind  us,  if  we  may  so  say,  the  eternity  before 
creation  that  there  was  the  Son  of  God,  he  struck  with 
one  blow  at  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  of  the  incarnation, 
redemption,  atonement,  renewal  by  the  Holy  Ghost  and 
sanctification,  indeed  the  whole  body  of  Gospel  truth.  Ad- 
mit his  proposition  and  logically  revelation  must  disappear 
and  mankind  must  be  relegated  to  bare  deism,  the  intima- 
tions or  suggestions  of  what  is  called  natural  religion. 

This  denial  of  Arius  was  made  to  appear  plausible  to 
even  more  than  ordinary  minds,  and  it  enlisted  the  support 
of  so  large  a  constituency  at  length,  that  within  a  centurj^ 
from  Nicica,  a  writer  of  that  day  in  the  anguish  of  his 
soul  gives  expression  to  what  he  supposed  from  appear- 
ances was  the  case,  that  ''the  whole  world  was  groaning 
with  Arianism.'^ 

This  success  is  not  difficult  to  account  for.  The  denial 
of  the  supernatural  as  based  upon  divine  revelation  has 
fascinating  attractions  for  our  depraved  humanity.  It  re- 
leases the  sinner  from  the  apprehension  of  immediate  cou- 


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9 


tact  with  a  personal  (Jod,  with  God  manifest  in  the  flesh, 
and  present  in  a  special  and  peculiar  way  to  hold  us  under 
His  eye  and  deal  with  us  according  to  our  sins.  It  is  a 
relief  to  the  ordinary  man,  the  great  crowd,  to  be  set  free 
from  the  restraints,  so  welcome  to  the  penitent,  of  the 
Catholic  Church,  and  Arianism  does  this  effectually  and 
completely. 

Again,  it  appeals  to  the  pride  of  the  human  heart,  inas- 
much as  it  throws  man  primarily  upon  his  own  resources 
to  recover  himself  from  the  power  of  evil  and  reach  Heaven. 
It  tells  him  that  all  has  been  done  for  him  that  needs  to 
be  done  in  the  way  of  nature,  and  that  as  he  comes  into 
this  world  he  is  "a  member  of  Christ,  the  child  of  God,  and 
an  inheritor  of  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven."  Arianism  not 
only  discounts  grace,  but  it  practically  leaves  no  room  for 
gTace;  nature  embodied  in  man  can  do  all  and  does  all. 
How  congenial  is  this  to  Cain  and  Cain's  descendants,  to 
the  brisk,  busy,  energetic  man  of  the  world,  full  of  life  and 
full  of  himself.  How  congenial  to  the  children  of  wealth 
who  are  disinclined  to  accept  help  from  without,  who 
imagine  that  their  might,  and  their  brains  and  arms 
have  gotten  them  their  possessions,  and  their  estate  and 
glory.  These  considerations  account  for  the  character  of  a 
large  proportion  of  the  patrons  of  Arianism  in  the  fourth 
age,  and  of  its  lineal  descendants  now. 

The  court,  the  nobles,  the  wealthy  and  their  clientage, 
the  great  mass  of  the  people  espoused  the  cause  of  the 
natural  against  the  supernatural,  of  reason  against  faith, 
of  ''higher  criticism,"  we  may  call  it,  which  interprets  all 
meaning  out  of  Scripture,  against  the  honest  acceptance 
of  God's  revelation  as  it  had  ever  been  received  and  under- 
stood, in  a  word,  of  antichrist  against  Christ. 

The  court,  we  say,  the  nobles,  the  opulent,  the  gentry, 
and  those  whose  eyes  are  accustomed  to  wait  upon  the 
rich,  and  the  pomp  and  show  of  this  world,  instead  of  upon 
the  Lord  their  God,  these  in  the  fourth  age,  as  might  have 
been  expected,  followed  Arianism,  and  with  them  went  a 
great   crowd  of   worldly,  time-serving   Bishops   and   their 


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EXTRACT   FROM   THE 


Cler«:y.  The  fortunes  of  the  Church  then,  as  in  other  crises 
of  the  faith  before  and  since,  God  seemed  to  entrust  to  the 
fideHty  of  a  few  loyal  souls,  of  such  as  St.  Anthony  in  the 
desert  pleadino;  with  God  in  prayer,  or  in  the  streets  of 
Alexandria  preachino;  to  the  people,  or  of  St.  Athanasius 
in  the  arena  of  conflict  in  the  Council,  or  with  his  pen 
writino-  in  defence  of  the  '' homoom'ion''  from  his  exile. 

It  is  instructive,  and  it  is  withal  profoundly  sad  to  look 
back    upon    the   policy,    we    may    perha])s    better  say  the 
tactics,  of  Arianism,  as  a  party,  and  discover  how  insidi- 
ously Satan  instils  the  poison  of  deceit,  craft,  cunnino-,  and 
all  the  diversified  subtlety  of  falsehood  into  the  minds  and 
hearts  of  those  whom  he  first  corrupts  with  the  disease  of 
heresy.     It  is  not,  we  mean,  that  there  are  not  liars  and 
tricksters  amon<;-  those  who  fi<::ht  under  the  banners  of  the 
Catholic  faith,    but  these  are  individuals,  sporadic    cases, 
the  exceptions,  not  the  rule.     When  we  approach  Arianism 
and  examine  its  course  of  procedure  in  dealin<::  with  Holy 
Scripture,   which  confronted    it    with  a  breastwork  of    im- 
pre<!:nable   texts,    which    seem    to    present    an    impassable 
barrier  to  the  admission  of  its  denials  within   the  fold   of 
the  Church,  the  city  of  our  (iod,  we  are  amazed  at  the  in- 
«»enuitv   with   which   it  emplovs    interpretation    in   reading 
out  of  God's  word  old  meanin<2:s,  and  in  read in«i' into  them 
new  meanin<2:s,  how  deftly  it  shifts  its  position  and   by  a 
multitude  of  words  seeks  to  conceal  its  inconsistencies,  how 
it   became  filled,   ])Ossessed   with   the  spirit  of    evasion,   so 
that  it  trained  itself  to  meet  every  proposition  which   was 
adduced,  whether  from  the   Bible  or  ancient  authorities  of 
human    composition,   with    the    purpose  of   settino-  at  de- 
fiance its  obvious  meaning? 'and  application,  while  in  word 
admittino;  it.     The  Arians  went  so  far  in  their  career  of 
duplicity,   that  they  soon   learned  to  distrust  themselves, 
and  when  they  ceased  to  be  in  opposition,  and  came  into 
power,  they  almost  immediately  fell  out  with  themselves  in 
bitter  quarrels,  and  lost  their  position  and  intlnence  through 
their  mutual  criminations  and  recriminations.    Their  morals 
were  as  bad    as  their  theology.     With  such  men    success 


bishop's  address. 


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always  brings  upon  them  swift  discomfiture.  It  was  so  in 
Arian  times,  it  will  be  so  now,  and  we  might  be  content  to 
let  the  successors  of  the  Arians  in  ethics  and  creed  advance 
to  the  front  and  control  the  Church,  assured  that  the 
necessities  of  their  positive  position  would  throw  upon  them 
the  responsibility  of  substituting  their  own  inventions  for 
God's  revelation,  and  thus  involve  them  in  speedy  and  in- 
evitable ruin,  but  this  indifference  to  truth  entrusted  to  our 
keeping  would  be  high  treason  against  Christ,  and  disloy- 
alty to  our  fellow  men ;  it  would  be  the  abandonment  of 
duty,  the  stepping  aside  to  save  ourselves  trouble  and  risk 
allowing  misguided  men,  perhaps  men  who  are  worse  than 
misguided,  to  enter  in  and  make  havoc  of  God's  house, 
and  put  in  peril,  if  not  absolutely  destroy,  its  sacred 
treasures.  Thank  God  there  are  some  who  have  not  so 
learned  Christ  in  this  present  time  as  in  days  gone  by,  and 
though  they  be  few  in  number  and  humble  in  position, 
still  their  voice  sounds  forth  and  God  gives  it  power  by 
reason  of  the  truth,  which  it  carries  on  its  wings  in  defence 
of  Holy  Scripture  and  the  Catholic  faith  and  Christian 
morals. 

We  pass  to  consider  the  heresies  which  followed  Arianism 
in  logical  succession,  we  may  say,  in  obedience  to  the  law  of 
action  and  reaction.  Arius  and  his  associates  of  many 
opinions  and  many  names  agreed  in  one  thing,  namely,  the 
denial  of  the  eternity  of  Christ's  Person.  The  entire^  con- 
gery  of  heretical  sects  reduced  the  Son  of  God  to  the  con- 
dition of  a  creature,  and  placed  Him  somewhere  in  the 
scale  of  created  life,  varying  iu  their  estimate  of  Him 
from  the  loftiest  being  above  Archangels  to  the  lowly  con- 
dition of  a  mere  man.  •  These  Arian  sects  present  a  frightful 
spectacle.  They  dethrone  their  Saviour,  and  then  thev  fall 
foul  of  each  other  in  disputing  about  Him  as  a  creature. 
Some  lift  him  up  with  the  '' homwousion,''  and  some  cast 
Him  down  with  the  '' anomceoD.''  Some  come  between  with 
the  ''homcBon;'  and  others  still  refuse  the  watchwords  of 
these  parties,  and  employ  longer  phrases  to  describe  the 
degradation  which  they  put  upon  Him.    A  hundred  creeds 


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BISHOP  8  ADDRESS. 


13 


would  not  exhaust  the  varyinp;  phases  of  their  heresy,  as 
it  was  professed  by  different  lips  and  was  changed  from 
year  to  year.  Over  against  them  stood  the  symbol  of 
Nicji^a  with  its  ''homoousion,"  the  weapon  which  slays 
Arianism  in  any  and  all  its  forms,  since  it  asserts  of  the 
Son  that  He  is  of  the  same  essence  with  the  Father,  and 
the  primal  attribute  of  the  Father  is  eternal,  and  He  who 
shares  that  essence,  therefore,  must  be  eternal  too. 
'^Homoousion,"  ring  out  the  battle  cry,  it  is  the  Church's 
shout  of  victory  over  the  first  great  heresy,  and  the  dead- 
liest which  has  ever  assailed  '^the  faith  once  delivered  to 

the  Saints." 

Reaction  against  Arianism  developed  the  second  great 
heresy,  which  assailed  the  Incarnation.  As  Arius  denied 
that  Christ  was  truly  God,  so  Apollinaris  denied  that  He 
was  perfect  Man. 

The  heresy  was  begotten  of  man's  desire  to  pry  into  the 
secret  things  which  belong  unto  the  Lord  our  God.  It  was 
an  attempt  to  solve  the  mystery  of  the  Incarnation,  to  ex- 
plain, if  possible,  the  difficulty  of  the  Eternal  Son  assuming 
human  nature  without  at  the  same  time  taking  to  Him- 
self a  second  personality.  Apollinaris  desired  also  to  avoid 
the  embarrassment  of  the  presence  of  sinful  desire  in  the 
man  Christ  Jesus,  and  accordingly  he  taught  that  when  the 
Word  was  made  flesh,  this  asserted  fact  is  to  be  so  pressed 
as  to  exclude  all  else,  so  that  while  the  animal  life  was 
present  in  our  Saviour's  manhood,  the  Incarnation  went  no 
further,  and  the  intellectual  soul  with  all  its  faculties  was 
supplied  by  the  divine  personality. 

One  has  only  to  consider  that  such  a  manhood  is  not 
only  imi)erfect,  but  is  humanity  reduced  to  a  negation  of 
all  that  differentiates  it  from  the  brute  beast,  that  it  is 
humanity  in  a  condition  of  idiocy,  and  that  such  a  view  of 
the  Incarnation  practically  leaves  no  Lamb  of  God  to  take 
away  the  sins  of  the  world.  The  Second  General  Council 
condemned  this  heresy  as  contrary  to  the  word  of  God  and 
apostolic  teaching,  and  affirmed  with  emphasis  that  the  Son 
of  God  was  made  man,  man  completely  and  fully. 


Again  the  pendulum  of  heresy  vibrated  and  swung  back 
to  Arian  ground  under  the  guise  of  a  new  error,  when  Nes- 
torius  taught  that  the  Incarnation  embraced  two  Persons, 
a  divine  and  human,  and  that  the  Virgin  Mother  brought 
forth  Christ,  but  not  God.  This  position,  though  new,  is  in 
its  doctrinal  results  absolutely  Arian.  Under  Nestorianism 
there  can  be  no  real  Incarnation  with  its  attendant  bless- 
ings, sacrifice,  atonement,  and  a  Kingdom  of  Grace. 

p]phesus  in  A.  D.  481  set  its  seal  of  condemnation  upon 
this  heresy,  when  it  affirmed  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  that  she 
was,  ''Theotokos,''  the  bringer  forth  of  God,  in  accordance 
with  the  testimony  of  the  Gospels  and  of  the  Church  from 
the  beginning. 

Again  the  pendulum  swings,  and  Satan  takes  his  position 
on  the  old  ground  of  Apollinaris,  but  with  a  difference. 
He  allows  the  intellect  in  Christ,  and  indeed  the  entirety  of 
human  nature,  but  he  maintains  that  as  human  nature  in 
comparison  with  the  Divine  Person  and  nature  is,  to  em- 
ploy God's  own  words,  ''less  than  the  dust  of  the  balance," 
it  is  no  longer  to  be  accounted  of  as  existing  after  Christ 
was  conceived  and  born,  any  more  than  it  was  before; 
it  was  inappreciable  to  man's  apprehension,  it  was 
swallowed  up  in  the  infinitude  of  the  bosom  of  God,  as  a 
drop  would  be  in  the  billows  of  the  ocean.  Adopting  this 
view,  Eutyches,  and  his  followers  taught  that  practically 
our  Lord  had  but  one  nature,  the  divine,  and  that  it  would 
be  as  senseless  to  say  that  because  a  drop  of  ink  had 
fallen  into  the  great  sea,  it  was  no  longer  simply  water, 
but  water  and  ink,  so  it  was  equally,  if  not  more,  unreason- 
able to  say  that  after  our  Lord  was  conceived  and  born, 
and  human  nature  had,  so  to  speak,  been  dropped  into 
the  abyss  of  the  divine,  he  was  no  longer  God  alone,  but 
God  and  man.  This  error,  of  course,  banished  from  the 
sphere  of  thought  the  entire  plan  of  redemption  through 
the  sacrifice  of  the  man,  Christ  Jesus,  upon  the  cross,  since 
it  refused  the  idea  that  it  was  any  manhood  to  be  con- 
ceived of  by  the  mind,  much  less  to  be  confessed  by  the 
lips,  and  it  w^as  in  consequence  in  Greek  terminology  called 


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^'Monophysite,''  or  the  heresy  of  one  nature.  The  <>reat 
Council  of  Chalcedon  drove  Satan  from  this  entrenchment  in 
A.  D.  451,  and  we  mi<i:ht  have  hoped  that  this  would  be  the 
end  of  the  great  adversary's  assaults  upon  the  Incarnation, 
and  practically  it  was,  since  during  the  interval  between 
Chalcedon  and  third  Constantinople  he  produced  no  new  de- 
vice, only  skirmished  over  the  fields  on  which  he  had  been 
already  worsted,  and  hence  the  two  succeeding  Councils  held 
in  Constantinople,  the  fifth  in  A.  D.  55:3,  and  the  sixth   in 

A.  D.  681,  were  merely  supplemental  to  the  third  and  fourth, 
and  hence  the  General  Councils  in  English  theology  and 
law  are  sometimes  counted  four,  because  the  fifth  onlv 
completed  the  work  of  the  third  (Ephesus)  in  extirpating 
certain  Nestorian  refinements  of  doctrine,  which  continued 
to  disturb  the  Church;  and  the  sixth  condemned  and  put 
under  the  ban  the  Monothelite  heresy,  which  was  merely  an 
advance  within  narrower  limits  of  the  Monophysite  heresy, 
which  was  shut  out  from  the  area  of  Catholic  belief  at  Chal- 
cedon the  fourth  in  A.  D.  451. 

This  last  heresy,  the  Monothelite,  denied  the  human  will 
to  our  Lord,  and  asserted  that  its  place  in  Him  was  sup- 
plied by  the  divine  will,  and  that  in  conse(|uence,  although 
God  and  Man,  He  had  onlv  one  will.  This  error  strikes  as 
the  Aj)ollinarian  had  done  before,  at  the  root  of  sacrifice, 
and  destroys  the  idea  and  doctrine  altogether. 

There  can  be  no  real  sacrifice  without  the  submission 
and  surrender  of  the  will.  Compulsory  suffering  is  not, 
cannot  be,  sacrifice,  and  hence  with  the  Ay)ollinarian, 
Monophysite  and  Monothelite  heresies,  for  in  this  regard 
we  must  class  them  together,  the  agony  of  Gethsemane, 
and  the  death  on  Calvary  must  be  dismissed  forever  as 
"the  full  perfect  and  sufficient  sacrifice,  oblation  and  satis- 
faction for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world." 

As  we  leave  these  distressing  heresies,  the  devices  of  Satan, 
to  destroy  Christ'sCliurch  from  within  by  subtlety, duplicity, 
sharp  practice,  evasion,  craft  and  cunning,  as  he  had  em- 
ployed these  agencies  before  to  discredit  Christ  Himself,  we 
must  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  all  heretics  in  those 


bishop's  address. 


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times  pursued  precisely  the  same  lines  of  policy  which  their 
successors  imitate  to-day. 

First,  They  made  light  of  the  whole  matter  and  charged 
upon  their  opponents,  who  were  seeking  to  defend  the  faith, 
that  they  were  "heresy  hunters,"  and  trying  to  magnify 
into  importance  the  merest  trifies. 

Secondly,  They  played  the  game  of  hide  and  seek  with 
their  statements,  when  they  apprehended  that  their  words 
would  involve  them  in  trouble,  they  denied  that  they  had 
used  them,  they  sought  to  conceal  them,  they  tried  to  ex- 
plain them  away,  they  made  other  assertions  contradictory 
of  the  former,  and  by  the  last  endeavored  to  impose  upon 
the  orthodox  with  the  impression  that  they  were  sound  in 
the  faith. 

Thirdly,  They  professed  a  profound  and  passionate  love 
of  peace,  and  seemed  to  be  painfully  disturbed  when  those 
who  were  loyal  to  our  Lord,  horrified  by  their  frightful 
blasphemies,  strove  to  call  them  to  account  and  put  some 
restraint  upon  their  irreverence  and  wickedness.  How 
strange,  how  bewildering  it  seems!  Are  we  living  in  those 
far  off  times?  In  spirit  they  are  here,  and  the  same  char- 
acters, using  the  same  strategy,  acting  in  the  same  way, 
and  posing  in  the  same  attitudes,  are  before  our  eyes. 

Well,  the  devil  failed  with  the  weapons  of  heresy,  as  he 
had  with  the  engine  of  persecution,  and  he  invoked  upon 
himself  the  discomfiture  of  being  instrumental  in  bringing 
out  from  the  treasure  house  of  God  and  arraying  against 
himself  and  his  devices  the  definitions  and  decrees  of  the 
General  Councils  and  the  Creed  of  the  Catholic  Church. 
These  stand,  and  will  stand  forever,  as  an  invincible 
barrier,  which  the  arch  fiend  cannot  pass,  and  woe  be  to 
those  who,  seduced  by  his  cunning,  try  and  explain  them 
away  and  escape  from  the  restraint  of  their  obligation. 

The  devil  tried  again,  and  brought  the  third  assault  with 
which  he  had  visited  our  Lord,  the  Head,  upon  His  body, 
the  Church.  Darkness  covered  the  earth,  and  gross  dark- 
ness the  people.  The  course  of  human  affairs  seemed  to 
plunge  the  nations  into  the  depths  of  ignorance,  as  if  to 


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prepare  the  way  for  the  devil's  o])portiinity.  Barbarism 
from  the  North  cast  its  bh<iht  upon  ancient  civilization, 
and  the  religion  of  the  false  ])ropliet,  Mohammed,  from  the 
East,  drove  Christianity  in  the  regions  which  it  conquered 
into  seclusion. 

The  times,  as  the  centuries  advanced  from  the  Sixth  to 
the  Eleventh,  ^rew  worse  and  worse,  then  there  was  sta^:- 
nation,  a  standino;  still  for  a  space;  and  then  improv^Mnent 
began,  but  its  oiowth  was  very  slow  and  ^-radual,  and  it 
did  not  <2:ain  sufficient  strenoth  to  stay  the  progress  of 
corruption  and  abuses  in  the  practical  teaching-  and  ad- 
ministration of  the  Church,  which  had  been  f>oino-  steadily 
forward  during?  the  middle  a<ies,  and  causing-  the  cry  to 
wax  louder  and  stronger  for  reformation. 

It  was  the  devil's  opportunity  for  his  third  nttt^wpt  to 
swamp  and  drown  the  Church  beneath  the  dark  and  filthy 
waters  of  ignorance  and  vice  and  corruption.  It  seemed  as 
thou<^ii  the  whole  head  was  sick  and  the  heart  was  faint. 
ChrisUans  did  not  know  (lirist,  and  to  the  children  of  the 
Church  their  own  mother  was  stran<'e  to  them.  The  head 
and  the  members  sinned  alike,  and  all  efforts  to  reform 
from  within  proved  fi'uitless,  and  re])eated  disappointment 
deepened  into  despair,  and  then  the  crisis  came.  The  spell 
was  broken,  and  the  rou«;h  experi(Mices  of  external  force, 
and  often  of  violence,  drove  the  Church  into  new  conditions 
which  have  accompanied  her  essentially  to  the  present  hour, 
and  will  probably  renmin   with  her  until  the  end,  the  last 

days. 

It  is  of  this,  the  Church's  finnl  and  fiercest  tiial,  we 
would  say  a  few  words.  It  is  final,  we  conclude,  because 
our  Lord's  career,  completely  parallel  to  the  Church's  thus 
far,  sujriiests  and  almost  compels  us  to  so  regard  it.  It  is 
the  fiercest  l>ecause  it  is  rapidly  cotnbinini!:  the  antagonism 
of  ignorance,  heresy,  and  persecution  to  make  war  upon 
God's  elect. 

The  conflict,  if  we  mistake  not.  is  already  b(\i»un.  Ignor- 
ance of  divine  truth,  supported  on  either  hand  by  heresy 
and  persecution,  is  advancing  to  abtise,  maltreat,  misjudge, 


bishop's  address. 


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wound  and  crucify  the  Church,  His  body,  as  it  did  afore- 
time. Himself  her  Head,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

At  first,  we  are  sure  surprise  will  be  felt  when  we  s])eak 
of  ignorance  as  one  of  the  foes  now  assailing  the  Church, 
since  ignorance  in  the  popular  estimation  was  never  less 
the  characteristic  of  an  age  than  it  is  of  ours  to-day.  We 
are  confessedly  far  in  advance  of  our  fathei-s  in  every 
branch  of  secular  knowledge,  and  a  larger  number  of  peo- 
ple are  brought  to  sliai-e  in   the  liffht  of  that   knowledire 

'  J— 5 

than  has  ever  been  the  case  in  the  world's  history  before. 
How  then  it  may  be,  and  indeed  must  be  asked,  can  ignor- 
ance be  regarded  as  an  enemy  of  Christ  and  His  Church, 
which  need  be  any  longer  dreaded,  since  its  power  has  been 
already  broken,  and  it  is  growing  with  the  increased 
facilities  of  education  steadily  less  and  less?  Alas,  therein 
lies  our  danger.  This  very  increase  and  diffusion  of  knowl- 
edge becomes  our  snare.  The  physical  light  of  the  sun 
which  gives  us  our  day,  shuts  out  the  infinities  about  us, 
and  shuts  us  in,  and  limits  us  in  our  survey  to  the  earth 
and  the  things  of  earth,  and  exalts  us  and  nmkes  us  big' 
in  our  own  eyes.  We  and  our  works  seem  relatively  very 
large  w^hen  the  sun  shines,  and  his  reflected  and  refracted 
rays  obscure  and  put  out  the  stars;  then  we  see  our  build- 
ings, our  ships  and  docks,  our  streets  and  warehouses,  our 
railroads  and  factories,  our  viaducts  and  bridges  and 
monuments,  then  we  count  our  stocks  and  negotiate  our 
loans  and  transact  our  business.  It  is  our  tinw,  and  we 
fill  it  with  ourselves  and  our  plans  and  thoughts.  God  is 
far  above,  out  of  our  sight.  Our  temptation  is  to  see  only 
ourselves  and  what  immediateh^  concerns  us.  So  precisely 
with  mere  human  knowledge  apart  from  God.  It  puffs  up, 
it  fills  the  heart  with  pride  and  the  head  with  vanity.  It 
blinds  the  eyes  to  spiritual  realities,  and  although  the  stars 
are  shining  just  as  brightly,  we  cannot  see  them.  There 
are  no  stars  for  us.  We  grope  as  blind  men  at  noonday. 
The  fault  is  not  with  the  light,  nor  is  it  with  the  oracles 
of  revelation  in  our  hands,  it  is  emphatically  with  us.  We 
are  to  blame.  We  are  wiser  than  God.  We  know  in  our 
—2 


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own  estimation,  more  tlian  all  who  have  <^one  before  us. 
We  have  improved  upon  everythin<2:  as  it  came  to  us,  and 
by  our  interpretations  have  superseded  the  accumulated 
wisdom  of  all  the  a*;es,  and  havtj  contradicted  the  universal 
traditions  of  mankind  as  embodied  in  the  fundamental 
elements  of  natural  reli<'ion,  and  of  the  Catholic  Church  as 
formulated  in  the  creed  of  Christendom.  Because  we  are 
Bachelors  of  Science  and  Doctors  of  Thilosophy,  we  ima<;ine 
ourselves  adepts  in  theolo<»y  and  (lUcilitied  to  correct  the 
mistakes  of  Moses  and  the  prophets,  enli<»,hten  the  Apostles, 
and  even  instruct,  horrible  to  relate,  our  blessed  Lord 
Himself. 

What  more  fri<;htful  indictment  of  i«>norance  in  the  very 
heart  of  an  a<»:e  of  religious  knowled<»e  could  be  made 
a<iainst  a  people  than  this  charge,  which  stands  recorded 
a<iainst  the  Jews  in  the  Gospel  (St.  John  i.  2())  as  preferred 
by  St.  John  the  (baptist  when  he  entered  upon  his  mission? 
Speakin*;-  of  our  Lord,  he  says  to  the  priests  and  Levites, 
** There  standeth  one  amon<»-  vou  whom  ve  know  not?" 

The  oracles  of  God  were  in  the  custody  of  these  priests 
and  Levites  as  trustees,  and  they  were  the  administrators 
of  the  law,  and  the  expounders  of  the  prophets,  and  yet 
they  knew  not  their  Messiah  when  lie  stood  amon<^-  them 
and  dwelt  with  them  in  the  flesh. 

Their  worldly  knowled<>e,  and  their  pride  and  self-conceit 
made  them  blind  and  deaf,  and  incapable  of  perceivin**-  and 
acceptin«i-  the  truth.  When  it  would  seem  as  thou<»h  its 
claims  must  prevail,  they  turned  it  aside  by  their  "inter- 
pretations," which  our  Lord  calls,  "the  traditions  of  men." 

See  what  happened  in  their  case,  and  conclude  what  is 
likely  to  occur  in  ours.  The  Old  Testament  Scriptures  in 
the  hands  of  the  learned  Jews  disclosed  to  them  a  succes- 
sion of  pictures,  which  developed  to  the  eye  the  story  of 
our  Saviour's  life  and  work,  and  identified  him  by  a  thou- 
sand proofs  as  their  Messiah,  and  yet  they  knew  Him  not. 
Again,  these  Scriptures  were  like  the  notes  of  a  great  or- 
gan, which  poured  forth  in  music  its  sublime  story  of  the 
Messiah.     The  strains  filled  the  air,  and  scribe  and  Phari- 


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«ee  heard,  but  understood  not,  and  at  last  their  Redeemer 
in  His  prayer  for  them  from  the  cross,  to  which  they  had 
nailed  Plim,  based  His  plea  for  their  pardon  on  the  ground 
of  their  ignorance.  "  Father,"  he  intercedes,  "forgive  them 
for  they  know  not  what  the^'  do."' 

We  are  no  better  than  our  fathers.  A  like  fate  threatens 
us.  The  same  ignorance  appals  us,  as  we  contemi)late  men 
at  the  present  day  copying  with  amazing  exactitude  the 
examples  set  them  by  scribes  and  Pharisees  and  lawyers, 
as  distresses  us  when  we  read  the  story  of  our  Saviour's 
passion  and  death. 

This  ignorance  of  the  Kingdom  of  Grace  and  divine  mvs- 
teries,  made  insolent  by  wealth,  and  puffed  up  with  pride 
through  alliance  with  scientific  knowledge,  and  creditable 
attainments  in  the  fields  of  this  world's  wisdom,  is  the 
most  pestilent  and  pernicious  form  of  ignorance.  The  ig- 
norance of  the  unlearned  can  be  instructed  and  enlijrht- 
ened  and  dissipated,  but  the  ignorance  of  the  wise  in  their 
own  conceit,  of  ancient  scribe  and  Pharisee,  and  lawver, 
and  modern  professor,  and  doctor,  and  lofty  critic  with 
their  followers  and  sympathizers  and  pigmy  imitators,  is 
beyond  reach.  Such  men  look  down  with  lofty  contempt 
ui^on  everybody  and  everything  save  themselves.  They 
educate  themselves  into  such  a  terrific  condition  of  imag- 
ined self-importance  that  they  conclude  that  even  God  Him- 
self can  be  flattered  by  their  acknowledgment,  and  that 
the  whole  world  revolves  around  them  as  a  centre.  This 
was  the  spirit  and  temper  of  those,  who  gazing  upon  the 
cross  and  the  divine  Victim  suffering  there,  made  their  con- 
tribution to  the  exhibitions  of  human  depravity  and  vile- 
ness,  and  it  seems  to-  us  the  most  repulsive  of  all  when 
they  said,  "if  Thou  be  the  Son  of  God  come  down  from 
the  cross  and  we  will  believe  on  Thee." 

These  wretches  were  obHvious  to  everything  else  but 
themselves  and  their  own  imagined  importance.  Their  con- 
ception of  the  situation  was,  that  even  in  the  event  of  the 
apparently  dying  man  being  God,  they  were  the  pivot 
around  which   the  whole  awful  drama  revolved,  and  that 


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bishop's  address. 


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even  then  and  even  there  it  would  be'worth  while  for  the 
eternal  God  to  work  a  miracle  to  secure  tli^ir  belief.     Can 
anythino;  enter  into  human  thought  more  horrible  and  re- 
pulsive than  this  dread  reality  presented  beneath  the  cross? 
Brethren,  we  shall  come  to  such  scenes  again.    We  have 
had  sporadic  instances  already,  and  there  is  among  us  a 
class    of    men,  who    in    their  ignorance  and  blindness  and 
folly,  are   making   preparation  for  the  production  of  this 
type  of  character  to  rule  our  church;  and,  as  they  teach 
themselves    and    their  scholars    to    deny  the   supernatural 
conception  and  birth  of  Jesus,  discredit  the  Gospels,  refuse 
the   miracles,    they  are    advancing   to    Calvary  and    there 
looking  upon  ''the  one  Sacrifice''  ior  the  sins  of  the  world, 
they  will  echo  the  cry,  the  call,  the  challenge  of  the  scribe& 
and  Pharisees  of  old,    "If  Thou  be  the  Son  of  God  come 
down  from  the  cross  and  we  will  believe  on  Thee." 

These  men  interpret  the  atonement  so  as  to  turn  it  out 
of  Scripture  and  the  Prayer  Book.  They  discount  the 
heinousness  of  sin,  and  treat  it  as  man's  misfortune  rather 
than  his  fault.  They  inform  us  that  the  tail  of  man  wa& 
in  reality  a  lift  in  human  experience,  and  that  in  conse- 
quence the  Christ  as  presented|in  the  Gospeirand  believed 
in  by  the  Catholic  Church  is  not  the  Christ  which  this  age 
needs  and  these  supremely  wise  men  will  tolerate;  but  he 
must  be  a  new  Christ,  whom  the  higher  criticism  imported 
from  Germany  and  improved?and  adopted  in  certain  work- 
shops of  our  country  will  construct,  and  more  than  that, 
and  better  than  that,  He  will  be  reconstructed  and  im- 
proved with  every  decade  as  new  men  come  upon  the  scene 
with  larger  information  and  wiser  heads. 

Yes,  Beloved  Brethren,  this  ignorance,  one  of  the  three 
great  enemies  of  God's  Church,  is  here  in  its  strength.  It 
is  entrenched  in  high  places  and  centres  of  great  influence. 
It  is  insolent,  aggressive,  crafty  and  cruel.  Its  insolence  is 
generated  by  the  imagined  security  which  the  support  of 
the  rich  and  the  weight  of  numbers  give  it.  Its  push  and 
incisive  spirit  are  the  product  of  its  intense  secularity,  the 
absorbing  desire  to  be  seen  and  heard  and  enjoy  the  praise 


of  men.  Its  cunning  and  sharp  practice  are  the  natural 
offspring  of  heresy,  and  its  cruelty  is  the  twin  brother  of 
eoft  voluptuousness. 

This  twin  brother  of  ignorance  is  the  second  foe  who  will 
appear,  with  persecution  as  the  third,  to  crucify  Christ 
afresh  in  the  last  days  and  put  Him  to  an  open  shame. 

It  is  hard  to  bring  ourselves  to  believe  that  men  profess- 
ing and  calling  themselves  Christians,  men  of  good  birth 
and  refined  and  elegant  culture,  men  of  high  position  and 
commanding  influence,  and  whose  responsibilities  to  God 
and  society  are  weighty  and  comprehensive,  can  be  shrewd, 
cunning,  deceitful,  nay,  distinctly  false.  It  is  very  painful 
to  be  constrained  to  admit  to  ourselves  the  unwelcome 
and  humiliating  fact  that  there  is  a  school  of  men  lodged 
in  the  Church,  we  will  not  say  naturalized,  since  that  would 
imply  that  they  were  of  the  Church,  and  this  the}'  can 
never  be,  any  more  than  the  tricky  Arian  was  or  could  be, 
whose  practice  has  been  from  the  beginning  characteristic- 
ally sharp,  and  whose  avowed  ethics  on  a  conspicuous  oc- 
casion without  rebuke  were  publicly  described  as  the  ethics 
of  highwaymen. 

In  this  connection  the  same  spirit  of  dissimulation,  we 
sincerely  hope  unconsciously,  animates  other  men,  who  are 
giving  all  the  aid  in  their  power  to  this  disloyal  ignor- 
ance clad  in  soft  raiment,  and  dwelling  in  palatial  habita- 
tions, and  hfting  up  its  haughty  head  with  the  pride  of 
secular  learning.  They  do  it  in  a  wonderfully  clever  way, 
«ince  first  of  all  they  are  now  trading  with  an  influence, 
which  comes  to  them  from  the  past.  They  have  changed 
their  position  and  entered  into  new  alliances,  and  are  giv- 
ing aid  and  countenance  to  their  new  friends  by  the  con- 
fidence, which  they  inspired  and  won  when  they  stood  for 
the  Catholic  faith  and  the  integrity  of  God's  word.  Alas! 
they  have  left  their  old  position  without  avowing  the 
change,  and  the  great  mass  of  their  old  friends  cannot  be- 
lieve that  their  champions  have  drifted,  glided  down  the 
soft  voluptuous  descent  into  the  friendly  alliance  with,  if 
not  the  embrace  of  those  who  deny  the  Lord,  who  bought 


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them  with  His  precious  blood,  and  treat  God's  holy  word 
as  full  of  Leo-ends  of  little  more  worth  than  the  fairy 
stories  which  amused  our  childhood. 

And  now  these  men  who  are  thus  tradin<2:  on  their  past 
reputation,  let  us  hope  in  ignorance  of  the  chan<i.e  which 
has  come,  are  makiiij^-  \\*x^\t  of  the  most  horrible  heresies 
and  tellin<»-  us  that  it  is  a  li<!:ht  matter  to  invade  the 
sanctity  of  the  Holy  Family  and  put  foul  dishonor  on  the 
Blessed  Virpn  and  St.  Joseph,  and  approximate  to  the 
sin  a<iainst  the  Holy  (Jhost.  We  are  told  that  is  a  sad 
pity  to  disturb  the  peace  of  the  Church  when  one  cries  out 
under  the  a<iony  inflicted  by  such  horrid  blasphemies. 

Thus  the  second  terrific  foe,  deceit,  craft,  cunning,  sharp 
practice  comes  forward  in  alliance  with  elegant,  wealthy, 
wise,  scientific,  i<inorance,  and  the  third,  violence,  is  not 
far  behind.  Anan^hy  breeds  persecution,  and  anarchy  is 
the  natural  pi'ogcny  of  i;^"norance  and  the  loss  of  7)rinciple. 

Obedience  to  law  implies  truth,  but  when  men  learn  the 
dreadful  lessons  of  evasion,  craft,  cunning,  deceit,  sharp 
practice,  then  they  soon  begin  to  tax  their  ingenuity  to 
discover  how  they  can  defy  the  law,  and  escape  the  penalty, 
and  how  they  can  enjoy  privileges  without  complying  with 
the  conditions  with  which  the  law  hedges  around  those 
privileges,  and  so  we  are  told,  forsooth,  that  th(^  laws  of  a 
country,  or  nation,  or  organization,  since  the  principle 
must  hold  good  ecjually  all  around,  do  not  apply  to  such 
a  contingent  or  portion  of  the  body  as  refuse  the  entire 
code  as  a  whole,  and  that  in  such  cases  those  aliens  to  the 
commonwealth,  or  strangers  outside  of  the  membership  of 
the  organization  may  enjoy  all  of  the  privileges  of  the 
country,  or  Church,  or  league,  or  club,  without  compliance 
with  the  conditions  legally  im])osed  to  protect  those  priv- 
ileges from  abuse,  and  the  recipients  of  them  from  possible 
injury  through  lack  of  proper  ])reparation  and  qualifica- 
tion for  their  enjoyment.  This  precious  pleading  for  the 
evasion  and  violation  of  law  is  called  the  exercise  of  a 
larger  charity  than  the  State,  or  Church,  or  society  knew. 
It  is  simply  anarchy,  the  lifting  the  obligations  of  law  to> 


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allow  men  to  do,  to  the  extent  of  their  will  and  caprice^ 
what  seems  right  in  their  own  eyes. 

Such  teaching  from  the  lips  and  pens  of  men  supposed 
to  be  conservative,  at  all  events  with  conservative  ante- 
cedents, and  in  the  midst  of  conservative  associations,  is 
an  alarming  suggestion  of  what  we  may  expect  to  find  in 
circles  where  there  are  no  restraints  of  Catholic  education, 
from  the  past,  and  no  salutary  infinence  of  law-abiding- 
companionship  in  the  present.  We  have  but  to  lift  our 
eyes  and  look  over  society,  and  we  shall  see  the  sugges- 
tion of  Anarchy  made  within  the  Church,  running  rampant 
through  the  land,  and  lifting  its  hydra  head  not  in  a  hun- 
dred, but  a  thousand  different  quarters,  and  seeking  to 
pull  down  our  institutions,  override  our  laws,  and  substi- 
tute for  the  sovereignty  of  God  the  madness  of  the  people. 

The  enemy  cries,  "^  Peace,  peace, '—there  is  no  occasion  for 
alarm,  you  are  magnifying  trifies  into  monsters,  you  are 
troubling  Israel,  you  are  prophets  of  evil  and  thwarting^ 
the  work  of  the  Lord  by  your  words  of  ill  omen.  We  are 
the  men  who  ought  to  speak,  and  we  have  behind  us  the 
great  multitude,  and  secularity,  and  the  revenue  of  princes^ 
and  the  charities  of  earth  in  splendid  display.  We  discount 
creeds,  and  laugh  at  articles,  and  offices,  and  sacraments  as 
worn  out  figments  of  the  past,  our  vows,  and  promises,  and 
oaths  we  make  to  be  kept  as  long  as  we  choose,  and  then  to 
be  broken,  when  we  rise  to  a  loftier  condition  of  enlighten- 
ment and  truth.  Look  to  yourselves,"  they  will  soon  go  on 
to  add,  "or  it  will  be  the  worse  for  you,"  and  we,  or  those 
who  will  represent  us  in  the  near  future,  will  experience  what 
Isaiah  and  Jeremiah  endured  before  the  captivity  at  the 
hands  of  the  false  prophets, and  the  idolatrous  and  wicked 
kings  of  Israel,  personal  violence,  persecution,  and  martyr- 
dom. It  will  l:)e  the  prelude  for  the  awful  scenes  depicted 
in  prophecy  of  the  last  days,  when  the  passion  and  death 
of  Christ  will  be  repeated  in  the  persecution  and  attempted 
destruction  of  His  bodv,  the  Church. 

Then  under  the  shadow  of  the  judgment  as  beforetime 
under  that  of   the  cross,  Satan  will  array  his  forces  and 


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they  will  stand  abreast,  lyin^i;,  false  witness,  betrayal, 
treason,  the  scribe,  the  Pharisee,  the  Herodian,  and  self-will 
will  dominate  the  crowd  when  thev  crv  aloud,  the  common 
people  instructed  and  prompted  by  their  rulers,  in  the 
spirit  of  heresy  at  its  supreme  point,  '*Not  this  man,  but 
Barabbas;  now  Barabbas  was  a  robber.''  This  heresy,  this 
•choice  of  the  world  in  its  de^^radation,  and  vice  and  crime, 
in  preference  to  Christ,  the  Lamb  of  (lod,  will  display  its 
power  of  darkness  in  its  own  little  hour  in  frightful  perse- 
cutions, and  so  there  will  be  massed  a<»'ainst  the  Church, 
His  body,  as  there  was  a<iainst  Chiist,  the  Head,  under  the 
banners  of  Satan,  persecution,  lieresy,  and  i<»,n<)rance,  and 
the  Church  will  seem  to  be  vancpiished  as  she  sinks  appar- 
ent! v  into  the  arms  of  destruction  under  the  blows  of  the 
combined  forces  of  evil :  but  she  will  rise  aj^ain  as  did  her 
Lord.  "They  that  endure  unto  the  end,  the  same  shall  be 
saved.''  Then  the  judgment  will  ait,  and  the  books  shall 
be  opened.  Then  truth  and  ri<»hteousness  will  have  their 
vindication,  and  the  Church  triumphant  will  ascend  with 
her  Head  and  Lord  into  Heaven,  and  this  will  be  the  vic- 
tory for  which  we  pray  in  the  office  for  the  burial  of  the 
dead. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  RECENT  PUBLICATIONS 

In  Illustration  of  the  Subject  Matter  of  the  Fore- 

GOING  Address. 


We  submit  a  few  extracts  from  well  known  wTitin^s  as 
illustrations  of  our  statements  in  the  body  of  our  address, 
that  our  readers  may  see  specimens  of  the  teachin^^  which 
passes  current  in  certain  quarters,  and  is  endorsed  by  per- 
sons in  the  highest  official  positions  in  the  Church. 

We  remark,  <;enerally,  that  we  are  not  presuming  to  as- 
sert that  these  writers  are,  in  the  abstract,  wrong  in  their 
morals  or  their  theology.  All  that  we  venture  to  contend 
for  is,  that  their  positions,  as  avowed  by  themselves,  are 
absolutely  irreconcileable  with  the  standards  of  our  Church, 
and  the  teaching  of  the  universal  Church  in  the  ages  all 
along.  And  in  particular,  we  wish  to  call  attention  to 
these  facts: 

First.  That  the  school  to  which  these  authors  belong, 
asserts  that  revelation  of  the  kind  embraced  in  the  Bible 
is  not  closed  with  the  Apocalypse  of  St.  John,  but  is  still 
vouchsafed  to  man — to  men,  for  example,  such  as  they  are, 
who  are  putting  new  interpretations  upon  God's  word, 
upon  the  creed  and  the  offices  of  religion.  They  neglect, 
however,  to  guarantee  their  revelations  by  two  criteria, 
which  are  absolutely  necessary  to  secure  us  against  impo- 
sition— tii'stj  the  alleged  inspired  teacher  must  come  with 
the  power  of  w^orking  miracles  as  his  divine  certificate,  and 
secondly,  his  alleged  revelation  must  be  in  harmony  with 
all  previous  divine  revelations. 


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Secondly.  They  seem  to  assert  that  they  are  bound  by 
their  ordination  vows  and  their  status  as  accredited  min- 
isters of  our  brancli  of  the  Church,  simply  to  be  loyal  to 
the  creed,  and  that  they  are,  in  consequence,  free  from  any 
moral  obli<i*ation  to  obey  or  conform  themselvts  to  the 
teachin<»-  of  the  catechism,  the  offices,  the  ordinal  and  the 
articles. 

Thirdly.  They  seem  purposely  to  i<»,iiore,  or  else  to  be 
absolutely  i<»norant  of,  the  vital  distinction  in  the  realm  of 
truth  between  revelation,  the  truth  which  (ifod  <2;ive8  to 
man  when  and  as  He  wills,  and  scientific  truth  in  its  most 
comprehensive  sense,  the  truth,  namely,  which  God  leaves 
man  to  discover  and  ari'an^e  and  formulate  for  himself. 

Fourthly.  As  a  consequence,  these  teachers  of  what  they 
seem  to  think  is  a  new  and  ori<»inal  Gospel,  deny  that 
there  is  anythin<»'  save  the  bare  reco<inition  of  God  fixed 
in  reli<iion,  and  that  what  have  in  the  a<ies  all  along-,  since 
the  Apostles'  times,  been  held  to  be  the  axioms  of  revealed 
truth,  are  liable,  like  the  latest  scientific  theory,  to  be  re- 
considered, improved,  or  possibly  cast  aside  as  rubbish. 

Fifthly.  There  are  those  who,  in  days  oone  by,  stood  for 
the  faith  as  its  champions,  who  now  <>ive  these  teachers  of 
what  seem  to  be  the  most  pronounced  heresies,  their  coun- 
tenance and  help  by  publicly  affirmin<i'  that  such  strange 
doctrines  are  matters  of  little  or  no  consequence,  and  that 
we  are  arro^iant  and  self  asserting-  because  we  make  a  great 
deal  out  of  nothing,  and  affirm,  as  we  do,  with  the  Church 
universal  to  sustain  us,  that  sucti  teaching  is  contrary  to 
God's  word  and  our  Book  of  Common  Prayer. 

Finally.  He  would  draw  attention  to  the  fact  that  the 
lack  of  self-restraint  on  the  part  of  these  men,  who  are  per- 
suaded that  it  is  quite  probable  that  they  are  wiser  than 
the  Church  of  God.  the  Hible,  the  creed,  the  ordinal,  the 
offices,  and  the  universal  traditions  of  Christendom,  and 
who  have  thrown  off  the  mask,  and  avowed  themselves  in- 
dependent of  ordinary  moral  obligations,  and  superior  to 
what  they  reject  with  proud  contempt  as  the  childish  fables 
of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  the   lack  of   self-restraint 


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on  the  part  of  such,  we  say,  has  accomplished  what  we 
could  not  effect  by  direct  appeal  and  earnest  entreaty. 
What  has  already  come,  and  what  will  come  will  cast  back 
a  lurid  light  upon  the  history  of  the  past  few  years,  and 
will  reveal  men  and  transactions  as  we  never  anticipated 
would  be  or  could  be  so  soon.  Had  we  employed  such 
writers  as  we  quote,  as  a  client  retains  a  lawyer  to  defend 
our  cause  and  vindicate  our  character,  we  could  not  have 
been  better  served  than  we  have  been  since  1892. 

Our  sense  of  duty  under  the  responsibility  of  the  triple 
vows  of  ordination,  which  bind  us,  and  the  oath  of  the 
Episcopate  which  holds  us^  has  compelled  us  to  speak  out 
as  we  have  spoken,  and  do  as  we  have  done.  We  make 
no  plea  for  the  wisdom  of  our  methods  in  standing  for  the 
faith  as  we  had  none  w'ith  whom  to  take  counsel  save  God 
and  our  own  heart,  but  we  appeal  to  a  cominfr  generation 
and  the  next  century  to  vindicate  the  righteousness  of  our 
cause,  and  the  purity  of  our  intention. 

Our  great  misfortune  has  been  that  w^e  have  been  forced 
into  a  position  of  prominence  and  notoriety  far  beyond 
our  deserts  under  the  stress  of  circumstances,  which  we 
could  not  control. 

Our  comfort  has  been  and  is  that  this  distinction,  if  any 
choose  so  to  consider  it,  associates  us  with  those,  who 
in  the  Apostle's  time  rejoiced  that  they  were  counted 
worthy  to  suffer  shame  for  the  dear  Master's  name.  We 
add  a  few  inquiries  for  the  reader  to  ponder  and  answer. 

1.  Is  it  true  that  a  man  may  with  impunity  repudiate 
his  vows  and  pledges  and  oaths  made  to  God? 

2.  Is  it  true  that  the  subscription  and  the  promises  of 
the  ordinal  and  the  oath  of  a  Bishop  require  no  more  of 
him  than  that  he  shall  accept  the  creeds  into  which  he 
may  as  he  is  inspired  be  pouring  from  day  to  day  new 
meanings? 

3.  Is  it  true  that  men  are  inspired  as  were  the  holy  men 
who  give  us  the  Scriptures  of  which  the  Church  is  the 
witness  and  keeper,  and  which  are  accredited  to  us  by  her 
as  the  word  of  God? 


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4.  Is  it  true  that  such  teaching,  of  which  what  follow^s  are 
specimens,  is  a  matter  of  very  little  importance  so  that 
one  may  claim  that  he  is  loyal  to  the  faith  and  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  while    he   tolerates   it   and   condones   it  and 


makes  light  of  it? 


"If,  on  the  other  hand,  the  Church  is  a  divine  institution,  founded 
by  the  Son  of  God,  held  together  by  membership  in  Him,  and  existing 
for  the  purpose  of  learning  and  teaching  the  whole  truth  of  God,  then 
a  man  who  loves  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  believes  that  this  which  he 
has  learned  is  the  real  truth  of  God,  has  no  right  to  go  of  his  own  will 
out  of  the  Church.  It  is  for  him  to  do  his  utmost  to  rescue  the  erring 
Church,  and  to  set  it  forward  on  the  divine  path  of  truth.  The  Church 
may,  indeed,  after  due  trial,  concluding  that  his  is  the  error  and  that 
the  old  creed  is  true— the  Church  may  thrust  him  out.  But  he  must 
put  the  responsibility  upon  the  Church.  Loyalty  to  the  Church,  loyalty 
to  the  truth,  forbids  him  to  let  the  Church  go  on  regardless  of  the  voice 
of  God.  The  supreme  allegiance  of  the  religious  teacher  is  to  the 
truth.'' — Rev.  Dr.  George  Hodges,  Rector  of  Calvary  Church,  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  now  Dean  of  the  Theological  School,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
The  Fifteenth  Church  Congress  (1893),  page  105. 

This  statement  stands  without  apology  or  (lualification, 
so  far  as  we  know,  up  to  the  present  hour,  as  the  avowed 
position  of  the  writer  in  the  sphere  of  morals.  It  was 
publicly  criticised  at  the  time  of  its  delivery  as  the  "Ethics 
of  Hi<»hwaymen."  The  author  is  now  at  the  head  of  a 
theological  school,  having  under  his  care  the  moral  and 
spiritual  training  of  young  men  preparing  for  holy  orders. 

"A  Number  of  years  ago  Phillips  Brooks  delivered,  during  the  Lenten 
season,  a  series  of  Friday  afternoon  lectures,  in  Trinity  Church,  on  the 
*  Psalms  of  David.'  One  day  he  took  up  what  are  known  as  the  'Im- 
precatory Psalms  '—those  in  which  King  David  calls  upon  God  to  send 
down  all  manner  of  evils  upon  the  King's  enemies,  and  even  upon  their 
little  children. 

"The  question  of  how  these  psalms  ought  to  be  regarded  is  one  that 
has  long  troubled  devout  people.  Of  course,  the  traditional  view  is 
that  David  was  inspired  from  Heaven  to  utter  these  dreadful  impre- 
cations, and  that  somehow  we  must  believe  that  they  just  as  truly  ex- 
press the  divine  mind  as  does  Christ's  prayer  upon  the  cross  for  His 
murderers,  "Father,  forgive  them  for  they  know  not  what  they  do." 
But  many  and  many  a  tender,  loving,  worshipping  heart  has  found 


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that  interpretation  a  terrible  stumbling-block.  The  rector  of  Trinity 
did  not  waste  a  word  in  arguing  against  the  old  view;  he  simply 
alluded  to  it  as  one  that  stood  in  the  way  of  faith,  then  described  the 
imprecatory  psalms  as  specimens,  which  God  had  preserved  for  man- 
kind's instruction  of  the  horrible  wickedness  into  which  even  a  wor- 
shipper of  God,  a  man  who  tried  to  be  a  servant  of  God,  was  liable  to 
fall,  if  he  did  not  watch  and  pray  against  his  besetting  temptation. 

"  Moreover,  the  preacher  used  these  psalms  as  a  most  striking  illustra- 
tion of  the  elementary  stage  in  religious  character,  that  the  best  of  the 
patriarchs  and  other  Old  Testament  worthies  had  been'  able  to  reach 
without  a  knowledge  of  Christ,  contrasting  that  with  the  immeas- 
urably loftier  plane  set  before  us  in  the  New  Testament."— Phillips 
Brooks  in  Boston,  by  M.  C.  Ayres,  pp.  97-99. 

"The  authority  of  the  Christian  Church  is  not  that  of  an  oracle. 
The  Church  is  not  a  monarchy,  but  a  republic.  Its  rulers  rule  not  by 
any  right  divine,  but  by  the  election  of  the  people.  The  Church,  like 
the  State,  does  not  come  down  out  of  the  clouds  upon  the  earth,  but  it 
grows  up  out  of  the  ground— the  earth,  which  the  Lord  God  created. 
*  *  *  Its  creeds  are  not  divine  revelations  let  down  out  of  the 
skies.  They  are  human  expressions  of  the  divine  mysteries.  They  are 
the  result  not  of  miracle,  but  of  study,  speculation,  controversy.  *  * 
They  were  passed  by  a  majority  of  votes  in  the  councils  of  very  human 
men.  They  are  not  infallible,  they  are  altogether  fallible.  They  are 
not  final  forms  of  faith,  but  ever  growing  forms  of  faith,  tenacious  of 
the  outward  moulds,  but  changing  their  interpretation,  in  such  a  re- 
creative age  as  this,  so  as  to  be  in  spirit  new  growths." — Church  and 
Creed.  Rev.  Dr.  R.  Heber  Newton,  pp.  29,  30. 

The  statements  of  this  extract  flatly  contradict  our 
Blessed  Lord  and  the  Church.  Christ  nowhere  calls  His 
Church  a  republic,  but  a  kingdom,  and  He  is  the  King. 
The  New  Testament  nowhere  countenances  the  idea  which 
the  author  alleges  to  be  his  belief,  that  the  Church  is  born 
of  the  ground  and  comes  from  beneath.  The  Church,  of 
which  Dr.  Newton  is  a  Presbyter,  claims  throughout  in  her 
Ordinal,  and  the  offices  which  her  ministers  are  to  execute, 
that  her  Bishops,  Priests  and  Deacons  are  invested  by  the 
Holy  Ghost  with  an  office,  and  that  they  minister  in  holy 
things  by  His  authority  and  power.  We  do  not  say  that 
Dr.  Newton  is  in  error  in  his  teaching,  we  merely  affirm 
that  it  is  in  absolute  conflict  with  God's  Word  and  the 
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The  creeds  were  not  adopted  or  approved  by  a  majority 
of  votes,  as  a  bill  is  passed  by  our  Legislature  or  Con- 
gress, but  they  were  accepted  and  signed  as  embodying  the 
faith  which  the  several  churches,  represented  by  the  Bishops, 
had  held  from  the  beginning.  The  creeds  are  not  the  ex- 
pression of  the  opinions  of  men,  but  substantially  'ithe 
form  of  sound  words,"'  which  the  Apostle  Paul  bids  us  hold 
fast,  and  from  which  he  (piotes  (1.  Cor.  xv.,  4):  "I  de- 
livered unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  I  also  received,  how 
that  Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  Scriptures, 
and  that  He  was  buried,  and  that  He  rose  again  the  third 
day  according  to  the  Scriptures."  There  are  "closed  ques- 
tions" in  the  Church  as  she  teaches  and  these  are  found 
in  her  creeds,  and  the  sense  in  which  they  have  been  held 
in  all  ages. 

"The  declaration  which  this  constitution  provides  that  her  clergy 
shall  subscribe  thus  reads  :  *I  do  solemnly  engage  to  conform  to  the 
doctrines  and  worship  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the 
United  States.'  These  doctrines  are  set  forth  in  the  creeds,  which  form 
our  Church's  only  standards  of  faith.  This  body  of  belief  and  this  alone 
is  the  doctrine,  which  each  presbyter  in  his  ordination  vows  promises  to 
minister  :  *  As  the  Lord  hath  commanded  and  as  this  Church  hath  re- 
ceived the  same— from  the  Ancient  Church  Universal.'  *  *  '^  As 
Dr.  McConnell  quaintly  observes.  'The  last  revision  of  the  Prayer 
Book  provides  for  their  (the  Thirty-nine  Articles)  being  bound  up  next 
to  its  cover  ;  the  next  will  probably  bind  them  outside.'  ''—Ibid.  pp.  49, 

50. 

"The  attirmations  of  the  Nicene  Creed  form  the  only  bounden  belief 

of  the  clergy.''— Ibid.  p.  65. 

The  "doctrines  and  worship"  of  the  Church  cover  the 
entire  dogmatic  teaching  of  our  Hook  of  Common  Prayer, 
and  no  man  may  put  the  limit  where  he  pleases  and  say, 
the  Nicene  Creed  I  accept  and  nothing  more.  He  is  bound 
to  accept  the  whole  by  his  ordination  vows,  and  if  a 
Bishop,  by  his  Episcopal  oath.  The  Articles,  it  is  true,  are 
next  to  the  cover  of  our  Prayer  Book  and  have  a  special 
title  page,  but,  thank  God,  they  are  not  yet  outside  the 
cover,  and  their  title  page  emphasises  their  presence. 


"The  marvel  of  our  creed  is  that  the  new  meanings  prove  to  be  but  the 
unfoldings  of  the  oldest  of  all  its  meanings,  which  the  greatest  of  the 
Nicene  Fathers  themselves  had  in  mind  when  they  framed  the  creed 
as  a  theistic  cosmology,  a  Christian  moral  philosophy,  a  mystic  symbol 
of  the  Infinite  and  Eternal  Energy  'in  which  we  live  and  move  and 
have  our  being ;'  of  whom  we  can  still  think  as  did  they  of  old,  and 
thus  frame  our  threefold  thought  of  God.  The  Father  calling  all 
things  into  being,  Himself  remaining  in  His  essence  unknown  and  un- 
knowable:  the  Son  dwelling  within  the  universe;  the  Reason  making 
it  rational ;  its  Intelligence,  Life  and  Law,  revealing  as  The  Word 
the  thoughts  of  the  Father,  so  that  we  can  know  God— educating,  re- 
deeming, reconciling  all  things  unto  Himself.  The  Holy  Ghost  urging 
creation  onward  and  upward  into  ever  higher  life,  the  energy  of  evolu- 
tion inbreathing  humanity  with  spirituality,  inspiring  goodness,  sancti- 
fying 'me  and  all  the  people  of  God.'"— Ibid.  pp.  172,  173. 

This  teaching  seems  to  be  Sabellianism.  It  shows  us  too 
what  we  may  expect  will  be  the  restraint  of  the  creed  when 
a  man  may  absolutely  disregard  the  universally  accepted 
meaning  of  words  and  bend  them  to  his  purpose  to  teach 
whatever  he  chooses. 

"  God  cannot  be  thought  of  as  existing  apart  from  the  universe.  God 
cannot  be  spoken  of  except  in  terms  of  humanity  *  *  *  Between 
Him  and  us  there  is  a  community  of  nature,  so  that  you  never  can 
know  what  man  is  until  you  see  him  filled  with  God,  nor  can  you  know 
what  God  is  till  you  see  Him  filling  man."— Rev.  Dr.  Leighton  Parks- 
Theology  of  Phillips  Brooks,  pp.  11,  12. 

"  I  once  heard  him  (Bishop  Brooks)  preach  a  great  sermon  on  the 
text,  'Who  is  he  that  overcometh  the  world?  Even  he  that  be- 
lieveth  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God.'  The  essence  of  it  was  this:— 
Why  will  belief  that  Jesus  was  the  Son  of  God  enable  a  man  to  over- 
come the  world?  Well,  first,  who  only  has  overcome  the  world?  Jesus. 
Who  only  has  absolutely  believed  that  Jesus  was  the  Son  of  God. 
Again  Jesus.  No  man  has  believed  that  as  He  did,  and  the  source  of 
His  power  was  hid  in  that  faith.  How  will  my  faith  that  Jesus  is  the 
Son  of  God  enable  me  to  overcome  the  world?  Because  if  I  participate 
in  Jesus'  faith  in  Himself,  1  shall  participate  in  Jesus'  knowledge  that 
every  man  is  a  Son  of  God,  and  when  that  takes  possession  of  me  my 
enemies  are  seen  to  be  weak,  the  shows  of  life  are  seen  to  be  ephemeral, 
the  sorrows  but  for  a  moment.  My  essential  humanity  of  which  Jesus 
partook  is  begotten  of  the  Father.  *  *  *  It  has  been  said  even  by 
those  who  knew  and  loved  him  that  Brooks  made  no  original  contribu- 
tion to  theology.  Is  Dot  this  thought  a  contribution?  For  centuries 
the  Church  had  been  reading  the  Bible  and  insisting  that  the  words  of 
the  Gospel  concerning  our  Lord's  Sonship  be  taken  literally,  and  has 


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Often  found  it  difficult  to  walk  on  the  narrow  cord  that  divided  Sabel- 
lianism  from  Tri-theism  ;  but  what  great  theologian  since  St.  Paul  and 
St.  John  has  insisted  that  the  expressions  in  the  epistles  concerning 
the  sonship  of  men  to  God  be  taken  just  as  literally?  "—The  Theology 
of  Phillips  Brooks,  pp.  15,  16. 

This  seems  to  be  Pantheism.  Can  not  God  be  thought 
of  apart  from  the  universe? 

"But  it  will  be  said  man  is  not  a  child  of  God  by  'nature.'  Now 
that  is  true  if  by  '  nature' you  mean  custom,  the  habit  of  his  life,  in 
which  sense  St.  Paul  used  the  word;  but  if  by  'nature 'you  mean 
essential  substance,  which  is  the  way  the  word  is  used  in  the  theology 
of  the  incarnation,  then  man  is  by  'nature,'  in  virtue  of  his  essential 
humanity,  made  in  the  image  of  God  and  partakes  of  the  life  of  the 
Eternal  Word.  So  that  there  is  a  sense  in  which  the  words  of  the 
Nicene  Creed  apply  to  humanity,  'God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  very 
God  of  very  God,  begotten,  not  made,  of  one  substance  with  the 
Father.'" 

This  statement  seems  to  be  Pantheism,  pure  and  simple. 
If  humanit}^  is  of  one  substance  with  the  Father  then  hu- 
manity must  be  eternal,  and  share  in  all  the  other  attri- 
butes of  the  Eternal  Father,  omniscience,  omnipotence  and 
infinity  in  every  direction  of  its  being. 

Now  if  this  be  true,  and  without  it  I  do  not  believe  the  doctrine  of 
the  Incarnation  can  be  justified,  or  at  least  can  have  any  vital  meaning 
for  us,  then  it  follows  that  every  human  being  is  a  member  of  the 
Church,  and  that  the  supreme  work  of  that  portion  of  the  human  race, 
which  is  conscious  of  this  truth  and  therefore  is  technically  called  the 
Church,  is  to  make  it  known  to  all  the  world. "-The  Theology  of 
Phillips  Brooks,  pp.  28,  29. 

"The  possibility  of  the  Incarnation,  because  the  soul  of  man  is  con- 
substantial  with' God:  the  naturalness  of  it,  because  God  is  love, 
were,  in  Brooks'  mind,  the  foci  about  which  the  great  curve  of  the 
divine  life  swept."— Ibid.  p.  21. 

Is  the  soul  of  man  consubstantial,  of  one  substance  with 
God?  Is  that  doctrine  honestly  tenable  by  any  one  who 
accepts  the  Christian  religion?  If  man  is  consubstantial 
with   the   Father  he  was   never   created.    He   has   existed 

always. 

"I  believe,  then,  that  Brooks  laid  hold  of  the  truth,  which  it  was  im- 
possible, in  that  day,  for  either  Athanasius  or  the  Arians  to  apprehend, 
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becrun  to  appreciate.  In  one  of  the  last  theological  talks  I  had  with 
him,  he  said,  with  nuich  solemnity,  "I  feel  more  and  more  that  the  Di- 
vinity of  Jesus  can  only  be  understood  in  the  light  of  John^s  words,  'If 
He  called  them  gods  to  whom  the  Word  of  God  came,  how  say  ye,  thou 
blasphemest,  because  I  said,  I  am  the  Son  of  God.'  Our  divinity  inter- 
prets His,  His,  the  perfection  of  God  in  man,  reveals  ours."— Ibid.  p.  21. 
'•From  this  conception  of  the  Church  as  being  to  the  world  what  the 
soul  is  to  the  body,  followed  his  teaching  concerning  the  ministry. 
Every  man,  who  felt  himself  called  by  God  to  make  known  to  others 
God's  love  and  salvation,  was,  ipso  facto,  consecrated  to  that  work.— 
Ibid.  p.  29. 

The  essay  from  which  the  above  extracts  are  taken  re- 
ceived this  endorsement: 
''To  the  Bev.  Leighton  Parks,  D.D., 

"Dear  Mr.  Parks:— We  listened  with  great  interest  to  your  essay 
before  the  Southern  Convocation  of  Massachusetts  on  the  "Theology 
of  Phillips  Brooks,"  and  believing  that  the  paper  should  be  put  into  a 
form,  which  will  give  it  a  prominent  place  among  the  memorials  of 
the  late  Bishop,  we  ask  you  to  permit  its  publication."  Signed  by 
William  Lawrence  and  eight  others. 

Bishop  Lawrence  of  Massachusetts,  is  reported  in  the  Boston  Jour- 
nal June  21,  1894,  as  saying  in  his  sermon,  preached  the  day  before  on 
the  occasion  of  the  ordination  of  seventeen  young  men  to  the  deacon- 
ate,  as  follows: 

L  "Therefore  he  drew  the  conclusion  that  ministers  of  God  must  in- 
terpret in  a  measure  for  themselves,  and  said  on  this  point:  'Jesus  is 
the  same  yesterday,  to-day  and  forever.  But  man's  interpretations  of 
Jesus  change  from  day  to  day.  They  become  fuller,  larger  and  more 
spiritual  with  every  revelation  of  Himself  in  the  experience  of  man. 
Therefore  while  the  creeds  stand  and  the  fundamental  articles  of  faith 
stand,  while  also,  I  repeat,  that  every  minister  of  the  Church  must  ac- 
cept them  loyally  and  gladly-they  are  his  only  hope  in  life-yet  also 
will  I  say  that  it  is  the  duty  and  privilege  of  every  minister  of  the 
Church  to  interpret  these  articles  of  faith  in  the  light  of  truth  that 
Christ  is  continually  giving  to  the  Church  in  the  history  and  experiences 

of  men.' 

2  "So  true  and  so  generally  accepted  is  this  that  one  may  say  that 
there  is  not  a  Bishop  or  priest  in  the  Church  who  does  not  interpret 
some  article  of  the  faith  with  a  different  emphasis  or  proposition  or  in 
a  ditTerent  light  from  that  which  he  did  twenty-five  years  ago,  and  who 
will  probably  change  in  his  interpretation  in  the  years  to  come. 

3.  "Aye,  I  will  go  further  and  say  that  there  are  Bishops  in  the 
Church  to-day  holding  interpretations  of  articles  of  the  faith  which,  if 
they  had  held  and  expressed  them  fifty  years  ago,  would  have  shut 
them  out  from  ordination. 


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"WHAT   A   FOSSIL  TIIK  CIIUUCII   WOULD   UE.'' 

4  ''Does  thiitsimsest  that  they  are  disloyal  to  the  Church  and  her 
creed'-'  On  the  contrary  it  K'ives  evidence  of  their  loyalty-that  they 
are  so  bound  to  the  fundamental  truths  of  the  creeds  and  so  loyal  to 
the  Church  that  they  will  bring  to  the  Church  every  living  truth  that 
comestothem-evince  it  with  the  newer  and  higher  interpretation, 
hold  the  living  Christ  within  the  (Jhurch. 

5  What  a  fossil  the  Church  would  be  if  the  contrary  were  the  truth 
—if  there  were  nothing  for  the  Church,  the  ministry  and  the  people  to 
do  but  to  assent  to  the  exact  interpretation  of  the  exact  language  of 
the  creeds  as  they  were  tlrst  written,  even  granted  an  antiquarian  who 
could  be  an  accepted  authority  on  the  subject. 

^•Pardon  me  if  I  seem  to  trille.    I  do  not  that.    It  is  too  serious  a 

subject  for  that. 

(5.  "I  want  you  to  appreciate  this  fully,  that  the  institutions  of  the 
Church,  the  creeds,  ministry  and  Scriptures  stand  as  the  bulwarks  of 
the  faith:  we  can  not  let  one  of  them  go.  lUit  1  want  yc  u  to  appre- 
ciate the  liberty  with  which  the  Church  has  made  us  free  of  interpret- 
ing these  symbols  in  the  light  of  Christ  Himself  and  of   His  continual 

revelations  to  men." 

1.  The  laii<;un<:'e  as  reported  is  inexact,  but  still  the 
ineaiiiii<»'  is  plainTit  is  in  effect  that  the  creeds,  and  cate- 
chism, and  offices,  and  articles  and  ordinal,  are  like  so 
much  putty  in  the  hands  of  the  individual  cleroyman  to 
be  moulded  and  shaped  as  his  inner  consciousness,  sup- 
posed to  be  illumined  by  new  lioht  fi-om  day  to  day  from 
Christ,  may  su<i-,u-est.  The  office  of  the  Church  of  God  is 
absolutely  Vnored  and  it  is  assumed  that  the  individual 
must  be  rioht. 

2.  For  one  we  repudiate  this  alleo-ation  as  untrue.  We 
accept  the  fundamental  verities  of  the  faith  as  we  do  the 
axioms  of  mathematics.  Two  plus  two  make  four  is  the 
same  for  us  to-day  that  the  proposition  was  when  we  sat 
as  a  school  boy  at  our  desk.  The  homoousion  of  the  Son 
with  the  Father  is  the  same  that  it  was  when  we  first 
learned  the  creed.  It  shuts  out  Arianism  for  every  honest 
man  just  as  truly  now  as  it  did  in  A.  I).  .*i2r>,  and  it  must 
ever  do  so.    This  statement  implies    no    staj^nation  as  re- 


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o:ards  all  lejzitimate  lines  of  human  knowledge,  if  we  are 
true  to  ourselves  we  must  learn  and  make  progress,  but 
in  our  own  sphere,  not  God's,  we  can  not  add  to  revela- 
tion. 

:\.  We  hope  for  the  sake  of  the  Church  and  the  Bishops 
that  this  allegation  is  a  mistake.  Possibly  the  Bishop  of 
Massachusetts  may  be  able  to  furnish  the  public  with  the 
names  of  the  Bishops  obnoxious  to  his  charge,  and  the 
specific  interpretation  which  would  have  been  condemned 
tifty  years  ago,  but  not  now. 

4.  This  statement  goes  upon  the  double  assumption  that 
the  individual  clergyman  is,  in  any  given  case,  always 
wiser  than  the  Church  of  which  he  is  a  minister;  and  sec- 
ondly, that  the  new  interpretation  is  always  "a  living 
truth,"  higher  and  better  than  all  that  has  gone  before, 
and  that  there  is  no  probability,  nay,  possibility,  that  the 
supposed  theological  discoverer  may  be  wrong,  and  that 
his  illumination  may  come  from  below  and  not  from 
above. 

5.  We  deny  that  the  possession  of  the  fixed,  unalterable 
truth  of  revelation,  as  formulated  in  the  creeds  and  inter- 
preted by  the  undisputed  General  Councils,  and  as  em- 
bodied in  the  Holy  Scriptures  and  applie^d  in  our  Book  of 
Common  Prayer,  makes  the  Church  "a  fossil.''  On  the  con- 
trary, it  is  her  rock  foundation  on  which  her  stability  de- 
pends. Were  the  Bishop  of  Massachusetts'  allegations  true, 
the  Church  would  be  like  the  house  built  upon  the  sand, 
which  our  Lord  describes,  which  fell  when  ''the  winds  blew 
and  the  floods  came,  and  great  was  the  fall  thereof."  One 
has  only  to  read  the  selections  quoted  above  from  Dean 
Hodges,  Dr.  Parks,  Dr.  Newton  and  Mr.  Ayres,  to  see  to 
what  havens  we  would  come  in  morals  and  theology,  with 
the  Ten  Commandments,  the  Bible  and  the  Creeds  in  our 
hands,  when  interpreted  by  these  discoverers  in  the  fields 
of  ethics  and  revelation. 

6.  This  paragraph  assumes  that  we  are  on  the  same 
plane  with  St.  Stephen,  of  whom  it  is  said  (Acts  vi.  8), 
*'He  being  full  of  faith  and  power,  did  great  wonders  and 


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EXTRACTS   FHOM,    ETC. 


miracles  amono-  the  people,'  and  receive  revelations  of  the- 
same  kind  which  were  given  to  him,  and  that  the  Church 
must  accept  our  alle<!:ed  ilhiminations  from  God  witli  as 
much  assurance  of  their  divine  ori«iin,  as  she  did  the  first 
martyr's.  Without  any  guarnntee  of  our  inspiration,  or 
the  source  and  quahty  of  our  inspiration,  can  man's  self- 
sufficiency  and  pride  go  further? 


^  / 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


or    THE 


RT.  REV.  GEORGE  f .  SEYMOUR, 


S.  T.  D  ,  LL.  D  , 


Bishop  of  Springfield, 


'1"0   THE 


EIGHTEENTH  AN^^^^al  SYNOD  OF  THE  P'^^^SE. 


DECEMBER  4,  1896. 


ADDRESS. 


Dear  P>rethren  of  tlie  Clergy  and  Laity,  it  would  lie 
straug-o  indcfMl  if  after  an  interval  of  a  year,  when  wcMiiect 
in  onr  annual  Synod,  we  iiad  no  tale  to  tell  of  the  rav- 
ag-es  of  death  in  our  own  Diocesan  family,  and  the  still 
larger  family,  which  includes  our  whole  Church  in  these 
United  States. 

It  has  been  our  custom  to  make  record  of  the  Hisho])s 
who  have  died  during*  the  Synodal  year,  and  of  others,  who 
have  been  ])re-eminent  for  their  ability  and  worth  and 
works,  and  then  to  pass  to  our  own  household,  and  bri(^tlv 
hold  in  memory  those  wjio  have  a  special  claim  upon  our 
regard  as  having  been  associated  with  us  in  the  relations 
and  activities  of  our  Diocesan  life. 

This  we  think  is  well,  as  a  token  of  suitable  respect  to 
the  departed,  and  as  a  practice  eminently  beneficial  to  our- 
selves. It  is  (iod's  way  of  dealing  with  us.  He  confronts 
us  with  death  on  every  side.  Our  Mother,  the  dmrch. 
epitomises  this  experience  for  us  when  she  says  by  the 
open  giave,  'In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death."  Througli 
the  busiest  street  the  frequent  funeral  passes,  the  shadow 
of  irreparable  loss  falls  upon  young,  bright  sunny  faces, 
and  the  badge  of  moui'uing  ex])lains  the  darkened  win- 
dows and  closed  doors  of  the  home,  the  shojj,  the  halls  of 
legislation  and  the  offices  of  State. 

God  blends  in  tlie  most  intimate  relations  death  with 
life,  that  w«'  ma\'  l)e  witliout  excuse,  if  we  do  not  learn 
well  the  lesson  of  our  own  mortality.  Shall  we  divoi-ce 
them  here,  when  we  meet  under  the  sanction  of  leligion  in 
onr  annual  Synod?  God  forbid.  It  would  seem  to  be 
most  impro])er  to  be  thus  forgetful  of  the  departed,  and 
unmindful  of  ourselves.  We  have  our  special  lessons,  dear 
Brethren  in  the  necrology  of  the  year,  we  always  have, 
but  sometimes  they  are  more  impressive  than  at  otiiers. 

The  deaths  of  Bishops  have  a  very^  special  significance 


*#» 


BISHOP  8   ADDRESS. 


for  your  I'>ishop,  ovn-  and  above  the  admonition,  which 
tliev  minister  to  von.  These  deaths  are  in  his  own  rank, 
and  this  i-ank  in<ln(h\s  eomparjitively  f(nv  in  number,  and 
these  few  are  marshalhHl  on  a  siniile  lin<',  and  are  on  the 
march,  th<*  march  of  death.  As  Bishops  move  up  it  is 
because  their  brethren  in  advance  have  sunk  into  the 
<rrave  and  they  ste])  into  their  phices.  Wiien  a  Bisliop  is 
,i;rowin<i,'  old  in  th(»  episcopate,  and  tliert^  are  but  few  be- 
fore him,  he  may  lialt  for  a  season,  but  as  he  looks  behind 
he  sees  the  column  advancing-,  because  youngei*  men  than 
he  in  years  and  orders  have  falliMi,  and  he  is  moved  to 
ask,  *'why  am  I  spai'ed?"and  to  exclaim,  "surely  it  must 
be  my  turn  next."'  Sueh  are  the  wholesome  thoughts, 
which  the  dtaths  of  Hisho|)s  are  calculated  to  ins|)ire  in  a 
F>isho|)'s  mind,  and  over  and  abov(»  this  tliev  ouLiht  to 
stir  the  luvirts  of  all  the  child I'en  with  emotion,  since  thev 
are  the  deaths  of  their  "fathers  in  (jod/'  the  chief  pastors 
of  Christ's  Hock,  who  have  held  a  tender  and  sacred  rela- 
tion to  all.  and  who  in  the  solidarity  of  the  episcopate 
liave  been  in  a  vital  and  essential  sense  ''over  all  in  the 
T^ord." 

And  then  there  come  the  deaths  of  our  own  cler<2,v  and 
laitv,  members  of  our  own  Diocesan  household,  for  whom 
we  mouin  as  brethren  beloved  and  personal  ac<]uaintances, 
whom  we  knew  face  to  face,  and  with  whom  we  were  ac- 
customed to  take  counsel.  Thus  far  we  go  in  recounting 
the  roll  of  death  ere  we  address  ourselves  to  the  duties 
which  the  service  of  life  in  our  i-espective  sj)heres  demands 
at  our  hands. 

Within  the  month  which  welcomrd  us  last  vear  to  our 
annual  Synod  in  Cairo,  as  the  old  year  was  passing,  there 
passed  out  of  this  world  with  it  the  soul  of  David  Buel 
Kni(*kerbacker,  third  bishop  of  Indiana.  We  knew  him 
well.  He  was  not  only  a  native  of  our  State,  New  York, 
but  he  went  back  of  his  nativitv  in  his  ancestrv  in  justifv- 
ing  a  claim  that  the  Hmpire  State  was  pre'eininently  his 
by  a  title  which  began  with  Heinrich  Hudson,  when  the 
Dutch  became  the  first  civilized  possessors  of  the  soil.   His 


DTOCESE   OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


family  name,  Knickerbacker,  and  the  name  of  the  village 
where  he  was  born,  Schaghticoke,  near  the  head  waters  of 
the  Hudson  River,  identifying  him  as  a  lineal  descendant 
of  those  pioneer  worthies,  whose  exploits  and  adventures 
make  bright  and  interesting  the  pages  of  our  Irving  in  his 
hist  or  V  of  New  York. 

l^ishop  Knickerbacker  was  a  man  of  solid  character,  im- 
pregnable integrity,  of  gentl(^  manners,  and  most  tender- 
and  affectionate  disposition.  Passing  over  his  antecedent 
life  we  may  say  that  he  was  peculiarly  fitted  to  take  the 
helm  of  Indiana,  when  God  called  him  to  the  post  after 
the  long  interval  of  vacancy  which  succeeded  the  death  of 
Bisho})  Talbot.  The  Diocese  was  in  a  distracted  condition, 
and  a  strong  steady  hand,  and  a  brave  calm  spirit  were 
needed  to  mee-t  the  diffioulties  of  the  situation. 

How  well  Bishop  Knickerbacker  supplied  these  character- 
istics and   virtues,  and  brought  them  into  exercise  in   his 
administration  is  conclusively  shown  by  the  contrast  pre- 
sented in  the  condition  of   the  Diocese,  wdien  the  present 
incumbent   assumed  charge  last  May,   with  the  weakness, 
and  disorder,  which  prevailed  when  he  was  consecrated  in 
188:5.    This  record  is  a  grand  one  when  measured  by  solid, 
stable,  permanent  results.     The  shadow  of  dear  Knicker- 
backei'  rested  in   our  memory  upon   Minneapolis,   and   our 
recent  General    Convention,  since  we  could   not  dispel  the 
recollection   of  his  ioyful  anticipations,  expressed  to  us  in 
Baltimore  in   1892,   when  the  decision   was  reached,    that 
in  1895  we  were  to  go  to  Minneapolis.    We  were  close  be- 
side him  in  the  House  or  Bishops  at  the  time,  and  his  face 
lighted   up,   and  he  whispered  to  us,   "that  will   be  going 
home  for  me,  I  lived  there  nmny  years,  and  the  best  of  my 
manhood's  labors  were  given  to  Minnesota,  I  shall  be  going 
home  in   189.").*'     Yes,   his    anticipations  were    more    than 
realized  as  to  time  and  place.    He  went  home  as  the  last 
hours  of  1894  were  passing,  and  he  was  at  home  in  189."). 
The  home  dear  Knickerbacker  reached  was  not  Gethsemane 
in  Minneapolis,  nor  hard  by  Jerusalem,  but  it  was  not  far 
away  from  agony  and  death,  it  was  and  is  Paradise. 


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JilSHOP  S   ADDRESS. 


By  ttjf  ojx'n  o-ravf  of  Hislioj)  K inckeil»ackei-,  and  easting- 
the  clods  upon  his  coffin  stood  the  Bishop,  who  was  next 
to  follow  him  ill  death,  the  Kt.  Rmv.  Dr.  Klisha  Smith  Tho- 
mas, the  secoiMl  liishop  of  Kansas,  lihode  Island  ^iive  him 
biith,  but  his  ministry,  and  labors  were  mostly  o-jven  to 
the  noi'thwest.  and  the  Diocese  of  Minnesota,  in  her  Sem- 
inary at  Faribault,  and  her  parishes,  and  missions  enioved 
tlie  lar<!.est  share  of  his  mature  life.  Bisho}>  Thomas  came 
as  assistant  to  Bishop  Vail  on  M;\y  4lli.  ISST,  and  served 
with  him  until  the  hitter's  death,  October  (Jth,  iHSf).  Then 
he  entere<l  into  the  full  work  of  the  immense  Diocese,  and 
nobly  did  his  duty  until  he  fell  at  his  post  on  the  Dtli  of 
March  of  the  present  year. 

The  Nestor  of  our  episcopate,  the  Kt.  Rev.  Mark  Antony 
DeWolfe  Howe,  D.  D.,  bishop  of  central  Pennsylvania,  fell 
asleep,  for  so  it  seemed  when  the  old  man  weary  and  worn 
sank  gently  to  rest,  on  the  last  day  of  July,  1S1)5. 

l?isho[)  Howe  was  .born  in  Rhode  Island  April  r>,  1  SOD, 
and  hence  he  had  passed  his  S(>th  birthdfiy  at  the  time  of 
his  (h»atli. 

Most  of  his  life  as  a  Presbyter,  and  then,  as  the  first 
bishop  of  Central  Pennsvlvania,  was  passed  in  Pennsvlva- 
nia.  He  came  to  his  diocese  when  he  was  almost  at  the 
a.u-e  when  our  civil  uovernment  retires  her  officers  of  the 
army  and  navy,  and  yet  the  bishop  for  more  than  twelve 
years  rendered  without  assistance  efficient  service  to  the 
Church.  He  sought  and  received  a  coadjutor  in  1884,  but 
still  worked  on  until  within  three  years  of  his  decease, 
when  orowiiiii-  infirmities  incapacitated  him  for  active  duty, 
and  he  practically  retired.  One  of  his  latest  acts,  which 
broug-ht  him  into  the  view  of  the  entire  Church,  was  to 
write  his  viaorous  letter  in  vindication  of  the  historic  epis- 
copate as  a  divine  institution. 

Two  (jf  our  own  clero-y  have  left  us  and  we  mourn  their 
loss.  The  Rev.  Dr.  J.  M.  C.  Fulton  was  suddenlv  struck 
down  in  the  midst  of  life  and  health  and  strength  on  Mon- 
day. May  Gth,  and  after  lingering  in  unconsciousness, 
with  a  brief  lucid  interval  on   Wednesdav,  when  he  received 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  7 

the  blessed  Eucharist,  he  departed  this  life  on  Saturday, 
May  11th,  of  the  present  year.  It  was  our  great  privileo-e 
to  l)e  with  him  at  the  end,  and  commend  his  precious  soul 
to  God,  when  it  was  passing  from  this  world.  Dr.  Fulton 
was  a  rare  man.  His  talents  and  spirit  were  of  the  best, 
and  we  enjoyed  them  for  a  season,  and  their  fruits  remain 
with  us  in  the  renewed  life  of  the  Parish.  Trinity  Jackson- 
ville, which  he  served  as  his  last  charge.  He  was  a  Priest 
who  grasped  the  church  idea,  and  with  this  in  possesj^ion 
his  ministry  was  strong,  consistent  and  fruitful.  He  pow- 
erfully impressed  his  flock  with  his  teaching,  and  his  mem- 
ory will  remain  with  them  and  with  us  as  of  one  whom 
we  loved  and  lionored. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  John  G.  Mulholland  came  to  us  late  in 
life  to  take  up  educational  work.  He  was  a  graduate  in 
arts  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin.  He  was  an  excellent 
scholar,  and  we  greatly  regretted  that  we  could  not  re- 
tain his  valuable  services.  Dr.  Mulholland  was  at  Carmi 
and  Pekin  in  our  Diocese,  but  his  labors  in  school  pre- 
vented his  attendance  upon  our  Synods,  and  hence  he  was 
not  widely  known.  At  the  time  of  his  death  on  the  17th 
of  last  June  he  was  the  Principal  of  a  classical  school  in 
San  Antonio,  Texas.  His  affection  for  our  Diocese  was  so 
strong  that  he  could  not  be  induced  to  break  his  canoni- 
cal connection  with  you  and  with  us,  and  so  he  died  a 
Presbyter  of  this  Diocese. 

Of  two  laymen  we  must  briefly  speak  since  their  position 
and  zeal  for  the  church  justify  more  than  a  silent  recollec- 
tion. Judge  Henry  Tanner,  of  Paris,  was  suddenlv  called 
away  on  the  7th  of  last  May  by  apoplexy. 

The  telegram,  which  announced  his  death  came  to  us 
simultaneously  with  the  one,  which  distressed  us  with  the 
intelligence  that  the  Rev.  Dr.  Fulton  was  lying  uncon- 
scious under  the  same  fatal  stroke. 

Judge  Tanner  was  over  80  years  of  age.  He  was  born 
in  England.  He  came  as  a  youth  to  this  country.  He 
lived  for  a  time  in  Indiana,  but  Paris  was  his  home  dur- 
ing most  of   his   life.     The  Judge  was  a  staunch  church- 


o  BISHOP  S   ADDRKSS. 

man,  and  for  many  years  he  was  the  heart  and  life  of  the 
Parish.     He  was  faithful  to  the  end. 

Another  of  Springfield's  laymen  has  left  us  of  whom  you 
will  allow  us  to  say  a  word,  he  was  so  noble,  so  manly, 
so  o-entle  and  so  true.  He  was  a  stranger  to  you,  Breth- 
ren, most  of  you,  because  we  n«*ver  had  the  privilege  of 
weleoniino  hjin  to  our  nssemblies.  There  was  no  Church 
in  the  city  where  he  lived,  Carnii,  but  it  wns  the  desire  of 
his  'heart  to  plant  and  build  one,  and  the  beginning; 
was  made  while  he  lived,  and  he  gave  the  best  offering  at 
the  outset,  when  he  came  to  us  for  Baptism,  Confirma- 
tion, and  Holy  Communion. 

Finanrial  difficulties  embarrassed  him,  and  hence  his 
hand  was  held  from  giving,  but  his  heart  was  oj^en,  and 
he  did  what  he  could.  We  miss  him  and  we  mourn  for 
him,  and  we  \my  our  tribute  of  respect  and  affection  for 
his  memory  as  we  record  his  name  Frank  E.  Hay  of 
Carmi,  Illinois. 

Some  years  ago  we  asked  the  question,  why  we  were 
here  in  Synod  assembled,  and  ue  replied  at  some  length 
that  we  were  here  as  the  repi-esentatives  of  Pnrishes  and 
Missions  and  of  our  Orders  in  the  Sacred  Ministery  to  take 
counsel,  and  legislate  for  the  welfare  and  extension  of 
Christ's  Kingdom  ui)on  earth,  and  primarily  and  espe- 
cially within  the  limits  of  our  own  Diocese. 

We  now  go  one  step  behind  that  discussion,  and  inquire 
what  are  these  Parishes  and  Missions,  and  these  Holv 
Orders,  which  we  lepresent?  Why  do  they  exist?  What 
is  their  chief  aim  and  object?  What  is  or  ought  to  be 
their  main  business  or  occupation? 

A  parish  or  Mission  is  the  organization  of  a  number  of 
Christian  people,  men.  women  and  children,  Brethren  in 
Christ,  for  the  purpose  of  drawing  near  to  God  in  pub- 
lic worship,  and  deriving  from  Him,  through  His  desig- 
nated and  appointed  means  of  grace,  the  spiritual  suppliers, 
which  they  need  for  the  maintenance  and  nurture  of  their 
spiritual  life. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


^ 


In  the  natural  world  it  is  true  that  "the  eyes  of  all  wait 
upon  God,  and  He  gives  them  their  meat  in  due  season, 
He  opens  His  hand,  and  tills  all  things  living  with  plente- 
ousness."  (Psalm  145,  15  and  IG.)  It  is  equally  true  in 
the  supernatural  world  that  the  source  of  all  supply  is 
God.  Spiritual  bii-th,  spiritual  strength,  spiritual  growth, 
spiritual  food  and  refreshment;  spiritual  cleansing,  and 
spiritual  benediction  which  crowns  with  blessings  the 
homes  of  the  living,  and  the  graves  of  the  dead  are  the 
gifts  of  God  to  man. 

In  the  dispensation  of  these  gifts  God  arranges. that  men 
shull  he  prepared  to  receive.  He  incorporates  them  under 
charter,  law,  and  government  into  associations  for  the  re- 
ception of  His  bounty,  and  leaves  them  to  distribute  it  as 
thev  will. 

« 

The  divine  hand  creates  the  family,  the  natural  grouping 
of  men.  Its  constitution,  and  economy  and  limitations  are 
inherent  and  essential,  and  not  artificial.  They  cannot  be 
altered.  What  they  are,  they  always  have  been,  and  must 
always  be.  We  cannot  conceive  of  man  as  existing  and 
continuing  on  the  earth  ai)art  from  the  family.  It  held 
him  in  its  dear  embrace  in  Eden,  and  it  will  shelter  him 
under  its  protecting  care  to  the  end.  The  savage  and  the 
civilized  conditions  of  our  human  life  are  brought  together 
on  the  common  platform  of  parental,  and  filial,  and  frater- 
nal relations.  It  is  the  one  institution  in  the  order  of 
nature,  and  the  only  one  wliich  is  universal  as  to  time 
and  place.  Wherever  man  has  been;  wherever  man  is;  wherev- 
er man  shall  be  on  the  earth  in  the  future,  there  has  been, 
there  is,  and  there  will  be  home,  the  fold  which  shelters 
the  family,  the  wigwam,  or  the  tent,  or  the  civilized  dwell- 
ing, which  holds  the  essential  elements  of  our  existence, 
the  wealth  of  our  affections,  the  pathos  of  our  sorrows 
and  sufferings,  and  the  hopes  of  coming  years.  The  family 
is  the  normal  distributing  medium  of  the  bounties  of  God's 
providence.  The  breadwinners  are  at  work  to  earn  where- 
with to  feed  and  clothe  wife  and  children,  and  though 
others  eat  and  drink  and   wear  garments   beside  the  mar- 


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11 


ried,  Still  ail  bpo-an  life  as  "olive  branches  rouiu]  about  the 
table,''  and  a  Mother's  hands  first  covered  everv  infant 
form  with  clothes. 

In  the  supernatural  world  the  Church  is  to  manjcind,  what 
the  family  is  in  the  natural,  the  difference  lies  in  this,  that 
in  the  natural  world  the  family  and  its  blessin<.^s  are  <^*ifts, 
which  we  are  cornpellerl  to  receivp. 

We  mnst  be  born.  God  wills  it.  We  must  eat  and  drink. 
a])petite  throuiih  hunuer  and  thirst  constrains  us.  In  the 
supernatural  world  the  Church  and  its  store  of  ^rood  thinos 
are  gifts,  wliich  are  offered  to  us  and  pressed  with  earnest 
entreaty  uj)on  our  acceptance,  still  they  are  not  forced 
upon  us  directly  by  the  hand  of  (lod,  nor  indirectly 
through  cravinu'  desire,  passing  if  refused,  into  an  agony 
of  felt  need.  Both  alike,  however,  the  family  and  the 
church  are  God's  creation  for  the  benefit  of  man.  The 
one,  the  family  gives  him  existence  here,  and  sustains  him 
in  natui'al  life  as  the  distributer  to  him  of  temporal  bless- 
ings: the  other,  the  Church  gives  him  the  new  birth  into 
the  kingdom  of  heaven,  and  nourishes  him  in  the  s])iritual 
life  with  supernatural  supplies  of  grace.  Both  alike  have 
a  general  and  a  s7)ecifi(^  sense.  AVe  speak  of  the  family  of 
man,  by  which  we  mean  the  human  race,  and  we  use  the 
word  family  as  denoting  a  household  of  j)arents  and 
childi-en.  So  precisely  we  enij)loy  th(»  word  Church  to  de- 
scribe "all  the  people  of  God,"  or  to  indicate  a  single  con- 
gregation. 

God  organized  the  family  under  parental  government, 
and  bound  the  nuMubers  together  by  the  ties  of  kindred, 
which  he  thrilled  with  the  currents  of  natural  affection. 
He  organized  the  Church  under  Himself  as  the  head,  and 
gave  it  His  government,  and  commissioned  His  ministers 
to  serve  it,  and  to  dispense  to  it  His  mysteries.  He  made 
them  each  the  family  and  the  Church  in  their  lespective 
spheres,  st)  far  as  they  represent  Him.  perfect,  and  He 
created  them  for  a  purpose,  the  family  for  the  preservation, 
increase,  well-being  and  comfort  of  man  in  this  life;  the 
€hurch  for  the  begetting  man  again  to  a  lively  hope,  and 


for  teaching  him  the  way  of  eternal  life,  and  imparting  to 
him  the  strength  to  qualify  him  to  enjoy  it  here  in  part, 
and  hereafter  in  perfection.  Beyond  this,  God  appointed 
us  men  to  represent  Him  in  the  care,  custody  and  admin- 
istration of  the  trusts  laid  up  in  store  for  the  race  in 
these  institutions,  the  home  and  the  Church.  We  become 
ti'ustees  of  the  one  thi'ough  nature,  when  God  makes  us 
parents,  we  are  made  trustees  of  the  other  through  grace, 
when  we  are  baptized,  and  we  are  put  in  ]K)ssession  of 
responsibilities  when  we  are  admitted  to  Holy  Ordei's  be- 
yond our  obligations  of  duty  and  fealty  as  simply  Chris- 
tians. 

This  statement  of  obvious  facts  is  necessary  to  correct 
prevalent  misconc-eptions  in  regard  to  the  administration 
of  parishes  and  missions,  which  have  caused  and  are  cans- 
ing  widespread  injury  to  the  souls  of  m^n  and  are  tending 
to  defeat  the  supreme  and  paramount  object  for  which 
these  organizations  were  formed. 

•  The  confusion  arises  in  part  from  a  failure  of  our  laitv 
largely,  and  our  cleigy  in  a  less  degree,  but  still  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  to  grasp  fully  the  true  conception 
of  the  Church  idea  as  the  supernatural  family,  the  eternal 
home  begun  in  time,  but  perfected  in  heaven.  The  mis- 
take, so  serious  and  disastrous,  is  also  occasioned  by  the 
fact  that  as  God  "has  ordained  that  they,  who  preach 
the  gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel''  money  is  necessary 
for  the  support  of  the  parish  or  mission,  and  business 
men  engrossed  with  worldly  affairs  in  their  haste,  and 
sometimes  at  their  leisure,  confound  the  Church  with  their 
banks  and  (counting  houses,  and  shops,  and  factories  as  a 
place  for  making  money,  and  do  not  associate  it,  as  God 
does,  with  their  homes,  a  place,  a  sacred  spot,  to  be  sup- 
ported and  not  yield  support. 

Let  us  give  to  this  matter  a  little  patient  thought,  and 
it  will  drive  away  the  mist,  and  enable  us  to  see  clearly  a 
few  fundamental  truths,  which  we  ought  thoroughly  to 
understand  if  we  desire  to  discharge  our  duty  to  God  and 
our  neighbor. 


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Remembering-  that  God  lias  associated  the  liome  aud  the 
parish  or  mission,  the  family  and  cono:reoation  of  Chris- 
tian people,  and  that  He  has  not  only  taught  us,  but  by 
natural  affection  has  compelled  us  to  accept  and  apply 
His  teaching  in  the  care  and  administration  of  our  domestic 
trusts,  we  are  led  on  to  see  that  He  designs,  and  wishes 
us  to  regard  and  treat  our  parallel  spiritual  trusts  in  the 
same  manner. 

Who  regards  his  home  as  a  ])lace  for  making  money? 
Who  associates  his  home  with  his  place  of  business?  On 
the  contiary  is  it  not  the  common  exi)erience  of  men  that 
there  is  an  interval  between  their  avocations  in  the  indus- 
tries of  life,  and  the  seclusion  of  the  family  circle?  Is  it 
not  true  that  this  interval  interposes  an  impassable  bar- 
rier through  which  the  world  is  not  allowed  to  enter? 

''Fortune,"  it  is  said,  '* favors  the  few,'"  and  "misfortune 
dogs  the  steps  of  the  many."  It  will  always  be  the 
majority,  who  will  be  i)oor,  and  of  this  majority  large 
numbers  are  the  victims  of  severe  -iistress.  Under  these 
circumstances  does  any  decent  man  with  a  family  in  the 
extremity  of  pinching  want  ever  even  conceive  in  his  mind, 
much  less  propose  in  word  as  a  remedv  foi*  his  distress  to 
close  the  doors  of  his  home,  and  send  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren adrift  to  take  care  of  themselves  as  best  thev  may, 
until  he  earns  money  enough  to  pay  his  debts?  Does  any 
well-conditioned  man,  who  has  anv  moral  and  reliaious 
sense  abiding  in  him,  ])roj)()se  as  a  means  of  recovering* 
himself  when  misfortune  overtakes  him,  that  his  family 
shall  go  without  food  and  clothing-  until  he  is  ag-ain  in  funds 
and  can  pay  for  their  support?  These  questions  answer 
themselves. 

Pass  then  from  the  earthlv  home  to  the  heavenlv:  from 
the  family  to  the  parish  or  the  mission,  which  God  has 
joined  together  in  calling  the  Church  His  family,  and 
stamping  it  with  His  Fatherhood,  and  its  membership 
with  His  brotherhood  in  His  dear  Son's  name.  Pass,  we 
say,  from  one  to  the  other  of  these  divinelv  related  insti- 
tutions,  which    (Jod  has   placed   on  the  same  ])lane  in  the 


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13 


spheres  of  the  material  and  spiritual  life,  with  the  differ- 
ence that  man  in  a  sense  is  compelled  to  care  for  the  one, 
and  is  thrown  u])on  his  honor  to  provide  for  the  other, 
and  observe  the  change.  No  natural  affection  inspires  him, 
no  ties  of  kiiulred  bind  him,  the  atmosphere  is  spiritual, 
the  font  and  th(^  altar  and  the  Bible  stand  for  realities, 
but  they  are  the  realities  of  faith  not  of  sense,  and  what 
they  supply,  if  withheld,  occasions  no  physical  distress. 

Here  in  the  si)i ritual  home  when  pecuniary  difficulties 
arise,  as  often  they  do  and  must  the  immediate  resource 
which  presents  itself  to  the  average  trustee,  whether  in 
charg-e  of  a  parish  or  mission,  to  relieve  the  embarrass- 
ment is  to  dismiss  the  priest,  to  close  the  doors  of  the 
Church,  and  if  there  l)e  a  rectory  to  rent  it,  and  perhaps 
worse  still,  in  case  the  property  is  vested  in  the  local  cor- 
])oration  to  mortgage  or  sell  it,  and  thus  save  the  pockets 
of  themselves  and  their  constituents.  This  line  of  pro- 
cedure is  considered  good  financeering,  and  when  measured 
by.  strict  business  principles  it  is  doubtless  all  that  is 
claimed  for  it. 

It  would  be  equally  true  that  when  embarrassment  occurs 
in  a  family,  it  would  be  judicious  management  on  a  mere 
business  basis  to  close  the  house  and  stop  supplies.  P>ut 
at  once  it  is  said  this  cannot  be  done,  since  wife  and  little 
ones  would  perish  from  exposure  and  starvation,  so  it 
seems  other  considerations  are  forced  into  the  problem 
besides  business.  Thank  God  it  is  so.  The  home  was  not 
created  by  Almighty  God  for  the  pur])ose  of  making  money, 
mone}^  is  needed  for  its  maintenance,  and  it  is  one  of  man's 
highest  privileges  to  earn  money  to  support  the  wife  of 
his  choice,  and  the  children,  whom  God  has  lent  to  him 
as  a  trust,  to  provide  for  and  rear  in  good  morals,  and 
the  faith  of  the  Gospel.  The  element  of  constraint,  amount- 
ing practically  with  worthy  peoj)le  to  compulsion,  forbids 
the  father  to  close  his  house  and  neglect  liis  family  in  a 
crisis  of  poverty,  while  he  is  striving  to  retrieve  his  for- 
tune, but  this  factor  of  enforced  obligation  does  not  enter 
into  the  problem  of  dealing-  with  a  parish  or  mission,  when 


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its  resources  are  crippled  and  it  is  in  reduced  circumstances. 
In  this  case  the  same  relations  essentially  exist.    There  ib 
the    priest    the  father  of    the    Hock,   the  font  the  cradle  of 
God's    little    ones,    the    Bible   His    word    of   guidance    and 
manifold  wisdom,  and  the  altar,  His  board  laden  with  the 
viands,  which  His  own  hand  supplies.      The  family  are  the 
members  of  the  flock,   who  own   the  r'ha])el   or  the  Church 
building  as  their  spiritual   home,   and   now    the  difference 
appears  in  this,  that  if  its  doors  are  closed  and  no  bap- 
tisms   are    performed,    no    Sunday    service    held,   no    Holy 
Scripture    read    or    preached,    n(^    children    catechised,    no 
Eucharist  celebi'ated,   things   move  on  as  they  did   before. 
The    cry    of   starvation    is  not    heard,    and    the    shivering 
forms    of    destitution    do    not    meet    the  eve.      Unless    the 
spiritual  life  is  well  developed  and  quickened  into  sensitive- 
ness   the  yearnings,    which  the  Psalmist     so    pathetically 
expressed  for  G(3d's  house,  are  not  felt.     Indifference  grows 
apace,   and    indifference  lapses    into  a])atliy  and    with   the 
exception    of   a  few,   one  here  and    there,   the  flock  easily 
grows  accustomed    to  the  closed   doors  of   their   Father's 
house,  and  in  their  state  of  numbness  love  to  have  it  so, 
or  at  all  events  acquiesce  in  this  deplorable  condition   of 
spiritual  destitution   with  complacency  and  even  cheerful- 
ness. 

No  j)ublic  censure  is  expressed  in  reference  to  those,  who 
shut  u})  their  spiritual  home  and  leave  the  children  without 
shelter  and  without  food,  as  there  would  be  were  the  i)arish 
or  mission  an  earthly  household.  As  we  have  said,  God 
leaves  men  to  themselves.  He  throws  them  u])()n  their  honor, 
He  appeals  to  conscience  and  the  moral  sense,  and  if  they 
will  not  listen  to  these  voices,  then  thtM'e  is  no  power  to 
compel,  and  they  must  go  forward  and  nbide  the  judge- 
ment. Meanwhile  it  is  our  duty  as  chief  pastor,  and  a 
bisho])  to  point  out  in  plainness  of  speech,  nnd  with  all 
long  suffering  and  patience  and  gentleness  the  real  con- 
ditions of  the  problem  of  our  blcMided  life  in  the  flesh,  and 
in  the  spirit  here  on  earth,  and  to  ui'ge  our  people  to  profit 
by  experience,  which   speaks  to  us  from  history,   and   our 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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il 


own  personal  knowledge  and  observation,  Our  point  is 
that  our  parish  or  mission  stands  to  our  spiritual  life  in 
precisely  the  same  relation  that  our  home  does  to  our 
natural  life,  and  that  both  belong  by  God's  arrangement 
to  the  same  sphere  of  divine  gifts,  enshrining  the  choicest 
blessings  after  their  kind  for  us  for  time  and  for  eternity. 
They  are  thus  sacred  trusts,  and  we  are  put  in  charge  as 
trustees  to  manage  and  administer  and  hand  on  to  others 
what  we  have  received.  They  are  when  rightly  viewed 
blended  trusts,  that  is,  they  run  into  each  other,  they  merge. 
Their  nomenclature  in  essential  terms  is  the  same.  The 
fatherhood  of  God  shelters  and  protects  both,  the  natural 
remains  while  the  supei'uatural  enters  and  sanctifies,  and  so 
the  earthly  family  is  lifted  by  grace  into  a  higher  sphere 
and  becomes  a  holv  household.  The  strength  bv  which  we 
walk  and  act  and  earn  our  bread  comes  f^om  the  earthly 
home,  but  the  strength  by  which  we  do  our  duty  to  God 
and  our  neighbor  comes  from  our  heavenly  home.  Our 
earthly  parents  carry  us  to  the  font,  and  we  are  brought 
back  the  children  of  two  households,  and  the  double  re- 
lationship runs  on  henceforth  through  life  to  the  end. 

The  home,  the  parish  are  sacred  trusts  confided  to  our 
custody  to  be  cherished,  to  be  guaided  with  all  care  and 
fidelity,  and  to  be  sustained  by  us  at  any  sacrifice, 
and  with  a  glad  heart  and  ready  will.  The  one,  the 
earthly  home,  we  must  support,  or  else  the  mother  swoons 
from  hunger,  and  the  children  cry  for  bi-ead,  and  the  finder 
of  scorn  and  contempt  is  pointed  at  us,  and  men  cry  over 
us,  "shame."  The  other,  the  heavenly  home  we  may  sup- 
port, and  if  we  do  not,  we  may  not  hear  appeals  for  the 
supply  of  spiritual  needs,  for  the  opening  of  God's  house, 
for  the  word  of  life,  'for  sacraments,  for  ]jrayer  for  the  sick 
and  dying,  and  for  the  burial  of  the  dead,  but  God  sees 
and  marks  our  neglect  and  selfishness,  and  hardness  of 
heart.  He  is  not  mocked,  whatsoever  a  man  soweth  that 
shall  he  reap.  There  is  no  trusteeship  more  sacred  than 
that  which  places  in  our  keeping  our  earthly  and  our 
heavenly  homes.      They  come  alike  from  God  as  His  high- 


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est  and  ))est  pfts  to  man.  The  one  He  almost  compels 
us  to  take  care  of,  the  other  Pie  fills  with  Himself,  as  a 
constraining-  motive  for  our  love  and  leaves  us  free  to  do 
with  it  as  we  please. 

Dear  Brethren,  ye  who  pi-ofess  to  believe  in  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  value  His  Church  as  His  bodv,  the  out- 
ward  channel  throu<»ii  which  we  have  access  to  His  divine 
personality,  and  draw  from  Him  the  virtue,  wiiich  heals 
and  restores,  and  ^ives  life,  and  health  and  stren<::th,  will 
you  as  Christian  men,  and  women,  and  children  even 
ahow  the  <loors  of  your  In^avenly  Father's  house  to  be 
closed,  your  rectories  to  be  rented,  and  your  spiritual 
homes  to  become  a  desolation? 

On  this  subject  I  might  say  more.  I  could  not  say  less 
and  be  true  to  you  as  a  fellow  trustee  with  vou  of  God's 
herita<»e  in  this  great  Diocese. 

We  have  entered  in,  it  is  true,  but  we  have  not  vet 
possessed  the  land.  We  have  much  to  do  in  aggresive 
work,  but  first  we  must  lioM  our  own,  before  we  march 
on.  We  must  not  leave  behind  us  deserted  camps,  and  ex- 
tinguished watchfires,  and  desolate  altars. 

In  some  way  we  should  make  ])rovision  that  wherever 
our  services  have  been  held,  or  are  now  held  thev  must 
continue  to  be  held.  To  meet  this  demand  is  a  problem 
of  no  little  difficulty,  and  we  scarcely  hope  that  we  can 
solve  it,  but  possibly  we  can  afford  some  help  to  others, 
and  put  them  in  the  way  of  reaching  a  successful  solution. 
First  then  we  uri»e  that  we  must  have  a  self-den  vino- 
clei-gy  in  a  way  in  which  the  clergy  are  not  always  self- 
denying,  we  mean  by  remaining  at  their  posts  in  spite  of 
difficulties,  discouragements,  diminished  incomes,  rebuffs 
and  even,  if  we  may  suppose  it  possible,  insults. 

The  clergy  are  self-denying,  and  to  a  degree  often  which 
gives  us  distress.  They  live  on  very  scanty  incomes,  they 
and  theirs  have  many  shadows,  and  but  little  sunshine. 
Their  labors  are  largelv  in  seclusion,  and  thev  are  little 
appreciated,  because  they  are  little  known.  Their  condi- 
tion in  life  is  hard,   and  hope  rarely  lends  brightness  to 


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their  futuiv.  ;ind  yet  in  om^  respect  the  clergy  to  some 
extent  do  not  practice  self.«lenial.  TIiPv  do  not  stay  at 
their  posts.  They  grow  impatient,  tired,  and  for  a  very 
slight  cause,  either  of  discouragemcMit,  or  inducement  to 
remove,  they  resign  and  leave  their  flocks.  There  are 
noble  exceptions  to  such  a  mistaken  course  we  know,  and 
we  are  glad  to  state  that  they  are  among  our  own  dear 
clergy,  but  nevertheless  the  fact  remains,  that  a  large  con- 
tingent of  our  pi-iests  are  always  shifting,  going  from 
place  to  place,  and  the  result  is  injurious  to  them,  and 
disastrous  to  the  congregations. 

Tlie  clergyman,  who  makes  many  changes  must  diminish 
and  ultimately  almost  entirely  eliminate  the  ])astoral 
element  from  his  ministry.  He  must  destroy  the  network 
of  tender  sympathy,  which  the  font  and  the  altar,  the 
Sunday  school,  the  joys  and  sorrows  of  the  homes  of  his 
people,  and  the  graves  in  the  cemetery  weave  between  the 
faithful  minister  of  Christ  and  his  flock.  He  comes  a 
stranger,  he  prea.clies  a  few  sermons,  and  celebrates  a  few 
sacraments,  and  he  goes  away  almost  as  much  a  stranger 
as  he  came.  He  soon  becomes  a  clerical  tramp.  He  loses 
his  grasp  of  spiritual  realities,  and  parishes  and  missions 
gi'adually  cease  to  represent  to  him  souls,  they  stand  for 
dollars.  He  counts  his  yeai-s  since  his  ordination  by  the 
changes,  which  he  has  made,  and  he  spends  more  money 
in  going  from  place  to  place,  than  would  have  provided 
him  with  an  endowment  for  his  old  age,  had  he  stayed 
where  he  was  in  his  first  field  of  work. 

The  people  grow  disheartened  when  a  succession  of  clergy- 
men march  through  their  parish  or  mission,  and  halt,  and 
play  with  work,  and  -make  promises,  and  raise  hopes,  and 
then  march  on.  The  repetition  of  tliis  experience  in  geom- 
etrical progression  breaks  th(?  spirit  of  the  flock,  dampens 
their  ardor,  and  fills  them  with  distrust  for  the  future.  The 
first  remedy  then  which  we  suggest  is  that  the  clergy  should 
train  themselves  by  firm  resolve,  and  habits  of  thought, 
and  practical  arrangement  of  their  affairs  to  remain  at 
their  posts  until  others  besides  themselves,  and  especially 


4- 


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DKK  I>K   OP  SPRINGFIELD. 


10 


those  who  are  over  thein  in  the  Lord  decide  that  it  is  ad- 
visable for  them  to  leave.  It  would  be  well  if  our  can- 
onical le<j:islation  were  invoked  to  help  in  this  matter,  not 
to  <zo  as  far  as  it  does  now  in  the  case  of  diocesan 
Bishops,  compHlinii'  them  to  stay  in  their  jurisdictions, 
without  the  option  of  removal  in  any  contingency  be  the 
cause  what  it  may,  not  to  go,  we  say,  so  far  as  this,  but 
still  to  establish  a  common  law,  which  would  bind  Bishops, 
as  well  as  thrir  clergy,  a?i(l  place  wholesome  restraints 
where  they  are  now  much  neeih^d.  and  a  check  upon  the 
mioratorv  habits  of  our  Presbvters. 

hi  the  second  place,  as  regards  the  peoj)le  a  great  deal 
can  be  done  by  them  to  encourage  the  clergy  to  i-(»main 
with  them,  assuminii'  that  the  relationship  is  cor<lial.  It 
goes  without  saying  that  a  pi'iest  and  his  family  must  be 
8up|)lied  with  the  necessaries  of  life,  as  well  as  laymen,  and 
still  farther  that  a  clergyman  in  del>t  speedily  forfeits  the 
resf)ect  of  the  community  in  which  he  resides,  and  in  con- 
sequence lo.^es  his  intluence.  Hence  there  must  be  a  reason- 
able support,  and  this  can  be  in  most  cases  supplied,  ])ro- 
vided  every  one  will  as  a  matter  of  j>v'iuciph,  give  as  the 
Lord  hath  [)rospered  him,  a  certain  ])roportion  of  his  in- 
come for  the  maintenance  of  his  spiritual  home.  (live  it 
we  sav  as  a  matter  of  dutv  and  tilial  obligation  tf)  the 
home,  and  not  to  tlu»  specitic  priest,  regulated  in  amount 
by  ])ersonal  preference  or  prejudice.  It  is  all  imjiortant 
that  principle  should  rule  in  this  matter,  as  the  Loid 
enjoins,  since  if  it  did  tiie  difficulty  of  clerical  support 
would  be  completely  solved.  The  |)rinciple  in  its  applica- 
tion has  thive  ])oints.  which  must  be  kept  clearly  and 
steadily  in  view. 

First:  we  must  devote  a  certain  {Percentage  of  our  income 
as  interest,  which  we  owe  \o  (lod  for  Mis  loan  to  us  of  our- 
selves, and  health  and  strength,  and  the  world  in  which  we 
live,  and  the  raw  material  with  which  we  work,  and  pre- 
servation and  all  the  blessings  of  this  life,  and  above  all 
the  gift  of  Jesus  Christ.  Under  tlie  F^aw  God  prescribed  the 
amount  which  man  must  pay,  ten  per  cent.  Can  it  be, 
ought  it  to  be  less  under  the  Gospel? 


Second:  We  must  give  to  God,  and  not  to  man,  that  is, 
we  must  make  oui-  offering  to  our  spiritual  home,  our 
Father's  house,  and  not  to  the  rector  or  missionary,  who 
happens  to  preside  within.  The  amount,  which  we  give,  is 
not  to  be  regulated  by  our  likes  or  dislikes.  God  is  ''the 
same  yesterday,  to-day  and  fort^ver,"  and  consequently  as 
''His  mercies  fail  not,"  our  duty  is  always  the  same. 

Third:  We  must  give  without  asking.  We  should  wait 
for  no  collector,  but  pronq)tly  and  with  alacrity  as  soon 
our  debt  is  due,  we  should  pay  it.  Then  when  we  have 
laid  aside  the  Lords  portion,  and  devoted  it  to  Him  as 
the  first  and  highest  of  all  our  duties,  we  may  hope  that 
our  Churches  will  not  often  be  closed  and  our  sacraments 
cease. 

Exceptions,    however,    will    occur    in    human  experience, 
and  |)arishes  and    missions    are    subject    to  vicissitudes  of 
fortune,  and  the  qu(»stion  arises    how    can    we    provide    in 
such  contingencies,  so  that  the  continuity  of  religious  ser- 
vices will  not  be  interi'upted  in  seasons  of  great  depression 
and  financial  disaster?      Nay,  further,  how  can  we  provide 
•in    a    Diocese    like    ours,    i-ural    and    meager    in  resources, 
against  removals  which    withdraw    income    and    render    it 
im])racticable  for  the  })riest  to  live  unless    aid  comes  from 
without?    Our  remedy  for  such  cases  is  this:      Let  us  pai-- 
tially  endow  our  parishes  and  missions.     We    will    explain 
in  outline  our  plan   and    leave  the    subject,  dear    Bi'ethren 
for  your  judgment  to  pass  upon  it,  and  if  you    think  well 
of  it,  and  that  it  is    feasible,  to    give    it    practical    shape, 
and  put  it  at  once  into  operation   wherever  it  is    possible. 
In  the  first    place  our    suggestion    is    pnrtiul  endowment, 
because    every    generation    as    a    rule    should    provide  for 
itself,  and  not  owe  its  maintenance    to    its    ancestry  while 
it  lives  in  idleness.    Specifically  in  the  case  of  parishes  and 
missions  acom])Iete  endowment  yielding  in  income    a    sal 
ary  amply  suthcient  for    the    Rector    opens    the    door    for 
manifold  temptations  to  enter  in  and  work  injury  both  to 
clergy  and  laity  alike.     The  incumbent  of  a  spiritual  cure, 


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whose  support  is  eiitiivly  iiidependont  of  his  flock,  is 
tempted  to  lapse  into  laziness,  and  the  ne<j,-lect  of  his  duty 
as  a  priest,  and  a  pastor.  On  th(»  other  hand  a  ron<»re<ia- 
tion  released  from  all  responsihilitv  for  the  maintenance 
of  their  services  is  apt  to  cease  .in  a  <!:reat  measure  to  <>ive 
to  God,  and  forget  that  an  offering-  is  due  at  their  hands 
as  a  part  of  their  woiship.  I^esides  in  such  cases'  the 
people  and  the  cleigv  grow  apait,  if  we  may  use  the  ex- 
pression, there  is  an  interval  between  them  and  time 
widens  it.  A  bond  of  svm])athv  is  ivmoved  and  t he v  each 
know  the  fact,  and  it  influences  their  relations  to  each 
other,  and  on  th^'  whoh'  not  for  their  mutual  benefit. 

A  partial  endowment  escapes  these  evils,  and  secures 
advantages  which  in  a  Diocese  like  ours  are  sorelv  needed 
in  order  to  keep  the  doors  of  our  church(\s  open  contin- 
uously and  supply  our  people  with  the  ministry  of  the 
word  and  sacraments.  The  salaries  ])aid  to  our  clergy  on 
an  avpriige  are  so  small  that  they  cannot  be  reduced  to 
any  great  amount  without  bringing  them  below  the  point 
at  which  it  is  possibh-  for  a  family  to  live.  The  conditions 
of  our  population  are  such  that  without  any  fault  of 
clergy  or  people  this  reduction  of  income  is  of  very  fre- 
quent occurrence. 

On  our  borders,  north  and  south  and  east  and  west  are 
mighty  magnets  which  draw  to  thnmselves  youtli  and 
wealth,  riie  young  go  to  Chicago,  Indianapolis,  Cincin- 
nati, I^ouisville,  St.  Louis  to  nuike  money,  the  rich  go  to 
spend  it.  The  result  is  our  ])arishes  and  missions  are  con- 
stantly making  contributions  of  our  strongest  and  best 
material,  and  they  are  in  consecpience  constantly  df^pleted 
and  weakened.  Now  the  v)ractical  inquiry  is  how  shall  we 
encounter  this  evil,  and  strivx'  to  counteract  it? 

Our  proposed  remedy  is  a  partial  endowment,  which 
will  yield  with  what  the  people  can  raise  an  adequate 
salary  for  a  reasonable  suppoi't.  In  times  of  prosperity 
this  fixed  amount  of  interest  will  make  the  incumbent's 
income  ami)le,  in  times  of  depression  it  will  keep  him  and 
his  in  the  necessaries  of    life.    Thus  the    parish    or  mission 


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will  be,  in  so  far  as    material  support  is    concerned,  secure 
of  retaining  its  priest. 

We  pass  on  to  consider  a  dangei-,  whi<h  might  grow  out 
of  such    a  partial    endowment,   unless  it  were   anticipated 
and  prevented.     The  danger   would    be   that  the  congrega- 
tion   might    be    satisfied    that   the    income  yielded    by  the 
partial    endowment    affc^rded    a    sufficient    salary    for    the 
clergyman,    and     accordingly    declined    to    give    anything 
themselves.     This   would    be   very   likely  to   occur,  it' is  the 
outcome  of  the  littleness  and  meanness  of  the  human  heart. 
To  avert  this  threatened  evil,  we  would  recommend  that  the 
endowment  should  in  every  case  be  made  upon  the  condi- 
tion that  the  interest  sliouM  be  paid  to  the  specified  parish 
or  mission,  provided  said  parish  or  mission  raised  a  mini- 
mum sum  each  year  toward  the  support  of   their  minister 
and  services,   otherwise,   in  case  they  failed   to  do  so,  the 
income  of  the  endowment  for  that  year  should  be  given  to 
the  lioard  of  Missions  of    the    Diocese.     Then,   in   such  an 
emergency,  if  the  unfortunate  parish  or  mission  could  show 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Diocesan  Board  of  Missions  that 
they  were  absolutely  unable  to  raise  the  recjuired  minimum 
amount  to  secure  the  payment  of  the  interest  of  the  endow- 
ment to  them,  the  Board   of  Missions  under  such  circum- 
stances would  have  the  power  to  donate  the  interest  back 
again  to  them.     This   arrangement,  it  seems  to  us  would 
obviate  all  difi^culties,  and  the  conditional  payment  of  the 
income  of  the  endowment  would  act  as  a  stimulus  to  kee]) 
the  people  in  the  })ath  of  duty. 

How  is  such  an  endowment  to  be  raised,  is  the  question 
which  at  once  presents  itself.  We  answer  by  the  people  of 
the  parish  and  mission  and  their  friends.  Let  every  parish 
and  mission,  whi(4i  feels  the  need  of  such  an  auxiliarv  in- 
come, set  about  securing  the  endowment  at  once,  and  with- 
out exhausting  the  methods  of  doing  this  we  would  sug- 
gest the  following: 

1st.  'Jliat  a  primary  offering  should  be  made  foi-  the 
object  in  order  to  secure  a  sum  for    investment   to    which 


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additions  can  be  made.  There  imist  be  a  newt  eg<>-  in 
Older  to  secure  <»'ol<len  additions. 

'Ji\.  Lf't  every  connnunii-ant  and  interested  ])erson  in 
the  subject  make  it  a  matter  of  conscience  to  present  an 
annual  offerin<>-  to  the  object. 

:5d.  I.et  there  be  a  day  known  as  the  Parish  or  Mission 
day,  it  may  be  when  tiie  ()r<;ainzation  bears  the  name  of 
a  saint  or  a  j.:,reat  festival  on  that  holy  day,  or  iiny  other 
day  that  is  convenient,  let  tiieie  be  such  a  parish  or 
mission  day  to  be  made  a  i»reat  deal  of,  a  hi«»h  and  happy 
day,  when  these  offerin^i's  for  endowment  will  be  presented 
on  the  altai-  of  (Jod.  and  the  parish  and  mission  will  cele- 
brate the  anniversary  of  its  spiritual  nativity. 

4(h.  Let  the  faithful  remembei"  the  endowment  fund  in 
their  wills,  and  be  sure  to  make  a  bequest,  it  matters  not 
how  small  in  amount,  provided  it  be  in  due  proportion  to 
their  means,  for  its  augmentation. 

nth.  Let  everyone  who  has  done  all  these  thinii's  as  far 
as  practicable,  then  turn  to  his  neighbors  and  fiiends  and 
strive  to  inten?st  them,  and  procure  from  them  for  the 
ol)ject  ,iiifts  and  be(]uests.  ^^'e  are  persuaded  if  these 
means  and  such  like  are  dili<icntly  em])loye(l,  a  fund  of 
this  kind  can  be  siic<'essfully  started  in  many  of  our  ])ar- 
ishes  and  missions,  and  though  it  may  <;rovv  but  slowly^ 
at  first,  still  it  will  increase  steadily  year  by  year,  and  ere 
lon<i-  be^piests  will  come  in  and  we  shall  have  to  our  sur- 
prise respectable  endowments  in  many  places,  and  be 
stron<!;  as  a  diocese  and  be  ready  and  able  to  do  a<i<»res- 
iv^e  work.  We  commend  the  plan  as  eminently  practical, 
and  the  best  we  can  devise  to  make  a  diocese  like  ours 
self  supportin<»:,  and  able  to  take  care  of  itseif. 

Meanwhile  the  mission  woik  of  our  Diocese  languishes  for 
lack  of  means,  and  men.  It  is  no  reflection  upon  the  men, 
that  we  put  the  means  Hrst,  since  it  is  a  question  of  bare 
sui)p()it.  There  are  uumi.  who  would  come  to  us  and  work, 
provided  rhey  were  assured  that  they  would  receive  enough 
to  enable  them  to  live  without  incurrinu:,-  debt.  Why  is  it 
that  in  manv  cases  the  salarv  offered  comes  verv  near  the 


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amount  required  for  self  supj)ort  an  1  there  stops?  Whv 
is  it  that  missions,  which  have  been  aided  from  without 
for  years  seem  to  orow  uo  stronoer,  aiid  to  rely  as  much 
upon  the  appropriation  from  the  (leneral  or  Diocesan  Board 
of  Missions  as  they  did  at  first?  Why  is  it  when  a  little 
self  denial,  n  little  extra  exertion  nould  brino-  to  the  parish 
or  mission  the  additional  supplies  to  render  it  self-supi)ort- 
in.o-.  this  self-denial  and  this  extra  exertion  are  not  to  be 
found,  [brethren  we  have  the  resources  at  our  own  command 
to  remedy  almost  all,  if  not  all,  our  evils  incident  to 
straightened  means,  if  we  will  only  lay  them  under  con- 
tribution. There  are  nmny  of  us  who  could  largely  increase 
our  offerinos  to  (lod  without  sufferino-  the  slio-htest  incon- 
venience in  our  homes  or  persons,  in  our  business  or  in  our 
pleasni'es. 

Let  this  be  done  at  once,  let  ev^ery  om^  increase  his  Offer- 
inos Hi  legist  ten  per  cent,  and  then  a  considerable  |)orliou 
of  our  missionary  money  will  be  released  for  au^ressive 
work  in  new  fields,  and  we  shall  orow  stronger  with  new 
cono-reoations  and  a  larovr  constituency  to  suj)|)()rt  .air 
work. 

Our  St.  Ao-atha's  school  in  our  See  City  for  o-i,-ls  merits 
your  o^enerous  support.  We  have  done  our  best  durino; 
many  years  to  sustain  it  for  the  beneht  of  oui-  oirls.  that 
they  mio'ht  receive  ainono-  ourselves,  on  our  own  soil, 
under  the  influences  of  our  Church  an  excellent  education! 
We  say,  we  have  d  )ne  oui*  best,  l)ut  we  fear  Brethren  that 
our  best  without  your  active  and  immediate  co-oi)eration 
in  increasino-  our  })atronao-e  will  ]wov(^  of  little  or  no  avail. 
It  is  now  more  your  (Question  than  ours.  W(^  can  fro  no 
furtlier,  we  can  do  no  more.  You  can  send  us  pupils  and 
induce  others  to  send  them.  If  this  is  done,  and  done 
speedily  our  St.  Ao;atha's  will  live,  because  it  c;in  live, 
otherwise  it  will  die,  because  it  must  die.  This  is  your 
question  now,  it  is  no  lonoer  ours.  All  we  ask  is  patron- 
ao'o,  and  if  this  is  refused,  we  have  no  resource  but  to 
close  our  doors.    This  issue  rests  with  vou. 


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We  havf  just  dosed  onr  (JeTiprnl  Convention  in  Minneap- 
olis. It  would  be  tedious  to  reeite  a  thiiee  told  tale  and 
discuss  in  our  a<ldress  its  diaiacter  and  lej^islation,  but  it 
is  within  oui*  province  to  say  a  word  about  oui*  relation 
as  a  Diocese  to  that  ,i»Teat  assembly  representing-  in  its 
five  hundred  members  the  best  elements  of  character  and 
talent  in  our  country.  First  and  befoie  all  things  the 
(Jeneral  Convention  of  ^X\)')  «»:ave  its  atfirmation  in  the 
most  decided  and  unt^quivocal  lan<i-ua<j,-^  to  the  funda- 
mental verities  of  the  Faith,  against  the  assaults  which  of 
late  years  have  been  made  upon  that  Faith  from  various 
quarters  and  in  various  ways.  Tliis  it  did  by  adoptin<i- as 
its  own  the  Pastoral  I.etter  of  the  Bishops  issued  in 
November  1SI)4.  Had  the  (General  Convention  of  ISI).') 
done  no  more  than  this,  to  put  to  silence  the  voices  of 
disloval  men  who  were  doinii'  th(Mr  best  to  discredit  that 
utterance  of  1 S04,  it  would  be  worth  a  thousand  times 
all  that  it  cost  in  money  and  lal)or.  l^rethren  you  have 
listened  in  vain  to  our  addresses  made  in  your  |>resence 
annually  for  tiv(»  years  and  more,  if  you  do  not  know  that 
our  Diocese  thro uiih  its  Bishop  had  some  share  in  pre- 
paiinj:,  the  way,  which  le(l    up    to  the    Pastoral    of    18t)4. 

We  speak  of  this.  Dear  I'rethivn,  with  the  most  pro- 
found thankfulness  to  Almi.ahty  (Jod  that  He  has  per- 
mitted us  to  triumph  thus  far.  The  conflict  is  not  ended. 
nor  will  it  be  while  the  enemy  of  souls  ])lots  and  plans  to 
overthrow  the  faitli.  l)ut  the  first  battle  has  been  fouo:bt, 
and  the  victory  won,  and  our  Diocese,  the  Diocese  of 
S])rin^tield  will  have  honorable  mention  when  the  records 
of  this  «»eneration  pass  into  history. 

In  the  business  and  le<»'islation  of  the  House  of  Deputies 
our  Diocese  bore  a  conspicuous  and  honorable  part.  Her 
place  in  the  relative  importance  in  which  she  seems  to 
rank  is  far  bevond  what  her  resources  in  church  member- 
ship  or  contributions  would  <iive  her.  Her  claim  for  con- 
sideration and  respect  does  not  rest  upon  her  wealth  or 
worldlv  influence.  It  is  to  be  attributed,  we  submit,  chiefly 
to  tw  o  causes,  the  one  lying-  in  the  past  and  reaching  down 


DIOCESE  OF  SPUING  FIELD. 


2.J 


to  the  present,  her  steady  consistent,  consei'vative  stand 
for  the  faitli  of  th(^  Gospel  as  embodied,  taught  and  ad- 
ministered by  the  Church;  and  the  other  her  representa- 
tion on  the  floor  of  the  House  in  our  clergy  and  laity  who 
illustrated  noblv  the  traditions  and  character  of  the  Diocese. 
Brethren  we  have  a  name  to  live,  we  have  hosts  of  loyal 
faithful  men  and  women,  we  have  resources  in  hand,  and 
resources  within  rcnh.  What  we  need  is  the  will  to  devise 
])rudently  and  execute  [)romptly.  The  will  to  make  sacri- 
fices in  time  and  money  and  ease  and  comfort  for  the 
welfare  of  the  Church  of  God,  our  spiritual,  our  super- 
natural. OUI'  real  ])ermanent  home.  T^et  us  be  up  and 
doing.  L<  ;  us  srck  first  the  Kingdom  of  God  and  His 
lighteousness,  thai  is  let  us  ])ut  our  leligion  before. our 
business,  our  ])leasure,  our  politics  or  whatever  else  may 
have  a  rightful  place  in  our  hearts,  and  then  God  will 
bless  us,  as  He  has  promised,  in  the  basket  and  in  the 
store,  in  our  going  out,  and  coming  in,  and  we  shall  have 
the  fruits  of  increase  not  only  in  our  Diocese,  and  Parishes 
and  Missions,  but  in  our  temporal  affairs,  in  our  farms 
and  warehouses,  and  shops  and  homes,  for  He  who  com_ 
manded.  "Seek  ve  firtst  the  Kingdom  of  God  and  His 
righteousness,''  promised  as  the  reward  and  sequel  of 
obedience,  'All  these  things,"'  temporal  blessings,  ''shall 
be  added  unto  vou." 


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ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF     THE 


ei  REV.  GEORGE  F.  SEYM 


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JBisbop  ot  Spnngfiel&, 


TO    THE 


NINETEENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE, 


OECKIVIBER  9,  1896. 


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DECATUR,  ILL  : 

Printed  at  Cbc  "Review  press, 
1896. 


The  years  mount  up  in  Diocesan  as  in  individual  life 
with  great  rapidity.  It  is  almost  twenty  years  since  in 
this  city  and  in  this  church  you  were  organized,  and 
elected  a  Bishop  ;  it  wall  soon  be  eighteen  years  since  we 
first  addressed  you  as  your  Bishop  at  your  annual  gathering. 

The  material  of  our  Diocese  has  greatly  changed  since 
we  came  out,  a  stranger,  to  cast  in  our  lot  with  you  for 
life.  Uod  has  given  us  great  increase,  though  our  increase 
is  not  all  ours  to-day  ;  we  have  shared  it  wath  all  the  Dio- 
ceses, almost,  of  our  Union.  The  big  cities,  and  lands  of 
promise,  have  drawn  away  our  children  to  make  or  better 
their  fortunes,  as  they  think,  in  more  prosperous  homes. 
Still,  with  all  our  losses,  we  have  increased  in  numbers  and 
in  strength,  and  we  recognize  the  source  of  all  our  growth, 
and  say  with  gratitude,  '' Deus  dat  incrementum" ;  *'God 
gives  the  increase."  But  aside  from  losses,  which  have 
been  our  contributions  to  enrich  other  jurisdictions,  God 
has  called  many,  very  many,  whom  w^e  knew  and  loved,  by 
the  hand  of  death,  and  bidden  them,  as  we  humbly  trust, 
"  Go  up  higher.'' 

It  is  our  custom — is  it  not  our  duty — to  pause,  and 
dwell  for  a  space  upon  the  memory  of  the  departed,  before 
we  i)ass  to  the  issues  of  life,  and  the  duties  of  our  Synod. 
We  may  not  mention  all,  but  we  can  think  of  them,  and  it 
often  must  happen  that  the  l)rightest  jew^els  in  God's  King- 
dom may  be  passed  over  in  silence,  because  the  conditions 
of  such  an  address  as  this  forbids  indefinite  enlargement. 


BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


DIOCESE    OF    SPRINGFIELD. 


Thank  God  our  record  this  year  is  brief.  But  though  few, 
these  few  include  the  mightiest  who  have  fallen. 

The  great  Bishop  of  Western  New  York,  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Arthur  Cleveland  Coxe,  died  suddenly  on  the  20th  of 
last  July  in  his  Diocese,  but  not  in  his  home.  He  was  full 
of  years  and  honors,  having  been  born  on  the  10th  of  May, 
1818,  and  won  a  reputation  which  made  his  name  grate- 
fully familiar  by  sermon  and  sacred  song,  and  grave  theo- 
logical discourses  in  both  hemispheres,  in  America  and 
England,  and  on  the  Continent,  and  the  far  distant  and 
venerable  East. 

We  are  loath  to  leave,  without  further  comment,  one  so 
brilliant  in  his  genius,  so  versatile  in  his  talents,  so  pro- 
nounced in  his  convictions,  and  so  able  and  effective  in  his 
administration,  but  a  Brother  Bishop,  on  whom  the  Muses 
have  also  bestowed  their  gifts,  has  pronounced  a  eulogy  of 
nice  analysis, exquisite  finish,  and  rare  ])eauty,and  a  devoted 
son,  with  ability  to  do  well  the  task,  will  publish  ere  long  a 
biography  of  his  father,  and  hence  we  are  reconciled  to  leav- 
ing unsaid  in  your  presence  what  others  have  already  said, 
or  will  hereafter  sav,  far  better  than  we  could.  But  one  in- 
cident  we  may  be  pardoned  for  relating,  for  the  reason 
which  will  be  disclosed  as  we  recite  the  facts.  Years  ago 
when  we  were  living  in  New  York,  and  filled  the  chair  of 
Ecclesiastical  History,  we  were  by  his  kind  permission 
associated  with  Bishop  Coxe  in  the  preparation  and  pub- 
lication of  the  ''Churchman's  Kalendar,"  giving  a  con- 
spectus of  the  Episcopate  of  all  the  branches  of  the  Cath- 
olic Church  throughout  the  world.  Our  object  was  chiefly 
to  acquaint  our  people  with  the  fact  that  there  were  other 
patriarchates  beside  and  beyond  Rome,  and  Canterbury, 
and  the  United  States. 

It  was  not  easv  to  secure  all  the  information  which  we 
needed,  especially  in  regard  to  the  Oriental  Communions. 
Accordingly,  when  the  thoughtful  Bishop  met  one  of  his 


clerical  friends,  a  chaplain  in  the  United  States  Navy,  who 
had  enjoyed  rare  advantages  for  becoming  acquainted  with 
Russia  and  the  East,  he  sent  him  immediately  to  us  with 
loving  words  of  introduction.  That  chaplain  and  friend 
of  Bishop  Coxe,  now  our  friend  and  yours,  is  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Charles  Reuben  Hale,  Bishop  of  Cairo,  our  dearly  loved 
coadjutor. 

More  recently,  in  October,  death  smote  the  Primate  of 
all  England — the  next  in  rank  to  the  blood  royal.  Death 
smote  him,  but  the  blow  was  most  merciful;  nay.  it  was 
tender,  sweet  ;  we  may  say  affectionate.  The  good  Arch- 
bishop co-operated  with  the  lovingkindness  of  God,  and 
prepared  the  way  for  the  gentle  stroke  to  come  with  the 
immediate  antecedents  and  surroundings  of  the  fruits 
of  the  Saviour's  passion  and  death  in  Eucharist  and 
absolution. 

Edward  White  Benson  was  on  a  visit  at  Gladstone's 
home.  He  had  gone  to  the  early  celebration  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist,  and  after  the  morning  meal,  had  repaired  a  sec- 
ond time  to  the  Parish  Church  to  attend  Matins.  During 
the  absolution,  which  the  Priest  was  pronouncing,  the 
Archbishop  on  his  knees  received  the  loving  call,  and  the 
words  of  forgiveness  to  the  sinner  merged  into  the  wel- 
come of  the  saint,  as  the  angels  bore  his  soul,  as  we 
humbly  trust,  to  Abraham's  bosom. 

We  seldom  quote,  but  we  cannot  forbear  to  place  on 
record  the  following  lines,  from  the  pen  of  a  layman,  not 
alone  for  their  poetic  beauty,  but  as  well  for  their  valr.e  in 
devout  teaching : 

If  I  might  dare  to  ask  my  time  and  place  of  death, 
Where,  how,  I,  sinful  man,  should  draw  my  latest  breath, 
Should  I  not  humbly  ask  for  such  an  end  as  this — 
Partaker  first  the  Feast  of  Eucharistic  bliss, 
Then  midst  the  trembling  cries  of  sinfulness  confess, 
Midst  words  of  absolution,  pass  away  to  rest? 


6  bishop's   address. 

To  know  the  shock  of  Death  upon  my  bended  knees, 
To  pass  away  in  worship,  if  my  God  so  please; 
What  better,  happier  lot  than  in  the  House  of  Prayer, 
To  ask  for  pardon,  peace,  and  asking  find  them  there  ? 

To  Primate  as  to  peasant  comes  alike  the  end. 
When,  wheresoever,  God  His  awful  call  shall  send; 

**Thy  work  on  earth  for  Me  and  for  thyself  is  done, 
Thy  work's  reward,  whatever  it  may  be,  is  won." 
Anon  the  crozier  falls,  the  mitred  brow  grows  pale. 
Each  under-shepherd  has  to  tread  Death's  misty  vale; 
Only  the  Cross  of  Christ  endures,  and  what  it  wrought, 
Graces  and  Gifts  which  our  Chief  Shepherd  hardly  bought. 

*' Work  while  'tis  called  to-day,"  said  Christ,  "whate'er  thy  place, 
Lowly  or  lofty,  in  My  Church's  Home  of  Grace, 
You,  through  My  Precious  Blood,  the  greatest  as  the  least, 
I  call,  I  crown  as  King,  I  vest  as  Priest." 

William  Chaiierton  Dix. 

From  among  our  own  clergy  God  has  called  one.  and  we 
have  every  assurance  from  his  sanctified  life,  and  devotion 
to  his  work  and  self  sacrifice  in  the  path  of  duty,  that  he  will 
be  welcomed  at  the  last  great  day  with  the  salutation, 
''Well  done  good  and  faithful  servant,  enter  thou  into  the 
joy  of  thy  Lord.''  The  Rev.  John  H.  Sellers  was  born  in 
England,  and  he  came  to  us  from  West  Missouri,  and 
served  most  faithfully  in  hard  missionary  work  in  Carlin- 
ville,  and  afterwards  in  Bunker  Hill  and  Litchfield.  He 
labored  until  his  strength  literally  gave  out,  and  sunk  ex- 
hausted, and  fell  asleep. 

Among  the  laity  we  shall  miss  William  Stanberry, 
Senior  Warden  for  very  many  years  of  St.  Paul's  Church, 
Pekin,  111.  His  life's  journey  had  reached  the  four-score 
limit,  and  in  his  health  he  had  been  always  active  in 
labors  for  the  Parish. 

Mrs.  Harriet  L.  Dorsey,  of  Gillespie,  the  w  idow^  of  Ben- 
jamin L.  Dorsey,  deceased  September  1),  1S1)().  Mrs.  Dorsey 
with  her  late  husband  were  the  pillars  of  our  Church  in 


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their  home,  and  we  hope  and  pray  that  their  children  will 
do  more  than  revere  their  memory,  that  they  will  imitate 
their  example,  and  keep  the  doors  of  their  Parish  Church 
open  for  services  and  sacraments. 

Passing  from  our  necrology  to  matters  of  grave  import 
to  us  as  a  Diocese.  ./?V.sY,  and  before  (til  t/uHf/s,  we  dasire  to 
press  upon  your  attention  the  claims  of  our  DIoeesan  and 
Missions rfi  funds.  These  are  not  rival  but  co-operative 
and  cognate  interests.  Thet/  tnnliidJhj  help  eaeh  other. 
The  more  missions  we  have  in  active  operation  the  more 
shoulders  we  shall  have  to  bear  Diocesan  burdens,  and  the 
more  our  Diocesan  Endowment  is  enlarged  the  less  will  be 
the  burdens  for  our  parishes  and  missions  to  bear. 

We  have  done  our  ])est  to  help  you,  dear  brethren,  in 
solving  the  problem  of  Diocesan  support.  We  have  ac- 
cumulated a  fund  of  nearly  ten  thousand  dollars,  and  our 
most  admirable  Trustees  of  the  Diocese,  by  wise  adminis- 
tration and  l)usiness  capacity  have  made  this  sum  yield 
over  six  hundred  dollars  of  income. 

In  January  will  occur  the  time  for  the  annual  offering 
for  the  increase  of  this  fund.  Can  we  not  raise  the  endow- 
ment then,  by  combined  efforts  of  our  clergy  and  laity, 
to  the  round  sum  of  twelve  thousand  dollars  ?  We  need 
more  than  a  thousand.  Will  not  those  who  love  the  Dio- 
cese, remember  it  in  their  wills,  and  not  forget  us  while 
they  are  living  ? 

While  speaking  of  these  two  funds  as  mutually  help- 
ing each  other  and  the  Diocese,  it  is  well  to  point  to  an 
instance  of  increased  fidelity  in  the  full  discharge  of  duty, 
as  an  encouragement  to  us  all. 

Christ  Church,  Springfield,  has  during  the  past  year, 
under  the  energetic  management  of  its  large  hearted 
Hector,  raised  and  paid  in  the  entire  amounts,  which  they 
had  subscribed,  and  for  which  they  were  made  responsible 
by  canonical  assessment.     Such  facts  are  very  satisfactory. 


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BISHOPS    ADDRESS. 


Brethren,  suffer  a  sin<.^le  word  of  exhortation  as  to  the 
sacredness  of  the  obligation  of  paying  your  pledges  to  God 
promptly  and  fully.  Pay  them  as  far  as  you  can  <if  once. 
Let  your  name  be  as  good  as  your  bond.  There  are  those, 
we  are  told,  who  never  pay  unless  it  suits  their  pleasure 
and  convenience,  unless  there  is  a  legal  penalty  to  compel 
them.  Let  this  never  be  said  of  a  churchman.  The  ethics 
of  our  baptism  for])id  it.  (lod  condemns  it,  and  all  decent 
and  honorable  people  repudiate  and  disown  it. 

Would  it  not  be  well,  where  it  is  possi])le,  to  have  a 
guild  in  every  parish  and  mission  whose  special  duty  it 
shall  be  to  collect  the  amounts  due  by  assessment  and  sub- 
scription to  the  Diocesan  and  Missionary  funds,  and  pay 
them  into  the  hands  of  the  treasurer,  after  offering  them 
upon  the  altar  'I 

Our  Diocesan  School  for  Girls  in  our  see  city,  here  in 
Springfield,  has  been  fortunate  in  securing  for  its  principal 
and  head.  Mrs.  Ph(ebe  H.  Seabrook,  a  lady  of  rare  accomp- 
lishments and  excellent  executive  and  administrative  abil- 
ity. She  brings  experience  in  teaching  and  the  manage- 
ment of  girls  to  her  new  post,  and  she  is  supported  by  a 
body  of  able  teachers  working  in  hearty  symi)atliy  with  her. 
Brethren,  it  is  for  you  to  say  whether  you  wish  this  school, 
with  its  splendid  eciuipment,  to  succeed.  It  is  in  your 
hands.  We  have  done  our  part;  give  it  patronage,  and 
success  is  a  certaintv. 

Our  Diocesan  Paper  next  claims  our  ])rief  attention. 
For  seven  yeai-s  it  has  pursued  its  course,  and  won  for 
itself  high  commendation  for  its  literary  excellence,  its 
theological  soundness,  and  its  interesting  character  under 
the  splendid  editorship  of  Archdeacon  Taylor.  Unless  the 
Diocese  comes  to  the  rescue,  the  last  number  has  ])een  is- 
sued. It  is  useless  to  try  any  longer  to  bear  the  burden  of 
authorship  and  editorship  and  proof  reading,  and  mailing 
and  dunning,  and  receive  no  pay  for  labors  thus  bestowed, 

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and  then,  as  the  ne  plus  ultra,  be  obliged  to  pay  the  print- 
er's bills  as  a  privilege  and  reward  for  gratuitous  work. 
There  is  a  black  list  of  men  and  women  who  are  subscrib- 
ers for  the  paper,  and  forget  or  neglect  to  pay  the  paltry 
sum  of  fifty  cents  a  year.  Let  the  list  be  destroyed  and 
the  paper  cease.  We  thank  the  editor  for  his  years  of 
faithful  toil,  and  our  patrons  and  friends  who  have  tried  to 
aid  us,  and  been  loyal  and  true. 


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BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


THE  POLITY  OF  THE  CHURCH  AS  CONSTITUTED  BY  CHRIST  IN 

CONTRADISTINCTION  TO  MODERN  ROMANISM   ON  THE 

ONE  HAND  AND  SECTARIANISM  ON  THE  OTHER. 


We  have  been  drifting  into  a  condition  of  affairs  within 
in  the  last  twelve  months,  which  lays  upon  us  the  obliga- 
tion of  considering  the  situation,  and  as  the  gul)ernator, 
the  pilot,  the  Bishop,  calling  all  on  board  to  remember  the 
treasures  which  we  carry  as  a  cargo,  and  the  dangers 
which  threaten  us. 

You  know  that  as  a  branch  of  C'hrist's  Church  we  have 
])een  made  co-trustees  with  the  other  branches,  bv  divine 

ft- 

appointment,  of  the  oracles  of  (iod,  the  Scriptures  of  the 
Old  and  New  Testaments,  the  Sacraments  and  means  of 
grace,  and  of  the  moral  and  religious  training  of  mankind. 
In  the  discharge  of  this  duty  our  inHuence  must  and  ought 
to  extend  far  beyond  the  precincts  of  the  Sanctuary  and 
the  Sunday  School;  it  must  and  it  ought  to  permeate 
societv,  to  ])e  a  light  set  on  a  hill,  which  all  mav  see ;  to  be 
the  salt  which  seasons  and  preserves  the  entire  mass,  the 
leaven,  which  leavens  the  whole  lump,  and  thrills  it  with 
living  force. 

To  secure  this  end  and  aim.  the  making  our  influence 
as  trustees  for  (lod  tell  ui>()n  mankind,  we  must  be  sure  of 
our  vocation  ;  we  must  know  and  believe  that  we  have 
been  called  as  clergymen  and  laymen  to  receive  divine 
gifts  and  dispense  them  to  our  race.  And  then,  in  the 
second  place,  we  must  be  positive  in  our  position.  We 
must  let  others  share  in  our  blessed  assurance  of  faith,  and 
know  that  we  have  no  doubt  or  misgiving  as  to  what  we 
are  to  believe,  and  teach,  and  do. 

This  advice  does  not  imply  that  we  are  to  be  oii'ensive, 
but  aggressive.     We  are  to  drop  the  apologetic,  and  assert 


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ourselves  as  having  truth  to  impart  and  blessings  to 
bestow.  We  are,  in  a  word,  to  echo  the  voice  and  spirit  of 
our  Prayer  Book.  As  God's  method  for  teaching  mankind 
we  shall  find,  if  we  examine  our  liturgy,  that  its  utterances 
are  positive,  clear,  distinct,  emphatic,  and  that  theij  are  all 
spokcH  in  lore.  Negative  teaching,  and  language  of  con- 
demnation, does  not  appear  until  we  reach  the  Thhiif-Nine 
Art  teles,  and  they  are  the  product  of  the  sixteenth  century, 
an  age  far  removed  from  the  formative  period,  when 
apostles  and  apostolic  men,  controlled  by  the  Spirit  of  God, 
moulded  the  prayers  and  praises  of  His  temple,  largely 
taken  out  of  His  own  most  blessed  Word. 

The  voice  and  spirit  of  the  Prayer  Book  are  to  be  ours, 
if  we  hope  to  walk  worthy  of  our  vocation,  and  fulfil  our 
duty  as  aml)assadors  for  Christ,  delivering  His  message, 
and  dispensing  His  gifts.  He  taught  ''as  one  having 
authority."  He  gave  us  that  authority,  limited  by  the 
metes  and  bounds  which  He  set.  In  the  contidence  of 
that  investiture,  with  His  commands  and  sacraments  in 
our  possession,  we  are  to  go  forward,  and  proclaim  the 
truth,  without  fear  and  without  favor,  in  the  spirit  of  love, 
and  we  have  His  promise  that  He  will  be  with  us  to  the 
end  of  the  world. 

Our  position,  however,  is  one  of  great  danger.  We  are 
threatened  with  perils  on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left. 
We  are  sailing  between  Scylla  and  Charybdis.  The 
gigantic  power  of  Rome,  organized  on  the  principle  of  cen- 
tralization, draws  with  masterful  force  towards  the  Italian 
coast,  while  the  disintegrating  spirit  of  individualism 
drives  with  equal  energy  away  from  the  Sicilian  shore  into 
the  broad  sea  of  trackless  waves,  and  indefinite  space. 
These  colossal  powers  are  so  far  in  collusion,  that  they, 
unconsciously,  for  the  most  part,  work  together  for  our 
ruin.  We  are  regarded  as  the  enemy  of  both,  and  hence 
both  seek  our  destruction. 


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BISHOP  S   ADDRESS. 


It  is  our  wisdom,  since  it  involves  our  safety,  to  place 
the  situation  plainly  before  our  eyes.  Let  us  seek  to  do 
this. 

In  nature  as  in  society  there  are  two  opposing  forces 
always  active.  The  centripetal,  which  draws  to  the  centre, 
and  the  centrifugal,  which  flies  from  the  centre.  God  bal- 
ances these  forces  in  our  solar  system,  and  we  have  in 
consequence  the  revolution  of  the  planets  and  their  satel- 
lites around  the  sun,  and  in  the  inHnitely  larger  sweep  of 
the  material  universe,  the  harmonies  of  the  starrv  heav^ens, 
and  "the  music  of  the  spheres." 

In  society  man  has  never  been  able  to  effect  an  e(iui- 
librium  between  these  oi)posing  forces — either  the  one  or 
the  other  has  l)een  in  excess,  and  for  the  most  part  greatly 
in  excess.  Very  soon,  as  we  read  the  records  of  history, 
the  n'ntrifn(f(il  force  triumi)hed  at  Hal)el,  when  the  indi- 
vidual sought,  by  combination,  to  defy  God  and  rule  the 
world.  Disintegration,  separation,  confusion  followed. 
Reaction  brought  men  to  seek  a  center,  and  the  ccnfriifcfdl 
force  dominated  the  race  in  the  great  empires  of  antiquity, 
and  thus  far  has  proved  the  master  in  shaping  the  govern- 
ments of  modern  times.  Excess  in  either  direction  is 
injurious,  and  possibly  there  is  little  to  choose  between 
either  extreme,  since  both  are  equally  bad  in  their  results. 
We  have  had  as  our  experience,  and  still  have,  melancholy 
displays  of  these  forces  in  excess  in  tlie  sphere  of  civil  and 
religious  history.  The  Roman  Empire,  from  Augustus, 
when  Christ  was  l)orn,  to  Augustulus,  when  the  Empire 
fell  ])eneath  the  blows  of  the  barbarian  in  A.  I).  471),  gives 
us  a  melancholy  exhibition  of  the  centripetal  force  reaching 
its  maximum.  All  power  sought  and  found  one  arm  to 
wield  it.  Graduallv  check  after  check  was  removed,  until 
absolute  control  of  persons  and  property  passed  into  the 
hands  of  the  Emperor,  and  he  stands  before  us  the  undis- 
puted sovereign  of   all  interests  and  of  all  classes.     The 


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result  was  frightful;  darker  pages  of  human  history  have 
never  been  covered  with  records  of  cruelty  and  crime,  and 
brutal  lust,  and  deeper  misery,  until  we  reach  an  exhibi- 
tion at  the  opposite  extreme  in  the  last  decade  of  the  last 
century,  when  France  presents  us  in  her  first  revolution  a 
display  of  the  centrifugal  force,  individualism,  at  its  max- 
imum. Nothing  can  exceed  the  horrors  which  wore  out 
poor  unhappy  France  and  appalled  Europe  and  the  civ- 
ilized world  for  a  series  of  years,  until  the  first  Napoleon 
advanced  from  the  army  to  the  throne,  and  in  mercy  to 
the  nation  bathed  in  its  own  l)lood  and  quivering  with 
agony  crushed  anarchy  beneath  his  iron  heel. 

In  the  sphere  of  spiritual  experience,  history  presents 
the  two  extremes,  which  the  centripetal  and  centrifugal 
forces  can  reach,  in  the  MoiHurlttj  of  Papalism,  and  the  An- 
arclnj  of  Sectarianism.  Here,  as  on  the  plane  of  civil  and 
political  affairs,  the  results  are  disastrous,  and  grow  more 
and  more  injurious  and  distressing  as  the  maximum  in 
either  direction  is  approached. 

In  the  Church  of  Rome  to-day,  we  have  l)efore  our 
eyes  an  exhil)ition  of  the  maximum  of  the  centripetal 
force,  where  in  theory  everything  is  merged  in  the  official 
personality  of  the  Pope.  The  principle  of  the  organization 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  when  stripped  of  all  dis- 
guise, is  centralization,  pure  and  simple,  in  the  alleged 
successor  of  St.  Peter.  He  is  the  head  of  Church  and  State, 
by  him,  to  accommodate  the  language  of  Scripture,  to  de- 
scribe his  theory  and  claims,  "by  him  princes  rule,"  and 
monarchs  bear  authority;  by  him  Bishops  receive  mission 
and  jurisdiction,  and  Priests  and^  minor  orders  exercise 
their  offices.  He  is  the  pivot  around  which  everything  re- 
volves. This  condition  of  affairs  is  not  now  an  actual  re- 
ality, because  much  of  the  world  is  in  revolt  against  this 
usurped  monarchy;  but  there  was  a  time,  when  this  state 
of  things  was  nearly  accomplished  as  a  fact,  and  a  Bishop 


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of  Rome  (Boniface  Mil.)  proudly  asserted  his  claim  to 
hold,  under  his  control,  as  his  inherited  right  from  God,  all 
mankind  in  all  their  interests  and  relations  of  life.  He 
gathered  all  nations,  as  a  hen  gathers  her  chickens  under 
her  wings,  under  the  shelter  of  the  Church,  and  started  off 
gradually  to  proclaim  his  sovereignty  in  his  bull  ''Unam 
Sanctam."  (lod  never  meant,  as  we  shall  see,  that  one 
man,  without  restraint  and  check,  should  rule  either  in 
Church  or  State,  and  hence,  when  such  usurpation  is 
attempted,  the  result  is  disaster  and  misery.  The  papacy 
of  the  middle  ages  in  its  spiritual  autocrats,  ran  a  parallel 
with  pagan  Kome  in  her  secular  Emperors,  and  leaves  it 
as  a  pro})leni  for  puzzled  critics  to  decide  who  were  the 
w^orse,  Til)erius,  or  the  .Johns  of  the  pornocracy.  Nero  or 
Alexander  VI.  The  cry  of  the  fifteenth  century  was  from 
prince  and  peasant,  ''Reform  the  Church  in  her  head  and 
her  members,'' and  the  failure  to  satisfy  this  just  demand  was 
met  by  the  wild  outbreak  of  the  sixteenth  century,  when 
the  restrained  centrifugal  forces  of  society  burst  through 
the  barriers  which  had  long  held  them  in  check,  and  del- 
uged Europe  with  individualism,  and  license  merging  into 
anarchy. 

Since  the  sixteenth  century  we  have  had  in  the  West  the 
opposite  extreme  to  the  Papacy,  individualism,  displaying 
itself  in  the  sphere  of  religious  history.  The  revolt  from 
the  Church  of  Rome,  when  not  directed  by  an  appeal  to  the 
past,  to  the  divine  charter  given  by  Christ,  speedily  passed 
into  self  assertion,  culminating  in  the  claim  of  the  un- 
limited right  of  private  judgment,  and  pure  individualism, 
each  man  claiming  to  be  his  own  centre,  and  his  own  cir- 
cumference. The  frightful  calamities,  which  this  disin- 
tegration, this  dissolving  the  bands  of  society,  this  flying 
aw^ay  from  the  restraints  of  God's  express  law,  and  of  ven- 
erable divine  tradition  has  produced  and  is  producing,  are 
before  our  eyes  today.     They  are  blots  upon  our  fair  fame 


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as  a  people,  and  a  disgrace  to  modern,  and  as  it  is  sometimes 
called,  ''ChristiffH  CirilizafiotL''  Historic  Christianity  is 
disallowed,  and  every  man  is  free  to  manufacture  a  re- 
ligion to  suit  himself  out  of  so  much  of  the  Bible  as  he 
chooses  to  select  for  the  purpose.  The  divine  institution 
of  marriage  is  repealed,  and  a  substitute  is  provided  de- 
graded to  the  level  of  human  lust  and  passion,  legalizing 
under  slight  restraints  free  love,  and  indiscriminate  con- 
cubinage ;  evasion,  deceit,  treachery  and  falsehood  are 
grouped  as  a  fine  art,  and  are  taught  under  the  specious 
title  of  ethics.  The  field  of  distinction  is  enlarged,  and 
men  may  now  w^in  renown  by  inventing  some  new  theory 
for  discrediting  Closes,  and  the  Prophets,  and  Jesus  Christ 
Himself,  and  heaping  scorn  and  contempt  upon  the  Blessed 
Master,  and  His  Body  the  Church  of  God.  Such  distressing 
and  amazing  facts  are  matters  of  our  own  sad  experience, 
and  l)ear  witness  to  the  evils  of  .the  centrifugal  force  in 
excess,  largely  in  excess,  and  rapidly  advancing  towards 
its  maximum. 

As  we  study  these  vibrations  of  forces,  this  swinging 
of  the  pendulum  from  the  pole  of  absolutism  to  the  pole 
of  individualism,  we  discover  that  each  in  turn  is  largely 
responsible  for  the  excesses  and  abuses  which  seem  to  lie 
at  the  door  of  its  opposite.  Tyranny  begets  in  reaction 
the  spirit  of  rebellion  against  authority,  and  anarchy  and 
individualism  in  turn  generate,  in  the  eager  desire  to 
escape  from  their  evils,  a  yearning  for  the  rest  and  peace 
of  shelter  under  acentral  protecting  power. 

God,  we  have  said,  never  meant  in  human  affairs  that 
either  force  should  be  in  excess.  He  made  provision  for 
their  due  and  proper  balance,  and  the  excesses,  which  we 
have  noted  and  dwelt  upon,  are  due  to  man's  perversity 
and  folly  and  sin.  It  concerns  us  now  to  limit  our  con- 
sideration of  this  subject  to  fJip  HpirifiidJ  sphere,  to  the 
polity   of  the   Church,  to  the  form  of  government  under 


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which  by  divine  arrangement  she  was  to  be  born,  and  con- 
tinue to  exist  to  the  end  of  the  world.  The  statement  of 
facts  as  recorded  in  the  blessed  (lospels  is  clear,  precise  and 
explicit.  Nothing  can  be  more  important  to  l)e  kept  in 
mind  or  rather  before  onr  eyes  as  a  chart  to  guard  us 
against  the  Scylla  of  Kome,  and  the  Charybdis  of  Sectari- 
anism, tlian  the  charter  of  government,  given  by  Christ  to 
His  Church  before  her  birth,  and  imposed  by  Him  upon  her 
to  be  kei)t  inviolate  until  the  end  of  the  world. 

The  facts  are  these.  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  had  passed 
through  our  mortal  life,  had  died,  and  been  l)uried,  and  had 
risen  again  from  the  dead.  He  had  been  with  His  Apostles 
and  others,  chosen  witnesses,  during  nearly  forty  days,  giving 
them  the  sure  and  certain  evidence  of  His  resurrection  in 
those  '*many  infallible  proofs,"  which  would  qualify  them 
to  be  the  first  preachers  of  the  Gospel,  and  affirm  with 
bold  confidence  what  their  *'eyes  had  seen,  and  their 
hands  had  handled  of  the  word  of  life. '' 

From  among  these  chosen  witnesses  our  Lord  selected 
His  eleven  Apostles  (Judas  had  gone  to  his  own  place)  and 
appointed  them  to  meet  Him  in  Galilee,  and  there  in  a 
mountain  apart  by  themselves,  He  addressed  to  them  these 
words:  (St.  llatthew  xxviii.  18-20)  *'A11  power  is  given 
unto  me  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  (lO  ye  therefore  and 
teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  teaching 
them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded 
you ;  and  lo,  1  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of 
the  world.     Amen." 

Here  we  have  the  charter  of  the  Church,  w^hich  was  to 
come  into  being  a  few  days  afterwards,  on  the  Feast  of 
Pentecost,  when  those  who  heard  the  Master's  words  were 
to  act  upon  them,  and  interpret  them  in  organizing  His 
Church  as  He  prescribed  and  directed. 

The  point  to  which  our  attention  must  now  be  exclu- 


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sively  directed,  is  the  rhararfer  of  the  government,  which 
our  Lord  in  this  charter  constituted  and  established.  Is  it 
a  Monarchy,  the  centralization  of  all  power  in  one  man,  as 
His  representative,  or  is  it  a  Republic,  committing  His 
power  to  a  multitude  to  be  held  in  solution  until  He  should 
come  again  to  take  it  ?  It  is  neither  the  one  nor  the  other, 
it  is  neither  centralization  ;  the  centripetal  force  in  excess, 
or  at  its  maximum,  nor  is  it  individualism,  the  centrifugal 
force  in  excess,  or  at  its  maximum.  It  is  neither  absolut- 
ism, the  one-man  power,  nor  is  it  a  repul)lic,  the  people's 
power.  It  is  neither  Romanism,  nor  sectarianism.  It 
leans  neither  to  the  one  side  nor  the  other,  it  is  in  equilib- 
rium, it  is  a  perfect  l)alance  of  the  correlative  forces,  and 
presents  to  us  Christ's  divine  form  of  government  under 
Himself  as  the  organic  Head.  We  can  almost  see  Him, 
the  picture  is  made  so  vivid  by  the  Evangelist  in  his  word 
painting ;  we  can  almost  see  Him,  the  blessed  Master,  stand- 
ing in  the  centre,  and  around  Him  the  eleven,  whom  He 
addresses.  He  does  not  speak  to  one  St.  Peter,  but  to  all 
alike,  and  He  commissions  them  all,  as  His  trustees,  the 
chief  stewards  of  His  mysteries,  His  ambassadors,  His 
messengers  to  carry  His  good  tidings  of  love  to  all  man- 
kind, and  He  thus  establishes  an  official  relation  between 
Himself  and  them,  which  is  the  same  for  all,  absolutely  on 
a  level,  without  any  difference  or  inequality.  The  Apost- 
les, whom  Christ  thus  invested  with  the  same  office  radiat- 
ing from  Him,  the  centre  and  head,  represent  the  nearest 
approach  to  centralization  of  delegated  power,  which  God 
allows  on  earth.  The  eleven  made  a  circle  of  men,  the 
centre  was  our  Lord,  not  St.  Peter,  or  St.  John,  nor  any 
man,  and  when  Christ  ascended  into  heaven,  He,  as  the 
centre,  carried  the  lines  of  official  connection  with  His 
Apostles  up  to  the  throne  of  God,  and  they,  the  Apostles, 
when  they  went  forth  on  their  missionary  journeys,  carried 
those  lines  to  the  lands  whither  they  w^ent,  and   thus 


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caused  the  Sun  of  ri^rhteousness  to  shed  His  bright  beams 
upon  the  four  corners  of  the  earth. 

The  point  to  be  observed  and  dwelt  upon  and  echoed 
into  the  ear,  as  when  one  strikes  the  same  key.  and  keeps 
ringing  it,  is  that  in  Christ's  form  of  government,  arranged 
by  Himself  for  His  Church,  there  is  no  mere  human  centre, 
nor  provision  made  for  any  mere  human  centre.  In  the 
little  group  on  the  mountain  in  ( Jalilee.  He  the  divine  Lord 
stood  as  the  centre,  and  they  the  eleven  as  the  cii'cum- 
ference.  This  is  the  nearest  approach  to  centralization, 
or  absolutism,  or  monarchy,  in  human  hands,  which  God 
provides  for  on  earth. 

That  circle  of  the  Apostles,  of  eleven  men,  ha:  l)een  en- 
larged into  the  circle  of  the  Episcopate  throughout  the 
world,  on  the  lines  which  Christ  marked  out  when  He  ])ade 
the  eleven  (jo  (unl  fntch  nil  nafions  ;  but  never,  in  Scripture 
nor  in  historv,  has  the  divine  centre,  since  He  ascended 
into  heaven,  added  to  His  charter  by  api)()inting  a  human 
head  on  earth  to  rei)resent  Him.  For  any  one  to  make 
such  a  claim  is  to  go  beyond  the  record  of  Clod's  Word,  or 
man's  exi)erience,  and  seek  to  do  more  than  merely  add  to 
the  divine  charter,  to  revolutionize  it,  and  change  funda- 
mentally the  character  of  the  polity  for  which  it  provides, 
and  substitute  a  monarchv  for  a  cor])oration,  absolutism 
for  co-ordinate  rule  in  the  hands  of  many,  centralization 
at  its  maximum  for  centralization  reaching  to  a  certain 
point  of  approach,  and  given  its  metes  and  bounds  with 
the  behest,  "Thus  far  shalt  thou  go.  aud  no  further  ;  and 
here  shall  thy  proud  waves  l)e  stayed." 

The  eleven,  who  heard  our  Lord  speak,  and  received 
the  charter  w^hich  incorporated  them  as  a  governing  l)ody, 
after  only  a  few  days  entered,  by  the  call  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  upon  the  exercise  of  their  otticial  duties,  and  the 
post  Gospel  Scriptures  exhibit  them  for  over  twenty  years 
administering  the  government  which  they  had  received. 


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The  Apostles  had  no  official  head.  Their  rule  was  not  a 
monarchy.  They  did  not  teach  their  converts  centraliza- 
tion. The  first  believers  **  continued  steadfastly  in  the 
Ajmsfles'  (not  St.  Peter's,  or  one  man's)  doctrine  and  fellow- 
ship, and  in  the  breaking  of  bread  and  in  the  prayers."  The 
x\postles,  as  a  body,  sent  St.  Peter  and  St.  John  to  Samaria. 
They  came  together  as  equals  to  consider  questions  of  dis- 
cipline and  teaching.  The  P]pistles  of  St.  Paul,  and  St. 
James,  and  St.  Peter,  and  St.  Jude,  and  St.  John  are  inno- 
cent of  any  assumption  of  pow  er  over  their  brethren.  The 
divine  records  make  the  case  complete,  and  close  the  ques- 
tion forever  in  so  far  as  the  mind  of  God  is  concerned  as 
revealed  in  His  blessed  Word. 

The  case,  to  recapitulate,  is  simply  this  :  The  Saviour 
organizes  His  government  for  His  church,  and  vests  it  in  a 
corporation  of  eleven  members  on  an  ((/Nffliff/  of  official 
rclfftlon  to  lliiH  (i)i(l  to  eorh  other.  He  appoints  no  official 
head.  These  men  within  a  short  time  are  divinely  called 
to  administer  the  charter,  under  which  they  were  commis- 
sioned, and  their  course  of  action  in  the  discharge  of  their 
official  duty  is  a  constant  interpretation  of  theiy  loxler- 
sfondituj  of  its  mean'uuj.  Their  lifelong  comment  froiri 
the  day  of  Pentecost  to  the  end  is  the  same — unequivocal, 
clear  and  positive — that  the  polity  of  Christ's  Church 
recognizes  no  divinely  appointed  head  on  earth  to  repre- 
sent the  Lord  in  heaven  ;  that  they  are  equals  in  office, 
and  organize  with  gradations  of  rank  simply  as  a  matter 
of  necessity  for  purposes  of  administration,  as  when  St. 
James  presided  at  the  Council  of  Jerusalem,  or  the  trustees 
of  any  incorporation  choose  a  president  to  give  unity  to 
their  action  and  business.  Such  officers  of  administration 
are  simply  a  human  arrangement  for  the  facilitating  the 
discharge  of  duty,  and  they  may  be  called  a  ''  hierarchy  " 
or  '' sacred  order'.'  to  distinguish  them  iroYa  ih^  divinely 
constituted  orders  of  Bishops,  Priests  and  Deacons.     Such 


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an  order  must  exist :  it  is  an  absolute  necessity  in  the 
transaction  of  human  alTairs,  whether  it  lies  in  the  sphere 
of  civil  or  religious  life.  Hut  this  human  creation,  which 
gives  us  Patriarchs,  Archbishops,  Primates,  and  Metropoli- 
tans is.  aside  from  the  divinely  constituted  polity  of 
Christ's  Church  as  embodied  in  his  own  charter,  preserved 
for  us  in  its  very  w^ords  in  the  closing  verses  of  St. 
Matthew's  (iospel. 

Now  we  see  that  the  See  of  Rome  has  violated,  nay 
more,  has  revolutionized  that  charter.  Has  passed  the 
metes  and  bounds  which  Christ  fixed,  and  has  reached  the 
maximum  of  centi'alization  in  her  papacy.  Pome  asserts 
that  her  Bishop  is  the  divinely  appointed  centre  on  earth 
of  the  entire  church ;  that  be  stands  today,  where  Christ 
stood,  on  the  mountain  in  Galilee. 

Our  Lord  repudiates  this  position  of  modern  Rome  in 
His  charter,  and  His  Apostles  repudiate  it  in  their  inter- 
pretation of  the  charter  in  their  administration  of  the 
church  under  its  provisions.  We  with  Christ  and  His 
Apostles  repudiate  it,  and  stand  in  our  episcopate  in  the 
nearest  allowable  circle  which  api)roaches  the  centre,  the 
Head  of  the  Church  on  the  throne  of  Cod  in  heaven. 

On  the  other  hand,  in  our  religious  life  we  are  in  the 
midst  of  a  i)abel  of  confusion,  of  sects  reaching  the  hun- 
dreds and  constantly  increasing  in  number.  They  pass  in 
character  from  a  conservatism,  which  allies  them  to  the 
Catholic  Church  in  their  sympathies,  to  wild  negations  of 
truth  which  amount  to  practical  atheism.  All  these 
bodies  are  united  in  one  position  of  antagonism  to  the 
claim  of  the  apostolic  government  of  Christ's  Church  exer- 
cised throughout  the  world,  and  from  the  first  age  by  the 
episcopate. 

As  Rome  has  broken  through  the  circle,  w^hich  Christ 
drew  around  Himself,  and  fixed  as  the  maximum  of  cen- 


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tralization,  which  He  permits,  so  these  bodies  one  and  all 
repudiate  the  circle  altogether,  disown  the  representative 
Apostolate,  and  claim  that  the  human  family  is  the  circle, 
and  that  officially  all  men  are  eciually  near  to  the  centre. 
They  deny  that  there  is  any  official  ministry  in  Christ's 
Church,  and  in  consequence  any  sacraments  which  convey 
grace.  They  look  upon  the  Church  as  "the"  republic  of 
Cod,"  and  claim  that  divine  energy  and  power  are  held 
in  solution  among  the  multitude,  and  that  they  are 
precipitated  when  and  as  man  wills  in  the  assem])lies  of 
the  faithful.  Their  language  is  expressive  of  their  con- 
victions and  practice.  They  organize  on  the  platform  of 
mere  human  association,  and  hence  the  nomenclature  of 
the  clul)  and  the  guild  adai)ts  itself  precisely  to  their 
needs.  They  speak  of  joining  the  church  as  they  would 
an  art  union,  or  a  charitable  association,  and  thev  claim 
the  right  to  leave  the  church  at  will,  and  as  they  say,  join 
another.  They  have  dropped  out  of  their  sphere  of 
thought  our  Saviour's  idea  of  the  Church,  that  it  is  a  fami- 
ly into  which  men  are  born,  and  whose  prayer  must  ever 
be  to  our  Father.  Their  spirit  is  well  condensed  in  their 
favorite  saying,  "The  Bible  and  the  Bible  only  is  the  re- 
ligon  of  protestants,"  and  this  Bible  each  man  interprets 
as  he  pleases,  and  now  has  come  to  accept  or  reject  in 
whole  or  in  part  as  suits  his  own  sovereign  pleasure. 

The  results  of  this  repudiation  of  the  divine  circle  of 
approach  to  the  centre,  arranged  by  Christ  around  Himself 
in  His  Apostles  and'  their  successors  in  office,  the  Episco- 
pate, and  making  the  individual  the  highest  and  nearest 
official  to  God,  is  seen  in  the  extremes  to  which  human 
presumption,  and  folly,  and  vileness  and  blasphemy  have 
already  gone,  and  the  outlook  of  what  aw^aits  us  in  the 
near  future.  The  pathetic  record  of  another  people,  and  a 
far  off  age,  may  be  with  truth  written  as  the  description 
of  our  time  and  country,  every  man  "does  that  which  is 


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right  in  his  own  eyes."  and  still  woi-se,  many  love  to  have 
it  so.  Heathen  systems  of  philosophy  are  welcomed  as 
rivals  of  Christianity,  exploded  teachings  of  immoral  Gnos- 
tics are  paraded  as  improvements  ui)on  holy  matrimony, 
and  pantheism,  and  theosophy,  and  science  falsely  so 
called,  are  honored  as  better  than  the  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ. 

Here  then,  on  either  side,  we  have  the  two  extremes, 
the  centripetal  force  at  its  maximum  in  the  papacy,  and 
the  centrifugal  force  at  its  maximum  in  extreme  prot- 
estantism. Home  claims  to  be  the  centre  of  the  circle  in 
her  people,  and  protestantism  claims  to  be  the  circle,  and 
all  between,  up  to  the  centre,  in  her  rei)udiation  of  all 
official  authority  l)etween  the  individual  and  (iod.  Scylla 
towers  above  us  in  gigantic  proportions,  and  draws  with 
majestic  winsomness  to  the  Italian  coast,  and  Charybdis 
frowns  and  threatens,  and  then  lures  and  smiles  and  de- 
ceives from  the  Sicilian  shore,  and  we  are  between. 

Our  great  danger  lies  in  the  temptation  to  compro- 
mise— to  sell  our  birthright  for  a  mess  of  pottage — for 
earthly  advantage  and  this  world's  coin. 

The  danger  is,  for  the  present  at  least,  diminished  on 
the  Italian  side,  because  Rome  has  just  reasserted  the  Vat- 
ican decrees  in  denying  the  validity  of  our  Apostolic 
Orders  in  the  recent  bull  of  Leo  XIII.  This  pronounce- 
ment of  the  Pope  is  simply  a  specific,  concrete  expression 
of  the  doctrines  of  the  supremacy  and  infallibility  of  the 
Bishop  of  Home,  and  its  api)lication  to  ourselves  of  the 
Anglican  Communion. 

Aside  from  the  reasons  alleged  by  Leo,  back  of  these 
lies  in  the  theory  of  church  government,  held  to-day  as  a 
matter  of  faith  by  Home,  the  insuperable  objection  that  all 
holy  orders  not  conferred  or  sanctioned  by  her  lack  the 
necessary  factors  of  divine  mission  and  jurisdiction,  which 
she  alleges  that  the  Pope,  as  representing  the  centre  on 


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earth,  alone  can  bestow.  It  was  a  foregone  conclusion, 
that  if  the  Pope  spoke  out  upon  the  subject  he  could  only 
say  one  thing,  the  very  thing  which  he  said.  But  certain 
people,  forgetting  the  dicta  of  Gregory  YIT.  and  the  Vat- 
ican decrees  of  1S70,  or  perhaps  supposing  that  the  Pope 
and  the  Curia  might  forget  them,  or  explain  them  away, 
desired  to  obtain  an  authoritative  utterance  in  the  matter 
of  Anglican  Orders.  We  regret  that  the  Church  of  Rome 
should  still  persist  in  remaining  under  the  dismal  shadow 
of  her  great  sin  and  falsehood,  the  repudiation  of  the  polity 
ordained  and  constituted  by  Christ,  the  vesting  the  su- 
preme authority  of  government  in  the  corporate  episco- 
pate and  the  substituting  for  it  her  own  invention,  the 
monarchy  of  the  I^ope  in  the  place  of  Christ.  But  still  it 
has  this  little  crumb  of  comfort  for  us — it  lessens  our 
danger  as  we  confront  the  colossal  Scylla  which  rises 
beside  us  from  the  Vatican.  On  the  other  hand,  our  peril 
is  great  as  we  encounter  the  com])ined  forces  of  a  disinte- 
grating and  decaying  protestantism.  Diverse  as  these 
forces  are  in  character,  and  often  antagonistic  to  each 
other,  we  may  always  count  upon  them  as  a  unit  against 
ourselves.  Their  strategy  is  to  confound  us  with  Rome, 
and  make  it  appear  that  there  is  no  organic  difference  be- 
tween us.  With  the  ignorant,  and  most  of  our  people 
know  little  of  ecclesiastical  history,  this  charge  serves  to 
alarm  and  excite  prejudice.  Their  laxity  of  system  is  such 
that  they  can  afford  to  present  a  specious  exhibition  of 
charity,  as  they  call" it.  at  our  expense,  and  claim  that  they 
exchange  pulpits  and  altars,  while  we  do  not.  Back  of  the 
conservative  bodies  of  protestants,  who  maintain  to  a  cer- 
tain extent  the  old  truths  and  discipline,  is  a  vast  multi- 
tude of  heterogeneous  material  which  shades  off  into  the 
dark  ranks  of  unbelievers,  and  agnostics,  and  atheists,  who 
unite  in  hearty  hatred  of  us  as  standing  for  what  is  dis- 
tinctly positive  in  religion.     Our  social  relations  are  such 


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by  marriage,  and  the  l)iisiness  and  pleasures  of  life,  that  we 
are  often  held  in  check  in  the  exercise  of  our  right  and 
duty  to  proclaim  the  truth  by  tlie  bitterness  of  prejudice 
arrayed  against  the  conservatism  of  principle.  The  temp- 
tation begotten  l)y  this  state  of  things  is  to  compromise 
our  position  all  around.  Our  people  are  afraid  to  speak 
out  lest  they  give  offense.  The  true  remedy  for  this  is  to 
teach  positively  and  energetically,  in  the  si)irit  always  of 
love,  and  leave  inferences  to  men  and  the  results  to  (iod. 

Charybdis  is  a  frightful  mouNter,  and  it  lowers  upon  us 
from  the  Sicilian  shore,  and  we,  in  our  little  boat,  are 
sailing  between.  It  seems  as  though  we  must  be  swal- 
lowed up.  The  whirlpools,  the  rocks,  the  eddies,  the  cur- 
rents, the  winds  are  too  much  for  us.  What  shall  we  do  ? 
We  answer,  as  we  adai)t  our  Saviour's  words  to  our  case, 
*'Fear  not,  Christ  is  with  us.''  If  Ctesar  could  inspire  the 
frightened  sailor  with  courage,  ])y  divsclosing  his  presence, 
as  they  were  tossed  upon  the  boisterous  waves  of  the  Tyr- 
rhenian sea,  how  much  more  ought  we  to  be  made  brave 
when  we  hear  our  Master  say  to  us,  ''Lo,  I  am  with  you 
alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 

Hemember  then  our  position.  We  are  under  the 
divine  shelter  of  the  circle  of  the  Episcopate,  which  is 
Christ's  appointed  corporation,  to  bear  rule  under  Him,  the 
centre  on  the  throne  of  (iod.  He  was  visil)le  at  first.  He 
will  be  visible  again.  "Every  eye  shall  see  Him."  Re- 
member we  alone  in  the  West  occupy  this  Catholic  po- 
sition. Home  has  usurped  the  place  of  the  centre,  and 
sectarianism  has  abolished  the  circle.  We  alone  maintain 
in  our  position  the  circle  in  our  corporate  episcopate,  and 
we  place  nothing  between  that  and  the  divine  centre,  the 
Saviour,  Christ  our  Lord.  U  it  be  said  that  the  apostolate 
is  not  the  episcopate,  we  answer  it  is,  just  as  much  as 
Victoria  is  the  successor  of  William  the  Conqueror,  though 
she  cannot  lay   claim   to  the  title  "conqueror,"  because 


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that  was  personal  to  William  I.,  the  King  of  England,  and 
she  inherits  his  office,  not  his  personal  experiences  and 
exploits.  Or  to  come  to  our  country  for  an  equally  satis- 
factory explanation.  The  apostolate  is  the  episcopate, 
just  as  much  as  Grover  Cleveland  is  the  successor  of 
Washington  the  Father  of  his  Country,  though  he  cannot 
be  styled  the  Father  of  his  Country,  because  this  title 
describes  what  was  strictly  personal  to  Washington  in  his 
relation  to  our  United  States  ;  but  Grover  Cleveland  is  the 
successor  of  Washington  as  President  in  his  official  relation 
to  our  government  and  our  people. 

Precisely  in  the  same  way  our  episcopate  is  the  corpo- 
rate successor  of  the  apostolate,  because  the  apostolate 
describes  the  personal  relation  of  the  twelve  to  Christ, 
while  episcopate  denotes  their  official  relation,  and  to  that 
alone  it  was  possible  to  succeed.  The  Apostles  were  in 
office  Bishops,  but  none  who  came  after  them  could  lay 
claim  to  their  personal  distinction,  denoted  by  the  term 
Apostles.  Hence  with  them  the  title  ceased,  but  the  office 
which  the  Apostles  held  by  Christ's  appointment,  that 
namely  of  Bishops,  passed  to  their  successors,  and  came  to 
be  known  as  the  Episcopate.  It  was  with  this  office  which 
the  Apostles  held  that  Christ  promised  to  be  unto  the  end 
of  the  world. 

On  this  promise  let  us  rest,  and  in  the  confidence  that 
He  is  with  us  in  the  ship,  let  us  not  fear  the  lowering  sky, 
nor  the  wild  winds,  and  angry  waves.  Let  us  look  to  Him 
who  holds  the  helrii,  and  adventure  boldly  with  our  ship 
despite  the  dark  shadows  of  Scylla  which  fall  across  our 
path,  and  the  frightful  roar  of  Charybdis  as  its  babel 
voices  deafen  our  ears.  We  hold  the  secret  of  conserv- 
atism in  our  divinely  appointed  and  constituted  polity, 
with  Christ  our  centre  and  visible  head  in  heaven,  guarding 
us  against  monarchy,  absolutism,  the  maximum  of  central- 
ization on  earth — an  awful  evil,  the  parent  of  innumerable 


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abuses — and  at  the  same  time  with  our  innermost  circle  of 
approach  to  the  centre  in  our  Episcopate,  shielding  us  from 
individualism,  anarchy,  the  maximum  of  disintegration— 
an  eciually  dreadful  evil  and  the  parent  of  as  many  woes. 
What  we  need  is  a  united  Diocese,  steadfast  in  maintaining 
the  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and  breaking  of  the  bread  and 
the  prayers  of  the  A|)ostles. 

Brethren,  strive  with  us  ])v  ])raver,  and  alms,  and 
works,  in  a  l)rave  and  loyal  spirit  to  secure  these  blessings, 
and  our  efforts  will  be  crowned  with  victory. 


ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF 


THE  RIGHT  REVEREND 


GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR,  S.T.D,  LL.D. 


Bisbop  ot  SpriUQtlel^, 


TO    THE 


TWENTIETH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE, 


DKCBMBKR  8,  1897. 


* 


DECATUR,  ILL.: 

printeD  at  Zbc  "Review  prc06. 
1897. 


CONTENTS, 


Page 

Rev.  William  M.  Steel 4 

Mr.  11.  ir.  Caiidee 4 

Bishop  Newton o 

Bishop   Rulisoii    6 

Rev.  Dr.  Andrew  Oliver 7 

Rev.  Dr.  Georj^e  11.  Houghton 8 

The  Lambeth  Conference IT 

Diocesan  Affairs    27 


It  is  a  pleasant  thing  to  come  home,  and  when,  as  in  the 
case  of  a  Bishop,  one's  home  is  a  Diocese,  the  pleasure  is  in- 
creased a  hundred  fold.     He  is  welcomed  by  his  See  City,  and 
then  as  he  goes  from  parish  to  parish,  and  mission  to  mission 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  the  welcome  is  echoid  and  repeated 
throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  his  jurisdiction,  until 
the  o-reeting  from  loyal  hearts  and  true  reaches  him  from  a 
great  host  of  men,  and  women,  and  children,  who  claim  him 
as  their  spiritual  Father  in  God.    What  a  family  is  this,  and 
Tvhat  a  home!     Its  roots  are  deeper  than  earthly  homes,  its 
relationships  are  not  severed  by  death,  and  its  consummation 
of  bliss  and  glory  admits  fulfilment  beyond  the  grave.     The 
choicest  loves  of  this  world  lend  their  terms  of  endearment  to 
feebly  set  before  us  the  strength  and  permanence  of  its  ties  of 
Unship.    These  are  created  in  the  new  birth,  when  we  are 
made  members  of  Christ  by  the  operation  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  through  Christ  can  say  with  Him,  as  no  other  creature 
can,  ^^Our  Father,  who   art  in  Heaven,"  and  on  this  sure 
promise  can  build  a  hope  that  we  shall  share  with  Him  a  place, 
which  He  has  gone  to  prepare  for  us  in  His  eternal  home. 

Such  is  the  home  to  which  we  return,  and  we  esteem  it  a 
most  happy  anticipation  for  us,  that  before  we  can  visit  you, 
you  are  summoned  here  in  annual  Synod  to  visit  us,  if  we  may 
presume  to  say  so,  and  we  are  permitted  by  the  mercy  and 
goodness  of  God,  after  a  six  months'  absence,  to  greet  you 
here  in  Springfield,  and  receive  in  return  your  cordial  and 

generous  welcome. 

Join  with  us  first  of  all,  dear  Brethren,  in  hearfelt  thants- 


4  BISHOP  S   ADDRESS. 

giving  to  Almighty  God,  that  lie  has  spared  us  to  come  back, 
and  has  so  tenderly  guarded  us  that  though  our  travels  have 
carried  us  over  thousands  of  miles  by  land  and  water,  not  the 
slightest  accident  has  befallen  us.  We  are  here  again  in  our 
accustomed  place,  and  you  are  here  with  us  to  enter  upon  our 
duties,  and  take  counsel  together  for  the  welfare  of  our  beloved 
Diocese. 

REV.  WM.  IVL  STEEL. 

But  you  are  not  all  here  The  ranks  of  our  clergy  have 
not  been  broken  by  death.  But  one  has  been  called  away,  who 
was  for  years  identified  with  us,  and  at  the  time  of  his  depar- 
ture was  a  resident  of  our  jurisdiction,  although  he  was  can- 
onically  connected  with  another  Diocese.  The  Rev.  William 
M.  Steel  died  on  the  eighteenth  of  February  last,  at  Normal, 
near  Bloomington,  at  the  age  of  eighty.  His  life  was  a  long 
and  useful  one.  He  was  a  man  of  culture  and  learning,  of  a 
loving  spirit  and  gentle  manners,  and  a  loyal,  faithful  priest  of 
God. 

MR.  H.  H.  CANDEE. 

Of  our  laity,  one  has  gone  from  earth  whom  we  all  miss. 
The  name  of  H.  H.  Candee  joins  Springfield  to  the  old  undi- 
vided Diocese  of  Illinois,  and  carries  us  back  to  days  when 
church  life  was  weak,  and  church  membership  was  small. 
Steadily  that  name  shines  like  a  star  upon  the  official 
list,  and  comes  down  to  us  as  an  inheritance  from  our 
mother  Diocese,  to  grace  our  roll  of  honor.  While  health  and 
strength  permitted,  he  was  always  in  his  place,  and  ready  to 
spend  and  be  spent  in  the  service  of  the  Church  which  he  loved, 
we  may  say,  w  ith  passionate  devotion.  There  are  men  of  one 
idea,  who  are  so  preoccupied  with  a  single  aim  or  purpose  that 
they  seem  to  live  or  act  for  nothing  else.  Candee  was  not  one 
of  this  class,  for  such  are  one-sided  men,  but  he  ap- 
proached them  in  his  absorption  in  thought  and  labor  for 
the  welfare  and  advancement  of  the  Church  of  God.  You 
recognized  his  worth  before  we  knew  him,  and  honored  him 


DIOCESE   OF   SPRINGFIELD.  0 

with  the  highest  offices  which  a  layman  could  hold.  When  we 
came  to  you  as  your  Bishop,  we  found  him  thus  dignified  with 
the  sacred  trusts,  and  we  soon  learned  to  endorse  with  all  our 
heart  your  confidence  and  esteem.  Henry  H.  Candee  was  a 
patient  sufferer  for  years,  and  doubtless  the  assiduous  tender 
care  of  devoted  wife,  and  sister,  and  relatives  prolonged  his 
life  here  to  the  utmost  limit,  but  at  length  exhausted  nature 
could  hold  out  no  longer,  ^'the  silver  cord  was  loosed,"  and  he 

fell  asleep. 

Let  us  hope  and  pray  that  his  bright  example  may  inspire 
the  laity  and  clergy,  too,  to  place  the  Church  of  Christ  first  m 
their  affections,  and  to  make  all  things  subsidiary  m  their 
devotion  to  her  and  her  interests.  When  we  become 
thus  animated  with  intelligent  zeal  for  the  cause  of  Christ, 
and  by  the  grace  of  God  we  may  be,  then  this  Diocese  will 
show  her  strength,  which  is  now  latent,  in  the  lives  and  re- 
sources of  onr  people,  and  we  shall  become  aggressive  in  the 
spirit  of  love,  and  make  conquests  everywhere  in  winning  souls 
to  our  Blessed  Redeemer.  Then,  in  those  good  times,  which 
are  surely  coming,  of  enthusiasm,  and  generosity,  and  self- 
sacrifice  in  the  cause  of  the  Church,  the  name  of  Candee  will 
be  honored,  as  we  reverence  the  memory  of  brave  pioneers,  who 
endure  much,  and  make  sacrifices  to  explore  the  wilderness,  and 
lay  the  foundations  of  civilization. 

Our  House  of  Bishops  has  lost  two  of  its  members  by 
death  since  last  we  met.  Not  the  oldest,  but  both  in  middle 
life. 

BISHOP  NEWTON. 

The  first  to  go  was  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  Virginia,  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Brockenbrough  Newton.  He  had  been  a 
Bishop  only  a  little  more  than  three  years,  having  been  conse- 
crated May  16,  1894.  He  sat  in  the  General  Convention  of 
1895,  in  Minneapolis,  and  thus  his  brother  Bishops  enjoyed 
this  single  opportunity  of  becoming  acquainted  with  him. 
The  regret  will  be  widely  felt  that  he  was  not  spared  to  us 


6  BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 

longer,  since  he  won  his  way  to  our  hearts  by  his  quiet,  digni- 
fied manners,  and  his  earnestness  and  manifest  devotion  to  his 
Masters  service.     He  died  suddenly  May  28,  1897. 

BISHOP  RULISON. 

On  the  first  of  September,  in  a  foreign  land,  Manheim,  Tfcr- 
many,  whither  he  had  gone  for  his  health,  passed  away  from 
earth  the  Bishop  of  Centrjil  Tennsylvania,  the  Kt.  Kev.  Dr. 
Nelson  Somerville  Rulison. 

He  was  born  in  the  State  of  New  York,  April  24,  1842,  and 
was  consequently  only  a  few  months  more  than  fifty-five 
vears  of  ai^e.  We  found  Kulison  a  student  in  the  General 
Theological  Seminary  when  we  wont  there  as  I'rofessor  of 
Ecclesiastical  History  in  the  autumn  of  18C5.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  senior  class,  and  graduated  in  the  summer  of  1866. 
Two  other  members  of  the  same  class  have  become  Bishops, 
the  Rt.  Kev.  Dr.  Brewer,  Missionary  Bishop  of  Montana,  and 
the  Kt.  Rev.  Dr.  Satterlee,  Bishop  of  Washington.  His  first 
sermon  after  ordination  was  preached  for  us  in  St.  John's 
Church,  Brooklyn,  of  which  we  were  still  Rector.  Rulison 
gave  promise  as  a  student  of  a  brilliant  career,  and  we  followed 
him  with  interest  from  Jersey  City  to  Cleveland,  and  then,  as 
Coadjutor  to  the  venerable  Bishop  Howe,  to  Central  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  always  behaved  himself  wisely,  but  his  discretion 
and  tact  matured  with  his  years,  so  that  it  may  bo  said  of  him, 
as  it  is  recorded  of  David  in  the  house  of  Saul,  that  when  he 
became  "Assistant  Bishop,"  ae-  the  office  was  then  called,  in  a 
most  delicate  and  trying  position,  "he  behaved  himself  very 
wisely."  His  Episcopate  added  to  his  laurels  as  a  parish 
priest,  and  his  record,  now  clcsed  on  earth,  we  can  contemplate 
with  satisfaction. 

Within  the  last  two  months,  two  Presbyters  of  our 
Church,  very  intimate  and  dear  friends  of  your  Bishop,  have 
died.  Our  tender  relationship  to  them  in  the  bonds  of  fra- 
ternal intercourse  for  many  years  must  be  our  excuse  for 
presenting  them  to  you;  and  their  lovely  lives  and  preeminent 


DIOCESE    OF   SPRINGFIELD.  ' 

worth,  when  your  attention  is  drawn  to  them,  will  win  your 
gratitude  that  we  have  enriched  our  address  with  notices,  all 
Too  brief,  of  their  excellence. 

REV.  DR.  ANDRE'W  OLIVER. 
The  Bev.  Dr.  Andrew  Oliver,  Professor  of  New  Testament 
Exegesis,  was  our  colleague  for  several  years  in  the  General 
Theological  Seminary,  Kew  York.    We  left  him  when  we  came 
away  in  1879,  and  among  the  things  which  we  very  greatly  re- 
gretted was  the  interruption  of  our  personal  and  daily  inter- 
course.    It  was  a  great   help  to  know  him  and  be  in  his  com- 
pany     It  was  not  an  easy  matter  truly  to  know  him,  because 
he  was  so  shy,  and  modest,  and  sensitive.    Only  by  degrees 
when  he  was  won  to  trust  and  confide  in  his  companion   did 
he  reveal  himself  and  allow  one  to  discover  what  depths  of 
sympathy  were  hidden  in  his  heart.    His  delicacy  of  feeling 
was  exquisite,  and  it  seems  impossible  to  associate  him  with 
aught  that  was  unworthy  of  a  gentleman.    When  others  be- 
haved rudely,  and  he  was  wounded  in  spirit,  he  showed  such 
distress  at  such  conduct  that  his  manifest  pain  w^s  a  severer 
rebuke  than  words,  since  it  carried  the  conviction  that  h.s 
^rief  was  occasioned  more  by  the  fact  that  one  could  behave 
In  so  unseemly  a  manner,  than  in  consequence  of  his  being 
the  victim  of  ungenerous  treatment.    Proft-ssor  O^^vevj^^^ 
man  of  vast  erudition  and  accurate  scholarship.    His  learning 
was  largely  in  the  domain  of  Oriental  languages  and  litera- 
Ture.    He  was  a  diligent  student  of  Holy  Scripture,  and  his 
students  heard  in  his  expositions  not  only  the  able  discus- 
sions of  the  critic,  but  also  the  voice  of  the  Pnest  of  God  who 
was  in  constant  and  close  communion  with  the  Blessed  Spirit 
who  inspires  those  Scriptures  and  makes  them  replete  with 
light,  and  harmony,  and  beauty. 

kis  loss  is  a  severe  one  to  the  General  Seminary  and  to 
the  Church,  and  our  regret  now  is  that  his  extreme  sensitive- 
ness not  only  secluded  him,  save  to  a  select  few,  f^^m  publ  c 
notice,  but  also  restrained  him  from  publication.    He  has  lett 


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BISHOP  S    ADDRESS. 


very  little,  we  fear,  in  writing,  as  a  legacy  to  enrich  us  with 
his  learning  and  spiritual  experience. 


REV.  DR.  GEORGE  H.  HOUGHTON, 

Last  month,  the  seventeenth  of  November,  another  choice 
spirit  was  called  away  from  earth.  The  Rev.  Dr.  George  H. 
Uoughton  is  a  name  which  has  as  good  a  claim  to  adorn  the 
Hagiology  of  the  Church  universal  as  that  of  many,  if  not 
most,  of  the  Saints  who  greet  our  eyes  like  stars  in  the  kal- 
endar. 

His  career  was  very  remarkable  because,  although  like 
the  Rev.  Professor  Oliver,  a  man  of  quiet  disposition  and  re- 
tiring habits,  and  secluded  by  deliberate  and  persistent  prefer- 
ence within  the  narrow  circle  of  parochial  duty,  he  was  prob- 
ably more  widely  and  better  known  than  any  other  Presbyter 
in  our  Church.  His  life  work  was  the  Parish  of  the  Trans- 
figuration, which  he  organized,  and  over  which  he  presided 
for  more  than  forty-nine  years. 

On  the  third  day  of  last  October  Dr.  Houghton  preached 
the  sermon  on  the  forty-ninth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of 
the  Church,  and  with  his  own  hand  he  i)laced  a  copy  of  that 
sermon  in  a  wrapper  and  affixed  a  stamp,  and  after  writing 
our  name  and  address,  he  added  these  words,  which  we  hesi- 
tate to  repeat,  because  we  are  so  absolutely  unworthy  of  such 
commendation,  but  the  desire  to  be  associated  with  so  holv  a 
man  by  his  own  act  is  the  constraining  motive  which  prevails 
with  us  to  reproduce  them.  After  writing  our  name  and  ad- 
dress. Dr.  Houghton  added  in  a  corner  of  the  wrapper  these 
words:  "Maxima  cum  revere ntia  et  benevolentia."  This  is 
among  the  most  precious  tributes  which  we  have  ever  received. 
The  value  lies  in  the  hand  that  wrote  it.  With  all  the  pleasure 
which  comes  from  such  praise  from  such  a  source,  there  is  a 
secret  pain  which  humbles  us,  it  is  the  consciousness  that  had 
the  dear  Doctor  known  us  as  we  know  ourselves,  and  much 
more,  as  God  knows  us,  he  could  never  have  written  them. 

The  sermon  was  destined  to  be  the  last  anniversary  sermon 


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which  the  Rector  of  nine  and  forty  years  was  permitted  to 
preach.  It  is  worthy  of  being  the  last,  since  a  better  sermon 
could  not  be  imagined  of  its  kind,  and  the  preacher  has  gone  up 
higher  to  keep  his  jubilee  in  Paradise. 

There  is  so  much  in  that  sermon  which  we  would  fain 
adopt  as  our  own  and  address  to  you  ourselves,  that  we  venture 
to  make  some  extended  extracts  from  what  proved  to  be  Dr. 
Houghton's  farewell  message  to  his  flock,  so  that  he,  though 
dead"^  will  still  speak  to  us  as  a  Diocese.  No  one  has  a  stronger 
claim  to  be  heard  than  he,  whose  praise  is  in  all  the  Churches, 
and  we  feel  conlideiit  that  his  words,  repeated  by  our  lips  and 
incori)orated  in  our  annual  address,  will  do  us  all  good.  T^t 
us  listen  to  him  as  he  speaks  to  us  of  the  Offertory,  the 
daily  Eucharist,  the  (Mioir,  and  the  lessons  to  be  learned  from 
the  rest  of  the  Seventh  or  Sabbatical  year. 

"It  is  forty-two  years  ago  today"  (October  3,  1897),  Dr. 
Houghton  savs,  ^^since  was  here  introduced  the  practice  of 
recerving  the  Alms  and  Oblations  of  the  people,  their  gifts  for 
charitable  and  sacred  purposes,  and  pres<^nting  them  to  Al- 
mightv  God  for  His  acceptance  upon  the  Holy  Table  before 
emploving  them  for  their  intended  purpose.  Forty-two  years 
a-o  todav  since  the  substitution  for  the  former  plate  collection 
of  monies  in  the  House  of  God,  of  the  Offertory,  the  Service 
provided  by  the  Church  for  the  worshiping  of  Almighty  God 
by  the  rendering  unto  Him  some  portion  of  our  wealth  or 
of  our  poverty  in  recognition  that  His  is  all  that  we  possess  or 
enjoy,  and  that  we  are  but  stewards  of  his  bounty.  .  .  The 
Offertory  is  a  solemn  act  of  religious  worship  quite  as  much 
as  any  other  portion  of  the  Service  in  which  we  customarily 
enga^^e.  Both  Holy  Scripture  and  the  Church  unite  in  so 
repre'senting  it.  .  .  .  Irrespective,  then,  of  the  use  that 
may  be  made  of  our  offerings,  whether  they  shall  be  viewed  as 
alms  and  distributed  for  the  relief  of  the  poor,  or  regarded  as 
oblations,  and  so  employed  for  more  purely  spiritual  purposes, 
they  are  first  of  all  to  be  contemplated  in  their  relation  to  Al- 
mighty  God  as  being  humbl}   and  solemnly  presented  unto 


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Him  on  His  Holy  Table,  and  by  liis  divinely  commissioned 
officer  as  an  act  of  homaj^e  as  constituting  merely  and  simply 
an  act  of  relij::i<His  worship.  This  then  is  the  chief  lij^ht  in 
which  the  Otfertory  is  to  be  viewed,  namely  jis  fcnniinfr  a  part 
of  the  divine  worship.  This  is  its  [>rime,  grand,  special  sig- 
nificance  Everything  that  we  are,  and  every- 
thing that  we  have,  should  unite  in  doing  homage  to  tin* 
great  Source  and  (liver  of  all,  soul  an<l  body,  h(\art  and  h(^ad, 
lip  and  hand,  €*vei*j'  faculty,  every  acquirement,  time,  and 
talent,  and  fortune  should  be  employed  in  the  worship  of  Al- 
mighty God. 

^*It  is  seventeen  years  ago  today  since  at  s(»ven  o'clock  in 
the  morning  at  yonder  altar  were  Ix'gun  the  daily  Otfering 
unto  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  and  the  daily  pleading  before 
Him  of  the  Sacrifice  of  the  Ptission  and  Death  for  us  men  and 
for  our  salvation  of  His  onlv  Son  and  our  onlv  Saviour, 
Jt^us  Christ,  and  the  daily  feeding  unto  everlasting  life  with 
the  Blessed  Sacrament  of  His  most  precious  Body  and  Blood 
of  all  who  desire  to  receive  them. 

^'It  is  seventeen  years  ago  this  day  since  the  worship,  and 
the  only  worship  institutcnl  and  ordained  by  our  adorable 
Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ,  the  worship  which  shows 
forth  his  death  and  its  efticacv  before  Almightv  God,  beiran 
here  to  be  daily  offered.  Every  morning  for  now  these  seven- 
teen years,  in  summer  and  in  winter,  in  sunshine  and  in  storm, 
has  it  been  the  blessed  privilege  of  the  Priest,  with  always  the 
two  or  three,  and  the  Lord  in  their  midst,  to  offer  this  worship. 
Here  every  morning  at  seven  o'clock  have  these  doors  been 
open  that  everyone  who  would  may  enter  to  join  in  this  wor- 
ship and  to  be  partaker  of  the  most  comfortable  sacrament  of 
the  Body  and  Blood  of  the  Lord.  Scarcely  a  morning  has  there 
been  during  all  these  years  that  special  prayer  has  not  gone 
up  with  the  pleading  of  the  adorable  sacrifice  for  the  sick,  for 
the  afflicted,  for  those  at  sea,  and  for  those  that  have  departed 
this  life. 


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"It  will  be  sixteen  years  this  afternoon  since  the  intro- 
duct  ion  into  this  Cliurcirof  a  surpliced  choir  of  men  and  boys. 

-\s  the  rendering  of  praise  to  Almighty  God  constitutes 
so  considerable  a  portion  of  the  service,  it  is  becoming  that  all 
possible  pains  be  taken  that  this  praise  be  offered  unto  Him 
in  a  manner  the  least  unworthy.  It  is  well  and  desirable  that 
the  plaving  and  the  singing  bt  pleasing  and  acceptable  to  the 
congregation;  that  there  be  nothing  in  either  to  disturb  the 
ear  or  to  offend  the  taste.  Indeed  pains  should  be  taken  that 
every  part  of  the  service  be  read,  or  said,  or  sung  in  a  manner 
satisfactory  to  intelligent  and  educated  p(M)ple.  Care  should 
be  taken  that  there  be  no  peculianty  of  intonation,  or  pronun- 
ciation or  manm^r  that  can  property  annoy  any  one.  But  pains 
above  all  pains  should  be  taken  that  whatever  is  read,  or  said, 
or  sung  in  the  House  of  God  be  read,  or  said,  or  sung  in  a 
manner  as  little  unworthy  as  possible  of  the  place  and  of  the 

X*resence. 

^  "It  was  the  learned  Dr.  South,  who  when  told  by  a  certain 
illiterate  preacher  that  the  Almighty  ne<'d(^d  no  man's  learning 
or  wisdom,  or  elo(iuence,  replied :  ^Neither  does  the  Almighty 
need  anv  man's  ignorance,  or  foolishness,  or  stammering. 

"The  Choir  is  to  offer  and  to  lead  the  praises  of  the  Congre- 
gation.  It  is  meet,  then,  that  the  Choir  be  such  as  to  make 
it  a  becoming  vehicle  for  offering  to  Almighty  God  the  praises 
of  the  Congregation,  and  for  inciting  the  Congregation  to  join 
in  that  offenng.  The  white  robes  of  its  members  should  serve 
to  remind  them  of  the  i)ure  lives  that  they  should  endeavor 
to  lead.  The  holy  words  that  they  sing  should  make  them  heed- 
ful that  no  profane,  or  impure,  or  rough  or  unkind  words  ever 
issue  from  their  lips.  Their  place  in  the  Sanctuary  should  speak 
to  them  of  their  nearness  to  the  Great  High  Priest  and  make 
them  all  reverence  and  devotion.  And  the  thought  that  what 
they  sing  is  to  be  sung  unto  God,  our  Maker,  unto  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Redeemer,  unto  the  Holy  Ghost,  our  Sanctifier,  the  three 
Persons,  and  one  only  ever  Blessed  and  Adorable  Trinity, 
should  lead  them  to  give  all  attention,  and  to  take  all  pains  in 


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preparing    tlierasolves    always    to    sing    unto    ITiin    as    best 
they  can. 

"In  the  words  of  Holy  Scripture,  which  were  read  as  an  in- 
troduction to  this  present  discourse,  ^And  thou  shalt  number 
seven  Sabbaths  of  years  unto  thee,  seven  times  seven  years, 
and  the  space  of  the  seven  Sabbaths  of  years  shall  be  unto  thee 
forty  and  nine  years'— (Leviticus  xxv.  8),  we  have  a  com- 
mandment given  unto  the  children  of  Israel  from  w^hich  we 
may  derive  some  suggestions  for  the  nieeter  hallowing  of  the 
year  upon  which  we  have  this  day  entered.  The  sanctificatiou 
of  the  Sabbath,  w  hich  was  the  earliest  and  most  ancient  of  all 
divine  institutions,  was  designed  for  the  keeping  up  of  the 
knowledge  and  worship  of  the  Creator  among  men.  The 
six  days  of  labor,  followed  by  the  seventh  day  of  rest,  was 
the  Hebrew's  memorial  of  the  cn^ation  and  the  Lord's  deliver- 
ance of  His  people  through  a  mighty  hand  and  by  a  stretched 
out  arm  from  the  servitude  in  Egypt.  It  set  Him  continually 
before  them  as  the  Creator  and  the  Redeemer.  It  kept  Him 
continually  before  them  as  the  object  of  worship  and  of  imita- 
tion. 

'*To  this  hallowing  of  the  seventh  day  there  was  added  by 
the  law  the  hallowing  of  each  seventh  year,  and  the  especial 
hallowing  of  the  forty-ninth  year,  the  year  which  preceded  the 
vear  of  the  Jubilee. 

*'The  commencement  of  each  seventh  or  Sabbatical  vear 
was  marked  by  the  public  reading  of  the  Law.  But  the  main 
characteristic  of  the  hallowing  of  the  Sabbatical  or  seventh 
year  consisted  in  the  enforced  rest  given  to  all  the  land  from 
tillage.  Seed  was  not  to  be  sown,  nor  vines  to  be  pruned,  that 
which  grew  spontaneously  of  its  own  accord  was  to  be  shared 
in  common  by  masters  and  servants,  and  strangers,  and  by  the 
cattle  and  the  beasts  of  the  field.  No  one  was  to  lay  special 
claim  to  anvthing. 

"As  the  Lord  had  originally  given  the  land  of  Canaan  to 
the  children  of  Israel,  and  apportioned  it  among  their  tribes, 
so  every  seventh  year  He  required  them,  as  it  were,  to  return  it 
to  Him  in  acknowledgment  that  His  was  the  ownership,  that 


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13 


He  was  the  sole  Sovereign  Proprietor  of  all  things;  that  all 
things  came  of  Him  and  were  His;  and  that  they  were  His 
tenants,  dependents  upon  His  bounty — real  owners  and  pos- 
sessors of  nothing. 

"The  commandment  that  the  land  should  lie  fallow^  every 
seventh  year,  should  rest  from  tillage,  was,  so  to  speak,  a  kind- 
ness to  the  land.  It  was  to  keep  it  in  heart  for  posterity,  not 
to  permit  it  to  be  exhausted,  not  to  use  it  as  if  designed  for  one 
age  only. 

"The  commandment  to  observe  the  Sabbatical  years,  and 
for  all  to  share  alike  in  those  years  that  which  the  land  spon- 
taneously produced,  and  to  permit  the  cattle  and  the  beast  of 
the  field  to  have  their  portion  of  the  same,  was  intended  to 
teach  men  to  live  in  constant  dependence  upon  divine  Provi- 
dence, to  be  considerate  of  the  poor,  and  of  the  creatures  which 
God  had  made,  generous  and  charitable,  not  to  engross  all  to 
themselves;  to  recognize  the  universal  Fatherhood  of  God  and 
the  universal  Brotherhood  of  Man. 

"Taken  off  from  their  usual  labors  every  seventh  year, 
the  children  of  Israel  would  have  more  time  for  the  exercises 
of  religion,  and  for  obtaining  a  better  knowledge  of  God  and 

of  His  laws. 

''The  rest  of  the  seventh  Sabbatical,  the  forty-ninth  year, 
followed  by  the  year  of  Jubilee,  would  remind  them  of  the  rest 
in  the  grave  and  in  Paradise,  to  be  followed  by  the  everlasting 
Jubilee  of  joy  and  gladness,  the  final  and  everlasting  restitu- 
tion of  all  things,  the  full  and  unending  universal  fruition  of 
the  salvation  wrought  out  by  Christ  for  all  men." 

Bear  with  us  w^hile  w^e  make  one  further  extract  from  this 
anniversary  sermon  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton,  which  proved 
to  be  his  farewell  message  to  his  flock  and  to  the  Church. 
This  extract  contains  the  dear  Pastor's  final  suggestions,  and 
exhortations  for  the  coming  year;  they  apply  wonderfully  well 
to  us  as  a  Diocese.     Let  us  so  apply  them. 

"Let  us,"  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton  says,  "let  us  endeavor 
more  truly  to  recognize  and  set  forth  in  our  lives  the  right  re- 


l  i\ 


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lation  that  exists  between  Almighty  God  and  ourselves;  that 
all  that  we  have,  and  all  that  we  aie,  come  of  Him  and  are  His; 
that  He  alone  is  the  sole  Sovereign  of  all  things;  that  we  are 
His  dependents,  His  tenants  gaining  what  we  get  through  Ilim, 
holding  what  we  have  through  Him.  In  recognition  of  this 
let  the  coming  year  be  one  in  which  we  render  to  Him  as  never 
before  some  tribute  of  all  that  we  have,  and  of  all  that  we  are. 
Let  us  give  unto  Him  more  of  our  time  for  His  worship,  more 
of  our  substance  for  His  honor. 

*'Let  us  cultivate  more  and  more  of  the  spirit  of  trust  in 
God,  our  Heavenly  Father.  Let  us  live  more  and  more  with  a 
sense  of  our  constant  dependence  upon  the  divine  Providence. 
Let  us  live  less  to  ourselves  and  for  ourselves.  Remembering 
that  the  spontaneous  fruits  of  the  Sabbatical  year  were  for  the 
common  enjoyment  of  men  and  of  animals,  let  us  be  ready  to 
give  and  glad  to  distribute  of  such  things  as  we  have  to  those 
who  have  need,  and  to  let  no  living  creature  suffer  from  the 
want  that  we  can  relieve.  And  remembering  that  it  was  a 
common  salvation,  the  salvation  of  all  men,  that  Jesus  Christ 
came  into  this  world  and  died  to  accomplish,  let  our  efforts  and 
our  prayers  as  never  bc^fore  be  made  that  this  salvation  be 
known  and  embraced  by  all  men.  Let  it  be  a  year  of  special 
prayer  and  (^tfort  for  the  salvation  of  other's." 

The  strength  and  beauty  of  these  last  words  of  our  dear 
and  intimate  friend  of  manv  vears  lie  in  the  realitv  back  of 
them,  the  holy,  consecrated  life  which  inspired  them.  He  does 
not  urge  us  to  belitne  and  do  what  he  did  not  believe  and  do. 
He  believtHl  and  laborcnl,  and  therefore  he  spoke. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton  taught  us  Hebrew  in  the  General 
Theological  Seminary-  in  the  early  fifties.  He  was  then  and  had 
been  for  several  years  the  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Transfig. 
ration,  ^^'e  moved  from  place  to  place  at  the  call,  we  humbly 
trust,  of  duty,  and  at  last  we  came  out  here  as  Bishop  nearly 
twenty  years  ago;  he  remained  in  the  same  place,  and  his  house, 
close  by  his  Church,  became  one  of  our  homes  in  New  York.  It 
was  our  custom  whenever  we  went  to  the  citv  to  visit  the  Doc- 
tor,  and  generally  to  celebrate  at  his  altar.    In  May  last,  on  the 


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15 


Sunday  before  we  left  for  the  Lambeth  Conference,  with  the 
kind  permission  of  the  Bishop  of  New  York,  we  confirmed 
forty-five  candidates,  preached  and  celebrated  the  Holy  Euch- 
arist. On  our  return  in  November  we  called  and  enjoyed  the 
privilege  of  an  hour's  delightful  interview  with  our  venerable 
and  much  loved  friend.  It  proved  to  be  our  last  on  earth. 
>Ve  would  have  preached  again  and  celebrated  at  his  altar,  as 
he  urged  us  to  do,  had  it  not  b(  en  for  a  previous  and  long-stand- 
ing engagement. 

An  accident,  we  may  call  it,  gave  Dr.  Houghton  the  noto- 
riety which  made  his  name  and  that  of  his  Church  household 
words  with  the  most  engaging  associations.  A  neighboring 
Rector  declined  to  say  the  office  for  the  burial  of  the  dead  over 
the  body  of  a  play  actor.  Simply  on  the  ground  and  only  on 
the  ground  that  the  deceased  had  been  a  play  actor,  since  he 
was  a  worthy  man  and  a  cf»mmunicant  of  the  Church,  the 
Rector  declined,  and  bade  the  friends  who  sought  his  services 
to  go  to  the  "little  Church  around  the  corner,"  where  probably 
they  would  be  accommodated.  They  were.  Dr.  Houghton 
buried  the  actor,  and  he  and  his  Church  became  famous.  This 
w^as  not  the  Doctor's  wish  nor  in  accordance  with  his  taste. 
He  simply  could  not  help  it.  The  theatrical  profession  looked 
upon  him  as  their  spiritual  friend  when  they  did  not  regard 
him  as  their  pastor.  The  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  New 
York,  became  to  most  people  throughout  the  Union,  so  widely 
was  it  known  through  this  incident,  the  '^^ittle  Church 
Around  the  Corner." 

One  or  two  things  more  should  be  said  in  this  connection, 
that  the  example  of  our  beloved  friend  may,  as  far  as  we  can 
help  it  to  do  so,  teach  its  salutary  lessons.  The  theatrical 
I)rofession,  as  we  have  said,  adopted  the  Rev.  Dr.  Houghton  as 
their  special  patron  and  friend,  and  in  consequence  they  sought 
to  heap  favors  upon  him.  They  were  always  ready  when  there 
was  any  great  attraction  on  the  stage  to  place  choicest  private 
boxes  at  his  disposal.  He  thanked  them  for  their  courtesy,  but 
he  never  went  to  the  play.  From  the  day  he  took  Holy  Orders 
Dr.  Houghton  was  never  inside  of  a  theatre.     "It  is  no  place," 


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he  said  to  us,  "for  the  Priest  of  God.  How  could  I  go  from 
the  footliglits  to  minister  to  a  dying  man;  I  could  not  endure 
when  some  one  inquired  at  my  door  for  me  to  have  them 
depart  with  the  information  that  the  Rector  had  gone  to  the 
theatre."  And  then  he  added,  "I  do  not  wish  to  judge  others; 
many  of  my  brethren,  who  are  better  men  than  I  am,  think  dif 
ferently;  I  am  only  speaking  for  myself.  It  would  not  do  for 
me  to  go." 

Again,  whenever  the  Doctor  made  an  appeal  for  money, 
and  many  such  an  appeal  he  made,  the  theatrical  people  were 
always  ready  to  respond,  and  thus  thousands  of  dollars  came 
into  his  hands,  but  save  in  cases  when  the  monev  w\as  desiir- 
nated  for  a  specific  object,  he  set  it  aside  as  a  special  fund  for 
the  benefit  of  actors  in  net^d  and  distress,  and  manv  such  there 
were. 

Well,  dear  brethren,  we  have  detained  vou  long  in  the 
company  of  dear  Dr.  Houghton,  and  he  has  spoken  to  us,  and 
we  have  talked  about  him.  We  could  not  have  been  better  em- 
ployed. We  have  not  taken  up  so  much  of  your  time  in  dis- 
coursing about  any  one  in  our  annual  address  since  we  dwelt 
in  grateful  recollections  of  the  venerable  and  most  excellent 
Dr.  Horatio  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York,  ten  years  ago.  We 
close  with  this  reference  for  our  vindication,  and  because 
Bishop  Horatio  Potter  held  Dr.  George  H.  Houghton  in  the 
highest  esteem  and  regardeil  him,  as  we  know,  with  the  most 
sincere  affection. 


THE  LAMBETH  CONFERENCE. 

AVe  come  to  speak  of  a  subject  which  lies  outside  of  Dio- 
cesan atfairs  strictly  so-called,  but  yet  involves  us,  in  common 
\\\\\\  the  whole  American  Church,  in  the  remote,  if  not  in  the 
near  future.  We  refer  to  wliat  is  called  "the  organization  of 
the  Anglican  Communion"  by  and  through  the  agency  of  the 
Lambeth  Conference. 

In  order  properly  to  appreciate  the  proposed  mc^isure  or 
measures,  which  are  calculated  either  intentionallv  or  not 
to  promote  such  organization,  it  is  well  to  remind  ourselves  of 
a  few  facts  such  as  these. 

First — The  Lambeth  Conference  of  Bishops  is  a  strictly 
voluntary  gathering,  without  any  representative  character, 
or  conciliar  powers.  Its  origin  was  almost  accidental,  and  its 
growth  in  numbers  has  been  due  to  the  felt  need  of  brotherly 
and  friendly  personal  intercourse,  and  the  absence  of  any  risk 
of  unhappy  complications  by  the  repeatedly  avowed  declara- 
tion that  the  assembly  was  unofficial  and  disclaimed  any  power 
or  i)urpose  of  legislation. 

Secondly — The  Conference  has  hitherto  in  its  meetings 
been  absolutely,  as  was  natural,  and  we  may  say  almost  of 
necessity,  under  tlie  liersonal  control  of  the  Archbishop  of 
Canterbury  as  to  the  time  and  place  of  assembling.  Indeed.it 
rested  with  him  whether  there  should  be  any  Conference  or  not. 

The  intervals  of  meeting  have  been  changed  from  eleven 
years  to  ten,  and  then  to  nine;  the  place  has  remained  the 
same,  Lambeth  Palace,  London. 

Third — The  constitution  of  the  body  is  twofold  in  the 
status  of  its  members  in  their  relation  to  the  State.  The  Eng- 
lish Archbishops  and  Bishops,  strictly  so-called,  represent  the 
Crown  of  Great  Britain,  as  well  as  the  Church  of  England.  The 
colonial  Bishops,  while  they  do  not  directly  represent  the 
State,  are  allied  in  sympathy  and  by  tradition,  and  in  some 
respects  by  law,  with  their  Episcopal  brethren  at  home.  The 
Irish,  Scotch  and  American  Bishops  belong  to  Churches  which 


"4  .- 


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have  no  organic  relation  to  the  State.  Their  Churches  are  as 
free  from  political  control  as  were  the  Churches  i)rior  to  the 
conversion  of  Constantine. 

It  must  be  seen  that  these  considerations  must  affect 
vitally  and  fundamentally  any  attempt  to  organize  the  Angli- 
can Communion,  when  by  such  communion  is  understood  all 
the  Churches  which  symbolize  with  the  Archbishop  of  Canter- 
bury. If  the  question  be  limited  to  the  Church  of  England, 
strictly  so-called,  and  the  colonial  Churches  in  communion  with 
her,  then  we  close  our  lips,  since  we  have  no  right  to  speak,  or 
if  we  be  asked  out  of  courtesy  to  express  our  opinion,  we  are 
free  to  say  that  we  cordially  iigrce  with  the  liishops  of  England 
and  her  colonies,  that  such  legislation  seems  highly  expedient 
to  promote  the  welfai-e  of  the  Anglican  Communion  thus  re- 
stricted in  its  application,  and  we  repeatedly  said  so  in  the 
Conference;  but  if  by  Anglican  Communion  be  meant,  as  waa 
meant  and  is  meant,  the  entire  body,  then  we  demur  to  such 
action  by  the  Lambeth  Conference  as  at  present  constituted, 
and  with  its  past  pledges  and  its  present  traditions. 

We  are  thoroughly  convinced  that  it  could  not  have  been 
in  the  minds  of  any  who  originally  i)roposed,  or  of  those  who 
approved  the  subject  for  discussion,  and  placed  it  tirst  and  be- 
fore all  others  in  the  scheme  of  questions  to  be  considered  by 
the  Lambeth  Conference,  namely,  ''the  organization  of  the 
Anglican  Communion,''  that  they  were  reaching  out  beyond 
their  powers,  much  less  do  we  for  one  moment  believe  that 
those  who  adopted  the  recommendation  to  form  ''a  consulta- 
tive body"  were  at  all  conscious  that  they  were  s(H'king  to  do  by 
indirection  what  they  could  not  directly  accomplish.  But  yi^t 
it  set^ms  to  us,  and  our  judgment  was  fortified  by  many  older 
and  wiser  heads  than  our  own,  that  this  is  reallv  the  case.  The 
creation  of  a  "Central  Consultative  Bodv''  is  doubtless  verv 
desirable  for  the  Church  of  England  and  her  daughters,  the 
Colonial  Churches,  but  it  is  not  needed  by  us,  and  if  it  were, 
the  Lambeth  Conference  is  not  competent  to  call  into  being 
anv  such  institution. 

We  are  quite  well  aware  that  we  shall  be  told  in  reply  to 


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our  suggestions,  ''Why,  this  'Central  Consultative  Body'  is  the 
most  innocent  thing  in  the  world,  it  is  entirely  voluntary,  and 
you  are  under  no  compulsion  to  ask  its  advice."  In  response 
we  say,  just  here  conies  in  the  indirection  of  which  we  com- 
plain. It  is  doing  by  moral  force,  by  the  influence  of  a  great 
voluntary  assembly  what  it  could  not  effect  by  canon  or  law. 
The  moral  power  of  the  Lambeth  Conference  is  acknowledged 
by  all,  and  conse(iuently  any  instrumentality  of  the  Conference 
must  inherit  that  power.  The  decision  of  any  question  sub- 
mitted to  that  "Central  Consultative  Body''  must  carry  with  it 
great  weight,  and  if  it  involved  any  issue  between  persons  or 
Dioceses,  or  Churches,  it  would  place  one  or  other  of  the 
parties  to  the  issue  at  great  disadvantage.  It  may  be  said  that 
no  such  condition  of  things  would  be  likely  to  occur.  True, 
but  it  might  occur,  and  in  providing  against  the  dangers  which 
threaten,  it  is  always  well  to  look  those  dangers  full  in  the 
face.  This  action  in  the  proposal  to  call  into  being  such  a  ''Cen- 
tral Consultative  Body,"  is,  in  the  first  place,  disguise*  it  as  you 
may,  quasi-legislation,  and  seeks  to  accomplish  by  moral  force 
what  the  voluntary  gatherin.:^  could  not  effect  by  canonical  or 
legal  enactment.  In  the  next  place,  whatever  may  be  the 
need  for  such  a  body  for  England  and  her  Colonies,  there  never 
has  been  yet,  nor  is  there  now^,  nor  is  there  likely  to  be  in  the 
future,  any  such  need  for  the  United  States.  If  we  should  ever 
have  occasion  to  need  advice  from  abroad,  doubtless  we  could 
ai)ply  for  it,  and  be  as  free  in  the  matter  of  making  our  appli- 
cation as  in  that  of  selecting  our  counsellors.  We  say  again 
that  England  and  her  Colonies  have  without  doubt  strong  rea- 
sons for  desiring  a  "Central  Consultative  Body,"  as  well  as  a 
''Tribunal  of  Reference."  By  all  means  let  the  mother  and  her 
daughter  Churches  have  these  useful  agencies  for  their  relief, 
and  if  the  sister  Churches  of  Ireland  and  Scotland  desire  to 
share  in  such  benefits,  they  are  free  to  do  so,  but  for  us  to  em- 
bark in  any  such  scheme  of  quasi-legislation  is  the  beginning 
of  the  end,  and  that  end  will  be  such  distrust  of  the  Lambeth 
Conference  as  will  sound  its  knell  in  so  far  as  the  Church  of  the 
United  States  is  concerned.     A  stream  cannot  rise  above  its 


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fountain,  and  the  attempt  to  oiganize  the  Anglican  Communion 
bj  the  Lambeth  Conference  in  the  creation  of  apparently  inno- 
cent institutions  or  machinery  such  as  a  '^Central  Consultative 
Body'^  and  a  ^'Tribunal  of  Keference/'  is  an  exliibition  of  a 
])urely  voluntary  jjjathering  of  men,  unconsciously  to  them- 
selves, clothing  themselves  with  a  representative  character, 
and  entering  ui>on  a  course  of  (piasi-legislation  invested  with 
august  moral  authority  for  the-  benefit  of  those  whom  they  do 
not  represent. 

The  Lambeth  Conference'  as  it  has  existed  down  to  the 
present  time  as  a  voluntary  association  of  Bishops,  meeting 
by  the  invitation  and  as  the  guests  of  the  Archbishop  of  Can- 
terbury, has  won  the  greatest  confidence  and  secured  the  high- 
est respect.  These  results  have  been  reached  because  the  Con- 
ference has  restrained  itself,  and  kept  itself  within  the  limits 
and  bounds  which  it  originally  prescribed  for  itself  in  1S07, 
when  it  first  assembled  under  the  presidency  of  Archbishop 
Longley,  thirty  years  ago. 

Kow  for  the  first  time  the  Lambeth  Conference  takes  a 
new  departure,  places  in  the  forefront  of  its  business  "a  com- 
mittee to  consider  and  report  upon  the  organization  of  the 
Anglican  Communion,'^  meaning  thereby  the  entire  body  in 
its  largest  definition,  and  provides  by  resolution  for  the  crea- 
tion of  a  consultative  committee  to  sit  permanently  as  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  Lambeth  Conference,  to  which  it  owes  its 
existence,  and  to  which  all  Churches  mav  resort  for  informa- 
tion  and  advice. 

At  once  the  apprehension  was  felt  by  nmny  of  us,  who 
prize  the  Lambeth  Conference  as  most  valuable  and  beneficial 
to  our  entire  communion,  which  was  cleverly  and  admirably 
expressed  by  one,  who  warned  the  assembled  Bishops  in  their 
attempt  to  organize,  to  heed  the  examiile  of  the  unhappy  pos- 
sessor of  a  marvelous  bird  which  laid  every  day  a  golden  egg. 
The  owner  was  avaricious  and  coveted  more  than  the  daily 
supply,  and  with  a  view  to  gratify  his  wish,  he  killed  the 
precious  fowl,  and  lost  his  all.  Alas!  the  words  of  judicious 
warning  were  not  heeded.     Even  the  speaker  himself  seems 


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to  have  fallen  a  victim  to  the  temptation  of  the  glittering  pros- 
pect of  grander  results  by  organization,  and  accordingly  sur- 
rendered his  position  so  wisely  taken  when  he  gave  his  sup- 
l)ort  to  the  creation  of  a  ^'Central  Consultative  Body"  by  the 
Lambeth  Conference.  This  action  carries  with  its  adoption 
the  underlying  ])rinci})le.  The  apprehension  that  in  case  the 
Lambeth  Conference  thus  stretched  its  assumed  prerogatives 
beyond  its  real  powers  it  would  destroy  itself  is  not  in  the 
slightest  degree  based  upon  personal  considerations. 

On  the  contrary,  it  may  be  said  once  for  all,  if  ever  a  man 
secured  not  only  the  respect,  but  also  the  fraternal  love  of  his 
brethren,  that  man  was  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury.  It 
would  be  invidious  to  distinguish,  and  hence  we  may  say  that 
after  the  grand,  and  good,  and  just  Archbishop  came  his  col- 
leagues, the  Archbishops  and  Primates,  and  the  collective 
Episcopate  representing  the  Anglican  Communion  all  over  the 
world.     All  stood  and  stand  high  in  our  esteem. 

The  fear  of  disaster  for  the  Lambeth  Conference  in  any 
attempt  which  it  might  make  in  the  direction  of  organizing  the 
Anglican  Communion,  which  was  the  avowed  object  it  pro- 
posed to  accomplish,  was  generated  by  the  present  status  of 
the  Church  of  England  in  union  with,  and  to  a  large  extent 
subject  to  the  State. 

This  association  is  centuries  old,  and  the  English  people 
have  grown  in  the  course  of  generations  very  naturally  to  re- 
gard it  as  a  part,  and  a  large  part,  of  their  national  inheri- 
tance. ''The  Establishment,"  as  it  is  called,  has  roots,  and 
these  are  deep  down  in  the  hearts  of  churchmen,  so  that  they 
may  be  said  to  be  wedded  to  its  traditions. 

The  bare  thought  of  any  prelate  taking  precedence  of  the 
Archbishops  of  Canterbury  and  York  would  fill  the  average 
Englishman's  mind  with  horror.  It  is  a  question  whether  he 
could  be  brought  to  allow  that  any  such  thing  were  possible. 
This  being  so,  we  are  at  once  confronted  with  the  difficulty 
that  we  must  have  for  our  president  and  chief  officers  in  these 
newly  created  bodies,  and  in  any  organization  of  the  Anglican 
Communion  as  things  now  are,  representatives  of  the  British 
Crown  first,  and  the  English  Church  afterwards. 


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"Be  not  unequally  yoked  tog(4her,"  says  the  Apostle.  The 
ancient  law  forbade  such  unions.  Common  sense  echoes  the 
wisdom  of  such  prohibition.  A  saintly  Archbishop,  Anselm, 
tried  in  vain  to  escape  the  pc^rilous  elevation  to  Canterbury  at 
the  hands  of  William  Kufus  bv  referriniir  to  this  salutarv 
maxim.  An  established  and  disestablisluHl,  or  free  churcli, 
cannot  be  safely  joined  too(»ther  in  or<;anic  union.  Let  well 
enough  alone.  AA'e  are  not  afraid  of  a  papacy  at  Canterbury 
parallel  with  that  at  Rome.  We  believe  that  the  papal  suprem- 
acy as  it  now  exists  can  be  adc  (juately  explained  and  fully  ac- 
counted for  by  human  causes. 

We  are  under  no  apprehension  that  such  causes  can  be 
made  to  concur  in  producing  a  second  papacy  like  the  first. 
We  are  aware,  and  we  are  convinced,  that  everv  iutellijrent 
man  knows  full  well  that  the  conditions  of  past  ages  in  life 
and  society,  so  far  as  they  are  accidental,  cannot  be  reproduced 
again  in  our  day,  but  we  also  know  equally  well  that  human 
nature  in  its  pride,  and  depravity,  and  lust  for  power,  and  gree<i 
for  gain,  continues  always  the  same.  We  are  sure,  in  the  light 
of  history  shining  brightly  on  our  path,  that  centralization  in 
Church  and  state  is  a  dangerous  condition,  and  i)Ossibly  more 
dangerous  in  the  sphere  of  spiritual  administration  than  in 
that  of  politics.  We  in  our  country  have  happily  guarded 
securely  against  such  perils  in  our  civil  estate  by  the  provis- 
ions of  our  constitution,  and  we  may  wisely  forbear,  and  pos- 
sess our  souls  in  patience  before  we  hazard  our  ecclesiastical 
liberties  by  entering  upon  a  course  of  quasi-legislation  which 
tends  towards  centralization,  perilous  alike  to  our  peace  and 
our  safety. 

We  are  not  entering  upon  a  discussion  of  the  subject  of 
the  union  of  Church  and  State  in  its  relation  to  England. 
With  that  branch  of  the  subject  we  have  no  right  to  speak,  and 
it  would  ill  become  us,  and  be  an  impertinence  on  our  part  to 
go  beyond  what  is  strictly  within  our  own  legitimate  province, 
but  when  it  is  proposed  to  erect  by  moral  force  alone  perma- 
nent institutions,  which  must  more  or  less  bind  us  and  compel 
us  to  submit,  institutions  in  which  the  Archbishops  of  Eng- 


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land,  and  the  Bishop  of  London,  must  be  the  leading  spirits, 
preside,  and  control  business,  we  have  an  undoubted  right  to 
inquire  as  to  the  source  whence  our  spiritual  rulers  come,  and 
the  reply  is  from  the  Crown  of  Great  Britain.  Then  w^e  have 
an  equally  undoubted  right  to  inquire  further,  is  this  appoint- 
ing power  necessarily  loyal  to  Christ  and  His  Church?  Can 
the  State  force  upon  the  Church  her  nominees  irrespective  of 
their  faith  and  morals?  The  answer  must  be,  she  has  done  so, 
and  the  See  of  Canterbury  is  not  wanting  in  examples  to  justify 
the  answer.  The  threat  of  ''praemunire"  w^as  used  not  fifty 
years  ago  with  effect  upon  a  reluctant  Dean  and  Chapter.  It 
may  be  again.  The  history  of  the  past  few  years  of  Privy 
Council  decisions  and  Crown  appointments  should  make  us 
hesitate  to  enter  into  organic  alliance  w4th  parties  who  must 
be  our  rulers,  who  owe  their  nomination,  equivalent  to  ap- 
pointment, to  a  civil  i>ower,  irresponsible  to  anybody  or  any- 
thing save  public  opinion. 

How  lightly  public  opinion  weighs  with  the  appointing 
power  today  is  conspicuously  shown  in  the  confirmation  of  its 
nominees  to  the  mitre,  who  are  forced  upon  the  sees  in  the  face 
of  protests,  which  are  first  openly  challeng(Hl,  and  when  made 
ar(*  then  as  openly  refused  a  hearing.  It  may  in  a  w^ord  be  said 
that  when  the  crow^n  has  made  a  nomination  no  earthly  power 
can  successfully  interpose  to  prevent  the  completion  of  the  act 
in  the  consecration  of  the  Bishop  designate.  It  may  be  said, 
and  it  probably  will  be  said,  that  unsavory  and  unsuitable  nom- 
inations are  not  now  likely  to  be  made  As  touching  moral  char- 
acter we  fully  believe  that  this  is  true,  but  as  regards  the  faith, 
we  are  by  no  means  confident,  at  all  events  we  are  not 
sure  that  we  can  trust  an  irresponsible  civil  power,  which 
has  at  its  command  the  means  to  crush  out  opposition 
and  compel  obedience,  and  which  will  always  have  on  its  side 
the  support  of  the  heterogeneous  multitude,  which  is  agreed 
in  only  a  few  things,  of  which  the  chief  is  hatred  of  the  Church 
of  God. 

Centralization  is  a  dangerous  thing,  as  dangerous  as  its 
opposite,  anarchy.    It  is  a  question  which  is  the  more  to  be 


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dreaded,  hence  a  wise  statesmanship  will  interpose  safeguards 
to  prevent  the  rei>roduction,  mutatis  mutandis,  of  a  Tiberius 
in  the  State,  or  a  Boniface  VIII.  in  the  Church. 

Leaving  out  of  view^  any  and  all  claim  by  divine  right  to 
preeminence,  any  see  which  is  a  fixed,  permanent  metropolis, 
soon  drops  down  roots  which  embed  themselves  deeply  and 
firmly  in  the  soil,  speedily  draws  to  itself  a  parasitic  growth, 
which  is  nourished  by  the  parent  stock,  and  quickly  is  sur- 
rounded by  a  crowd  of  sycophants,  who  fawn  upon  the  mighty 
hand  which  wields  patronage  and  is  potent  in  influence.  These 
are  evils  inherent  in  centralization,  and  h(^nce  the  best  protec- 
tion against  this  tendency  to  deprave  and  ruin  is  limitation  in 
duration  of  office,  as  in  our  political  system,  and  the  principle 
of  seniority  of  consecration,  as  with  us,  or  better  still,  election 
to  the  prinmcv  as  in  the  Scottish  Church. 

Perhaps  to  some  c^yes  what  we  have  said  will  aj>pear  lurid, 
and  to  some  ears  will  sound  dreadful.  Still  at  the  risk  of  incur- 
ring the  censure  of  such  persons,  we  shall  follow  our  convic- 
tions of  duty,  and  declare  that  we  are  unalterably  opposed,  so 
far  as  our  American  Church  is  concerncnl  and  involved,  to  any 
scheme  of  organization  set  on  foot  bv  the  Lambeth,  or  anv  other 
voluntary,  unotficial,  and  non-representative  Conference  of 
Bishops.  It  will  be  quite  a  different  matter  when  such  Bishops 
go  to  their  assembly  clothed  with  authority  from  the  Synods 
of  their  respective  Provinces  or  Dioceses.  Then  they  can  enter 
legitimately  upon  such  legislation,  but  not  until  then. 

We  enjoyed  the  privilege,  through  uninterrupted  health, 
of  attending  all  the  sessions  of  the  Lambeth  Conference  from 
its  beginning  to  its  close,  and  we  also  attende<:l  all  the  meetings 
of  all  the  committees  at  which  it  was  possible  for  us  to  be  pres- 
ent, and  for  calmness  and  sobriety  of  manner  and  language 
throughout,  this  assembly  can  fairly  claim  the  preeminence 
in  our  experience.  We  may  venture  to  say  that  what  we  w  ould 
call  the  weakness  of  the  Conference  was  not  entirely  its  fault, 
because  it  had  no  power  to  help  itself.  The  scheme  or  pro- 
gramme of  subjects  for  discussion  was  drawn  up,  and  imposed 
upon  it  to  the  exclusion  of  all  else,  and  the  Conference  was  com- 


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pelled  to  keep  within  these  prescribed  limits.  No  Bishop,  so  far 
as  w^e  know,  had  the  most  distant  desire  to  introduce  any  ques- 
tion which  savored  of  party,  or  raise  an  issue  which  could  be 
called  local  or  sectional,  but  there  were  scores  of  Bishops,  if 
we  mistake  not,  who  felt  humiliated  and  distressed  at  the  mel- 
ancholy fact  that  when  nearly  two  hundred  Bishops  of  our 
communion  were  together  in  Conference  for  a  month,  they 
were  not  allowed  to  say  one  word  of  rebuke  to  those  in  high 
places,  as  well  as  low%  in  our  communion,  who  deny  the  funda- 
mental verities  of  the  faith  as  summed  up  in  the  creed  of 
Christendom,  and  relegate  a  large  part  of  God's  Word  to  the 
mist  of  fable,  and  call  for  a  restatement  of  the  articles  of  our 
belief,  and  an  expurgated  Bible. 

It  was,  and  it  is,  a  pain  and  grief  to  many  that  an  assembly 
of  Bishops,  who  are  by  virtue  of  their  office  the  custodians  of 
faith  and  morals,  could  meet  in  Conference  and  adjourn 
wath  only  the  slightest  word,  which  by  indirection  could  reach 
one  of  the  most  frightful  evils  of  our  time,  divorce,  which  is 
creeping  in  and  on  the  Church,  until  it  has  infected  with  its 
contagion  and  disgraced  the  most  aristocratic  ranks  of  the 
laity,  and  not  only  stained  the  surplices  of  Priests,  but  soiled, 
and  deeply  soiled,  the  lawm  of  Bishops. 

Here,  on  the  tw^o  subjects,  faith  and  morals,  we  being  the 
judge,  the  Conference  was  weak.  The  Lambeth  Conference 
should  have  spoken  out  with  trumpet  notes  affirming  the  faith 
once  delivered  to  the  saints,  and  proclaimed  with  equally  de- 
cisive tones  in  the  language  of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  to  all 
divorced  people  who  have  entered  into  new  and  unhallowed 
alliances,  "it  is  not  lawful  for  you  to  do  as  you  have  done." 

We  leave  this  subject  with  these  inquiries  and  with  a 
word  of  comment. 

1.  Can  the  Lambeth  Conference  change  its  name,  and  be 
held  any  were  else  than  in  England? 

2.  If  it  be  so  held  on  any  other  soil,  say  Ireland  or  Scot- 
land, would  the  host  in  that  event  be  allowed  to  preside,  and 
control  business,  as  is  now  the  case  at  Lambeth? 

3.  W^ould  our  English  brethren  be  willing  to  enter  into 


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any  organization  of  the  Anglican  Communion  which  did  not 
contemplate  as  a  matter  of  necessity  the  presidency  of  the 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury  always  and  everywhere? 

4.  Would  they  not  insist,  as  they  now  perhaps  naturally 
assume,  that  the  order  of  precedence  of  Archbishops  and 
Bishops  as  arranged  by  the  State  in  England  must  be  observed 
in  all  future  Conferences,  whether  they  meet  in  London,  or 
Dublin,  or  Edinburgh,  or  Washington;  that  is,  with  the  Arch- 
bishops of  Canterbury  and  York  taking  the  first  rank,  and  the 
Bishops  of  London,  Durham,  and  Winchester  in  advance  of  all 
other  Diocesan  Bishops  throughout  the  world? 

These  questions  bring  to  an  issue  the  point  that  any  organ- 
ization of  the  Anglican  Communion  under  existing  conditions 
places  this  august  Communion  under  the  domination  of  the 
crown  of  Great  Britain. 


DIOCESAN  AFFAIRS. 

We  have  little  time  left  for  discussing  Diocesan  affairs, 
and  perhaps.  Dear  Brethren,  you  are  quite  willing  to  acquiesce 
in  this  postponement,  since  to  speak  of  our  Mission  Field,  our 
Diocesan  Fund,  and  our  imperious  needs  for  supplies  to  help  our 
theological  students,  and  to  protect  our  properties,  which  are 
threatened  with  alienation  by  inability  to  pay  interest  on 
mortgages,  and  by  local  assessments  for  improvements,  is  an 
old  story.  Such  matters  are  thrice  told  tales,  and  perhaps 
we  shall  this  year  plead  most  eloquently  in  their  behalf  by 

silence. 

But  there  are  a  few  matters  to  which  we  would  refer  in 

order  to  keep  them  fresh  in  your  minds. 

First  in  order  of  importance,  because  it  bears  directly  upon 

our  missionary  work,  is  the  endowment  of  our  Episcopate. 

We  have  done  our  best  to  secure  an  encouraging  begin- 
ning, and  we  feel  justified  in  urging  you  each  year  to  increase 
it  by  your  liberal  offerings.  As  this  fund  grows,  the  burden 
of  support  given  to  your  Bishops  decreases,  and  the  Diocese  is 
enabled  in  consequence  to  do  more  for  its  missionaries. 

Second— We  again  remind  you  of  St.  Agatha's  School, 
and  our  earnest  desire  that  our  See  City  should  in  time  have 
an  educational  establishment  for  girls  and  young  ladies  second 
to  none  in  our  Church.  The  outlook  is  encouraging  this  year. 
What  we  need  is  patronage.  Why  send  your  daughters  to 
other  schools,  outside  of  the  Church  even,  to  the  neglect  of  your 
own  Diocesan  Institution?  Your  patronage,  if  extended,  will 
place  our  excellent  school  on  a  secure  basis. 

Third— Our  scheme  for  partial  endowment,  as  outlined  in 
our  address  of  1895,  we  again  press  upon  your  attention. 

In  a  rural  Diocese  like  ours  there  must  be  some  perma- 
nent basis  for  support,  back  of  the  voluntary  contributions, 
to  insure  a  steady  supply  of  pastoral  care  for  our  flocks. 

Our  plan  contemplates  the  securing  by  degrees  such  an 
endowment  as  will,  with  the  offerings  of  the  people,  yield  a 


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salary  on  which  a  clergyman  can  at  least  live  when  the  times 
are  hard,  and  the  crops  fail. 

The  working  out  of  the  plan,  if  it  be  given  a  fair  trial,  will, 
we  are  convinced,  create  local  interest  and  stimulate  zeal  for 
the  parish  or  mission.     (See  Address  1895,  pp.  19-22.) 

Fourth — We  shall  complete,  if  we  live  until  next  June, 
the  twentieth  year  of  our  Episcopate.  We  were  consecrated 
by  ten  Bishops  in  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  on  the  eleventh 
day  of  June,  1878,  which  is  the  Feast  of  St.  Barnabas,  and  on 
that  year  was  also  Tuesday  in  Whitsun-week.  By  God's  great 
and  undeserved  mercy  we  have  been  sj)ared  thus  long,  and  we 
are  profoundly  grateful.  We  have  nothing  to  say  about  our- 
selves, save  with  the  Publican,  when  we  remember  our  faults 
and  mistakes,  to  cry,  *'God  be  merciful  to  us." 

But,  Dear  Brethren,  we  would  be  glad  to  see  a  twentieth 
milestone  erected  which  would  speak  for  the  Diocese's  progress 
during  these  years. 

We  ask  nothing  for  ourselves.  We  are  unworthy  of  the 
least  of  God's  mercies,  and  we  have  no  claim  upon  man's  con- 
sideration. We  seek  nothing  for  ourselves,  but  we  are  jealous 
for  the  welfare  of  our  Diocese.  We  shall  soon  pass  away,  and 
the  first  Bishop  of  Springfield  will  be  succecnled  by  a  second 
and  a  third,  and  men  will  look  back  and  take  account  of  the 
things  of  the  past,  of  the  foundations  and  the  first  things.  We 
have  an  Orphanage,  and  we  have  a  School,  and  we  have  a  plan 
for  Diocesan  administration  in  our  Archdeaconries,  and  Dean- 
cries,  which  is  developing  into  great  practical  usefulness. 

We  would  like  to  see  added  this  year  a  Diocesan  House, 
where  we  could  place  our  Diocesan  archives  and  library  of 
two  thousand  volumes;  where  we  could  hold  the  business 
sessions  of  our  Synods,  and  have  our  office  and  official  home. 
Such  a  house  must  be  located  here  in  our  See  City,  and  be  close 
to  our  Pro-Cathedral.  It  need  not  cost  verv  much.  We  have 
in  mind  a  modest  building  of  brick,  fire-proof,  and  two  stories 
in  htnght,  and  the  outlay  not  to  exceed  three  thousand  five 
hundred  dollars,  two  thousand,  say,  to  be  raised  by  the  Pro- 
Cathedral,  Springfield,  and  fifteen  hundred  by  the  rest  of  the 


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Diocese.  This  is  a  suggestion  of  our  own,  for  your  benefit,  that 
you  may  have  a  Diocesan  Home,  and  safely  place  our  Diocesan 
treasures,  and  separate  our  secular  business  in  Synod,  and 
social  intercourse,  from  the  worship  and  solemnity  of  the 
House  of  God. 

We  do  not  press  the  suggestion,  we  merely  offer  it  as  the 
expression  of  a  wish. 

You  may  have  other  plans  and  purposes,  and  we  surely  are 
ready  and  willing  to  defer  in  such  a  matter  to  your  judgment, 
which  doubtless  is  wiser  and  better  informed  than  our  own. 

We  have  kept  you  long.  Dear  Brethren,  but  you  must  re- 
member that  we  have  been  absent  for  months,  and  when  thus 
we  meet  there  is  some  excuse  for  many  words. 

Farewell.  Good  bye.  Those  dear  old  words  which  condense 
a  world  of  meaning  in  two  syllables.  "God  be  with  you." 
Pray  for  us,  as  we  never  cease  to  pray  for  you. 


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ANNUAL    ADDRESS 


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THE  RIGHT  REVEREND 


George  F.  Seymour,  S.T.D.,LLD, 


Bishop  of  Springfield, 


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DECEMBER  5,  1898. 


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SPRINGFIELD.  ILL.: 
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CONTENTS. 


Pagf! 

The  Church  I dea.  the  Family -i 

(Teneral  ('(jnvention !•> 

Provincial  System  1^ 

Courts  of  A  ppeal 1 " 

Missionary  Organization 1" 

Marriage  and  Divorce 1'^ 

Lambeth  Conference:  the  Consultation  Body li» 

Memorials  of  the  Departed 22 

Bishop  (^uintard . '. 22 

Bishop  Berry 2.3 

Bishop  Wingfleld 23 

Rev.  Dr.  E   M.  Pecke 24 


The  Cliurcli  Idea,  the  Family. 

''Brethren:''  Let  tis  fix  our  minds  upon  this  title  of  Ad- 
dress as  containing  the  inspiration  of  fonndntion  truth,  and 
fruitful  ideas,  ^vhich  onoht  to  fill  ns  witli  love  and  zeal  for  the 
majestic  work,  which  Providence  seems  to  impose  upon  us,  as 
a  Branch  of  GocVs  Church,  and  tlie  multiplied  duties,  which  this 
closing  year's  experience  of  our  Xation's  life,  demands  of  us,  as 
a  Diocese. 

The  foundation  truth  wrapped  up  in  the  word,  '^Brother," 
is  'Hhe  Church  idea,''  the  idea  of  the  family,  as  distinguished 
from  any  voluntary  assnriafirw,  as  a  guild,  or  club,  or  party;  or 
legal  organization^  as  an  incorporated  society,  or  bank,  or  com- 
mercial company.  These  institutions  do  not  present  the  Church 
idea.  They  are  all,  so  to  speak,  accidental,  they  are  all  made  by 
man,  and  may  come  to  an  end  of  themselves,  or  be  dissolved  bv 
the  agency  which  created  them. 

The  family  on  the  other  hand  has  its  cenesis  directlv  from 
God,  and  is  bevond  the  control  of  man  either  to  essentially 
change  it,  or  destroy  it.  It  came  into  existence  with  man,  and 
with  him  it  must  continue  to  the  end.  What  it  was,  when  our 
first  parents  were  addressed  as  Father  and  Mother  bv  their  off- 
spring, it  will  be  when  the  last  child  is  born.  Our  introduction 
into  the  family  is  divine.  We  come  into  it  bv  natural  birth,  and 
in  it  we  must  perforce  remain.  We  cannot  get  out  of  it.  God's 
hand  wraps  around  the  hearts  of  its  members  the  ties  of  kindred, 
and  man's  hand  is  powerless  to  unbind  them.  The  family,  then, 
is  permanent,  universal  and  strong.  As  such  it  is  chosen  by 
God  in  the  Incarnation  of  His  Son,  and  in  His  Holv  Word  to  set 


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before  us  in  clear  outline  and  familiar  detail  the  essential  char- 
acter and  features  of  His  Church,  our  heavenlv  home,  that  is, 
to  give  us  the  '^Church  idea.^^ 

It  is  necessary  to  insist  upon  this  truth,  and  press  it  home 
upon  our  attention  and  thought,  because  it  is  largely  out  of  sight 
at  the  present  day,  either  obscured,  or  forgotten,  or  refused. 
Men  have  degraded  the  majestic  and  holy  idea  of  the  Church  as 
God^s  family,'"  ''the  whole  family  of  heaven  and  earth,"  named 
after  Jesus  Christ,  into  the  conception  of  a  voluntary  association 
of  people,  Avho  happen  to  agree  in  opinion,  or  belief,  or  interest, 
and  hence  they  s{)eak  of  "joining  the  Church."  No  stronger 
j)roof  could  be  supplied  of  misconception  of  thought,  than  the 
current  speech,  which  reveals  thought.  God's  chosen  object 
lesson  of  His  Church,  taken  from  the  holiest,  and  best,  and  most 
familiar  experiences  of  every  man,  the  family ,  demonstrates  the 
error. 

AVe  understand  well  enough  that  the  family  is  not  an  artifi- 
cial arrangement  contrived  by  man,  and  hence  our  language 
never  betrays  us.  We  never  by  any  chance  speak  of  "joining  a 
family."  If  we  did,  we  would  be  justly  laughed  at,  as  uttering 
what  was  absurd.  When  man  and  wonuui  marry  they  do  not 
either  of  them,  join  a  family,  but  they  unite  in  holy  wedlock, 
under  the  similitude  of  Christ's  union  with  His  Church,  His 
Bride,  to  create  a  new  earthlv  family. 

The  Incarnation  has  its  root  in  the  family.  The  union  in 
holy  wedlock  of  St.  Joseph  and  St.  Mary  was  the  safegurd  of  the 
Blessed  Virgin,  and  "the  power  of  the  Highest,"  which  over- 
shadowed lier,  called  into  requisition,  human  birth,  as  the  door 
of  entrance  into  this  world  of  the  Son  of  God,  as  the  Saviour  of 
mankind.  Do  vou  seek  for  Jesus  as  He  comes?  You  find  Him 
the  centre  of  the  family  circle,  "wrapjied  in  swaddling  clothes, 
and  lying  in  a  manger."  Do  you  seek  Him  at  the  end?  You 
find  Him  on  the  cross,  creating  by  His  word  the  spiritual  family, 
as  He  ties  the  holv  love-knot  between  St.  Mary  and  St.  John,*as 


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He  crosses  and  re-crosses  the  sacred  names,  ^fotlier  and  Son. 
^'When  Jesus  therefore  saw  His  mother  and  the  disci j)le,  stand- 
ing by,  whom  He  loved,  He  said  unto  His  iVIother,  woman,  lie- 
hold  thy  son.  Then  saith  He  to  the  disciple,  behold  thy 
Mother.  And  from  that  hour  that  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own 
home."  The  frst  recorded  word  of  our  Savior  was,  "Father," 
when  He  said,  "Wist  ye  not  tliat  I  must  be  about  mv  Father's 
business?"  And  His  lad  was,  "Father,"  when  He  cried  "Father, 
into  Thy  hands  I  commend  my  spirit;"  and  having  said  this  He 
gave  up  the  ghost.  Christ  is  "the  Head  of  the  Church,"  and 
He  comes  to  take  His  place  among  men  as  such,  not  only  as  "the 
Son  of  Man"  among  men,  but  as  "born  of  a  woman,"  and  as  a 
ehild  in  tlie  midst  of  the  Holy  Family.  The  Church  is  Christ's 
Body,  and  it  must  be  essentially  the  same  as  its  Head.  Its 
origin  and  its  characteristics  must  be  the  same.  Holy  Scripture 
justifies  these  anticipations  in  its  description  of  the  reality.  The 
Church  is  ushered  into  this  Avorld  by  birth,  as  explicitly  stated  by 
Christ,  "Fxcept  a  man  be  horn  of  water  and  of  the  spirit  he  can- 
not enter  into  the  Kingdom  of  (Jod."  Its  root  idea  is  the  fellow- 
ship of  the  family,  impressed  u])on  every  believer  wherever  he 
obeys  the  divine  Master  and  prays,  for  Jesus  commands,  when  ye 
pray  say,  "Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven." 

Xever  does  the  word  of  God  in  the  Old  Testament  or  the 
Kqw,  in  Law,  Prophets,  Gospel,  Fpistle  or  Apocalypse,  suggest 
any  other  idea,  as  illustrating  the  organic  relation  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  to  the  Head,  and  to  each  other,  than  that  of 
the  Family,  the  one  earthly  institution  created  directly  by  the 
hand  of  God.  The  one  earthly  institution,  wdiich  is  more  per- 
manent than  all  others  since  it  began  before  them,  it  has  come 
down  the  centuries  with  them,  and  it  wall  survive  them;  more 
oomprehensive  than  all  others,  since  it  embraces  the  whole 
human  race;  stronger  than  all  others, 'since  without  armies,  or 
navies,  or  civil  service,  or  ramparts,  or  fortifications,  it  endures, 
and  w^ill  endure  even  to  the  end. 


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The  "Churcli  idea,''  then,  is  presented  by  the  fam- 
ily, the  most  familiar  institution  on  eartli.  Let  us  grasp 
this  idea,  and  embrace  it  in  our  minds  and  hearts.  In 
our  minds,  as  a  logical  conclusion,  which  cannot  be  dislodged; 
and  in  our  hearts,  as  an  object  demanding  our  sui)reme  venera- 
tion and  love.  Be  assured  the  current  thought  of  the  day  has 
drifted  far  away  from  this  idea,  and  confuses  the  Cliurch  with 
mere  earthly  institutions,  which  man  makes,  just  as  the  w^orld 
lost  sight  of  the  true  idea  of  the  Messiah,  when  Jesus  w^as  here, 
and  confounded  Him  with  ordinary  men,  so  that  the  great  fore- 
runner could  boldly  say  as  touching  Christ  to  the  men  of  his 
age,  ''there  standeth  one  among  you,  whom  ye  know  not;  He  it 
is,  who,  coming  after  me,  is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe's 
latchet  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose.''  It  must  not  be  said  in 
like  manner  to  the  men  of  this  age  of  the  Body  of  Christ,  His 
Church,  "there  exists  among  you  an  institution,  which  ye  know 
not,"  as  essentially  distinguished  from  all  other  organized  bodie.< 
on  earth.  This  it  is  which  is  man's  spiritual  home,  the  suburbs 
of  the  city,  "whose  :Maker  and  Builder  is  (iod,"  the  heavenly 
Jerusalem,  where  will  dwell  forever  the  whole  family,  named 
after  its  divine  Head,  Jesus  Christ.  At  all  events  this  awful 
arraignment  must  not  be  made  against  the  clergy  and  laity  of  this 
Diocese,  if  any  words,  and  arguments,  and  appeals  of  ours  can 
prevent  it. 

The  Church  idea  as  God  displays  it  in  Scripture,  and 
in  the  genesis,  and  sacraments,  and  nomenclature  of  His 
divine  organization  for  man's  salvation,  the  (Church,  is  full  of 
love,  and  sweet  comfort  for  all.  It  condemns  not;  it  speaks  the 
truth  in  love.  If  there  is  any  condemnation,  it  is  the  condemna- 
tion which  men  pronounce  up<m  themselves,  when  they  choose 
the  evil,  and  refuse  the  good,  when  they  prefer  darkness  to  lights 
and  ruin  to  salvation. 

The  spirit  of  the  Church  is  breathed  in  her  lirst  letter  to 
her  children  (Acts  xv,  28-29),  "For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy 
Ghost  and  to  us,"  she  writes,  "to  lay  upon  you  no  greater  burden 


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than  these  necessary  things;  that  ye  abstain  from  meats  offered 
to  idols,  and  from  blood,  and  from  things  strangled,  and  from 
fornication,  from  which,  if  ye  keep  yourselves,  ye  shall  do  well. 
Fare  ve  well." 

Here  are  the  words  of  temperate  and  generous  admonition, 
an  admonition  which  might  have  gone  further,  and  added  many 
things,  but  stops  with  the  few  ''necessary  things,'^  because  our 
tender,  considerate  mother  would  lay  no  greater  burden  upon  her 
children  than  they  ran  bear.      She  utters  no  threats  in  case  her 
injunctions  are  unheeded.      She  simply  urges,  that  if  her  coun- 
sels are  followed,  all  will  be  well.    She  leaves  the  consequences  of 
disobedience,  as  inevitable  inferences  to  be  drawn  by  all,  who 
stop  to  think.     This  has  always  been  her  way,  to  teach  and  speak 
the  truth  in  love.     Her  creeds,  her  offices,  her  formularies    of 
w^orship  are  all  positive.     They  teach  the  truth,  this  is  their  sub- 
stance and  matter,  and  they  teach  it  in  the  spirit  of  love.     "I  be- 
lieve" is  the  affirmative  position  of  the  creed,  and  the  declara- 
tions run  on  in  this  manner  to  the  end.     Baptism  gives  the  spir- 
itual birth,  Confirmation  the  breath  of  heaven,  the  Holy  Euchar- 
ist the  children's  divine  meat  and  drink,  and  the  other  offices 
bring  each  their  benediction  for  life,  or  sickness,  or  death,  and 
the  worship,  beginning  with  "Our  Father,"  reaches  its  consum- 
mation, when  the  Blessed  Jesus  says,   "Take    eat,  this  is  My 
Body:  drink,  this  is  My  Blood."     No  word  of  condemnation  is 
heard,  no  threat  is  ever  uttered,  no  alternative  of  accept  this  or 
''be  damned,"  is  ever  presented.     Contrast  this,  the  matter  of  the 
Church's  teaching,  truth,  and  her  manner,  love,  with  the  spirit 
and  method  of  the  earliest  sect  which  appeared  in  the  Christian 
Body.     Here  it  is,  as  described  in  the  New  Testament    (Acts 
XV,  1),  "And  certain  men,  which  came  down  from  Judea,  taught 
the  Brethren,  and  said,  except  ye  be  circumcised  after  the  man- 
ner of  Moses,  ye  cannot  be  saved." 

The  matter  of  this  teaching,  the  perpetual  obligation  of  cir- 
cumcision is,  as  was  soon  demonstrated,  false,  and  the  mariner 


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8 


BISHOP  H   ADDRKSS. 


in  whicli  the  teacliiiig  was  given,  was  imperious  and  arbitrary. 
It  breathed  the  spirit  of  individual  self-assertion,  and  of  an  in- 
tolerant demand  for  unconditional  acquiescence  and  obedience, 
with  a  threat  expressed,  that  uidess  submission  was  yielded,  sal- 
vation was  forfeited,  in  a  word,  it  was  the  position  of  those  who 
insist  that  every  one  must  agree  with  them,  or  be  eternally 
ruined. 

So  inherent  is  this  spirit  in  those  who  separate  themselves, 
that  even  when  they  adopt  infidelity  and  ideas  of  universal  salva- 
tion as  their  platform  of  principles,  they  will,  when  made  angry 
by  those,  who  oppose  themselves,  consign  them  to  Gehenna,  in 
which  they  profess  not  to  believe. 

Our  ^Mother,  the  Church,  is  majestic  in  her  strength,  and 
hence  she  can  afford  to  be  tolerant.  She  is  Catholic  in  her  com- 
prehensiveness,and  hence  she  insists  only  upon  necessary  things, 
generic  principles,  and  leaves  out  of  account  specific  differences, 
which  are  incidental  and  transitory.  She  is  filled  with  the  love 
of  Christ  by  the  Spirit  Who  dwells  in  her,  and  hence  her  teaching 
is  positive,  "I  believe,  1  believe,''  the  faith;  and  her  action  is  posi- 
tive, 'M  do,  I  do,-'  obedience.  Her  only  negative  is  renuncia- 
tion of  the  devil  and  all  his  works,  and  her  nearest  approach  to 
severity  of  tone  is  the  gentle,  affectionate  advice  and  warning  as 
she  mentions  forbidden  evils,  '4Vom  these  things,  if  ye  keep 
yourselves  ve  shall  do  Avell." 

We  wish  with  all  our  heart,  that  we  could  correct  and  banish 
the  apprehension  which  so  widely  prevails  on  this  point,  that  the 
Church  is  narrow,  exclusive,  and  threatens  with  perdition  those 
who  do  not  agree  with  her  in  her  teaching  and  administration. 
Nothing;  could  be  further  from  the  truth.  On  the  contrary  she 
insists  that  every  one  will  be  judged  according  to  that  which  he 
hath,  and  not  according  to  that  which  he  hath  not;  that  every 
one  is  bound  in  conscience  to  live  up  to  the  light,  which  he  can 
see.  The  Church  has  no  threats,  no  anathemas,  save  for  open 
and  awful  sin  and  immorality.  She  rests  upon  the  Gospel  of 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Hence  comes  the  substance  of  her  teach- 


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ing,  ^'irufh;^^  hence  comes  the  spirit  of  her  teaching,  '^lovc.'^  She 
is  the  household  of  (Jod,  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth, 
named  after  Christ.  In  her  circle  tliere  are  no  surnames,  only 
Christian  names;  no  titles  of  earthly  distinction,  or  gradations  of 
social  rank.  All  are  on  an  equality,  nil  are  Jjrethren  in  Christ, 
and  children  by  the  Spirit,  crying,  '^Abba,  Father." 

Christians  have  drifted  from  the  Church  idea.  Let  us  seek 
to  win  them  back.  It  took  them  a  long  time  to  wander  away 
as  far  as  they  have  gone;  it  must  needs  require  a  long  time  for 
them  to  return  from  the  far  country.  Let  us  hope  to  gain  them 
by  holding  up  before  them  the  Church  idea,  and  teaching  them 
that  they  can  best  interpret  it  and  understand  it,  by  recalling  the 
past  in  childhood's  memories,  which  centre  in  their  hoinv,  or  by 
fixing  their  minds  u])on  the  object  and  the  scenery,  which  it 
brings  into  view,  which  by  conimo!^.  (-(nisent  have  tlie  deepest  and 
the  firmest  hold  upon  the  affections-  of  mankind  in  the  i)resent, 
the  family,  and  thus  learn  to  say,  ''I  will  arise,  and  go  to  my 
father."  Let  us  assure  them  that  there  await  them  a  glad  wel- 
come, and  generous  hospitality,  which  will  share  with  tliein  the 
richest  and  the  best  in  bounteous  profusion. 

The  title,  ''Brethren,"  then,  takes  us  down  to  the  founda- 
tion truth,  that  the  Church  is  GocFs  family,  that  He  is  tlv.i 
Father,  and  that  we  are  His  children,  potentially  through  the  in- 
carnation, and  actually  and  really,  as  we  are  born  again  by 
water  and  the  Spirit  in  the  laver  of  regeneration.  Thus  the 
brotherhood  of  Christ  binds  us  together  ^n  a  spiritual  solidarity, 
and  puts  us  in  possession  of  a  heavenly  hoiae  on  eai'th,  where  as 
trustees  for  God  we  hold  in  charge  room  enough  and  to  spare  for 
boundless  hospitality,  treasures  of  untold  value,  and  privileges 
of  infinite  worth. 

Here  our  duties  begin,  duties  which  ai-ise  out  of  the  foun- 
dation truth,  the  Church  idea,  the  Christian  family,  the  duties 
of  brotherhood;  of  In^Miiorhood  to  those  near  at  hand  first,  and 
then  to  those  far  away,  to  those  primarily,  whom  neighborhood 


'  8( 


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lilSHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


})lac'es  within  nm*  ivacli,  and  afterwards  t<»  those,  however  far  re- 
moved in  space,  whom  the  hand  of  (Jod  hrinas  into  association 
with  ns. 

Onr  home  missionarv  work  is  not  k*ss  than  it  was.  Its  de- 
mands  liave  increased,  and  we  liave  now  wliat  mav  be  termed 
If'f/itimate  foreign  missionarv  work,  we  say  legitimate,  because 
in  the  ])ast  there  were  manv,  who  contended,  tliat  our  missions 
to  Africa  and  Cliina  and  Japan  liad  no  just  cLnim  upcm  us,  that 
tliev  were  outside  our  bouinhu-ies,  and  beyond  our  sphere  of  obli- 
gation as  debtors  to  the  lieathen.  It  was  urged  that  onr  im- 
mense sweep  of  territory  from  ocean  to  ocean,  throngh  the  most 
productive  and  genial  zone  of  the  earth,  was  swarmint»-  with  for- 
eigners  from  all  lands,  and  that  we  had  most  emphatically  for- 
eign uiissions  at  home.  Whatever  force  there  mav  have  been  in 
this  reasoning  is  of  litth'  consecpience  now,  since  within  the  lim- 
its of  the  eight  months  hist  past,  we  have  been  lifted  bv  the  hand 
of  Ciod  out  of  our  domestic  seclusion,  and  hurried  abroad  into 
strange  seas,  and  forced  to  l)ecome  partners  in  tlie  concert  of 
European  ])owers. 

We  are,  almost  without  onr  will  or  wish,  or  consent,  the 
owners  of  new  possessions  in  the  East,  and  the  AVest  and  the 
South.  We  have  become,  it  would  seem,  unmistakablv  bv  the 
hand  of  (iod.  His  trustees,  and  have  been  given  charge  of  foreio-n 
races  and  tribes,  to  educate  them,  and  Christianise  them.  Our 
sphere  of  res])onsil)ility  has  been  tremendously  expanded,  and 
our  burden  of  duties  has  been  (correspondingly  increased.  We 
have  forei(/ii  missions  noiv  beyond  dispute,  and  oiu"  work  for 
Christ  must  carry  us,  as  laborers  in  His  harvest,  to  Hawaii,  and 
Porto  Rico,  and  Cuba,  and  the  Philippines. 

AVe  cannot  reach  out  at  once  and  meet  the  limits  of  our 
^  obligations  by  one  leaj),  as  it  were,  but  we  can  prepare  ourselves 
for  our  great  and  ghu'ious  task,  so  that  when  the  time  comes,  as 
very  soon  it  will,  we  shall  l)e  readv. 

It  is  for  this  reason,  we  have  been  lifting  uj)  before  you  the 
Church  idea,  as  the  cUriiie  family,  in  order  to  inspire  you  with 


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the  devotion  and  the  enthusiasm,  which  would  litlv  nnalifv  vou 
to  pray,  and  give,  and  labor,  as  the  Lord  recpiires,  and  expects. 
If  one's  family  does  not  lay  under  contribution  a  man's  best 
thought  and  energy  and  severest  self-denial  to  sn[)port  it,  as  a 
rule,  nothing  else  will.  Hence  our  effort  is  to  deepen  and 
strengthen  in  vou,  our  Prethren  of  the  CUerov  and  Laitv,  the 
Church  idea,  that  it,  thus  rooted  and  grounded  in  you,  may 
bring  forth  fruit  in  strengthening  things  at  home,  that  you  may 
be  able  to  reach  out  and  help  things  abroad. 

AVeak  as  we  are  comparatively,  it  is  no  reason  why  we 
should  not  do  our  best.  It  is  the  proportion,  not  the  amount, 
which  God  weighs,  and  of  which  He  takes  account.  AVe  have 
done  fairly  well,  but  we  can,  and  we  ought  to  do  better.  Our 
proportion  is  not  up  to  the  measure,  which  the  love  of  home 
would  prompt,  and  the  devotion  of  a  child  would  give. 

The  salaries  of  our  clergy  might  easily  be  increased.  A 
little  more  self  denial  on  the  part  of  some  would  in  many  a  field 
bring  comfort  to  a  Rector,  who,  with  his  family,  is  pinched  for 
the  necessaries  of  life. 

Our  laity  might  pay  for  the  support  of  the  Plessed  Gospel  as 
a  matter  of  obligation,  the  sweet  obligation  of  love,  and  not,  as 
we  fear,  most  do,  as  a  gift,  grudgingly  bestowed,  and  often 
measured  as  to  amount,  not  by  their  ability  to  pay,  but  by  com- 
parison witli  what  others  contribute. 

Our  missions,  dependent  upon  outside  help,  would  after  a 
time  release  the  helping  hand,  and  bid  us  reach  it  out  to  some 
other  mission,  which  was  just  starting  forth  to  live  as  they  did 
years  ago. 

AA^e  have  been  in  the  Diocese  twenty  years,  and  in  only  a 
single  instance  has  the  missionary  appropriation  been  voluntarily 
surrendered.  Making  the  largest  allowance  for  the  excnscs  and 
explanations,  which  are  offered,  this  state  of  things  is  not  as  it 
should  be.  There  must  be  something  w^rong  somewhere,  or 
missions  would  not  be  forever  learning  to  swim,    tJie    helping 


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bishop's  addrkss. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


13 


corks  would  be  willingly  and  gladly  surrendered  to  novices^ 
which  were  just  entering  the  water,  and  beginning  to  buffet  the 
waves. 

Offerings  for  Diocesan  missions,  and  the  maintenance  of 
the  Episcopate,  and  other  objects,  which  chiini  our  support,  as  a 
matter  of  canonical  obligati(»n,  should  bo  cheerfully  made,  and 
steadily  increased  in  amount,  as  home  duties  which  we  discharge 
without  urging  or  admonition. 

A  spirit  of  lively  interest  in  all  that  concerns  the  welfare 
of  the  Diocese,  and  the  strengthening  of  its  institutions  and 
funds  should  be  cultivated,  and  as  love  has  no  limits,  this  zeal 
for  (lod's  Kingdom  would  end)race  onr  larger  mission  fields  and 
outside  claims  as  they  offered  themselves. 

In  the  same  way  tlie  Church  idea,  grasped  and  held  in  the 
hearts  and  minds  of  the  Clergy,  would  relieve  the  hard  condition 
of  their  lot,  as  it  ordinarily  falls  into  their  lap,  of  much  of  its 
drudgery,  and  make  them  feel  like  children  laboring  in  their 
home,  and  not  as  servants  working  for  hire  in  the  fields  of 
strangers. 

The  relation  between  the  Clergy  and  their  flocks  is  not 
that  of  hired  operatives;  it  is  in  theory  a  life  tenure  of  office,  and 
of  the  tenderest  character,  llie  pastor,  acting  under  the  author- 
ity and  following  the  example  of  ''the  (Jood  Shepherd,''  goes  be- 
fore his  sheep,  leads  them,  calls  them  by  their  names,  baptizes 
the  little  ones,  feeds  them  all  with  food  convenient  for  them, 
milk  for  babes,  strong  meat  for  men.  In  a  word  he  presents  a 
lovely  reality  of  the  ideal  sketched  in  the  Ordinal;  he  is  ''a  Mes- 
senger, Watchman  and  Steward  of  the  Lord,''  and  as  such  he 
goes  out  and  in  among  his  peoi)le  "to  teach  and  to  premonish, 
to  feed,  and  to  provide  for  the  Lord's  family:  to  seek  for  Christ's 
sheep  that  are  dispersed  abroad,  and  for  His  children,  who  are 
in  the  midst  of  this  naughty  world,  that  they  may  be  saved 
through  Christ  forever." 

What  a  marvellous  and  blessed  change  for  the  better 
would  pass  over  our  clergy  and  laity,  over  our  parishes  and  mis- 


sions, our  Sunday  Schools,  and  agencies  of  all  kinds  in  aid  of 
Christian  life  and  work,  if  the  ''Church  idea"  i)ermeated    the 
heads  and  hearts  of  us  all.     If  we  all  understood  as  we  should, 
and  believed  a^  we  ought,  that  the  Church  is  God's  famiiv,  like 
our  earthly  houiu  in  its  origin,    and    essential    elements,    but 
transcending  it,  as  carrying  us  in  the  end)race  of  its  circle  of  love 
beyrmd  the  reach  of  sin,  soi-row  and  death,  and  jdacing  us  crowned 
with  immortality,  and  bliss,  and  glory,  before  the  throne  of  the 
Eternal  Eather  in  Heaven.     Is  it  not  possible  for  us  to  saturate 
ourselves,  so  to  speak,  with  this  idea^     Can  we  not  think  of  it 
^\•henever  we  say,   ''Our  Eather,"  in   private  or  public   devo- 
tion?    Can  we  not  recall  it,  whenever  we  enter  the  earthly  tem- 
ple, and  say  to  ourselves,  this  is  our  Eather's  House,  we  are  at 
home  hcrel     Can  we  not  feel  within  ourselves  that  every  baptism 
gives  us  a  new  brother  or  sister  in  the  Lord,  and  that  all  the 
sacred  ofhces  have  a  personal  interest  for  us  as  relating  to  those, 
who  are  of  our  spiritual  kith  and  kin  I     Cannot  our  clergy  some- 
times dwell  upon  the  lovely  idea  in  their  sermons,  and  hold  up 
to  their  peo])le  the  conception  of  ''the  whole  family  in  Heaven 
and  Earth,"  named  after  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ?     (Ephes  III, 
14-16.)     Cannot  we,  as  we  recall  the  past,  and  think  of  our 
loved  ones  departed,  console  ourselves  with  tlie  real  substantial 
comfort,  ministered  to  us  in  the  assurance  of  faith,  that  they  are 
in  the  same  home,  onh'  gone  up  higher  at  our  Heavenly  Eather's 
bidding,  and  that  death  no  more  breaks  the  family  bond,  than 
it  dissolves  the  impress  of  personal  identity?     If  we  choose,  we 
can  till  ourselves  with  the  Church  idea,  the  home  idea,  and  then 
the  strongest  love,  which  can  thrill  and  rule  the  human  heart 
will  draw  us  to  our  work  with  enthusiastic  devotion  in  Mission, 
Parish,  Sunday  School,  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Guild,   Club,  or 
whatever  it  may  be.     We  shall  be,  children,  men  and  women, 
clergy  and  laity,  and  Bishop,  as  busy  as  bees.     Our  Diocese  will 
hum  with  activity,  and  we  shall  become  strong  at  home,  and  thus 
we  shall  be  equipped,  and  ready  in  proportion  to  our  ability,  to 
help  others  abroad. 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


To  be  stronger  at  lioiiK*  then  we  ])lea(l  inv  lariier  offerings^ 
not  collections,  contributions,  aifts,  but  offerings,  payments  of 
interest  on  our  Heavenly  Father's  investnient  in  ns,  in  ourselves, 
in  the  raw  material,  which  He  loans  to  ns,  and  in  the  health  and 
strength  with  which  lie  blesses  us,  to  enable  us  to  get  gain. 
We  owe  (Jod  at  least  one-tenth ;  we  sliould  pay  )nore.  One  tenth 
let  us  pay,  as  a  deJd  of  tore,  dne  to  our  P'ather  in  heaven.  He 
will  receive  it,  and  as  He  receives  our  oblations  of  bread  and 
wune,  and  returns  them  to  us  with  the  gift  of  His  eternal  Son's 
Body  and  j^lood  added  si)iritnally  l)y  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  so  He  restores  our  alms  to  us,  to  dispense  as  in  our  judg- 
ment seems  best,  to  promote  the  advancement  of  His  Kingdom, 
our  own  home;  and  He  at  the  same  time  enlarges  our  hearts,  and 
sw^eetens  our  dispositions,  and  imi)roves  and  enriches  our  spir- 
itual nature,  as  an  additional  reward  bestowed  upon  us,  w^hen  we 
are  obedient  and  honest,  and  honor  God  "with  the  first  fruits  of 
our  substance." 

To  be  strong  at  home,  we  ask  for  larocr  salaries  for  our 
clergy,  for  more  consideration  for  their  comfort,  and  more  gen- 
erous ])rovision  for  extending  the  hospitalities  of  parish  and  mis- 
sion to  our  neighbors  in  the  next  city  or  hamlet. 

To  be  strong  at  home  we  need  increased  zeal  in  our  clerjrv 
in  devotion  to  their  calling  representing  as  well  the  pastor  in  the 
homes  of  their  flocks,  as  the  priest  in  the  sanctuary,  and  at  the 
altar,  holding  up  always,  and  everywhere  the  ideal  of  a  life 
consecrated  to  the  ^Faster's  service. 

AVitli  clerji'v  and  laitv  united  in  the  tender  relations  of  the 
spiritual  home,  and  striving  together  with  all  fidelity  to  co-oper- 
ate with  each  other  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty,  missions  and 
parishes  will  flourish,  the  Diocese  will  increase  in  strength,  and 
we  shall  be  prepared  to  take  our  proi)ortionate  share  of  responsi- 
bility in  meeting  the  denuinds  for  expanding  missionary  work, 
wdiich  must  soon  crowd  u]>on  us  from  our  new  acquisitions  of 
territory  and  people. 


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GEiXEKAL  COXVEX1TOX. 

In  harmony  with  the  Cliurch  Idea,  the  sj)iritiial  household, 
we  ])ass  to  dwell  for  a  moment  in  thought  and  consideration 
upon  our  great  family  gatlieriug,  which  was  held  in  Washing- 
ton last  October.  ''Be  ye  therefore,''  says  the  Apostle,  "follow- 
ers of  God,  as  dear  chitdren,''  and  as  such  in  the  spirit  of  brethren, 
we  met,  and  dwelt  together  for  three  full  weeks. 

Representatives  from  our  entire  countrv,  and  from  Cliina 
and  Japan  were  assend)led  in  our  Xational  Ca])ital,  and  over  all, 
Jiishops,  Clergy,  and  Laity  the  spirit  of  the  '"Prince  of  Peace" 
presided.  The  splendid  and  impressive  service  of  dedication  of 
the  "Cross  of  Peace,"  on  the  site  of  the  future  Cathedral  of 
Washington  during  the  sessions  of  our  Convention,  presented 
to  the  eye  in  the  magnificent  pageant,  the  absolute  truth  of  the 
amity  and  good  will,  which  brought  together  the  President  of 
the  United  States,  and  the  chief  rulers  of  the  nation,  and  Bishops, 
Clergy  and  people  in  one  great  assembly,  to  do  honor  to  the 
symbol  of  our  salvation;  and  that  cross  will  forever  record  in 
stone  the  law  of  love,  written  not  with  the  finger,  but  w^ith 
the  precious  Jjlood  of  Jesus  upon  it,  as  it  lifts  its  gracious  ^a\\^ 
beneficent  form  amid  the  monuments  of  the  citv  of  Wasliino-ton. 

It  was  pointed  out  as  a  significant  and  interesting  fact,  that 
in  the  arrangement  of  the  seats  of  Bisho])s  in  their  House,  in 
accordance  with  the  ])rinciple  of  seniority  of  consecration,  the 
]]ishop  of  Portland,  ]\laine,  sat  beside  the  Bishop  of  Portland, 
Oregon,  and  further  down  the  chamber  at  the  same  desk  were 
seated  side  by  side  the  Bishops  of  South  Carolina  and  A[a>sa- 
chusetts. 

Passing  from  the  contemplation  of  the  spirit  of  our  Con- 
vention, wiiich  was  cluirminrg,  to  a  consideration  of  its  works, 
we  may,  with  advantage  to  vou  and  the  Church  at  larg-c,  draw 
aUention  to  a  few  points. 


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IJISHOI^  S  ADDRESS. 


PROVINCIAL   SYSTEM. 

In  the  iii-st  ]Aiwv  vcrv  iinicli  of  its  leoisljuion  wa.s  of  neces- 
sity iiicoiii])lete  iu-tion,  a^i  the  (•oiirnrreiiee  uf  two  .successive  Gen- 
eral Coiivention^j  is  necessary  to  amend  or  aflo]>t  new  articles  of 
the  Constitution.      In  tliis  indioate  condition  there  were  matters 
of  o-rave  imiM»rtance  dealt  with  wisely  and  well.      iVovision  was 
made,  for  exanijde,   for  the  introduction   into  the    _o-overnnient 
and  administration  of  our  Church  of  the  "l*rovincial  System.'' 
A[<jst  judiciously  the  iicneral  |)ermis>i(ni  only  is  <2,ranted,  ''Prov- 
inces may  he  formed/'  and  action  nndci-  this  ii-rant  of  ])owers  is 
left  to  tlie  wisdom  of  our  posterity,      'i'iu'  inevitable  must  come, 
and  sooner  or  later  stern  necessity  will  comiud  the  break  up  of 
our  ])resent  huoe  province,  conmiensurate  with  the  entire  Union, 
and  we  shall  accept  primitive  principles  of  administration,  in  the 
adoi)tion  of  tin;  collet;iate  or  associat(>(l  plan,  as  jn'acticed  hy  the 
original  'I'welve,  and  not  ])ersist  in  the  modern,  novel  and  un- 
Catliolic  theory  of  the  Suiu'eme  Autonomy  of   Dioceses.      Pa- 
rochial individualism   is   had    enouiili,     hut   Diocesan  is  worse. 
The  evil  of  seltishness  is  repulsive  in  the  man  or  woman;  it  is 
mon^  distri\ssin<i-  when  exhihitcvl  in  a  society  incorjKJrated  under 
law,  as  a  Chrislian  onjanizafion,  hut  it  is  most  hideous,  when  it 
asserts  itself  in   Diocesan  ])roportions,  and  claims  to  be  able  to 
stand  alone,  and  take  care  of  itself  without  thought  or  regard  for 
others. 

^J'he  politv  uf  the  Church  forbids  the  idea  that  the  Diocese 
is  its  smallest  productive  or  self-perpetuating  entity.  It  is  ]  ot. 
The  i)rovince,  comi)osed  of  four  dwceses  at  least,  is  the  unit  of 
the  diurch,  as  contemplated  by  the  ecclesiastical  law  of  nni- 
versal  obligation,  which  requires  that  three  bishops,  as  a  min- 
imn7n,  must  concnr  in  the  consecration  of  a  bishop. 

Leave  out  the  widowed  diocese  from  the  aggregation  of 
four,  and  three,  the  least  nund)er  allowed,  remain,  to  supply  the 
vacancy  in  the  Episcopate. 

Tlie  nnit  of  the  human  race  is  not  a  single  man  or  woman, 
but  husband  and  wife  nnited  together  in  holv  matrimony  as  one 


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flesh.  After  the  same  manner  a  diocese 'is  not  the  nnit  of  the 
Church,  but  a  province  associating  several  dioceses  together  in 
organic  union  for  the  preservation  and  perpetuation  of  ecclesi- 
astical life. 

COURTS  OF  APPEAL. 

Closely  allied  to  the  ]>rovincial  system  is  the  very  important 
subject  of  courts  of  appcjiL  Tliev  are  not  necessarily  connected, 
smce  we  nn'ght  have  an  arrangement  of  appellate  jurisdiction 
without  ])rovinces,  but  the  two  things  go  very  conveniently  to- 
gether.  The  diocesan  court,  and  the  provincial  court,  and  the 
supreme  couri  oi  last  resort  are  a  natural  and  satisfactory  order. 
AVe  may  as  well  confess  it,  that  with  all  our  legislation  during 
a  century  u])on  ecdosinstical  discipline,  our  judicial  system  or 
Avant  of  system  i^  ..r  ought  to  ])e  to  us  a  cause  for  humiliation 
and  shame. 

MISSION  A  HY  OK(JANIZATIOX. 

AVe  have  reason  to  congratulate  ourselves  that  our  mission- 
ary districts  have  been  rearranged  on  the  i)rinci23les  of  economy 
and  convenience,  without  regard  to  state  lines,  and  have  been 
named  on  the  see-ju-inciple,  Laramie,  Sacramento,  Salt  Lake, 
and  Boise,  replacing  the  old  nomenclature  of  The  Platte,  North- 
ern California,  etc.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  when  the  time  comes 
to  admit  these  jurisdictions  as  dioceses,  the  wisdom  of  the  pres- 
ent adjustment  of  these  vast  regions  will  have  become  a  matter 
of  experience,  and  the  servile  following  of  political  divisions  will 
be  forever  abandoned. 

MARlMACiE  AM)  DIVORCE. 

AVe  regret  with  many  others  that  our  Convention  did  not 
amend  our  present  canon  on  marriage  and  divorce,  and  give  us  a 
law  -which  would  be  in  harmony  with  the  principles  stated  in  our 
marriage  service,  wdiich  echo  those  of  the  Word  of  God. 

Doubtless  every  one  acted  conscientiously,  but  it  did 
seem  a  sad  pity  that  those,  who  were  essentially  united,  should  be 
forced  to  part  company,  and  so  frustrate  and  defeat  salutary 
legislation. 


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11 


ii 


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bishop's  addrkss. 


It  seemed  to  some  of  us,  in  view  of  tlie  lax  aii<l  uncertain  use 
of  the  word  "divoree''  in  the  current  speecli  of  the  day,  and  the 
langua.i»'e  of  our  courts  of  law,  to  he  justified  neither  by  the 
AVord  of  God,  nor  the  concensus  of  mankind,  to  for])id  absolute- 
ly and  without  (jualitication  or  Ci^ndition  the  niarriag-e  of  parties, 
who  have  been  divorced.  Neither  does  Holy  Scri[)ture  nor  the 
Prayer  Eook  go  so  far.  Our  meaning  will  be  sufficiently  phiin, 
if  we  submit  the  substance  of  a  canon,  wliich  it  was  our  privile<>'e 
to  offer,  and  make  a  few  comments  upon  it  in  the  way  of  ex- 
planation. 

Our  canon  was  substantially  as  follows:  "Xo  minister  of 
this  Church  shall  solemnize  the  marriage  of  any  person,  who  has 
a  divorced  husband  or  wife  still  living,  if  such  husband  or  wife 
has  been  put  away  for  any  cause  arising  after  marriage;  but  this 
canon  shall  n(jt  be  held  to  ai)ply  to  parties  once  divorced  seeking 
to  be  united  again,  and  in  sucli  cases  the  service  for  the  solemni- 
zation of  Holy  .Matrimony,  shall  be  used  only  so  far  as  to  pro- 
claim the  fact  that  the  parties  are  man  and  wife,  to  satisfy  the 
requirements  of  the  civil  law,  and  to  invoke  uixm  theni  the 
nuptial  benediction." 

The  principle  is  in  this  canon  asserted,  that  marriage  is  in- 
dissoluble. The  exceptions  provided  for  are  in  cases  where 
there  has  never  been  a  marriage,  and  where  the  marrie<l  parties 
legally  separated  by  a  decree,  which  our  courts  usuallv  tonn 
divorce,  desire  to  be  united  again  in  the  sight  of  the  civil  law,  as 
they  have  really  remained  and  must  remain  while  they  live  on 
earth  in  the  sight  of  God.  Tlie  first  exception  brings  into  view 
all  cases,  where  the  marriage  was  ^'nnll  and  void  ab  initio," 
through  fraud  or  force,  or  ignorance  of  impediments,  or  other 
causes,  and  in  all  such  cases,  few  at  the  most,  inquiry  must  be 
made,  when  the  legal  difficulties  have  been  suruKMintcd,  wherher 
one  or  both  )>arties  can  justly  (daim  the  right  to  be  married  in 
accordance  with  God's  law.  The  rigorists,  however,  as  we  mav 
term  them,  seemed  to  be  inexorable  in  the  stand,  wliich    they 


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took,  that  no  minister  of  this  Church  shall  unite  in  marriage  par- 
ties, who  have  been  dirovced,  without  any  exception  whatsoever. 
Such  legislation  defeats  its  own  good  intention.  It  goes  too  far. 
It  forbids  Avhat  God  allows,  and  in  that  light,  it  seems  to  be  un- 
righteous, as  well  as  unreasonable.  AVhere,  for  exam])lc,  a  mar- 
riage contract  has  been  secured  by  deception,  or  force,  we  have 
known  such  cases,  although  the  solenniization  of  matrimony  has 
been  duly  celebrated,  there  is  reallv  no  marriage,  but  the  oidv 
relief  legally  possible  is  by  a  decree  of  divorce,  and  here,  where 
both  God  and  man  concur  in  saying  the  unfortunate  victim  of 
fraud  or  violence  is  free  to  marry,  the  proposed  legislation  would 
deprive  them  of  that  right. 

On  another  branch  of  this  subject  we  are  extremely  sorry 
that  our  General  Convention  did  not  take  action.  Our  Church 
proclaims  with  no  uncertain  sound,  '^that  if  any  i)ersons  are 
joined  together  otherwise  than  as  God's  Word  doth  allow,  their 
marriaae  is  not  lawful." 

It  would  seem  that  the  Church,  who  tells  her  children  with 
such  solemn  emphasis,  as  a  general  warning,"  that  there  are  im- 
pediments, which  vitiate  a  marriage,  and  may  make  it  a  state  of 
deadly  sin,  ought  to  go  further,  and  tell  them  s])ecially  what 
these  impediments  are.  Accordingly  Ave  proposed  the  a<]o])tion 
of  the  English  table  of  prohibited  degrees  as  a  part  of  our  law, 
but  the  resolution  failed,  and  we  are  left,  as  a  branch  of  God's 
Church,  in  the  very  unsatisfactory  position  of  saying  in  general 
terms,  ^'you  must  not  do  certain  things,"  and  when  asked  what 
those  things  are,  ice  are  silent. 

We  sincerely  pray,  that  this  state  of  things  may  not  long- 
continue,  but  that  our  Church  may  be  educated  and  led  l)y  God's 
Spirit,  to  speak  with  authority  wisely  and  well  as  to  details,  as 
she  now  does  in  general  terms,  touching  impediments  to  matri- 
mony. 

LAMBETH  CONFERENCE;  THE  CONSULTATION   BODY. 
The  failure  to  take  action  by  our  General  Convention  on 
one  subject  is  a  cause  for  most  sincere  congratulation. 


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IJiSHOP  S   ADDRESS. 


It  will  he  rerneinbereJ  tliat  the  Laiuhetli  Conference  of 
ISliT,  a  purely  volunlanj  asseinhly  of  l^isljops,  rei)resentino-  no 
body  save  themselves,  ]n-op<..^e(l  as  tlie  first  mnftcr  in  fheir  sc/inne 
of  business,  ''a  coniinittee  to  consider  and  ]'e])orr  n])()n  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Anglican  (.'uinni union.'' 

This  Committee  made  a  report,  and  one  of  their  recommen- 
dations was  adopted  by  the  Conference,  the  appointment  namely 
of  ^'a  Central  Consultative  body,"  to  be  called  into  being  at  the 
option  of  His  Grace,    the    Archbisiiop  of  Canterbnry.     in    his 
discretion  the  Archbishop  has  decided  to  create  this  bodv,  and 
accordingly  invited  our  Church  througji  onr  Presiding  iJishop 
to    name    two    representatives,  to  sit  under    his    presidency    at 
Landicth.     This  the  General  Convention  most  wisely  and  judi- 
ciously declined  to  do.    This  non-concurrence  with  our  Anglican 
Brethren  is  not  occasioned  by  the  remotest  distrust  of  their  wis- 
dom in  making  provision  for  their  own  relief,  and  especially  the 
relief  of  their  beloved  Primate,  but  it  is  an  expression  of  our  own 
conviction,  that  we  could  not  accept  their  generous  courtesy   in 
this  nuitter,  without  placing  ourselves  in  a  most  delicate  position, 
where  we  could  do  no  good,  and  might  possibly,  without  intend- 
ing it,  do  some  harm. 

For  ourselves  it  may  be  frankly  said,  that  it  would  be  very 
perilous  to  organize  the  Anglican  Communion  tinder  existing 
conditions  whereby  we,  a  branch  of  the  Church,  which  is  not 
allied  to  the  State,  woidd  be  yoked  to  an  established  Church, 
whose  Episcopate  represents  first  the  civil  power,  and  then  the 
spiritual.  And  again  it  would  be  eqtially  dangerous  for  us, 
whose  past  is  but  as  yesterday,  to  associate  otirselves  in  organic 
union  wath  a  Church,  which  has  roots  reaching  down  to  far 
off  times,  and  which  enjoys  traditions,  which  it  loves  with  almost 
as  much  devotion  as  it  does  the  articles  of  the  Faith. 

Seeing,  then,  we  have  no  need  of  ^'a  Central  Consultative 
body,''  sitting  at  Lambeth  annually  in  July  under  the  presidency 
of  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  why  should  we  excite  the 


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distrust  of  our  own  peoi)le  by  allowing  ourselves  to  be  drawn 
into  association  with  it,  and  at  the  same  time  hazard  otir  most  de- 
lightful and  cordial  relations  with  otir  :Mother  Church,  by  placing 
ourselves  in  a  most  unsatisfactory  position,  where  on  almost  every 
conceivable  subject,  which  would  be  presented  our  opinion  even, 
much  less  our  advice,  would  be  an  impertinence.  Thank  God, 
notwithstanding  the  strenitous  and  persistent  exertions,  which 
were  made  by  some  to  bring  abottt  a  different  result,  the  danger 
of  taking  most  unwise  and  injudicious  action  was  averted. 

We  tliink  it  may  be  properly  said,  as  our  individual  opinion, 
in  view  of  what  nuiy  ])e  attempted  nine  years  hence,  that  a  vohm- 
iary  assembly  of  one  order  in  the  Church  is  not  competent  to  or- 
ganize the  Anglican  C^ommunion  for  two  obvious  and  unanswera- 
ble reasons;  first,  because  it  has  no  representative  character;  and 
second,  because  if  it  had,  it  Avould  be  partial,  one-sided.  Bishops 
only,  no  Presbyters,  iio  Laity.  Such  a  body,  so  constituted,  is 
not  com])etent  to  act  for  the  whole.  It  is  worth  Avhile  to  draw 
attention  with  all  due  respect  to  wdiat  seems  to  have  escaped  their 
observation,  by  those,  who  favor  the  present  scheme,  whicli  has 
in  view  slowly  and  gradually  the  organization  of  our  Com- 
munion, that  it  is  an  iittempt  to  accomplish  by  moral  force  what 
could  not  be  done  directly  at  the  present  time  by  canonical  legis- 
lation. 

'Jlie  moral  power  of  the  Lambeth  Conference  is  very  great, 
and  consequently  its  suggestions  even  are  very  potential,  and  its 
recommendations  carry  with  them  almost  the  force  of  commands, 
when  therefore  the  Lambeth  Conference  of  1897  proposes,  as  the 
first  and  leading  item  of  its  scheme  of  business,  to  organize  the 
Anglican  Communion,  and  some  of  our  Bishops  warmly  endorse 
the  measure,  and  throw  themselves  heartily  into  the  effort  to 
commit  our  Churdi  to  tjio  plan,  in  sending  representatives  to  this 
"Consultative  Body,"  as  a  lirst  step  towards  the  consummation  in 
view,  ''the  organization  of  the  Anglican  Communion,"  we  ven- 


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BISHOP  S    ADDUESK. 


tnro  to  f'xpres^j  onr  cono-TatnlatioTis  to  <uir  Aincrican  Cliuivli,  that 
the  proposal  was  niisuccosst'nl,  and  we  feel  eoiifideiit,  when  our 
beloved  JJrethren  come  to  see,  as  thev  soon  must,  how  mischiev- 
ous the  methods  suggested  would  in  all  likelihood  have  proved  in 
the  workinti'  out  to  ultimate  results,  thev  will  go  hevond  us  in 
thankfulness  that  we,  under  existing  conditions,  have  no  part  nor 
lot  in  this  attempt,  to  organize  the  Anglican  Connnunion. 

MKMOiaALS  OK  tup:  I)KI»AirrEI). 

We  cannot  close  without  asking  you  to  fix  your  thoughts 
upon  our  list  of  the  de]»arted,  who  have  left  us  since  our  last 
Synod.  The  catalogue  of  the  deceased  is  not  comi)lete.  There 
are  McsscmI  ones,  not  mentioned,  whom  the  Lord  rememhers  and 
Avhom  we,  in  silence  recall,  hut  wiio  are  excduded  from  record  by 
the  limits  of  a  Svnodical  ad<h*css. 

I5ISI!()I»  QUINTAKI). 

The  late  Bishoj)  of  Tennessee  was  a  uniiiue  man.  We 
never  knew  another  just  like  him.  It  was  the  combination  in 
the  way  of  excess  and  defect,  which  produced  the  unusual  and 
interesting  result  in  the  personality  of  Bishop  Quintard.  He 
was  a  most  loveable  man,  impulsive,  enthusiastic,  and  full  oi  the 
spirit  of  devotion  to  the  cause  of  his  divine  Master.  He  loved 
his  friends,  and  he  had  hosts  of  them,  and  he  was  generous  to 
those  0])posed  to  him,  and  his  convictions.  He  would  utter 
stronc:  words,  but  we  have  heard  it  said  of  him  again  and  again 
that  "his  bark  was  worse  than  his  bite.''  He  was  one  of  the 
most  forgetful  of  men,  and  it  had  some  basis  of  truth,  when  it 
was  asserted  that  the  good  Bishop  of  Tennessee  would,  after  his 
departure,  be  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  lucrative  of  saints, 
since  his  garments,  and  articles  of  personal  use  would  be  found 
scattered  over  Europe  and  America,  and  would  furnish  abundant 
material  for  the  treasury  of  reliques. 

The  Episcopate  of  Bishop  Quintard  exceeded  thirty-two 
jears.  He  was  consecrated  in  1SG5,  October  11th,  and  died 
February  15th,  1S98.     The  Diocese  of  Tennessee,  and  the  Uni- 


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versity  of  the  iSouth  owe  a  large  debt  of  gratitude  to  him  for  his 
untiring  exertions  in  their  behalf.  He  raised  monev  both  in 
Europe  and  America  for  the  Univei^ity  and  his  Diocese.  He 
had  natural  gifts,  which  made  him  an  acceptable  beggar.  He 
could  olean  from  the  sanu?  iield  a  second  and  ihird  time,  and  re- 
<'eive  a  hearty  welcome  when  he  came.  This  is  a  rare  talent. 
Its  possession  Avould  he  an  admirable  qualification  to  fit  most  of 
our  Bishops  to  meet  the  great  expectations,  wliich  await  them, 
when  they  come  to  their  fields.  Alas,  we  are  avcII  accpiainted 
with  one  Ilishoj),  who  is  singularly  deficient  in  this  accomplish- 
ment. 

BISHOP  PERUV. 
The  Bishop  of  J(»wa,  the  Itt.  Bev.  Dr.  J\'rry,  left  us  on  the 
13th  of  May,  1898.  He  was  known  sometimes  as  the  Centennial 
Bishop,  since  he  was  the  only  Bishop  of  our  Church  consecrated 
in  187G.  The  date  was  Septend>er  lOth.  Few  Bishops  have 
done  mor(^  literary  work.  His  was  the  i)en  of  a  ready  writer,  and 
he  used  it  for  the  benefit  of  the  Church.  He  came  early  into 
])ul)lic  notice  in  association  with  the  late  Bev.  Dr.  Francis  L. 
Hawks  by  his  labors  in  the  field  of  American  Chiu-ch  Historv 
;md  he  sustained  his  reputation  to  the  end  in  the  honorable  po- 
sition, which  was  given  him  as  the  reward  of  merit,  that  of  His- 
toriographer of  the  American  Church. 

Bishop  Perry  was  widely  known  abroad  as  well  by  his  per- 
sonal visits,  as  by  his  writings.  His  Diocese  was  very  large,  be- 
yond the  physical  ability  at  least  of  one  man,  to  adequately  super- 
intend, and  administer  it,  and  the  consciousness  that  he  was  un- 
equal to  the  task,  while  on  the  one  hand  the  work  was  irrowino- 
111  ^' 

and  on  the  other  his  strength  was  failing  under  the  agency  of  an 

insidious  and  fatal  disease  fretted  and  distressed  him.  He  had 
a  great  burden  to  bear,  and  he  endured  the  hardships  of  his  lot 
nobly  and  well. 

BISHOP  WINGFIELI). 
A  third  Bishop  has  been  called  away  since  our  last  Svnod, 
the  Bt.  Bev.   Dr.   Wingfield,  Missionary  Bishop  of  Northern 


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RISFIOP  S    ADDUESS. 


Californin.  His  K|)isc<)j)ate  extended  from  December  2d,  1874^ 
tlie  date  of  his  consecration,  to  July  27tli,  l.sOs,  tliat  of  his  death, 
a  period  of  twentv-three  years  and  nearly  eiizhl  months. 

The  dear  JJishop's  experience  was  eminently  sad.  He  be- 
came almost  of  necessity  jit  once  involvcMl  tinaiicially  in  scln»nl 
work,  from  which  he  con  Id  not  extricate;  himself.  Thns  he  \vas 
held  when  Louisiana,  and  Mississip[)i,  and  Kaston  snccessiyely 
called  him,  and  was  obli^i;(*<l  in  cniiscipience  to  de(dinc  their  offers. 
His  schools  did  not  prosj)er,  and  pecuniary  disaster  fell  upon  him 
and  his  friends.  ]>eside  the  loss  of  ])ropertv,  heavy  j)ersonal 
afflictions  overtook  him,  and  the  weight  <•:  arrows  at  length 
crushed  him,  so  that  his  intellect  i»aye  way,  and  he  was  for  a 
time  under  the  cloud  of  mental  iTicapacity.  Ere  the  end  came, 
however,  his  mind  hai)pily  emerged  from  tin;  mist,  and  he  sunk 
to  rest  knowing  as  he  was  known.  Bishoj)  Wingliehrs  career 
was  that  of  a  man  overwhelmed  bv  tin'  waves  of  adversity.  He 
was  a  strong  and  brave  swimmer,  i>ut  the  billows  were  mightier 
than  mere  human  strength,  and  more  persistent  than  the  en- 
durance of  henac  courage. 

KEY.   Dll.  E.  M.   I'ECKE. 

One  of  our  own  Presbyters  disappears  fi-om  our  list,  the 
Rev.  Edward  ^f.  Pecke.  His  early  ministry,  covering  a  period 
of  over  twenty  years,  was  active  and  nseful.  Subsequently  he 
became  the  victim  of  a  sickness,  which,  while  it  did  not  inca- 
pacitate him  from  ordinary  business,  rendered  it  unsafe  for  him 
to  engage  in  religious  functions.  He  was  liable,  without  warn- 
ing, to  become  nnconscious  for  a  time  in  a  fit  of  catalepsy.  He 
bore  his  bitter  affliction  with  the  resignation  of  a  true  Christian. 
His  great  delight,  his  chief  enjoyment  during  his  last  days  was 
participation  in  the  celebration  of  the  Blessed  Eucharist.  The 
Pev.  Mr.  Pecke  has  not  been  present  in  the  Diocese  for  many 
years,  but  he  remained  upon  our  list,  as  our  attached  friend.  The 
associations  of  Grammar  school  and  College,  and  Theological 


DIOCESi:   OF   SPRINGFIELD. 


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Seminaiy  k(*pt  us  (dose  together  by  the  sacred  bond  of  common 
memories,  and  beside  and  beyond  all  this,  we  iniderstood  «nir 
IJrother  a>  jx'i'liaps  oidy  one  other  did,  and  he  said  he  felt  secure 
and  liaj)|)y  as  a  Presbyter  of  this  Diocese.  We  hold  his  mem- 
ni'v  in  iiigh  esteeTii.  His  hi>t  days  were  pjissed  peaeefullv  in  the 
holy  secdusion  of  the  Pi-iory  Farm  <jf  the  Hrothers  of  Xazareth, 
at  \^'rbank,  Dutchess  Connty,  Xew  York.  They,  the  grmd 
Ih'ntiiers,  were  ver\  kiiiil  in  him,  and  deserve  our  thanks.  In 
their  liome  and  uiuh-r  their  care  the  Rev.  Kdward  M.  Peeke 
t(»und  the  rest,  we  l)eli(\c.  for  whieli  lie  yearned  and  nraved  on 
the  l.^th  of  |-cl.niar\-  of  ilic  nrociii  \-ear  at  the  au'C  of  neariv 
70  years. 

ih'cthren,  vou  have  listcMied  ])atientlv  and  lonu.  We  detjiin 
you,  we  flattei'  M!ir-(1\(-,  not  because  we  love  to  talk,  but  hecause 
we  have  ,so  tnuch  lo  sai/^  and  it  is  a  })!easant  thing  for  us  to  be  in 
your  society.  ^  mi  are  <>nr  people  in  a  sense  real  and  true,  and 
we  feel  in  you  an  intei-e^t  he  yond  that,  wlii(di  we  have  in  all  other 
<  'hnndimen  in  the  world. 

Farewell.  l\vi^(]  our  c(uuisel,  grasp  the  Church  Idea,  see 
(dearly  that  the  Church  i<  ( iod's  Family,  not  man's  ciub.  Hold 
up  this  idea,  this  hlessed  truth,  to  others,  draw  them  by  the 
sweet  ])ersuasion  of  your  life  and  example,  and  words  to  accept  it, 
and  come  home. 

(iEOPCE  F.  SFVMOrJi, 

Jiishoj)  of  Springfield. 
( 'airo,  111.,  Dec( mlx^r  7,  \XUS. 


It 


AININUAU   ADDRESS 


OF 


Tin:  HlGliT  HHVHKEND 


GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR,  S.T.D.,  LLD. 


Btsbop  ot  SprinGfiel&, 


TO  THE 


TWHNTY-SECOND  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE, 


OEIGEIMBELR    6,    1899. 


1 


SPRINGFIELD.  ILLINOIS: 

TALBOTT  &  HAMANN,  PRINTERS, 

1899. 


THE   ADDRESS. 


INTRODUCTION: 

The  Closing  Decade  of  Centuries  Interesting  and  Solemn. 

We  face  a  condition  of  affairs  in  Church  and  State  today,  at 
the  close  of  the  nineteenth  century,  such  as  this  world  never  wit- 
nessed before.  We  might  bring  back  in  review  each  century  of  the 
Christian  era  in  succession,  and  in  a  few  words  sketch  the  character 
of  its  final  decade,  and  we  would  see  at  a  glance,  that  ours  is  differ- 
ent from  them  all,  and  more  intensely  interesting  than  any,  which 
has  preceded  it.  On  the  secular  side,  for  example,  the  last  years  of 
the  fifth  century  witnessed  the  downfall  of  the  Western  Empire, 
which  had  stood  in  name,  as  an  earthly  powder,  for  twelve  centuries, 
and  men  were  aghast  at  the  present  chaos,  which  confronted  them,' 
and  the  terribly  dark  future,  which  was  at  their  doors. 

Again,  the  end  of  the  fifteenth  century  lifted  the  physical  curtain, 
which  had  concealed  the  West,  in  the  discovery  of  America;  and  the 
South  in  the  discovery  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  and  our  earth 
took  to  herself  a  new  shape  and  form  in  the  minds  of  men,  and  they 
were  filled  with  expectation  as  to  what  the  future  had  in  store  for 
them  of  good  things  to  come. 

Once  more,  one  hundred  years  ago  the  civilized  world  in  Europe 
was  still  throbbing  with  the  convulsions  of  revolution,  which  was 
fitly  described  as  "the  reign  of  terror,"  and  the  dashed  hopes  of  lib- 
erty and  equality  in  the  old  world,  were  scarcely  as  yet  balanced  by 
our  infant  Republic  just  launched,  and  embarking  on  its  career  in 
the  new. 


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(  )n  the  ecclesiastical  side,  t(j  pursue  the  subject  further,  the  last 
decade  of  the  third  century  oj^eiied  the  final  act  in  the  fearful  drama 
of  persecution,  to  which  the  Church  was  subjected,  and  the  heart 
grew  sick,  and  the  head  was  faint  amid  the  atrocities  of  the  era  of 
Diocletian.  The  Church  ranc;^  out  the  elecenth  century  with  the 
wild  shout,  "(iod  wills  it,"  and  put  the  cross  upon  her  soldiers,  as 
she  sent  them  forth  with  her  benediction,  to  march  to  the  first 
crusade. 

The  fifteenth  century  closed  with  a  hush  and  stillness,  after 
nearly  a  hundred  years  of  vain  struggle,  and  varied  effort  on  the 
part  of  the  Church,  to  free  herself  from  the  corrui)tions  and  abuses, 
which  the  ambition  and  greed  of  man  had  fa.  tenecl  ui)on  her. 

She  had  striven  in  the  reforming  councils,  and  by  the  efforts  of 
her  noblest  sons,  and  in  many  ways  besides,  to  cure  the  evils,  which 
cursed  her,  but  all  in  vain,  and  her  cause  seemed  hopelesslv  lost, 
when  the  very  incarnation  of  sensuality  and  beastial  sin  sat  in  the 
Papal  Chair,  in  the  person  of  Alexander  XT.  in  the  nineties  of  the 
fiJU'enfh  century. 

Men  folded  their  hands  in  ai)parent  despair,  and  bated  their 
breath,  as  they  beheld  inicpiity  occupying  the  highest  j)laces  of  the 
Church.  It  was  the  awful  calm,  which  forecast  the  storm,  which 
convulsed  Western  Cliristendom  iti  the  ^ixfvenfli  centurv. 

Now  at  the  end  of  the  nineteenth  century  our  eyes  are  greeted 
with  strange  sights,  and  our  ears  are  filled  with  unaccustomed 
sounds,  as  we  contemplate  the  condition  of  civil  and  political  af- 
fairs, into  which  as  a  nation  we  have  ntshed  since  our  nineties  began. 

We  were  a  home  people  in  1890.  we  must  be,  God  wills  it,  a 
home  people  with  foreign  possessions  and  colonies  in  1900.  Our 
flag  floats  over  new  acquisitions  forced  upon  our  acceptance  in 
distant  seas,  and  on  both  sides  of  the  equator,  and  our  mother  tongue 
must  consent  to  welcome  oriental  dialects,  as  factors  in  the  language 
of  her  great  household  sheltered  by  the  government  of  our  Ignited 
States. 

The  last  decade  of  our  departing  century  compels  the  recasting 
of  our  geographies,  and  the  construction  of  n^w  maps,  and  the  ad- 
dition of  many  pages  to  our  history. 


It  is  not  our  purpose  to  discuss  our  civil  and  political  outlook. 
That  is  the  province  of  the  statesman  and  the  politician,  and  into 
their  sphere  it  is  not  judicious  nor  wise  for  us  to  intrude.  We  have 
glanced  at  this  branch  of  our  subject  simply  as  a  part  of  the  picture, 
which  the  few  past  years,  like  a  huge  kaleidescope,  have  in  the  most 
astonishing  way  arranged  and  delineated  for  our  wondering  gaze, 
as  the  century  is  about  to  bid  us  good-bye. 

Transition  from  Civil  and  Political  Conditions  to  Ecclesiastical  in 
Geor8:c  Washing^ton,  the  Churchman* 

The  civil  and  the  political  conditions  lead  us  as  a  preface  does  to 
the  book,  to  consider  in  some  aspects  of  its  facts,  and  relations  the 
ecclesiastical  prospect  which  is  before  us.  In  ])assing  from  the 
State  to  the  Church,  it  forms  a  graceful  and  appropriate  transition, 
if  we  pause  to  remind  ourselves,  that  on  the  14th  day  of  this  present 
month,  December,  one  hundred  years  ago.  (ieorge  Washington, 
the  commander  and  chief  of  our  colonial  army,  which  brought  (jur 
Republic  to  its  birth,  the  first  President  of  the  United  States,  and 
the  ''Father  of  his  country,"  ceased  to  live  on  earth.  His  spirit 
passed  to  Paradise,  we  humbly  trust  and  believe,  in  his  beautiful 
home,  Mt.  Vernon,  on  the  banks  of  the  Potomac.  Washington's 
spiritual  birth  was  by  baptism  from  the  Church's  font,  and  his  body 
was  consigned  to  the  hallowed  custody  of  the  grave  with  the  sol- 
emnities of  the  Church's  service  for  the  burial  of  the  dead.  The 
centennial  of  Washington's  death  is  the  last,  of  what  may  be  called 
"our  Revolutionary  centennials,"  which  began  with  the  conmiemo- 
ration  of  the  battle  of  Lexington,  April  19.  1875,  as  the  first. 

With  a  new  century  we  shall  begin  a  new  series,  and  we  fitly 
bid  the  first  cluster,  which  centres  around  our  Washington,  farewell, 
as  w^e  gather  in  memory  around  his  death  bed,  and  listen  to  his 
parting  words,  and  remember  that  he  was  "first  in  war,  first  in 
peace,  and  first  in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen,"  and  for  us.  it  is 
a  comfort  and  source  of  pride,  that  he  was  a  ChiircJtman. 

Outlook  for  the  Church. 

From  Washington,  the  Churchman,  we  pass  to  dwell  upon  the 
outlook  for  the  Church,  as  we  take  leave  of  the  old  century,  and  are 
about  to  begin  the  new. 


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The  i)rosi)cct  from  many  points  of  view  is  disheartening  and 
perplexin^r,  as  it  never  was  before.     The  world  goes  madly  on  its 
career  ot  nnf)elief.  and  misbelief  and  materialism,  as  it  has  done  al- 
ways and  everywhere.     The  world  not  onlv   makes  a  lie,  but  be- 
heves  m  its  .»wn  lie,  and  it  "wonders,"  as  the  Apocalvpse  graphically 
expresses  it,  "after  the  beast;"  but  the  amazing  thing  is.  that  by  its 
tremendonsly  mcreased  power  thnnigh  the  production  and  massing 
ot  wealth.  It  mvades  the  domain  of  the  Church,  it  claims  a  place  for 
Itself  m  her  sacred  ground,  it  weakens  manv  of  her  highest  dignita- 
ries, U  makes  many  tremble  and  grow  pale,  anr!  it  coerces  others  into 
cowardly  silence:  but  more  distressing  still,  it  so  largelv  inspires  the 
Church   with   Its  .spirit  of  fal.sehood,  and   eva.sion.  and  decdt,  and 
treachery,  that  it  succeeds  in  sending  its  apo.stles  into  her  ministry 
an  with  a  lie  in  the  heart,  confes.sed  in  sermons  and  essavs,  and  pub- 
lications and  books,  they  take,  and  are  permitted  to  take  bv  those, 
who  have  been  entrusted  for  the  time  being  with  the  custod'v  of  the 
C  hurch's  faitli  and  morals,  vows  and  promises,  which  thev'do  not 
mean  to  keej),  and  oaths,  which  they  do  not  intend  to  observe.     Un- 
truth more  or  less  has  always  found  its  wav  into  the  ("hurch,  since 
iiypocrisy,  which  is  another  name  for  untruth,  has  always  abounded; 
Init  the  appalling  thing  is.  that  untruth  has  hitherto  alvvavs  .sought 
to   conceal    it.self.   and    make   others   believe,    if   it    did    n/.t    impose 
up<^n  Itself,  that   it   was  truth,  and  not  a  lie.      .\ow  it  .seems  to  be 
unblushing,  it  fatally  contravenes,  if  it  does  not  tlatlv  denv  the  funda- 
mental verities  of  the  Chiistian  faith,  and  with  this  clislovaltv  well 
kncnvn.  it  i.  allowed  to  drape  itself  with  the  liverv  of  Christ's  minis- 
ters,     rile  enemy  is  within  the  citadel  of  truth,  becau.se  the  porters 
are  untrustworthy,  and  have  opened  the  gates  for  them  to  enter. 

The  disease  of  untruthfulness  is  insidious,  it  .steals  in  upon  one 
unawares,  and  gradually  undermines  and  depraves  character,  with- 
out the  suspicion,  or  at  all  events  the  full  knowledge  of  its  victim, 
that  he  is  dying  a  moral  and  spiritual  death.  Its  allies  are  so  many 
and  respectable,  that  they  inspire  their  inthience,  like  malaria,  into 
the  soul  from  unexpected  quarters,  until  the  microbes  and  baccilli 
paralyze  bishops,  presbyters  and  laymen,  and  thev  cannot  even  if 
they  would,  resist  the  bribes  of  gold,  the  praise  of  the  crowd,  the 
pride  of  appearing  to  be  learned,  and  men,  who  are  scholars  up  to 
date,  and  so  broad  that  they  are  ready  to  adjust  them.selves  to  every- 


body and  everything,  except  the  dogmatic  faith  of  the  Church,  stated 
in  her  own  formulas  of  belief. 

"Fixedness  of  interpretation"  as  to  the  few  articles  of  the  Creed, 
which  concern  the  Persons  of  the  Blessed  Trinity,  the  incarnation, 
and  man's  relation  to  (jod,  they  refuse  to  accept,  and  practically 
regard  as  ever  changing  in  their  meaning  the  words,  which  en- 
shrine our  belief  in  llim,  "Who  is  the  same  yesterday,  today,  and 
forever." 

We  gaze  with  surprise,  we  gaze  with  distress,  we  gaze  with 
amazement  at  the  state  of  things  in  the  Church,  Ten  years  ago  we 
would  not  have  believed  it  possible  that  men  claiming  to  be  respecta- 
ble, not  to  say  religious,  could  bring  themselves  to  sign  declarations, 
which  they  d(>  not  accept,  to  make  vows  and  promises,  which  they 
repudiate,  and  even  take  oaths,  which  they  deliberately  break,  and 
more  distressing  still,  that  this  perfidy  is  practiced  with  the  consent, 
and  a])parent  ai)j)roval  of  parties,  who  have  sworn  that  they  will 
keep  and  guard  the  faith  entrusted  to  them,  as  a  most  sacred  and 
precioii«^  deposit.  '  [ 

(  >ur  distress,  our  horror  is  not  caused  bv  anv  fear  for  the  safetv 
of  the  Church  of  Ciod.  <  iod  forbid.  It  is  aroused  for  the  unhappy 
me;i,  whose  morality  seems  to  be  that  of  the  liar  and  the  perjurer, 
and  the  even  more  unhappy  men,  who  connive  at  this  wickedness, 
and  sanction  it  with  the  imposition  of  hands  in  ordination  and  con- 
secration, yes.  and  indignation  is  added  to  our  distress  and  horror, 
when  we  see  the  multitudes,  who  take  occasion  from  this  practical 
repudiation  of  faith  and  morals,  to  give  up  Church  and  Bible,  and 
blaspheme  Cod. 

No  Fear  for  the  Church's  Safety, 

We  have  no  fear,  and  never  had  and  never  shall  have  for  the 
safety  of  the  Church  of  the  living  God.  All  the  infidels,  who  were 
ever  born ;  all  the  traitors  who  have  ever  cursed  the  Church  by  their 
presence,  all  the  cowards  and  poltroons,  who  have  ever  swarmed 
upon  the  Church's  battle-fields,  and  given  comfort  to  her  foes  by 
playing  into  their  hands  with  guarded  words  of  encouragement  and 
approval,  or  by  prudent  silence  for  their  own  safety's  sake,  all  these 
multiplied  a  thousand  fold,  nay,  all  the  devils  in  hell,  who  inspire  this 


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wickedness,  do  not  occasion  us  the  slightest  apprehension  on  ac- 
count of  the  Church.  The  Hving  Christ  is  the  head  of  the  Hving 
Church,  and  we  have  His  promise  that  ''the  gates  of  hell  shall  not 
prevail  against  her." 

Who  that  looks  at  the  cross,  and  the  ai)parentl\  licipless  Victim 
nailed  to  it,  and  then  looks  down  ui)()n  the  seething  mass  of  human 
beings  swarming  around  it  and  beneath  it,  and  considers  the  sequel 
as  it  presents  itself  in  history  in  the  glories  of  Christ,  and  the  bloody 
doom  of  Jerusalem,  can  for  a  moment  doubt  the  result  of  the  con- 
flict between  the  Church  and  her  foes?  Xo.  no,  our  fear  is  not  for 
her,  it  is  altogether  and  entirely  for  those,  who  betrav  her,  for  those, 
who  deny  her,  for  those,  who  forsake  her  and  tlee.'it  is  altogether 
and  entirely  for  those,  who  love  this  present  world  and  strive  to 
unite  it  in  unholy  alliance  with  (iod,  as  though  they  could  practically 
disprove  our  Lord's  declaration,  "Ye  cannot  serve  (iod  and  .Mam- 
mon." 

These  features  in  the  Church's  experience,  as  she  is  about  to 
leave  the  nineteenth  century,  and  enter  upon  the  twentieth,  are  dark, 
exceedingly  dark  and  discouraging,  I)ut  even  these,  we  can  already 
see,  are  lending  themselves  to  TTis  purpose.  Who  brings  good  out 
of  evil,  and  will  be  overruled  tc  advance  the  Redeemer's  Kingdom, 
and  promote  the  glory  of  (iod. 

The  Past  Inspires  Hope  in  the  Failure  of  the  Devices  of  Men. 

A  glance  l)ack  will  helj)  us  to  understand  our  present  condi- 
tions in  their  relation  to  the  hope,  which  they  insi)ire  for  the  future. 

"The  Retormation,"  as  we  usuall>  call  it.  was  a  release  from  the 
grasp,  the  grip  of  the  past,  i  he  living  Church  in  the  West  was 
practically  identified  with  papalism  and  despotism,  and  inmioralitv. 
Men  hated  these,  and  thought  that  they  were  turning  their  back^ 
upon  them  when  they  broke  away  from  the  comnumion  of  the  old 
historic  Church.  The  one  idea,  the  one  impulse,  which  possessed 
them,  was  to  be  free  from  the  evils,  which  oppressed  them  every- 
where, since  Church  and  State  were  so  wedded,  religion  and  every- 
day life  were  so  blended,  that  they  were  looked  upon  as'  mutually 
acting  in  concert  for  the  selfsame  purpose,  the  enslavement  of 
mankind. 


Hence  tlie  revolt,  which  carried  so  much  of  continental  Europe 
:away  from  the  jurisdiction  of  Rome.  It  was  a  mad  plunge,  it  was 
a  leap  in  the  dark.  The  feeling  was,  "nothing  can  be  worse  than 
our  present  thraldom  and  suffering  and  shame,"  and  so  they  left 
the  ship  and  took  to  their  own  boat^.  But  thev  must  have  more 
than  a  raft  in  order  to  navigate  the  great  deep.  They  must  find 
substitutes  for  the  living  Church,  the  Sacraments,  and  the  Creed. 

The  Jury  Masts  of  the  Reformers. 

These  the  reformers  ingeniously  supplied.  For  the  living  Church 
they  gave  their  followers  the  Bible.  For  the  sacraments  they  lifted 
up  the  sermon.  And  for  the  Creed  thev  devised  the  theory  of  the 
unlimited  right  of  private  judgment. 

These  were  the  jury  masts  of  the  reformers'  sailing  craft. 
These  w^ere  their  sources  of  reliance  in  place  of  the  ancient  supports. 
With  this  stock  of  i)rinciples  in  hand,  they  took  a  new  departure, 
and  set  sail  on  their  voyages  of  discovery. 

Three  centuries  and  a  half  have  passed,  and  we  can  measure 
their  course,  and  see  how  well  they  have  sailed,  and  with  what  re- 
sults. 

Their  jury  masts  have  been  dismantled,  their  props  have  given 
w^ay,  their  stock  of  principles  have  been  surrendered  one  by  one, 
until  the  last,  which  is  their  all  in  all,  is  going,  is  well  nigh  gone. 

Private  Judgement  for  Authority. 

Let  us  see  how  this  has  come  to  pass.  From  the  outset  there 
\yas  a  conflict  between  theory  and  practice  in  reference  to  authority 
in  matters  of  faith.  It  was  refreshing  for  many  to  proclaim  liberty 
of  conscience  in  the  sphere  of  belief,  but  it  w-as  agony  to  allow  its 
exercise  in  others,  and  hence  we  have  the  inconsistencies  of  the 
same  men  preaching  freedom,  and  practicing  persecution,  even  to 
death.  Still  the  idea  grew^  apace,  that  there  was  no  divine  author- 
ity over  men  to  guide  them  and  restrain  them  beyond  and  above 
their  own  consciences,  until  disintegration  has  multiplied  sects  by 
the  hundreds,  and  has  thrown  off  hundreds  of  thousands  into  the  in- 
dividualism of  deism,  and  agnosticism,  and  indifferentism,  and  nom- 


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inal  atheism,  and  now  the  absurd  cure  is  proposed  of  an  absolute  dis- 
missal of  all  creeds  from  a  new  society,  which  is  to  embrace  all  re- 
lif^ions,  and  be  .i,^athered  around  an  ideal  Christ,  and  be  called 
"Catholic."  and  exhibit  a  nominal  Christian  unity,  the  unitv  jf 
IJabel.  Jt  will  be  the  same  individualism  and  sectarianism,  which 
now  exists,  with  the  difference  that  all.  who  consent  to  enter  into 
this  new  alliance,  must  leave  behind  them  their  personality  as  stand- 
ing for  anything,  that  is  distinct,  and  their  manhood  as  representing 
any  i)rinciples,  which  are  worth  asserting.  The  bond  of  union  will  bo, 
it  is  claimed,  good-feeling,  and  philanthropy.  The  unlimited  riglit 
of  private  judgment  will  find  its  largest  exercise  in  the  silence  of 
apathy,  (jr  the  confusion  of  conflicting  and  contradictory  opinions. 
This  unity  was  manifest,  when  the  mob  in  I^phesus  cried  aloud  for 
the  space  of  two  hours  with  one  voice,  "great  is  Diana  of  the 
Kphesians,"  but  in  our  modern  Kphesus  the  cry  will  not  be  the 
same,  but  each  for  himself  will  have  his  own  god  or  goddess,  and 
the  unity  will  ap])ear  in  the  love  with  which  these  disciples  of  a  new 
delusion  will  feel  and  show  for  each  other. 

The  unlimited  right  of  private  judgment  as  a  working  princi- 
ple proved  a  failure  from  the  first.  Luther  and  Carlstadt  quarrelec^ 
and  the  sixteenth  century  ere  it  closed  witnessed  as  bitter  persecu- 
tions in  Xcw  England  on  a  small  scale,  as  were  exhibited  on  a  larger 
field  on  the  Continent  of  Europe  and  Creat  P.ritain.  Still  the  prin- 
ciple was  proclaimed,  as  it  consoled  those,  who  thought  that  they 
held  it  and  believed  it.  and  it  sounded  well  in  the  ears  of  others. 

Meanwhile  in  practice  the  operation  of  this  teaching  was  dis- 
integrating, and  dividing,  and  subdividing  Protestantism,  until  like 
a  stream  which  i)arts  into  many  heads,  it  has  almost  lost  itself  in  the 
sands  of  negation  and  infidelity.  This  first  jury-mast  of  the  unlim- 
ited right  of  private  judgment  in  the  place  of  the  Creed  soon  fell,  and 
went  overboard.  The  cry.  'T  do  not  believe  as  men  have  believed 
universally,  always  and  everywhere;  I  believe  what  I  please,  and 
as  long  as  I  please,  and  I  change  my  belief  as  often  as  I  please." 
This  is  no  substitute  for  the  Church's  Oeed,  "I  believe  in  God  the 
Eather  Almighty,"  and  as  the  believer  goes  on  to  recite  the  tew  great 
truths,  which  follow,  he  advances  with  firm  unfaltering  step  like  a 
conquering  army  into  the  enemv's  countrv  of  doubt,  and  misirivinc- 
and  infidelity.     'T   do  not  believe"  is  no  substitute  for  'T  do  b-..- 


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lieve."     That  jury   mast   has   long   since   disappeared  beneath   the 
waste  of  waters. 

The  Pulpit  for  the  Altar. 


The  second,  the  substitution  of  the  pulpit  for  the  altar,  the  ser- 
mon for  sacraments,  seemed  at  first  to  be  a  great  success,  and  hold 
out  the  promise  that  it  had  come  to  stay.  The  newspaper,  the  mag- 
azine, the  handy  volume  were  not  then  born.  The  people  were 
eager  for  information,  they  were  hungry  and  thirsty  for  news,  they 
were  famishing  for  intellectual  food.  Hence  the  pulpit  became  a 
mighty  power.  It  drew  the  masses  around  it,  and  held  them  for 
many  years  securely  within  the  grasp  of  its  influence.  But  gradu- 
ally rivals  appeared,  which  contested  with  the  pulpit  its  monopoly 
(^f  po])ular  interest.  The  occasional  news  leaflet,  the  periodical  ap- 
pearing at  ever  lessening  intervals  until  the  timid  daily  was  issued 
tentatively  in  great  cities,  and  then  came  monthlies,  and  weeklies; 
and  books  of  smaller  dimensions  than  folios  and  quartos  were 
printed.  The  sermon  ceased  to  be  the  one  source  of  information. 
Its  domination  was  weakened,  and  the  time  came  when  the  empty 
churches  gave  unmistakable  evidence  of  the  decadence  of  its  power. 

Preaching  as  a  substitute  for  sacraments  is  a  failure.  The  mod- 
ern sermon  is  a  parody  of  the  old.  It  seeks  to  sustain  itself  by  the 
help  of  science,  and  literature,  and  politics  and  novels  and  musi;. 
It  knows  little  now  of  a  crucified  Redeemer,  of  repentence  and  faith, 
and  the  lilessed  Spirit  and  His  work  in  the  human  soul.  Men  claim 
to  have  grown  tired  of  the  old  story,  and  the  modern  preacher  must 
cater  to  their  taste  with  sensationalism  ever  varying,  grotesque  and 
novel,  and  supplying  amusement  for  the  crow'd.  Notwithstanding 
every  concession,  and  the  surrender  of  the  Gospel  message,  and  the 
religious  discourse  to  the  demands  of  secularism,  the  pulpit  has  suf- 
fered, as  might  have  been  anticipated,  ignominous  defeat  on  every 
field,  where  it  has  contested  supremacy  with  an  earthly  competitor. 
"The  preacher,"  as  he  was  called,  since  that  title  described  his  vo- 
cation, and  the  limits  of  his  sphere,  could  not  be  as  a  rule  an  ex- 
pert astronomer,  or  chemist,  or  botanist,  or  physician,  or  architect, 
or  merchant  or  mechanic,  or  possessed  of  technical  knowledge  of 
any  avocation  except  his  own,  and  hence  he  could  not  hope  to  equal, 


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much  less  surpass  the  commonplace  professor  of  any  science  or  art 
or  craft.  If  men  wished  to  study  Shakespeare,  or  become  acquainted 
with  navigation,  or  learn  to  be  an  engineer,  they  would  not  sit  be- 
neath the  pulpit  to  receive  their  instruction,  they  would  go  to  the 
college  or  the  shop,  or  read  the  pages  of  a  scientific,  or  literary  mag- 
azine. The  result  of  all  these  efforts  to  rehabilitate  the  sermon  with 
garments  borrowed  from  the  world  has  proved  disastrous  to 
preacher  and  pulpit  alike,  it  has  depraved  the  one,  and  degraded  the 
other.  Preacher  is  not  an  altogether  satisfactory  title,  and  sermon 
is  a  synonym  for  what  is  tedious  and  uninteresting. 

The  second  jury  mast,  the  sermon  in  place  of  the  sacraments;  the 
pulpit  in  place  of  the  altar  has  ceased  to  carry  sail,  and  is  well  nigh 
useless.  Preaching  has  its  i)lace,  and  a  large  plac«  it  is  in  the 
Church's  work,  but  it  is  not  all,  it  is  not  the  end,  the  consumma- 
tion, so  that  the  pulpit  as  its  symbol  and  object  lesson  shall  sur- 
mount all,  and  the  preacher's  head  and  open  mouth  shall  be  the 
apex,  th^  ultimatum  in  the  place  of  public  worship,  supplanting  the 
altar  and  our  divine  Master  showing  forth  and  pleading  his  death 
for  our  sins,  until  He  come.  Yes,  the  second  jury  mast  has  gone, 
and  on  such  terms  deserves  to  go,  as  a  substitute  for  the  Redeem- 
er's Cross  and  Him  nailed  to  it  a  sacrifice  for  man. 

The  Bible  for  the  Living  Church. 

The  third  device   to  supply  God's  arrangement  with  man's  in- 
vention was  the  cleverest  of  all,  since  it  simply  reversed  relations.   It 
took  the  written  word  of  God,  the  Bible,  from  the  hands  of  the  liv- 
ing Church,  "its  witness  and  keeper,"  and  placed  it  beneath  her  feet 
as  her  foundation.     It  put  the  Holy  Scriptures  first,  and  the  Church 
afterwards.     It  gradually  sunk  the  Church  out  of  her  place,  and  de- 
graded her  from  being  a  divine  familij  with  God  the  Father  over 
her,  and  God  the  Son  her  Bridegroom,  and  God  the  Holy  Ghost  her 
life,  it  degraded  her  into  being  a  mere  voluntary  human  society, 
resting  for  its  support  upon  what  men  thought  her  to  be,  as  they 
read  and  understood  the  Scriptures,  and  they  accepted  as  accurately 
expressing  their  conception  of  their  relation  to  the  written  Word 
of  God,  the  proposition,  "the  Bible  and  the  Bible  only  is  the  religion 
of  Protestants."     This  was  a  clever  i)hrase  to  catch  the  multitude, 
and  it  served  well  to  enlist  popularity. 


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Men  did  not  stop  to  look  beneath  the  surface,  and  see  its  ab- 
surdity as  a  statement  of  fact,  nor  to  challenge  its  meaning,  as  the 
expression  of  a  principle.  They  simply  adopted  it  as  a  convenient 
phrase  to  serve  as  a  motto  or  a  party  cry. 

As  a  statement  of  fact  it  could  not  be  true,  since  the  Bible  cannot 
possibly  be  pressed  into  service  on  any  terms,  as  the  synonvm  of  re- 
ligion. The  Bible  is  a  "divine  library,"  the  accumulation  of  ages. 
It  is  a  gift  from  God  to  His  Church,  and  she  must  in  the  very  na- 
ture of  things,  as  the  recipient,  precede  the  gift.  The  first  believers 
are  not  said  to  have  continued  steadfastly  in  the  r.ible,  but,  "in  the 
Apostle's  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and  in  the  l)reaking  of  bread,  and 
in  prayers."  The  Bible  was  not  a  completed  book,  and  did  not  be- 
come such  until  a  century  had  elapsed,  and  the  Church  had 
grown  and  spread  into  many  lands.  The  Bible  is  not  a  book  by  it- 
self, like  a  play  or  a  poem  or  a  novel,  which  implies  nothing  else  ex- 
cept a  reader.  The  liil)k\  if  it  be  a  true  book,  must  have  a  com- 
panion, to  hold  it  and  keep  it,  and  make  it  vocal  with  the  voice,  and 
significant  through  human  action  in  services  and  sacraments.  The 
Bible  without  the  Church  is  like  a  ship  without  water,  or  like  a  chart 
without  a  channel,  or  shore  or  navigator.  The  P>ible  without  the 
living  Church  is  an  enigma,  it  is  dead,  and  condemns  itself,  since  it 
presupposes  a  divine  family  with  (iod  for  its  father,  and  a  brother- 
hood in  Christ,  through  the  life  giving  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

And  once  more,  "the  liible  and  the  Bible  only"  could  not  be 
the  religion  of  Protestants,  if  they  were  to  have  any  religion 
in  common,  since  without  authority  to  interpret,  every  man 
would  have  his  own  opinion  as  the  supreme  rule  of  his  sj)iritual  life, 
and  the  Bible  would  become  the  roof  which  sheltered  a  second  Bable, 
and  so  it  has  proved.  Such  is  the  exhibition  which  Protestantism 
presents  to-day,  and  congeries  of  sects  warring  with  each  other. 

But  another  grief  has  come.  The  Bible  itself  is  assailed,  and  the 
third  jury  mast,  the  Bible  in  the  place  of  the  Living  Church  is 
threatened,  and  can  no  longer  serve  to  carry  sail.  Higher  criticism 
is  trying  to  do  its  destructive  work,  and  its  blows  aimed  at  the  divine 
authenticity  and  integrity  of  the  Bible  must  soon  drive  those,  who 
have  dismissed  the  Living  Church  in  favor  of  "the  Bible,  and  the 
Bible  only"  to  hopelessness  and  despair.       Their   third  jurii-rnast 


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is  tottering,  it  is  shattered,  it  is  doomed  to  be  a  failure  as  a  reliance  by 
which  to  sail.  Higher  criticism,  which  i?  often  another  name  for  shal- 
low criticism  and  presiurrption,  and  the  spirit  of  the  age  are  doing  their 
best  to  discount  Holy  Scripture,  and  bring  it  into  disrepute,  and 
the  result  is  proving  disastrous  to  those,  who  have  been  sailing  in 
their  own  boats  with  one  jury-mast  left  to  catch  the  breeze,  and 
give  them  motion,  and  when  this  has  fallen  from  the  false  position 
in  which  they  placed  it,  they  must  be  left  without  resource,  with- 
out mast  or  sail,  or  rudder  in  the  midst  of  the  waste  of  waters,  on 
the  bosom  of  the  great  deep.  Man's  extremity  is  God's  oppor- 
tunity, and  the  hopelessness  of  our  beloved  l)rethren's  forlorn  con- 
dition, without  their  substitutes  of  the  unlimited  right  of  private 
judgment  in  the  sphere  of  God's  revelation  for  the  Creed;  of  preach- 
ing in  the  place  of  the  Sacraments;  and  the  JJible  in  the  place  of 
the  Living  Church,  must  drive  them  back  to  the  position  of  the  first 
believers,  to  seek  shelter  under  Apostolic  government  in  its  doc- 
trine, and  fellowship  and  breaking  of  bread  and  of  prayers." 

Our  Church's  Position  Precisely  that  of    the  Pentecostal  Believers* 

We.  our  Church,  stands  in  precisely  that  position.     We  have 
the  Apostolic  government,  we  accept  the  Apostolic  doctrine  or  teach- 
ing, which  is  the  Creed  of  Christendom.     We  are  in  official  asso- 
ciation or  fellowship  with  the  Apostles,  as  our  episcopate  is  in  suc- 
cession from  them.     We  continue  in  the  Sacraments,  and  in  their 
liturgy.     \W  are  the  Living  Church,  whose  life  is  in  Christ  our 
•divine  Head.     We  have  the  Creed  and  the  Sacraments.     We  never 
left  the  ship,  we  never  had  jury  masts,  we  never  needed  them.     We 
set  ourselves  free  from  the  corruptions  of  doctrine,  and  the  im- 
morality of  mediaevalism,  we  kept  the  polity,  the  faith,  the  means 
of  grace,  in  a  word  the  life  of  the  Body  of  Christ,  and  we  continue, 
as  we  have  ever  been,  "the  witnesses  and  keeper"  of  God's  most 
holy  written  word.     Our  relation  to  the  Bible  is  fundamentally  dif- 
ferent from  that  of  our  Brethren,  who  went  out  from  us  in  the  days 
of  Luther,  and  Calvin  and  others.     They  rest  upon  the  Scriptures 
^.s  their  foundation,  their  all  in  all  of  religion.     If  such  a  thing  were 
possible,  which  it  is  not,  that  th^  Bible  were  utterly  discredited,  we 
would  stand  in  our  place  unshaken,  as  the  Body  of  Christ  upheld  by 
the  witness  of  history.     We  do  not  rest  upon  the  Bible  as  our  foun- 


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•daiion.  The  Apostles  and  Prophets  are  our  foundation  and  our 
corner-stone  is  Christ.  The  Bible  is  in  our  hands  as  its  witness 
and  keeper,  and  the  so-called  higher  critic  must  deal  with  us  after 
he  has  sought  to  sap  and  mine  God's  W^ord  written,  and  confronts 
us,  seeking  admission  to  the  ministry,  with  the  declaration,  signed, 
with  his  own  hand,  "I  do  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testament  to  be  the  Word  of  God."  The  Book  of  Comn.on  Prayer 
stands  over  against  these  higher  critics,  and  throws  upon  them  the 
search-light  of  its  every  page,  and  reveals  them  to  others  as  the)' 
do  not,  we  charitably  hope,  see  themselves.  We  have  no  fear  for  our- 
selves nor  the  safety  of  the  Church  in  the  midst  of  all  this  turmoil, and 
misgiving  and  doubt.  "God  is  our  hope  and  strength,  a  very  present 
help  in  trouble,  therefore  will  we  not  fear,  though  the  earth  be  moved, 
and  though  the  hills  be  carried  into  the  midst  of  the  sea;  though  the 
waters  thereof  rage  and  swell,  and  though  the  mountains  shake  at 
the  tempest  of  the  same.  The  rivers  of  the  flood  thereof  shall  make 
glad  the  City  of  (jod,  the  holy  place  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  Most 
Highest.  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her,  therefore  shall  she  not  be  re- 
moved: God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early." — (Psalm  46:  1-5.) 

The  Assaults  of  Infidelity  Overruled  by  God  for  Ultimate  Good* 

It  was  necessary,  at  all  events  it  has  come  to  pass  that  in  the  or- 
dering of  God's  Providence  the  chief  assaults  of  infidelity  in  the 
present  day  have  been  aimed  at  the  Bible,  and  our  Brethren,  who 
have  naught  behind  them  or  over  them  but  their  invention  of  an  in- 
visible Church  are  well  nigh  defenceless,  and  wdien  they  recognize, 
as  sooner  or  later  they  must,  their  helplessness  with  their  last  jury 
mast  tottering,  and  apparently  destined  to  fall,  they  will  be  forced 
to  return  to  the  old  ship,  and  seek  refuge  on  her  deck,  secure  in  the 
fact,  that  she  has  survived  the  storms  of  nineteen  centuries,  and  is 
as  strong  and  sea-worthy  as  ever.  This  hope  for  their  coming  to 
us  in  large  numbers  brightens  our  future,  for  it  assures  us  that  our 
God  is  w^ith  us,  since  He  bringeth  good  out  of  evil,  and  no  greater 
good  could  be  promised  than  the  absorption  of  sectarianism  in  the 
Catholic  Church.     To  a  considerable  extent  this  must  take  place.    • 

Hindrances  to  Immediate  Success* 

The  hindrances  to  a  more  abundant  success  are  chiefly  the 
anchors  of  such  religious  systems  in  endowment  of  money,  and  ma- 


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terial  wealth,  invested  in  churches,  and  schools,  and  colleges! 
These,  like  roots  embedded  deeply  in  the  soil  of  earth,  must  hold 
many,  whose  convictions  are  not  sufficiently  strong  to  compel  them 
to  break  away  from  every  worldly  consideration  at  the  bidding  of 
conscience  and  the  call  of  duty. 

Another  hindrance  is  the  weakness  of  our  own  l>rethren.  who 
seem  afraid  to  speak  the  truth  of  love.  Who  imagine  that  thuth  will  so 
qualify  and  dilute  love  that  men  will  not  heed  their  message,  or 
understand  their  status  and  conduct,  unless  thev  blow  hot  and  cold, 
affirm  and  deny  the  same  proposition,  make  all  |)ositivc  teaching  a 
matter  of  indifYerence,  and  so  explain  away  and  remove  every  in- 
ducement which  is  calculated  to  draw  men  to  the  Catholic  fold. 
Still,  notwithstanding  all  the  hindrances  and  drawbacks,  we  dis- 
cern a  bright  future  for  the  Church,  if  her  sons  will  only  be  staunch 
and  steadfast  and  true.  This  tyranny  of  untruthfulness,  and  pusil- 
lanimity and  materialism  must  receive  a  check.  Respectable  people 
will  not  endure  it.  It  cannot  be  that  the  laity,  who  have  eyes  to 
see,  and  ears  to  hear,  and  minds  to  understand,  will  permit  l)ishops 
to  ordain  or  consecrate,  and  men  to  be  ordained  and  consecrated, 
when  the  candidates  come  to  make  their  vows,  and  promises,  and 
take  their  oaths,  with  their  moral  sense  so  blunted,  that  they  seem 
unable  to  distinguish  between  truth  and  falsehood,  and 
are  "color  blind."  as  to  theological  statements,  as  the 
Bishops,  who  thus  ordain  and  consecrate  urge  as  an  ex- 
cuse for  their  action.  Would  railroad  officials  be  allowed  to  en- 
trust their  trains  to  engineers,  who  they  knew  were  color  blind, 
and  could  not  read  signals?  Xay  worse  still,  would  they  be  permit- 
ted to  insult  the  public  with  the  offensive  avowal  that  they  gave  em- 
ployment to  the  engineers,  when  they  knew  that  they  were  color 
blind  but  appointed  them  because  they  were  popular?  It  cannot 
he  that  the  great  mass  of  respectable  people  within,  and  we  may 
add  without  the  Church,  will  remain  cptiescent.  when  such  an  in- 
sult to  the  majesty  of  truth  is  oflFered  by  those,  who  are  sworn  to  be 
its  defenders.  God  beholds  such  transactions,  and  He  inspires 
men,  the  conmion  sense  of  mankind  to  reprobate  and  abominate 
them.  It  may  take  a  long  time  for  this  innate  apprehension  of  right 
and  truth  to  find  expression,  but  gradually  it  comes  to  the  surface, 
and  gives  its  verdict,  and  its  verdict  stands.      It  is  an  echo  of  the 


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voice  of  God.  Yes.  the  outcome  of  the  present  anomia  under 
God  is  bright  with  promise  for  the  triumph  of  truth  and  righteous- 
ness and  love;  and  our  Church  holding,  as  she  does,  the  treasures 
of  polity  and  faith,  and  sacraments  and  worship,  and  God's  Word 
written,  is  the  blessed  hostess  to  receive  and  welcome  all,  who  shall 
seek  her  shelter  for  peace,  and  rest,  and  salvation. 

This  discussion  has  been  long,  but,  I  brethren  of  the  Clergy 
and  Laity  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  we  have  deemed  it  neces- 
sary thus  to  take  you  into  our  confidence,  in  order  that  we  might 
draw  you  around  us.  to  helj)  us  fight  the  good  fight,  that  we  may 
finish  our  course,  and  keep  the  Faith.  The  times  are  better  than 
they  were.  The  light  is  breaking  upon  us  from  above.  The  mis- 
guided men.  who  seem  to  have  been  acting  upon  the  principle,  that 
the  end  justified  the  means  in  seeking  immediate  influence  and  po- 
sition at  the  price  of  truth,  and  honor,  are  becoming  largely  discred- 
ited. It  is  their  misfortune,  that  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  is 
in  everybody's  hands,  and  everybody  can  read  it.  and  apply  it  as  a 
test  to  measure  and  try  their  integrity.  The  end  is  near.  When  a 
man  takes  (iod's  name  in  vain,  he  makes  (iod  his  antagonist,  and 
it  is  a  lost  battle,  to  fight  against  God.  The  day  is  speedily  coming, 
when  truth  and  righteousness  will  so  assert  themselves,  that  it 
will  ])e  a  shame  to  remember  some  of  the  transactions  of  the  past 
decade.  I  brethren.  I  count  upon  you  to  help  us  in  our  work  and 
labor  of  love.  And  to  this  end  1  call  upon  you  to  give  first  your- 
selves to  the  Lord  in  consecrated  lives  of  obedience  and  duty,  and 
next  to  add  to  your  self  devotion  the  offering  of  your  means,  to 
strengthen  and  enlarge  our  work. 

Missionary  Work  Demands  Our  Increased  Efforts. 

Never  have  we  had  more  calls  to  plant  the  Church  in  new  fields, 
than  are  now^  ringing  in  our  ears.  Never  have  we  seen  more  reason 
tor  strengthening  work  already  begun,  but  languishing  for  lack  of 
ecouragement.  than  now.  Our  offerings  for  missions  should  be 
doubled  as  soon  as  practicable.  We  have  one  General  Missionary 
in  the  field,  in  the  Southern  half  of  our  great  Diocese,  and  he,  by 
his  arduous  and  unremitting  labors,  and  the  success  with  which 
God  has  blessed  his  imselfish  toil,  not  only  justifies  the  wisdom  of 


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his  appointment,  but  suggests  the  urgent  need  of  another  to  act  as 
an  evangeHst  in  the  northern  half.  ( )ur  missionaries  need  more 
generous  support.  We  piead  for  them  and  for  their  famihes.  If 
every  one,  who  now  wins  our  love  and  prayers  by  contributing  to 
our  Diocesan  Mission  I^^md.  would  increase  his  offering  ten  per 
cent.,  and  would  induce  some  friend,  not  nc^w  cotributing,  to  be- 
come a  giver,  we  would  have  the  round  sum  of  two  thousand  dol- 
lars, instead  of  fifteen  hundred,  as  at  present.  Can  this  be  done? 
We  think  it  can,  and  we  hope  that  it  may  be  done. 

We  must  have  our  share  in  mission  work  abroad  in  our  new 
acquisitions.  We  have  our  share,  and  it  is  a  glorious  record  for 
Illinois,  and  for  Springfield,  we  have  our  share  in  the  wars,  which 
have  brought  us  new  possessions,  and  we  the  soldiers  of  Christ 
must  not  be  behind  our  dear  brothers  of  the  earthly  arnn ,  in  our 
zeal  and  sacrifices  in  the  cause  of  the  Prince  of  Peace. 

Because  we  need  much  at  home,  we  must  not  forget  that  we 
have  obligations  resting  upon  us  to  help  the  cause  of  missions 
abroad.  The  outlook  may  strain  our  eyes  to  sec  so  far  as  Porto 
Rico,  the  Phillipines,  Hawaii,  and  Samoa,  but  we,  as  colonies,  were 
practically  farther  away,  when  our  mother  country  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  last  century  sent  her  missionaries  to  befriend  and  help 
us.  Let  us  do  our  part  in  every  good  work,  which  is  given  the 
Church  to  do. 

Our  Next  General  Convention. 

It  may  help  to  obviate  a  practical  difficulty  to  draw  attention 
now  to  a  matter,  which  may  embarrass  our  Diocese  in  securing 
representation  at  our  next  General  Convention,  which  is  appointed 
to  meet  in  San  Francisco  in  October,  1901. 

The  place  is  distant,  and  the  cost  of  travel,  and  maintenance 
for  a  month  must  be  considerable.  We  n^ade  provision  in  drafting 
the  canons  for  raising  a  fund  to  assist  the  clerical  deputies  in  meet- 
ing this  expense.  We  hoped  that  the  accumulations  of  three  offer- 
ings, made  in  three  successive  years  for  the  purpose,  would  mate- 
rially lighten,  if  it  did  not  entirely  remove  the  burden.  We  fear 
that  this  matter  has  been  neglected,  and  we  call  attention  to  it  now, 


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in  order  that  we  may  find  clergy,  who  will,  with  such  aid,  be  willing 
to  represent  us  in  distant  San  Francisco  in  the  autumn  of  1901. 

Bishop  Hale. 

Death  has  passed  over  our  body  of  Clergy  during  the  year,  but 
the  shadow  seemed  to  rest  for  a  space  upon  one  of  our  Chief  Pas- 
tors, the  Bishop  of  Cairo. 

At  one  time  we  feared  that  he  would  be  taken  from  us,  but 
prompt  and  energetic  measures  raised  him  up,  and  inspired  the 
hope,  that  his  useful  and  honorable  career  was  not  closed  on  earth. 
Acting  under  the  best  medical  advice  our  dear  Brother  has  sought 
restoration  to  health  and  strength  in  protracted  sojourn  abroad, 
and  the  result  so  far  is  encouraging.  He  seems  to  be  gaining 
gradually,  and  the  slowness  of  recovery  is  a  token  for  good,  as  it 
implies  that  the  improvement  is  sure  and  steady.  It  is  a  grief  to 
our  Bishop  to  be  away.  He  yearns  to  be  among  us,  and  at  work. 
Let  us  not  cease  to  pray  that  his  heart's  desire  may  be  gratified. 

We  must  not  close  without  reminding  ourselves  of  the  chief 
Pastors  of  Christ's  Flock,  who  have  left  us  since  our  last  Synod. 

Bishop  Williams* 

The  first  called  was  our  venerable  presiding  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut, the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Williams.  He  was  upward  of  eighty- 
one  years  of  age,  and  had  served  the  Church  in  the  office  of  Bishop 
for  more  than  forty-seven  years.  When  New  York  w^as  seeking  a 
"Provisional  Bishop"  in  1850,  the  apprehension  felt  in  Connecticut, 
that  the  brilliant  and  scholarly  young  Dr.  Williams  might  be  the 
choice  of  the  Empire  Diocese,  is  said  to  have  hastened  action  in  the 
Sister  Diocese,  so  as  to  secure  the  prize.  The  reputation,  which 
Bishop  Williams  had  thus  acquird,  wdien  he  was  only  thirty-four 
years  old,  went  on  increasing  until  he  was  recognized  at  home  and 
abroad  as  one  of  our  most  eminent  prelates,  and  distinguished 
scholars.  It  may  be  presumed  that  a  Hfe  of  Bishop  Williams  of  Con- 
necticut, will  be  published  ere  long. 


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Bishop  Pierce. 

Bishop  Pierce  of  Arkansas  deceased  on  the  5th  of  September, 
while  on  a  visitation  at  Fayetteville  in  his  Diocese.  He  was  a  man 
of  nnusnal  abihty  and  learning.  His  talents  were  versatile.  He 
was  a  theologian,  and  a  close  reasoner,  an  excellent  preacher,  and 
a  poet.  Perhaps  we  might  have  wished,  either  that  he  had  been 
twenty  years  yonnger,  when  he  was  sent  into  his  vast  missionary 
field,  or  that  his  lot,  when  over  fifty  years  of  age.  had  been  cast  in 
a  less  ardnons  sphere  of  physical  hardship  and  toil.  ( )nr  memories 
of  the  Bishop  are  most  pleasant.     We  monrn  his  death. 

Bishop  Nccly. 

One  more  we  have  to  name,  onr  dear  Brother  of  Maine,  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  A.  Neely.  We  knew  him  well,  and  loved  him. 
for  he  was  a  man  of  nnnsnal  worth. 

There  are  men,  whose  intellect  overshadows  all;  and  then  there 
are  men  not  deficient  in  mental  power,  but  whose  moral  excellence 
and  spiritual  gifts  so  shine,  that  they  always  go  in  assoication  with 
them  as  sweet  comi)anions.  This  seemed  to  me  to  be  true  of  dear 
good  Bishop  Xeely.     He  was  guileless,  and  pure  and  true. 

It  seemed  fitting  that  one  so  saiiUly  should  be  called  away  from 
earth  on  the  eve  of  All  Saints.  He  fell  asleep  on  the  31st  day  of 
October  of  the  present  year. 

The  year  will  soon  close,  and  the  century  will  soon  end.  It  is 
a  very  solemn  experience  to  look  at  once  at  the  great  clock,  whose 
hours  are  months,  and  see  the  hand  at  twelve,  and  then  to  look  up 
at  a  greater  clock,  whose  hours  are  years,  and  see  the  hand  draw- 
ing nigh  to  the  hundredth,  and  hear  the  bell  toll,  which  strikes  but 
once  in  a  century.     God  bless  vou  all.     F'arewell. 


AININUAU  ADDRESS 


I  .i 


Tin;  RKiiiT  ni;vt:i<i;m) 


George  f .  Seymour,  $.  c.  d.,  ee.  d. 


Bishop  Of  Sprittdficia, 


■|t>     IHK 


TWHNTY-TIIINI)  ANNUAL  SYNOD  Ol-  Till-;  DIOCHSF. 


nr.cr.MBiiR  5. 1000. 


I X DEJ  'KX  DEX(  'E,  lO W  .V : 
PRESS   or    E.    W.    RAYMOND. 


THE  BISHOP'S  ANNUAL  ADDRESS. 


Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergu  and  Dfitj/  of  the  Diocese  of 

We  meet  on  the  eve  of  a  new  year,  that  sounds 
commonplace,  we  can  say  it  at  every  recurrin*,^  annual 
Synod  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  December,  but  we  meet 
to  day  on  the  eve  of  a  nen)  cenfnrf/,  that  has  never  been 
said  before  in  any  Church  assembly  on  the  soil  of  Illi- 
nois. Who  were  here  to  utter  those  words  in  December, 
18{)()*?  What  was  our  State  when  the  century  now  about  to 
close  be<4-an'?  A  wilderness,  a  part  of  a  vast  territory, 
described,  but  scarcely  defined  by  the  title  ''North- 
west/' Its  frin<^e  of  white  settlements  was  east  of  our 
boundaries,  and  when  the  century  was  ten  years  old, 
the  Governor  of  the  Territory  tiied  his  haVntation,  where 
he  concluded  his  treaty  with  the  Indians,  at  Vincennes, 
in  our  sister  state  of  Indiana. 

Had  these  words  been  uttered  by  an  adventurous 
missionary  Bishop,  like  Boniface  on  the  shores  of  the 
Baltic,  who  would  have  been  here  to  listen  to  them, 
save  men  as  savag-e  as  the  wild  Frisians,  who  mur- 
dered him? 

Such  a  salutation,  ''we  g-reet  you  today  on  the  eve 
of  a  new  century,"  has  never  been  uttered  or  heard  be- 
fore within  the  limits  of  our  State.  It  will  not  be 
heard  again  until  a  hundred  years  have  passed.     Who 


2  bishop's  address. 

will  be  here  then  to  <jfive  the  welcome,  an  1  who  to  re- 
sponds We  pause  to  <^ather  u[)  our  thou^^^lits  which  <;-o 
hither  and  thither,  back  into  the  past  and  forward  into 
the  future.  We  stand  still  as  it  were,  and  ])onder, 
meditate,  are  silent.  Others  have  been  where  we  are 
at  a  crisis,  a  turn  in  <^  point,  and  have  felt  as  we  do.  It 
is  a  common  ex})erience  of  mankind.  It  has  fixed  itself 
in  human  speech,  and  .i^ives  us  the  word,  ejxx'h.  We 
are  at  an  epoch  now,  on  the  i^reat  divide  between  the 
past  of  a  hundreil  years,  and  the  future  for  as  many 
more.  We  are  lifted  up  and  look  V)ack  over  the  road 
our  fathers  and  we  have  travelled,  and  forward  into 
the  future,  whither  we  and  our  children  are  ^'"oin<^.  It 
is  a  time  to  sto]),  and  take  account  of  our  journey,  to 
hold  our  hand  as  the  husbandman  does,  when  he  reaches 
the  end  of  his  furrow,  to  hold  our  breath  almost,  as  we 
do  when  our  min  Is  are  full  of  expectati(m.  Xo  word 
could  be  selected  to  ex[)ress  the  situation  better  than 
the  old  Greek  term,  ''epoch, ''a  holdin.i^  up,  a  checkini^, 
a  stop,  a  })ause.  We  are  at  our  f^feat  pause  now,  be- 
tween the  centuries,  and  the  nati^ms  within  the  area  of 
civilization  are  with  us^in  this  stran<^e  solemn,  thrillin.i,^ 
exprerience. 

O,  Brethren,  how  deliirhtful  it  would  be,  to  lini^er 
here  in  each  other's  company,  and  "take  account  of 
stock,''  as  the  phrase  ^oes,  and  ask  for  help  from  the 
various  professions,  and  trades  and  avocations  of  men 
and  women,  in  contributi<ms,  to  tell  us  how  they  have 
prospered  and  advanced  in  their  several  spheres  of 
labor  within  the  hundred  years,  whose  tale  will  soon  be 
told,  when  the  century  <^oes  out  with  the  present  month. 

The  women  would  come  forward,  God  bless  them, 
and  show  us  the  homes  of  a  hundred  years  ag-o,  denud- 
ed of  all  modern  improvements,  with  beds  and  chairs 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  3 

and  tables  it  is  true,  but  with  little  else,  which  the 
maidens  and  youn«^^  wives  of  to  day  would  reco<^mize. 
Their  elders  would  be  oblig-ed  to  tell  them,  these  are 
hand  cards,  and  si)innin<^r  wheels,  and  looms,  and  foot 
stoves  and  warmin<^  pans,  and  in  turn  the  girls  of  the 
present  would  have  greater  surprises  for  their  grand- 
mothers, when  they  welcomed  them  to  their  houses 
with  electric  bells,  and  lights,and  telephones,  and  furnac- 
es, and  bath  rooms  with  su})i)lies  of  water  cold  and  hot, 
and  more  confusing  still  when  they  appeared  themselves 
in  professional  garb,  as  lawyers,  doctors,  dentists,  ed- 
itors with  degrees  in  arts,  and  science,  and  philosophy. 

Yes,  the  women  at  the  end  of  the  century  would 
close  the  procession,  in  strange  contrast  with  those  at 
the    beginning.     But   with   all   the  amazing   changes, 
they  have  not  robbed  themselves  of   their   own  dear 
selves,  though  some  have  seemed  to  try  to  do  so,  but 
they  are  iroim^n  stU/,  they  stand  to  us,   as  they  did  to 
(jur  fathers  a  century  ago,  as  our  mothers,  wives,  sis- 
ters, daughters.     How  interesting  the  chapters  of  the 
century's  annals  would  be,   as  the  industries  of  hand 
and  brain  told  their  story  of  developement  and  change, 
and  sometimes  of  absolute  disappearance.     For  exam- 
])le,  chimney   sweepers   and  nail  makers    are    historic 
characters  now,  and  many  implements  of  labor  in  agri- 
culture and  the  mechanic  arts  are  curiosities  for  show- 
rooms and  museums  to  day,  which  were  in  universal  use 
a  hundred  years  ago.     Law,  and  medicine  and  science 
have  changed  their  methods,  and  administration,  and 
practice.     They  have  enlarged  their  sphere  of  compre- 
hension, and  divided  their  field  of  exercise,  and  added 
in    some    cases    new    provinces    to  their  jurisdiction. 
Indeed  such  a  discussion  would  be,   not  only  captivat- 
ing, but  most  profitable,  but  we  must  leave  it  to  apply 


I 
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4  BISHOP'S  ADDliF:SS. 

ourselves  to  a  science  and  its  derived  ai)|)lications, 
which  t)rin<4*  us  t(><^ether,  as  ''meml)ers  of  Christ,  the 
children  of  God,  and  inheritors  of  the  kingdom  of 
Heaven/^  namely,  7yieo/()(/f/. 

Here  we  are  at  home,  as  far  as  it  is  possible  to  be 
in  this  world  of  chan<^e  and  chance,  since  here  alone, 
while  all  else  chan.i^es,  there  is  no  change,  save  that 
we  have  come  in  the  place  of  our  fatliers.  Is  it  not 
marvellous,  and  is  it  not  a  blessed  fact?  Lf)ok  around  you. 
Brethren,  on  the  surface,  this  is  a  new  world  without 
our  dwellings  and  within.  Look  back  on  the  maps,  the 
books,  the  newspapers, the  pictures,  the  cities, the  streets, 
the  shops,  the  factories,  tlie  farms,  as  they  were  in  18()(), 
look  within  and  see  the  structure  of  the  houses,  the 
furniture,  the  utensils  for  heating,  cc)i>king,  lighting. 
Survey  the  elegancies  and  conveniences  of  their  homes 
as  our  ancestors  esteemed  them  a  hundred  years  ago, 
and  see  how  all  has  clianged,  save  man  himself  in  the 
essentials  of  his  being,  and  one  thing  outside  of  man, 
which  brings  God  to  him  as  a  Creator,  Savicmr  and 
Sanctitler,  the  One,  Holy,  Catholic  and  Apostolic 
Church. 

Is  it  not  a  blessed  fact  full  of  the  most  intense 
satisfacti(m,  that  while  all  else  has  changed,  the  Church 
is  the  same,  that  she  was  a  hundred  years  ago,  a  thous- 
and, nineteen  hundred?  There  is  no  change  in  the  es- 
sentials of  the  Church  in  polity,  faith,  sacraments, 
prayers,  because  in  these  she  meets  the  changeless 
things  in  man,  the  essential  needs  of  body,  mind  and 
spirit,  the  cravings  of  the  sinner  for  pardon,  of  the  dy- 
inir  for  resurrecti(m,  and  the  wanderer  for  home. 
There  is  no  change  in  the  warp  and  woof  of  humanity, 
there  cannot  be,  and   there  is  no  change  in  the  divine 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  5 

elements  of  the  Church  of  (xod,  which  comes  from 
Heaven  in  the  approaches  of  iniinite  love,  to  meet  the 
changeless  cravings  of  man  on  earth. 

All  else  has  changed  since  1800,  even  religion  out- 
side of  the  Church  is  diit'erent  from  what  it  was,  and 
has  surged  u})  against  the  Church,  and  has  sent  the 
waves  of  its  mutations  and  fluctuations  within,  her 
sacred  precincts,  in  J^ishops,  Priests  and  Deacons  and 
laymen  who  have  caught  the  contagion,  the  spirit  of 
the  age,  and  not  being  sufficiently  rooted  and  gnmnded 
on  the  foundation  of  the  Apostles  and  Prophets,  Jesus 
Christ  l)eing  the  head  corner  stone,  have  thought  that 
they  could  adapt  the  Church  to  the  times,and  construct 
''a  flexible  Christianity,"  which  would  receiv^e  the  im- 
primatur of  the  best  elements  of  society.  Alas!  how 
futile  such  ett'orts  are  as  regards  the  changeless  Church, 
our  eternal  home  built  upon  the  ''Rock  of  Ages." 
They  remind  erne  of  the  billows  of  the  sea,  rising  and 
dashing  themselves  against  the  giant's  causeway. 
They  spend  their  force  in  the  roar  of  concussicm,  and 
the  boiling  foam,  and  the  dying  groans,  and  moans, 
and  murmurs  of  wasted  strength,  as  the  waves  recede 
and  lose  themselves  in  the  caves  and  caverns  of  the 
mighty  rampart.  Ephemeral  bodies  drawn  together  by 
human  leaders,  and  resting  upon  their  individual  opin- 
ions, as  platforms,  may,  indeed  y/v //.s^  change  their  '"Con- 
fessi(ms  of  Faith,''  or  creeds  as  they  inaccurately  call 
them,  from  time  to  time,  but  the  Church  of  God,  which, 
with  Jesus  Christ  as  her  head,  is  the  expression,  the 
revelation,  the  practical  approach  of  God  in  time  and 
on  earth  to  man  with  infinite  love  and  salvati(m,  cannot 
change,  any  more  than  God  can  change.  Underneath 
her,  our  spiritual  home,  are  ''the  everlasting  arms." 
God  is  "the  same  yesterday,  today  and  forever",  and 


(i 


BISHOP  s  addkp:ss. 


lie  is  the  Host,  Who  presides,  and  exercises  divine  hos- 
pitality as  the  Father,  theSon,an  Ithe  Holy  Ghost,  ''with 
Whom  is  no  variableness  neither  shadow  of  tnrnin<^/' 
Yes,  I^rethren,  there  are  three  chdny^'/tss  thin^^'s  in  this 
world  of  chan.i;'e,  man  in  the  essentials  of  his  bein.!;*, 
and  the  home,  which  shelters  him  on  earth,  and  the 
(Jhnrch  of  (jrod,  which  spans  the  chasm  between  time 
an  I  eternity,  an  I  is  his  Father's  house  in  heaven.  We 
stan  1  for  these  tJiree  thin'jx  to  day  precisely  as  our 
Fathers  did  a  hun.lred  years  a<.n>.  We  are  men  as  they . 
were.  There  has  been  no  chan«^e  in  our  bodies  and 
minds  auil  spirits.  ( )ur  ])oJies  are  the  same  as  theirs 
were.  The  pliysician  of  to  day  tin. Is  heart  and  lun.i^s 
and  liver  just  where  his  [)redecessor  always  found  them 
in  the  a<^es  past.  Anil  food  and  raiment  and  sleep  sus- 
tain and  comfort  and  refresh  us,  as  they  have  the  ji^en- 
erations,  which  are  <^one.  Onr  homes  are  the  same  in 
parents  and  cliildren,  in  the  lullaby  of  infancy,  and  the 
pathos  of  last  farewells.     • 

And  our  Church,  which  answers  the  disa[)pointin<^' 
suijfirestions  of  earthlv  homes  with  eternal  realties,  is 
the  same.  It  must  be  in  the  very  nature  of  thin<^s.  It 
is  the  terminus  <((!  (/inm  of  a  chan<4'eless  bein<^  in  the 
deei)est  depths  of  his  ])ersonality.  Through  the 
chan*j^eless  earthly  home,  which  is  the  reflection  in 
time  of  the  eternal,  he  [)asses  to  the  font  and  the  altar 
an:l  becomes  the  child  of  (xod  under  the  shelter  of  a 
roof,  which  spans  the  <^ulf  between  this  present  world 
and  the  next. 

It  is  well  to  master  this  lesson  of  the  })ermanency  of 
the  Church  in  its  relation  to  ourselves,  and  our  homes, 
as  our  surest  safeg'uard  a<^ainst  the  perils  of  this  hour, 
when  men  are  crying",  * 'Christ   is  here  and    Christ  is 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  7 

there,"  and  shcmting-  for  a  religion  up  to  date,  and 
revision  of  creeds.  Yes,  it  is  wise  to  grasp  the  truth 
clearly,  and  hold  it  firmly  that  the  One  Holy  Catholic 
and  Apostolic  Church  must  be  changeless,  or  else  she 
canm^t  be  the  Church  at  all.  Since  if  she  changes,  her 
office  is  g"one.  She  becomes  worse  than  useless,  she  is 
an  im])osition  and  a  fraud. 

The  deepest  depth  of  our  humanity  is  onr  spiritual 
and  moral  sense,  the  seat  of  (^ur  conscience,  the  home 
of  our  affections,  an  1  the  arena  of  our  passi(ms.  Even 
the  words,  which  talk  of  these  sul)jects  are  permanent 
words,  ex})ressions,  which  arecommcm  to  all  languages, 
forms  of  speech,  which  need  no  translation,  since  the 
confusion  of  Babel  did  not  get  as  far  as  the  heart  and 
soul,  it  reached  the  lips  and  stopped,  and  left  the 
de]iths  untouched.  When  these  depths  are  uncovered 
all  men  are  brothers,  and  the  language  which  gives  ex- 
l)ression  to  their  emotion  is  universal.  Relig'ion  is  the 
deepest  depth  of  all,  and  is  the  furthest  removed  from 
chan<^e  and  chance,  and  all  that  is  superficial,  uncertain 
and  evanescent.  To  embody  religdon  in  a  voluntary  asso- 
ciation, like  a  club  or  a  g"uild,  which  one  may  join  and 
leave  at  ])leasure,  and  label  it  a  church,  and  present  it 
to  the  world,  as  divine  in  origin  and  character,  is  to 
betray  an  ignorance  of  human  nature  and  its  needs  so 
prof(mnd  as  to  excite  amazement.  Surely  the  experi- 
ences of  this  final  month  of  the  century,  when  we  are 
forced  to  contemplate  the  colossal  and  almost  universal 
changes  of  a  hundred  years,  and  see  ^//;'^^  things  which 
have  not  changed  and  which  cannot  change,  and  which 
are  related  to  each  other  in  the  economy  of  divine  Provi- 
dence, surely  we  are  taught  with  an  emphasis,  which 
we  cannot  easily  forget,  that  the  Church  of  God 
changes  not,  because  it  cannot  change,  and  continue 


BISHOP  S  ADDRESS. 


to  be  flu  church  of  (iaiJ,  When  it  chaii'j^'es  it  drops  out 
of  its  rekitionshi[)  to  (xtnl,  and  becomes  the  ('hurdi  of 
M((ti.  a  thin<4'  of  earth,  it  forsakes  the  companionship 
of  what  is  permanent  in  man,  and  home,  and  becomes  a 
mere  lyceum,  or  hospital,  or  charital)le  club,  a  volun- 
tary association,  with  no  dee[)er  root  of  permanency 
than  the  capricious  human  will. 

The  dee[)est  depth  of  man  in  body,  mini  and  spirit 
is  })ermanent.  The  mummy  which  walked  in  Thebes 
three  thousand  years  a<4'o  exhibits  to  the  sur<^feon  of 
today  the  same  physical  structure  in  outline  and  detail, 
which  we  present.  The  philosophy  of  mind  rests  upon 
tile  same  foundation  of  faculties  in  the  })rocesses  of 
thou;4"ht  in  the  earliest  aj^^es,  as  underlies  mental  oper- 
ations now.  And  the  si)irit  in  man,  which  is  the  deep- 
est de])th  of  all,  rises  to  the  surface  in  manifestations, 
which  echo  the  voice  of  (xod  in  condemnini;-  sin  and  up- 
holding* ri<4'hteousness,  as  the  universal  verdict  of  every 
generation.  The  earthly  home  as  ma<ie  directly  l)y 
Ood,  is  chan<j;"eless.  In  its  essentials  and  relationships 
it  is  with  us  what  it  was  from  the  Hrst.  It  <^athers 
man  to«^ether  in  the  family,  as  the  shadow  in  time  of 
the  substance  close  by  of  the  spiritual  household,  the 
Church.  They  blend,  they  pass,  the  lower  into  the 
hi^dier,  the  child  of  human  parents  into  the  child  of 
(xod,  and  the  can»lidate  for  tem])oral  possibilities  into 
the  inheritor  of  the  kin.ii'dom  of  heaven,  and  the  exquis- 
ite comfort  is  that  the  hi^^her  is  with  the  lower  here  in 
this  life,  in  this  world,  the  spiritual  with  the  material, 
the  earthly  with  the  heavenly,  the  supreme  law  which 
♦jfoverns  all  is  that  "the  Word,  the  eternal  Word,  was 
made  flesh  and  dwelt  amcm.i'"  us,  and  we  beheld  His 
<4"lorv  here,  the  g"lory  as  of  the  Only  Be<^otten  of  the 
P\ither  full  of  <^race  and   truth."      Lender  this   law  of 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


9 


the  Incarnation  falls  first  the  Body  of  Christ,  His  Church, 
and  then  every  member  of  His  Body,  the  individual 
Christian.  The  divine  Head,  His  Body,  and  its  mem- 
bers are  related  at  cmce  to  time  and  eternity,  to  the  ma- 
terial and  the  spiritual,  the  thin<^s  of  earth  and  the 
things  of  heaven,  and  the  transition  is  throug-h  death 
and  the  g-rave.  The  Church  does  not  end  with  life  on 
earth,  it  begins  here,  it  roots  itself  in  the  sacraments 
and  means  of  grace,  and  justifies  man  in  saying,  as  the 
years  run  on,  ''God  is  with  us,  and  underneath  are  the 
everlasting  arms."  The  waves  of  this  world  roll  on, 
and  sw^ell  and   toss    themselves,   and  sometimes  rage 

horriblv.     But  God  sitteth  above  the  water-flood.    God 

•J 

is  beneath  and  above,  and  His  Church  shelters  man  in 
life  and  death  and  after  death.  Its  porch  and  vestibule 
are  here,  its  portals  are  the  font  in  baptism,  and  the 
grave  in  the  second  baptism,  the  burial  of  the  dead,  and 
its  manv  mansions  are  in  our  Father's  house  in  heaven, 
(mr  eternal  home. 


It  is  the  source  of  exquisite  consolation  to  know 
that  in  this  world  of  change,  and  in  the  crisis,  when 
the  changes  of  a  hundred  years  sweep  before  us,  and 
would  lead  us  to  conclude  that  all  things  are  transitory 
and  a  fleeting,  passing  show,  that  there  are  amid  all 
the  whirl  and  coming  and  going,  and  fleeting  and  de- 
caying and  dying,  things  which  are  permanent,  and 
they  the  dearest  to  the  heart  of  man  of  all  things.  Is 
there  anything  more  precious  than  the  light  of  the 
countenance  of  those,  w^hom  we  love,  than  the  ties  of 
kindred,  and  the  af!'ections  of  home, than  the  font  and  the 
altar,  the  doctrine  and  the  fellowship,  and  the  breaking 
of  bread  and  the  prayers?  Are  not  these  things  with 
us  as  they  w^ere  with  our  fathers?  Have  these  things 
changed  since  1800?     Since  the  days  of  the  Apostles? 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


11 


Do  we  iii-an  that  they  shall  chan)L,^e  in  the  future,  that 
the  year  20  )1  shall  come  and  find  them  «,^one,  perished 
from  the  earth?  Well,  it  may  be  said  they  cannot  per- 
ish, for  they  are  [>ermanent.  This  is  true.  (xod's 
Church  as  a  whole  cannot  he  destroyed,  but  portions 
of  it  may  la[)se,  and  become  luke-warm  or  even  dead, 
and  then  man  suffers  and  the  home  is  threatened.  The 
li<4-ht  of  (xod's  Si)irit  is  the  mystery  of  loveliness, 
which  makes  the  human  face  divine,  and  the  saintlv 
life  in  i)arents  and  children  is  the  radiance  of  home, 
and  the  source  of  (io  Ts  Spirit  in  time  and  the  channels 
of  ;^race  are  in  the  ('hurch,  the  Body  of  Christ. 

We  are  the  representatives  of  the  Church  in  her 
several  orders  and  estates.  We  are  her  <,ruanlians.  We 
hold  «4:ifts,  which  we  are  commanded  to  use,  and  im[)art 
to  others  now  livin<^^  and  hand  on  to  those  who  will 
come  after  us. 


This  brin<^^s  us  to  the  one  subject  which,  circum- 
stances over  which  we  had  no  ccmtrol  constrain  us  to 
consider  amid  the  solemnities  of  the  century's  passing- 
bell. 

Let  us  drop  down  upon  cmr  subject  at  once  and  in 
the  most  practical  way.  We  are  a  little  flock  in  the 
midst  of  millions.  We  are  scattered,  if  not  over  hills 
and  dales,  still  over  prairies.  AV^e  have  no  great  centres 
of  populati(m,  no  rich  storehouses  of  ])rovisi(ms,  nor 
treasure  cities  of  gold  and  silver.  Our  conditions  are 
very  hard  in  striving  to  do  the  work  given  into  our 
hands  to  do.  We  are  in  the  midst  of  ig-norance  as  to  our 
just  claims  and  real  character,  rather  than  of  intelligent 
o])p()sition,  and  of  apathy  and  unbelief,  rather  than  of 
antagonism. 

Again,  our  numbers  do  not  increase,  for  the  reason 


that  our  children,  born  in  our  house,  and  reared  un  ler 
our  roof- tree,  leave  us,  and  go  elsewhere,  to  live  and 
flourish  and  die.  Our  rural  charms,  and  the  restful 
quiet  of  our  little  cities  and  hamlets,  cannot  match  and 
l)revail  against  the  roar  and  rush  of  New  York  and 
Chicago,  and  the  romance  of  the  mountains,  and  the 
splendid  ])nmiise  of  undeveloped  resources,  and  mines 
anil  virgin  soil.  Thus  we  sow  and  cultivate,  and  others 
gather  in  our  fruits  of  increase,  and  hence  we  have  the 
burden  of  discouragement  to  bear. 

Besides  all  this*,  those  whom  Providence  designed 
to  heli>  us  to  do  our  work,  do  not  understand  our  posi- 
tion, and  the  task  which  we  have  l)efore  us,  and  our 
special  needs,  growing  out  of  such  circumstances  as 
we  have  named.  It  seems  extremely  difticult  to  win 
our  Brethren  in  the  East,  w^here  capital  is  massed,  to 
understand  our  embarrassment,  and  to  appreciate  our 
self  denial,  and  devotion  to  principle  and  duty.  They 
do  not  grasp  our  situation,  and  perhaps  it  would  be  un- 
fair to  say  that  they  do  not  care  to  do  so,  Vmt  it  is  certain 
that,  be  the  cause  what  it  may,  they  do  not,  as  a  rule 
sympathize  with  (mr  difficulties  and  manifold  trials.  It  is 
natural  for  the  mighty  to  patronize,  if  they  do  not  des- 
pise and  condemn  the  w^eak.  It  has  always  been  so. 
(xoliath  disdained  David,  the  Persians  ridiculed  the 
Greeks,  the  Samnites,  and  the  Carthagenians  sneered 
at  ''the  she-wolf's  litter",  as  they  contemptuously  called 
the  Romans,  and  to  come  nearer  home,  and  enjoy  the 
advantage  of  a  personal  application,  our  Eastern  Breth- 
ren in  the  great  cities,  and  on  the  Atlantic  seaboard, 
were  the  subjects  of  similar  treatment  from  our  com- 
mon British  ancestors,  which  they  are  meting  out  to  us 
to  day. 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


13 


Our    strug<rle    for    independence    was   due   more 
lari^ely   to   the   contempt   and   insults   of   the   Mother 
Country  than  to  her  taxes  and    standing-  armies.     The 
En^^^lish  people  in  En<rland  down  to,  and  lon^r  after  the 
war  of  177(5,  did  not  understand  the   Colonies.     They 
treated  them  as  children,  as  deserving-  of  little   or  no 
consideration,  unworthy  of  bein^r  consulted  in  the  man- 
agement even  of  their  own  affairs.  They  usually  ignored 
them,  sometimes  they  showed  contempt  for  them,  occa- 
sionally and  not  infrequently  they  insulted  them.     The 
statesmen   of   that  day,  and   the  ecclesiastics   even  in 
Bishop's  robes,  looked  upon  America,  aye  even    upon 
its  eastern  coast,  as  the  end   of  the   earth,  not  worthy 
of  estimate    in  taking  account  of  the  civilized  world. 
All  that  was  great  and  grand  and  worth  living  for,  in 
their  estimaticm,  was  in  Europe.     As  one  went  away 
from  Europe,  he  left  behind  him  civilization,  and  good 
manners,  and  the  comforts,  conveniences,  and   eletran- 
cies  of  life.     Hence,  so  strong  was  this  prepossession 
that  even   a  saintly   benefactor  like    Bishop  Berkeley, 
sought  to  plant  his  schools  as  near  Europe  as  possible, 
and  accordingly  at  first  he  slighted  New  England  and 
New  York,  and  selected  the  Bermudas  in   the  x\tlantic 
ocean  for  their  home,  that  they  might  be  as  little  re- 
moved as  possible  from  civilization.     It  seemed  impos- 
sible to  break  the  spell,  which  blinded  the  eyes  of  our 
ancestors  abroad   to   the   fact   that   their   children    in 
America  were  men,  and  not  goods  and  chatties  to  be 
treated  as   of   little  or  no  account.      From    * 'Farmer 
George"  the  dear  good  King,  down  to  the  ordinary  cit- 
izen and  ])rivate  soldier,  the  conviction  almost  univers- 
ally prevailed  that  the  colonists  in  North  America  were 
undersized  men  in  every  respect,  in  physical  develope- 
ment,  intellect  and  spirit,  and  that  it   needed    only  the 


presence  of  their  magnificent  superiors  to  cow  them  and 
subdue  them,  and  teach  them  to  know  their  })lace.  There 
were  splendid  exceptions  to  this  general  hallucinaticm, 
but  the  eloquence  of  the  Pitts  and  Foxes  and  Burke  s  failed 
to  convince  the  British  nation  of  that  day,  that  our  Col- 
(mial  ancestors  were  not  weaklings  and  cowards.  Bemis 
Heights  and  Yorktovvn  wrested  from  the  Parliament 
and  the  King  the  reluctant  concession  of  our  indei)end- 
ence;  but  it  needed  the  war  of  1812,  and  the  growth  of 
more  than  a  century  to  pursuade  our  English  Brethren 
that  we  are  their  equals  as  sprung  from  a  common  stock. 
Perhaps  it  may  be  safely  said,  that  there  still  lurks  in 
many  an  English  breast  the  feeling,  that  after  all  to 
reach  the  supreme  of  excellence  in  human  develop- 
ment, there  are  required  two  things,  birth  on  English 
soil,  and  culture  under  English  training.  Well,  we  can 
afford  to  be  patient,  as  we  ccmtemplate  this  weakness, 
and  enjoy  the  satisfaction  which  some  people  take  in 
admiring  themselves. 

Relatively,  our  Brethren  in  the  East  have  some- 
thing of  the  same  sort  of  feeling  towards  us  in  the  West, 
and  especially  the  Middle  West.  The  West,  the  far  West,  is 
still  so  sparsely  settled,  and  so  weak  in  resources,  that  the 
assumption  of  lordship  is  not  recognized,  and  if  recog- 
nized, it  is  so  necessary  for  support  and  help,  that  it  is 
not  resented,  but  in  our  case  it  is  different.  We  are  so 
mighty  in  population  and  resources  that  we  cannot 
well  be  ignored.  Our  only  weakness  relatively  is  in 
our  ecclesiastical  condition.  This  can  be  accounted 
for,  and  amply  explained.  We  have  done  this  again 
and  again.  We  have  not  time  to  tell  the  story  on  this 
occasi(m,  but  we  pass  on  to  affirm  that  some  of  us  have 
come  out  with  the  deliberate  purpose  of  trying  to  rem- 
edy the  mistakes  of  the  past  at  personal  self  sacrifice, 


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and  to  pkmt  and  build  uj)  the  Church  in  this  immense 
re^non,  holdinj,^  half  the  ])oi)ulati(m()f  the  United  States 
and  Territories,  in  spite  of  the  colossal  difficulties, 
which  confront  us,  asking-  simi)ly  the  help  of  our 
Brethren,  not  for  ourselves,  but  for  our  work,  for  our 
missionaries  and  their  families  livin<^^  on  less  than 
ei^ht  hundred  dolkirs  a  year  without  Rectories.  For 
ourselves  we  may  say,  not  in  the  spirit  of  boasting'-, 
God  forbid,  but  to  ward  oif  imputati(ms,  which  mi^^dit 
be  cast  upon  us,  for  ourselves  we  have  never  received 
a  penny  of  missiimary  money  in  our  life,  and  we  have 
given  to  the  Church  nearly  as  much  as  we  have  ever 
received.  We  have  not  been  either  directly  or  indi- 
rectly enriched  by  the  Church.  Hut  there  are  men, 
who  have  been,  and  they  are  the  men  for  the  most 
part,  who  are,  unconsciously  perliaps  to  themselves, 
the  relentless  foes  of  the  poor  and  hel[)less,  unless 
these  beneticiaries  are  willing  to  assume  the  relation  of 
sycophants  and  slaves  to  their  benefactors  in  appear- 
ance, who  are  dispensing,  not  their  own  money,  but 
money  i)ut  into  their  liands  as  trustees  to  administer  in 
the  name  of  the  Church. 

The  spirit  and  temper  of  our  Eastern  Brethren  to- 
day towards  our  Middle  West  on  the  ecclesiastical 
plane  is  very  much  of  the  same  sort  as  that  felt  and 
manifested  by  the  British  Nation  towards  our  Colonial 
ancestors  in  the  political  and  civil  spheres  prior  to  our 
war  for  indei)entlence.  It  is  true  there  are  many  more 
Pitts  and  Foxes  and  Burkes  in  the  East  now,  than 
there  were  in  England  a  century  ago,  but  still  the 
Board  of  Managers,  the  Standing  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Missions,  showed  their  animus,  when  they 
ileliheniteJii  legislated  to  bind  their  successors  for  ttro 
generations  to  take  from  Dioceses,  ^^iinply  m  such,  all 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


15 


their  missionary  supi)lies,  so  that  in  1904  the  unhappy 
Board  of  Managers  of  that  year  would  be  bound  by  the 
resolution  of  their  ancestors  chosen  in  1898  to  take 
from  the  largest,  by  far  the  largest,  missionary  field  in 
our  United  States  the  last  farthing  of  missionary  ap- 
l)ropriation.  For  what  does  the  Board  of  Missions 
stand,  if  its  sub-committee  can  bind  it  to  stultify  itself 
and  to  go  on  stultifying  itself  forever?  If  the  Board  of 
Managers  can  bind  the  Board  of  Missions  for  five 
years,  it  can,  on  the  same  theory  of  reasoning,  bind  it 
for  a  thousand  years,  and  thus  the  Board  of  Missions 
will  be  forever  prevented  by  the  (JeUherate  action  of  the 
Board  of  Managers,  whose  official  life  lasts  from  1898 
to  1901  from  doing  its  legitimate  duty  for  all  time  to 
come  in  aiding  missionary  work  in  our  country,  except 
in  so  far  as  the  Board  of  Managers  permits. 

Surely  the  British  Parliament  never  treated  the 
cokmies  with  such  severity  as  this.  Surely  the  British 
Parliament  never  assumed  to  legislate  for  the  Sover- 
eign and  the  Nation  for  ever.  This  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers did  assume  to  do  for  their  superiors,  the  Board 
of  Missions  and  the  entire  Church.  Surely  the  British 
Parliament  never  treated  the  remonstrances  of  the 
colonies  with  greater  scorn  and  contempt,  than  was 
exhibited  towards  one  of  our  oldest  Bishops  by  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Managers,  when  he  informs  the 
public  that  the  event  alone  can  decide,  w^hether  a  finan- 
cial policy  deliberately  adopted  by  such  a  body  as  the 
Board  of  Managers  will  be  reconsidered. 

The  explanation  of  such  conduct,  and  of  such  a 
spirit  and  temper,  is  to  be  found  in  the  same  causes, 
which  generated  the  judicial  blindness  of  the  British 
King  and  Parliament  and  Nation  in  dealing  with  the 


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colonies    in   177<).     The   British  nation  was  powerful. 
the   colonies    were    weak,    the    British    nation    was   in 
Europe,  the  colonies  were  in  America.     The  J^ritish  na- 
tion had  Universities  and  Cathedrals,  and  culture  and  re- 
finement.    The  Colonies  had   nothin^'  hut  the  country 
"school  house  and  humble  colle^a\s,  and  the  habits  and  cus- 
toms and  manners  of  new  settlers  in  the  primev-ai  forests 
of  a  wilderness.     Our    Eastern  Brethren  pro vi  lent ially 
have  the  wealth.     They  are  lar)^»-ely   the   <,nvers.     The 
Board  of  Mana^^ers  are  appointed  to  administer  these 
^nfts,  and  distribute  them  throu<rhout  the  missi(m  field. 
They    are     dispensin*^'-    not    their    own      money,     but 
money    placed    in   their    hands   by  others  as  oit'erin^rs 
for  missi(mary  work.     It  is  the  weakness  of  our  nature 
to  assume  that,  what  is  placed  in  cmr  hands  for  us  to 
use,  is  our  own,  and    the    influence    which  comes  from 
patr()na<,^e  be<4-ets  in  us  over-weenin^^'-  pride,  and  makes 
us  self  important  and   conceited    and  tyrannical  and 
cruel.      '^\Iy  hand  and  my   mi<j^ht  have  ^^otten  me  this 
wealth,"'  the  creature  says  to  God,  and  why  should  we 
be  surprised   when  the  British  Kin^r  and  Parliament 
treat  the  Colonies  with  scorn  and  c<mtempt  in  177H,  and 
a  little  mf)re  than  a  century  later  the   Board  of  Man- 
a^^-ers  deliberately  brin<r  down  a  heavy  hand  upon  their 
Brethren  of  the  West  and  behave    toward  them  with 
scant   courtesy,  when   they   seek   to   protect  the  poor 
missi(maries   an  1    their   families   who   are    plun^^ed  in 
poverty  and  exi)osed  to  pinchin^^  want.     Brethren,  as 
our  Fathers  said  pmctically  in  1776,  when  they  <riraed 
on  their  armor   for  battle  while   they  pled  for  fairness 
and  justice  and  peace,  so  we  say  now  the  manifesta- 
ti(ms  of  the  Board  (:>f  Managers  are  not  encouraLnn^'*. 

Look  at  these  facts.   The  Board  of  Managers  deceive 
themselves,  they  certainly  have  deceived  many,  with  the 


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impression  that  they  have  receded  from  their  action  of 
withdrawing  twenty  per  cent,  of  all  missionary  appropri- 
ations to  Dioceses  in  annual  reduction  for  live  years,  until 
they  have  taken  all  away.  This  is  a  mistake.  They  simply 
rescinded  so  much  of  their  action, as  was  of  no  elfect,since 
it  could  not  operate  until  they  were  out  of  office  by  limit- 
ation, and  they  kept  alive  the  action  for  the  current 
year  until  October,  1901,  while  they  remain  in  office. 
They  continue  the  policy,  which  they  confess  was  a 
mistake,  as  long  as  they  can,  and  seem  pleased  that 
there  are  simple,  good  natured  souls,  who  commend 
them  for  their  magnanimity.  When  a  man  sins  up  to 
the  moment  of  his  death,  and  insists  that  he  will,  he 
scarcely  deserves  the  credit  of  being  accounted  a 
penitent. 

The  acting  presiding  officer  of  the  Board  of  Man- 
agers in  our  recent  Missionary  Council  in  Louisville  ex- 
hibited in  a  remarkable  manner  the  temper  and  spirit 
of  the  Body,  which  he  so  ably  and  adequately  repre- 
sents. His  eminent  ability  and  unique  capacity  for 
ruling  others,  anil  subjecting  them  to  his  masterful 
will,  have  led  him  bv  the  continuous  exercise  of  these 
great  gifts  to  forget  that  others  have  rights  as  well  as 
himself,  and  to  employ  methods,  for  our  sake  as  he 
claimed,  out  of  tender  regard  for  us,  to  suppress  us  en- 
tirely on  the  floor  in  debate,  and  in  the  Church  papers. 
There  are  scmie  men  so  great  and  grand  and  good  that 
the  world  concedes  them  pre-eminent  privileges,  almost 
infallibility,  and  on  this  ground  we  forgive  him.  On 
the  other  hand  let  us  emphasize  the  fact  that  money  is 
deliberately  wasted  to  an  amount  of  hundreds  of  dollar.^ 
in  sending  a  missionary  Bishop  from  Sacramento  to 
Porto  Rico  across  the  continent,  when  there  is  a  mis- 
sionary Bishop  at  Orlando,  in  southern  Florida,  within 


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BISHOP'S  ADDRESS. 


a  few  hours  sail  of  our  West  Indian  islands.  It  will 
consume  more  mcmey  to  ])ay  the  expenses  of  our 
Brother  of  Sacramento  in  travel  from  his  C'alifornia 
home  to  Key  West  and  hack  a<,^ain,  than  is  saved  hy 
takin<,r  the  l)read  from  the  mouths  of  our  poor  mission- 
aries and  their  families  in  Sprin^^^Hehl".  We  claim  that 
this  is  erne/  eronointj.  We  are  in  the  hands  of  master- 
ful men,  who  must  and  will  rule  if  thev  can  l)y  the  arts 
and  craft,  it  is  scarcely  the  wisdcmi,  of  statesmanship. 

Brethren,  we  are  contendin<^^  for  our  missionaries, 
and  not  for  ours  (mly  hut  for  the  missicmaries  of  all 
rural  Dioceses,  and  we  simply  wish  to  show  y(m,  that 
if  we  hope  for  fair  dealin^^^  and  justice,  we  must  make 
ourselves  heard  and  felt,  and  we  must  learn  to  take 
hetter  care  of  ourselves  than  we  have  hitherto  done. 
We  are  dealin<^^  with  our  Ilreflweif  it  is  true,  but  so 
were  our  Fathers  in  177()  dealin<^'-  with  their  Ilrethn^n. 
f^ritain  required  absolute  submissicm,  and  abject  de- 
ference, so  do  the  leadin*^-  spirits  of  or<r-anizations  in 
the  East  today  demand  that  no  word  shall  be  spoken 
by  us  of  the  rural  Dioceses  but  praise,  and  no  acti(m 
shall  be  taken  but  on  the  lines  of  unreserved  obedience 
to  their  commands. 

We  are  the  recipients  of  bounty  it  is  true,  but  it  is 
not  expended  U])()n  onrxe/res^  but  ujxm  onr  trork,  upon 
our  missionaries  lal)orino-  am()n<;-  millicms  of  people.  We 
persoiHfili/  lay  no  Imrden  upon  the  ('hurch,  we  came  (mt 
to  do  the  work  lar^^ely  at  our  own  expense,  and  have  been 
doin<i[- it  for  over  twenty  years.  We  have  surrendered 
everythin*,^  for  the  sake  of  that  work,  and  when  we  are 
old  and  ^ray  headed,  and  alnrnt  to  lay  down  our  office 

*  Since  the  above  wa<  written  we  learn  from  the  Churrh  newspapers  that  th - 
Missionary  Hishop  of  Sacramento  has  declined  the  apiv.intment  to  take  charge  of 
rSe  in  hfs'stea^^^     '^'*   Diocesan   Bishop  of   West   \  irginia  has   been  placed  in 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


15) 


with  our  life,  the  Board  of  Manag:ers,  the  Standin<»: 
Commute  of  the  Board  of  Missions  in  power  for  f/rree 
brief  (/e((r.s,  ''deliberately"  strike  at  our  work,  and  do 
their  utmost  to  ruin  it.  Dcmbtless  they  would  smite 
the  Bishop  if  they  could,  but  he  is  beyond  their  reach. 
Their  policy  however  cuts  him  to  the  quick,  it  ])ahis 
and  <^rieves  him,  because  it  paralyzes  missicmary  work 
among  more  people  than  can  be  counted  in  all  the  mis- 
sionary districts  put  to<^rether. 

We  are  admonished  not  to  say  one  word  in  the  way 
of  protest  or  comi)laint  or  criticism,  ])ecause  w^e  are 
told  it  is  not  expedient,  ''the  Board  of  Managers,''  it  is 
said,  ''will  take  vengeance  upon  you  by  cutting  off  all 
your  supplies''.  Well,  we  reply  this  is  no  worse  than 
they  have  already  *'delil)erately"  resolved  to  do.  We 
emphasize  the  word  ''(lelihemtely,''  because  it  is  the 
selected  word  of  one  of  their  most  influential  mem- 
bers with  which  to  describe  the  action  of  the  Board 
of  Managers.  The  Board  of  Managers  it  is  said  have 
receded  from  their  action.  This  is  a  mistake,  they 
have  not  receded  so  far  as  they  are  concerned  during 
their  official  life.  They  persist  in  their  action  for 
themselves,  and  recede  only  so  far  as  their  successors 
are  involved,  over  whom  they  have  in  any  event  no 
jurisdiction  or  control.  The  Board  of  Managers  count 
on  succeeding  themselves  during  their  natural  lives, 
and  we  have  no  security  w^hatever  that  they  will  not 
revive  their  action  next  year  and  continue  it  until  they 
have  exhausted  their  power  to  cripple  and  crush  mis- 
sionary work  in  Dioceses. 

We  have  spoken  of  the  Board  of  Managers  as  a 
body,  but  we  know  that  they  are  not  at  all  of  one  tnind. 
There  are   among   them  those,  who  revolt  against  the 


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BISHOP'S  ADDRESS. 


course  of  action,  delil)erately  taken  l)y  the  majority, 
with  all  their  soul  and  mind  and  spirit,  hut  loyalty  to 
the  Corporation  keeps  them  silent.  It  may  he  that 
veng-enance  will  he  poured  out  upon  us  hy  withdrawing- 
supplies  from  our  missionaries,  hut  such  acti(m  will  not 
injure  our  Cause,  it  will  really  help  it,  since  it  will  he 
the  eleoquent  hasis  of  our  ai)peal  to  the  churches  to 
help  us,  and  we  are  confident  that  in  the  face  of  such 
action  our  hu^^e  Diocese,  the  poorest  in  Christendom, 
we  helieve,  will  receive  more,  much  more,  than  the 
Board  of  Manag-ers  will  take  away  from  us. 

But    in   any   event  we  had  hetter  part  with  every- 
thin.^-  than  our  manhood.     Wc  had  hetter  say  with  our 
Fathers,    'dive   or   die,    survive   or   perish''    we  must 
speak   out.     It   is   inexpedient    we    know  full  well,  we 
had  l)etter  in  a  worldly  point  of  view    hang-  our  heads 
like  whipi)ed  curs,  and  praise  the  hand,  which  smites, 
hut   it  is   not  in  our  nature  to  do  this.     Rather  than 
endure  such  shame,  we  say  with  the  spirit  of  our  Ances- 
tors  to  the   successors   of    ^  ^Farmer  Georg-e",  and  the 
British  Parliament,  ^^ve    prefer   a    th(msand   times   to 
die   (/.s  freemen    rather  than   lire    ax  sl((rex'\     ''Take 
away  our  missi(mary  money/' we  say,    ''you   have   al- 
ready  (le/ihenffeh/   threatened   to   do  it,  and  you  have 
carried   out   your   threat  to  the  extent  of  your  ahility, 
and  to  the  end  of  3^our  official  life. 

Brethren,  we  are  not  safe.  We  must  take  meas- 
ures for  self-preser\^ation.  Just  what  they  should  he, 
we  are  not  now  prepared  to  say.  It  mig-ht  he  well  for 
the  Dioceses  interested  in  the  present  issues  to  take 
counsel  tog-ether  as  to  what  oug-ht  to  he  done.  We  are 
ready  to  do  all  in  (mr  power  to  cooperate  with  our 
Brethren  south  and  west,  and  north  in  counsel  and 
action   to   protect   the   missionary   work  in   our   land 


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21 


against  the  deliherate  assault  of  the  Board  of  Manag-ers. 
How  strangle,  how  monstrous,  how  repulsive,  how 
awful,  the  Standing-  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Mis- 
s  ions  J  org-anized  to  heip  Misxiomfrj/  (vork,  deliherateUj 
legislating-  to  cmxh  and  ruin  Missionary  work  in  much 
the  larg-er  part  of  our  United  States.  It  makes  one 
shudder,  and  we  do  shudder  whenever  we  think  of  this 
policy  '^deliberateli/'^  adopted  and  persisted  in  to  the 
utmost  extent  of  their  ahility  to  maintain  it,  hy 
"such  a  Body,"  standing-  for  such  interests  and  work. 
We  have  not  entirely  freed  our  mind,  hut  we  have  said 
enoug-h  for  the  present  occasion,  and  we  forhear. 

We  pass  to  the  hrief  consideration  of  some  Dio- 
cesan matters,  which  cannot  he  postponed.  We  heg-in 
with  ourselves,  and  our  apolog-y  is  that  really  what  we 
are  ahout  to  say  is  not  for  ourselves,  hwt  for  yon^  dear 
Brethren  of  the  Clerg-y  and  Laity,  tJirofi/jh  f/s. 

Some  Dioceses  commemorate  the  silver  Anniver- 
sary of  their  Bishops  consecraticm  with  suitahle  ser- 
vices and  a])propriate  ^ifts.  It  may  V)e  the  wish  of  the 
Diocese  of  Springfield  to  do  something-  of  this  sort  in 
1903  on  our  behalf,  when,  if  we  live  so  long-,  we  shall 
be  tn)entf/fi're  years  a  Bishop,  It  is  not  veun,  eg-otistical 
or  presumptuous  in  us  to  refer  to  this  subject,  because, 
if  such  be  the  purpose  of  the  Diocese,  w^e  desire  thus 
early  to  turn  away  the  thoug-ht  of  our  dear  Brethren 
from  us  personally  to  a  memorial,  wdiich,  while  it 
honors  and  delig-hts  us,  will  be  eminently  useful,  almost 
necessary  to  them.  We  ask  for  a  '-^Diocesan  liouse''^  to 
hold  our  archives,  to  provide  rooms  for  the  Bishop's 
office,  the  business  meeting-s  of  the  Synod,  and  the 
Diocesan  Library. 

A  house  mig-ht  be  hired  for  the  purpose  at  a  com- 


•V) 


BISHOP'S  ADDRESS. 

paratively  small  outlay  for  rent  and   necessary   expen- 
ses, which  could  be  replaced  in   time   by   a  more  sub- 
stantial buildin<^^  when  the  ownership  of  the   ])ro})erty 
was  acquired.     We  are  promt)ted    to   renew   this  sug-- 
<,^estion,  made  some  years  a<,''o,  by  the  interesting  fact, 
that   the    late    Historiographer,  and  Registrar  of   our 
Diocese  has  bequeathed  to  our  Library  a  very  valuable 
collection  of  books,  including  a  complete  set  of  all  the 
Journals  of  the  undivided  Diocese   of   Illinois,    and    of 
our   own    Diocese    of    Si)ringfield.     This    information 
comes  to  us  in  a  letter,  addressed  to  us  by  the  widow  of 
our  benefactor:  which  will  be  laid  before  the  Synod  and 
suita])le   action  requested.     Besides  these  rare  treas- 
ures which  are  coming  to  us,  we  have   accumulated    in 
our   house  a   large   amcmnt   of   literary  matter,  in  the 
form  of  Journals,  Reports  from  the   General  and  State 
Governments,  (Catalogues  of  various  Instituti(ms,  etc., 
which  with  our  present  Librarv  of  over  2,()()()  volumes 
ought   to    be   suitably  sheltered  and   made   accessible 
for  use.     We    make   the  suggestion,  and  leave  it   with 
you  to  consider,  not  (m  our  account  we  ask,  we  crave 
nothing  for   ourselves,    but  for  ycm  and  the  Diocese, 
dear  Brethren,  we  submit    the  matter   for     vour   ^ren- 
erous  thought  and  deliberation. 

Another  cognate  matter  of  a  very  valuable  g-ift  to 
the  Diocese  demands  our  grateful  acknowledgement. 
Mrs.  Cassandra  M.  Hickox  has  enriched  our  Missionary 
work  in  Springtield  with  the  dcmation  of  two  lots  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  city,  making  it  possible  for  us  to 
erect  a  new  and  beautiful  Chapel  for  St.  Luke's  Mis- 
sion. This  gift  is  a  memorial  of  her  husband,  and  thus 
in  a  most  instructive  and  charming  wav  the  two  are 
united  in  the  holy  building,  the  blessed  memory  of  the 


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husband  departed,  and   the  generous   devotion  of  the 
wife  who  still  survives. 

We  hail  such  acts,  as  sermons,  which  never  cease 
preaching-.  The  text  is  the  recogniticm  of  the  present 
and  continuous  life  of  those,  who  have  died,  and  the 
love  of  dear  ones,  who  proclaim  that  truth  in  memorial 
gifts. 

Let  us  draw  your  attention  tenderly  to  our  dear 
Coadjutor,  Bishop  Hale,  who  is  suffering  under  the 
hand  of  Gixl,  to  all  appearance  his  final  sickness,  in 
Cairo.  He  has  done  a  good  work,  he  has  rendered 
faithful  and  laudable  service,  since  he  came  to  our  Di- 
ocese in  1892.  He  has  strug-gled  to  prolong  his  life, 
that  he  might  add  more  years  for  useful  labor  in  the 
larg-e,  missionary  Held  to  which  we  sent  him.  God  has 
to  all  appearance  ordered  otherwise.  Let  us  i)ray  for 
him  that  his  end  may  be  peace,  and  that  light  perpet- 
ual may  shine  upon  him  in  Paradise  and  Heaven. 

Three  Bisho})s  have  left  us  since  our  last  Synod. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Mahlon  N.  Gilbert,  D.  D.,  Bishop 
Coadjutor,  of  Minnesota,  was  stricken  down  with  pneu- 
mcmia  on  the  2nd  of  March  last  to  the  universal  reg^ret 
of  the  entire  Church.  He  was  useful  in  the  best  sense 
of  the  term.  He  was  happy  in  his  usefulness,  and 
made  others  happy  in  his  cheerful  service.  We  all 
loved  him,  and  we  are  sure  that  few  men  have  carried 
more  genuine  aifectiim  with  them  into  the  other  world 
than  he. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Jackson,  Bisho[)-Coadjutor  of 
Alabama,  deceased  in  May  last.  Incapacity  for  work 
led  to  his  resignation  in  the  previous  month  of  A])ril, 
when  there  was  no  idea  that  his  end  was  so  near,  that 
he  might  make  room  for  a  new  Coadjutor  to  be  chosen 


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HISHOP'S  ADDKP^SS. 


to  relieve  the  venerable  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  who 
was  by  reason  of  ag-e  and  infirmity  unaV)le  to  leave  his 
V)e(l. 

It  w^as  an  act  of  self-denial  on  the  part  of  the  Co- 
adjutor <,a'aciously  performed,  thus  to  relieve  the  Dio- 
cese and  the  ]>ishop  of  all  embarassment.  It  was  a 
a  <,^reat  shock  to  us,  when  we  learned  within  a  month 
that  he  w^as  dead. 

Tlie  Rt.  Uev.  Dr.  Richard  11.  Wilmer  followed  his 
Coadjutor  in  the  followin<^  month,  June  of  the  present 
year,  l^isho})  Wihner  was  a  man  of  stron<^  character 
and  im[)ressed  his  ])ers(mality  ui)on  all  who  met  him. 

lie  was  the  only  Bishop  ccmsecrated  (hn'in<^  the 
temporary  separaticm  of  our  Southern  Dioceses  from  the 
North.  The  act  took  i)lace  in  18()2,  and  (m  the  return 
of  })eace  in  ISr)."),  it  hap[)ened  that  we  were  called  upon 
in  Xew  York  City  to  witness  his  oath  of  fidelity  to  the 
Church  of  the  United  States.  The  Bishop  \vas  a  sturdy 
Southerner,  and  won  the  admiration  of  all  V)y  his  fear- 
less devoti(m  to  the  cause,  and  in  association  with  this 
fact,  we  may  mention  an  amusin<^  incident,  w^hich  oc- 
curre'l  on  the  occasi(m  of  the  cmly  visit,  w^hich  we  ever 
had  the  hcmor  to  pay  him  at  his  home  in  Sprin<4'  Hill, 
near  Mobile.  It  was  the  early  mornini»' when  w^e  called, 
and  the  Bishop,  then  over  ei<4-hty,  presented  himself  in 
the  reception  room  in  a  .v/7/  hhie  robe.  After  mutual 
salutations  we  remarked,  *\lear  Bishop,  we  crave  your 
forgiveness,  but  we  cannot  resist  the  temptaticm  of 
saying  that  of  all  men  in  the  wn)rld  you  are  the  last 
man  we  ever  expected  to  see  as  a  'Boy  in  blue.'  "  The 
Bishop  rejoined,  ''that  takes  my  breath  away,  I  cannot 
answer  it.''  We  t^rieve  with  Alabama  in  the  loss  of 
her  great  Bishop. 


l)I(^('l':SK  i)l-^  Sl'KlN<;i-'IF,l.l). 


2.") 


We  come  now  to  conclude  the  list  of  obituary  no- 
tices. We  need  not  say  many  words  here  among  you 
of  our  dear  Presbyter,  the  Rev.  Dr.  David  Walker 
Dresser.  You  all  knew  him.  He  was  here  to  greet  us 
when  we  came  in  the  summer  of  1878,  and  w^e  fondly 
hoped,  as  he  was  younger  than  we,  that  he  w^ould  be 
our  companicm  to  the  end.  (xod  has  willed  otherwise, 
and  we  bow  our  head  in  humble  submissi(m  and  resig- 
nation. 

We  are  indebted  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Dresser  for  many 
interesting  and  valuable  papers  on  the  history  of  the 
Church  in  Illinois.  We  should  be  glad  to  have  these 
l)apers  gathered  into  a  volume  and  published  with  a 
hrief  personal  memoir,  and  illustrated  with  a  likeness 
of  the  doctor,  and  pictures  of  the  Churches,  w^hich  he 
has  served  as  Rector.  We  are  sure  such  a  volume 
would  be  largely  bought,  and  eagerly  read,  and  tender- 
ly preserved  by  his  friends  in  the  Diocese  and  without. 

Dear  Brethren,  with  the  memory  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
David  Walker  Dresser  fresh  in  our  minds  as  a  holy  in- 
fluence, w^e  bid  y(m  farewell. 


Bishop's   Address. 


Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  :  Our  Annual 
Synod  tells  the  story  of  our  age,  as  a  Diocese,  and  if  we  are  wise 
that  story  will  make  us  pause  and  consider  whether  we  have 
brought  with  us  to  the  present  hour  results  worthy  of  ourselves 
and  of  our  labors.  The  answer  to  this  question  in  detail  would 
require  a  longer  statement  and  a  more  exhaustive  accounting 
than  we  are  now  prepared  to  give.  But  we  may  remark,  as  a  con- 
solation, Avhen  we  confess  that  we  have  not  done  as  much  as 
we  might  and  ought  to  have  done,  that  there  are  two  sides  to 
our  balance  sheet,  and  that  Avhile  the  gain  does  not  appear  so 
very  large,  still,  on  the  other  hand,  our  comparatively  small  gain 
is  a  gain,  after  deducting  continuous  and  very  heavy  losses.  Had 
there  been  no  drawbacks,  incessant  drawbacks,  our  gains  would 
have  been  very  large  and  creditable  in  the  showing  and  for  pub- 
lication; as  it  is,  they  fall  under  the  shadow  of  discouraging 
losses,  repeated  year  by  year  with  distressing  regularity.  Still, 
notwithstanding  all  that  has  been  and  is  against  us,  we  have 
gained.  We  are  stronger  than  we  were  a  year  ago.  We  are 
firmer  on  our  feet.  We  have  held  our  own  against  all  odds,  and 
are  advancing,  and  we,  as  your  Bishop,  having  the  whole  field  in 
view,  congratulate  you  on  the  net  result.  AVe  have  reason  to 
thank  you  one  and  all  for  what  you  have  done,  and  the  gra- 
cious spirit  with  which  you  have  labored  and  supported  us  in 
our  efforts  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  our  beloved  Diocese. 

Let  us  linger  a  moment  longer  upon  the  date,  the  notation 
of  the  year,  in  its  relation  to  the  sovereignty  of  the  Head  of  the 
Church,  Jesus  Christ,  over  the  civilized  world. 


bishop's  address. 


For  what  does  1901  or  1902  stand?  For  the  age  of  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord  and  Saviour.  Were  He  on  the  earth,  as  once 
He  was,  lie  would  be  1901  years  oUl.  The  date  then  centers  in 
Christ,  and  is  known  as  '\lniio  DoDiini/'  the  Year  of  Our 
Lord,  the  wide  workl  over. 

There  is  nothing  like  this  fact  in  human  experience.  ^lo- 
hamnied  has  fixed  his  critical  year,  as  an  epoch  upon  his  own 
subjects,  ]\IohanniiedanisHi,  but  the  date  of  the  Ilegira  is  not  rec- 
ognized beyond  the  limits  of  those  who  acknowledge  Mohammed's 
claims  as  a  prophet,  and  besides  his  flight  is  not  coincident  with 
his  birth,  it  is  merely  an  event  of  his  life,  a  turning  point  in  his 
fortunes. 

On  the  other  hand,  our  Christian  era  rules  the  civilized 
world,  without  exception,  friend  and  foe  alike.  It  carries  Christ 
everywhere.  Even  where  His  name  is  not  known,  His  age  is. 
The  Churchman  and  the  infidel,  the  devotee  and  the  anarchist 
alike  date  their  letters  1901.  You  read  the  same  date  on  the 
religious,  the  secular  and  the  scientific  newspaper.  The  prolific 
press  sends  forth  millions  of  publications  daily,  but  all  alike  are 
unified  in  this,  that  they  bear  upon  their  front  the  superscription 
of  Jesus  Christ  in  the  unmistakable  figures,  1901. 

It  is  indeed  a  wonderful  tribute  w^ien  blatant  rebellion 
against  Christ  in  open  repudiation  of  His  claims,  and  ignorant 
disloyalty  in  heresy  and  schism,  and  indifference  and  jocular 
ridicule  of  divine  truth  unite  with  the  Church  of  God  in  pro- 
claiming on  book  and  paper,  and  epistle,  ''Christ  is  1901  years 
old,''  it  is  "Anno  Domini,  1901."  As  thus  we  hear,  and  thus  we 
read,  we,  you  and  I,  children  of  the  One,  Holy  Catholic,  and 
Apostolic  Church,  ask  the  infidel,  "AVho  is  this  Christ,  whose  age 
you  are  recording?"  "Christ,"  he  answ^ers,  "is  a  fraud;  He 
never  lived;  or,  if  He  did.  He  was  an  impostor."  We  ask  the 
representatives  of  the  hundreds  of  religious  organizations  which 
surround  us,  what  does  this  date  stand  for  which  you  are  con- 
stantly using?  "Why,"  they  one  and  all  reply,  "it  is  the  year 
of  Our  Lord,  it  tells  us  when  He  was  born,  1901  years  ago."  But 
we  think  w^ithin  ourselves,  and  perhaps  unconsciously  ask  in 
subdued  tones,  because  the  thought  occasions  us  misgiving  and 


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anxiety,  w^e  ask,  When  ivere  you  horn,  how  old  are  youf  If  the 
answer  be  in  1577,  or  1564,  or  1570,  or  1784,  or  1816,  or  1900,  or 
any  other  year  after  the  day  of  Pentecost,  what  are  we  to  say? 
We  can  say  nothing.  Respect  constrains  us  to  be  silent,  and  yet 
love  overleaps  respect,  and  we  venture  to  submit  with  the  most 
'tender  and  affectionate  regard  for  our  friends,  that  our  mental 
structure  is  such  that  we  cannot  conceive  of  a  living  body  sep- 
arated in  time  from  its  head.  They  are,  they  must  be,  coincident 
in  time.  The  moment  our  Lord  w^as  seated  as  King  upon  His 
throne  in  Heaven,  and  through  His  divine  humanity  the  streams 
of  grace  flowed  forth,  His  body  was  born  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, and  the  "One  Holy  Catholic  and  Apostolic"  Church  came 
into  being  as  an  historic  fact.  It  has  been  in  existence  ever 
since.  It  is  impossible  for  us  to  conceive  of  the  Church  apart 
from  history.  Its  life  must  be  continuous,  without  break,  from 
the  beginning  until  the  present  moment.  That  the  living  head 
should  exist  without  the  living  body  is  as  repugnant  to  our  rea- 
son as  that  the  living  body  should  exist  without  the  living- 
head.  The  Church  of  Christ  must  be  historical  and  her  history 
must  synchronize  with  her  living  head,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,, 
who  is  1901  years  old. 

AVe  ask  the  careless,  worldly  man,  whom  earthly  interests 
and  pleasures  hold  in  prison  away  from  God,  and  prayer,  and 
sacrament,  and  Church,  why  do  you  employ  the  date  1901  ?  He 
rejoins,  "Because  it  is  the  year  of  the  Christian  era."  Why,  we 
respond,  what,  pray,  have  you  to  do  with  the  Christian  era? 
Wliat  do  you  care  about  Christ  and  His  claims  ?  You  show  Him 
no  respect  in  any  way,  you  never  acknowledge  Him  in  any  shape 
or  form,  why  should  you  use  His  image  and  superscription  on 
your  commercial  paper,  and  your  social  correspondence?  He 
answers,  "I  cannot  help  myself;  Christ  rules  in  this  domain  the 
world ;  I  cannot  break  the  spell  of  His  influence,  nor  escape  from 
His  imperial  control."  It  cannot  be  done,  the  experiment  was 
tried  in  "the  reign  of  terror"  in  France,  in  1789,  and  the  life 
of  the  Republic  was  substituted  for  that  of  Christ,  but  the  Re- 
public sank  amid  the  execrations  of  mankind,  and  Christ  lived 
on  and  lives.    Is  not  our  date,  then,  a  witness  to  the  sovereignty 


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of  Christ,  and  to  the  claims  of  the  historic  Church,  as  the  living 
body  of  the  living  head  ?  Is  it  not  an  index  finger,  which  points 
from  every  newspaper  which  we  take  up,  every  work  w^hich 
we  read,  every  letter  which  we  write  or  receive,  to  the  man- 
ger of  Bethlehem,  and  the  Birth  of  Christ?  Is  it  not  a 
svmbol  of  the  character  of  the  dominion  of  our  Lord,  as 
well  as  of  the  fact  of  His  universal  sovereignty?  He 
rules  His  body,  the  Church,  as  Prophet,  Priest  and  King  in 
beneficence,  but  beyond  His  sacred  realm,  His  Kingdom,  His 
benediction  overflows,  and  blesses  untold  millions,  who  are  not 
only  indifferent  to  or  ignorant  of  His  divine  claims,  but  are  in 
active  or  passive  rebellion  against  them.  What  is  Christian 
civilization  apart  from  the  Church  of  Christ  but  the  sum  total 
of  factors  contributed  by  the  spirit  of  Christ,  and  accepted  un- 
consciously by  the  world,  and  incorporated  into  her  life  and  in- 
stitutions, and  activities  which  have  shed  upon  society  since  the 
birth  of  our  Lord  the  graciousness  of  love  and  pity,  and  a  bet- 
ter sense  of  right  and  wrong?  This  is  like  the  reflex  rays  of 
the  sun,  which  make  the  sky  so  blue,  and  illumine  the  morning 
and  the  evening  clouds  with  glory.  This  is  not  the  direct  light 
of  the  sun,  it  is  over  and  above  and  beyond  that  light,  it  is  the 
light  thrown  back,  the  light  which  overflows  and  blesses  every- 
thing on  Avhich  it  rests.  So  the  date  of  the  year  of  our  Lord  tells 
di recti V  to  loving,  anxious,  greedv  ears  its  storv  of  love  and  truth 
and  mercy  in  the  birth  of  a  Redeemer,  "God  with  us,"  Em- 
manuel, AVho  comes  to  us  to  dwell  with  us,  and  lift  us  up  to  dwell 
with  Him  forever.  This  is  the  meaning  of  1901  to  those  who  love 
Christ,  and  obey  Him,  and  adore  Him;  but  then  beyond  this 
home  circle  the  radiance  of  1901  shines  with  diminishing  splen- 
dor upon  those  outside,  upon  the  stranger,  and  the  pilgrim,  the 
busy  man  of  affairs,  and  the  lady  of  fashion,  upon  the  prince 
and  the  peasant,  it  is  seen  on  newspaper,  and  volume,  on  the 
ledger  and  the  day-book,  on  the  note  of  hand  and  the  cheque 
for  deposit,  on  the  brief  of  the  lawyer,  and  the  writ  of  the 
judge,  on  the  prescription  of  the  physician,  and  the  receipt  of 
the  merchant,  everywhere  and  over  everybody  Christ  reigns,  and 
the  token  of  His  sovereignty,  the  seal  of  His  imperial  dominion, 
is  recorded  in  the  date.  Anno  Domini  1901. 


Do  we  prize,  as  we  should,  the  treasures  which  we  possess? 
Do  we  use,  as  we  should,  the  living  truths,  with  which  we  are 
endowed,  to  win  souls  to  the  fold  of  Christ,  and  hold  them  with 
firm  conviction  under  the  shelter  of  its  loving  protection? 

Such  truths  are  familiar,  so  familiar  that  they  seem  almost 
trite,  and  hence  we  are  in  danger  of  neglecting  to  proclaim 
them,  and  press  them  upon  the  attention  of  our  neighbors  and 
friends  with  lovinc:  zeal. 

It  is  a  labor  of  love  to  remind  men  that  in  all  organized  life, 
whether  that  life  be  lodged  in  the  individual,  as  a  human  being, 
or  a  corporation  as  a  Kingdom  or  a  Republic,  its  existence  and 
continuance  depend  u})on  certain  necessary  things,  without  which 
that  life  must  cease.    Thus  in  the  individual  there  must  be  the 
heart,  the  lungs,  the  veins  and  arteries.    In  the  corporation  there 
must  be  the  head,  be  he  called  king  or  president,  and  hence,  when 
the  Holy  Ghost  casts  upon  the  infant  Church,  on  the  day  of  its 
birth,  the  bright  beams  of  His  light,  and  reveals  to  us  the  essen- 
tial functions  of  its  being,  we  know^  of  a  certainty  that  these 
things  nuist  remain  with  the  Church  to  the  end,  or  else  the 
Church  must  die.     The  living  infant  just  born  breathes  the 
breath  of  life,  its  heart  beats,  and  the  pulsations  in  its  tiny 
veins  show  that  the  blood  comes  and  goes.     AVhen  three  score 
years  and  more  have  run  their  course  and  that  same  infant,  now 
grown  old,  is  dying,  still  as  at  the  first,  life  depends  upon  the 
same  essential   things,   so  again  of  corporate   life,   in   any  of 
its  many  forms  of  organization,  there  are  certain  factors  which 
must  be  preserved  in  order  to  secure  the  continuance  of  the  E)ni- 
pire,  Kingdom,  Republic  or  association.    The  Church  is  God's 
Kingdom,  it  is  organized  under  Him  as  the  King,  and  as  soon 
as  it  was  born  the  blessed  Spirit  lifted  it  up  before  the  eyes  of 
all  men,  and  recorded  its  essential  principles  of  life,  in  its  polity 
or  government,  its  objective  faith,  its  sacraments,  and  liturgy,  in 
the  wonderful  sunmiary  of  the  bonds  of  the  first  believers  in 
Christ,  which  bound  them  together  as  a  solidarity,  a  corpora- 
tion, a  living  boehj  under  a  living  head.     This  is  the  statement 
(Acts  ii,  42),  "They,"  the  first  believers,  "continued  steadfastly 
in  the  Apostle's  doctrine  and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking  of 


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BISHOP  S  ADDRESS 


bread  and  in  prayers."  Here  we  have  the  government,  ''the 
Apostles;''  the  objective  faith,  ''the  Apostles'  doctrine;"  the  of- 
ficial relation,  "the  Apostles'  fellowship;"  the  sacraments,  "the 
Apostles'  breaking  of  bread,"  and  the  liturgy  or  public  service, 
"the  Apostles'  prayers."  These  are  salutary  truths.  Do  we  use 
them  as  we  ought  in  pressing  them  with  loving  earnestness  upon 
the  world  around  us?  Again,  do  we  use  as  we  might  the  truth, 
which  the  passage  of  a  century  emphasized,  and  made  thrilling, 
and  on  which  we  dwelt  last  year,  that  while  all  else  changes  there 
are  three  things  which  do  not  change,  man  himself  in  his  essential 
nature,  the  family,  and  the  Church  of  Christ. 

Man  remains  the  same  in  the  structure  of  his  body,  the  con- 
stitution of  his  mind,  and  the  depths  of  his  spirit  throughout  all 
generations.  The  fa  mil  g  in  its  genesis  and  details  is  directly 
from  God,  and  never  changes.  The  parental  and  filijd  relations 
and  the  collateral  bonds  of  brotherhood  and  sisterhood  are  more 
fixed  than  the  everlasting  hills. 

The  Church  of  Christ,  the  third  changeless  thing,  is  the 
final  and  eternal  reality  into  which  tiie  others  pass,  man  through 
the  earthly  home  into  the  heavenly,  as  through  a  porch ;  and  the 
human  family  as  divine  in  its  origin  and  structure,  formed  and 
fashioned  by  the  hand  of  God  to  suggest  and  set  before  us  in  an 
object  lesson  the  features  and  character  of  the  celestial  home, 
will  be  absorbed  and  consunnnated  in  the  blessed  realitv  of  which 
it  is  the  lovely  foretaste.  These  three  changeless  things,  in  the 
midst  of  this  world  of  chance  and  change,  have  in  them  the 
persuasive  elo^iuence  of  infinite  love.  They  arrest  attention  by 
being  uni(|ue,  they  are  like  rocks  in  the  midst  of  the  restless 
waves.  Thev  win  and  delight  bv  the  charm  of  their  association. 
Man,  the  child  of  sin  and  sorrow,  is  introduced  into  this  world 
under  the  shelter  of  the  earthly  home,  and  the  family  prepares 
him  by  its  essential  facts  and  speech  for  the  transition  into  a 
higher  and  better  home,  the  Church  of  Christ,  whose  roof-tree 
spans  death  and  the  grave,  the  awful  chasm  between  time  and 
eternity.  Do  we  use  this  blessed  truth  as  we  might  in  drawing 
men  to  fix  their  affections  on  things  above? 


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And  now  again  in  the  seal  and  signature  of  our  years  as  they 
pass,  do  we  press  the  amazing  fact  that  they  are  issued  from 
the  divine  mint,  and  are  always  stamped  with  the  image  and 
superscription  of  our  Blessed  Redeemer,  "Anno  Domini,"  the 
year  of  our  Lord?  We  have  in  our  possession,  dear  Brethren, 
priceless  treasures  meant  for  all  mankind.  AVhen  rightly  pre- 
sented these  treasures  are  more  attractive  than  gold  or  precious 
stones.  They  are  blessed  truths  rooted  and  grounded  in  God's 
Word,  and  arranged  and  exhibited  and  explained,  and  ap- 
plied in  the  ministries  of  the  Church.  They  are  a  harmony  of 
blessed  realities,  which  rehearse  even  here  the  song  of  the  Lamb. 
They  are  a  divine  philosophy  which  irradiates  this  fleeting  life 
with  celestial  beauty,  and  makes  it  prophetic,  as  foretelling  reali- 
ties, Avhich  have  their  seeds  and  buds  and  blossoms  here  and 
their  bloom  and  fruition  hereafter  in  everlasting  glory.  The 
system  of  the  Church  is  the  expression  of  infinite  love,  nay  more, 
the  approach  of  infinite  love  to  our  eyes,  and  ears,  and  hearts, 
and  souls;  its  coming  within  our  reach,  so  that  we  have  but  to 
open  our  minds  and  receive,  stretch  forth  our  hands  and  take, 
and  all  is  ours.  AVhen  once  received,  and  the  Kingdom  of  God 
is  within  us.  it  grows  upon  us  in  the  might  of  its  power  and  the 
majesty  of  its  beauty.  Its  truths,  radiating  from  the  King,  the 
sun  of  Righteousness,  fascinate  us,  and  content  us,  and  make 
us  happy  by  the  satisfaction  which  they  bring.  Our  estate  in  a 
world  of  change  and  chance,  and  sin,  and  sorrow,  and  death  is 
one  of  resignation,  and  patience,  and  peace,  since  we  know  that 
"underneath  are  the  everlasting  arms,"  as  we  feel  them  bear- 
ing us  up  in  the  divine  order  of  service,  in  Matins  and  Evensong, 
and  in  the  Sacraments,  and  means  of  grace. 

In  some  way  we  feel  a  misgiving  that  we  have  not  been 
as  faithful  trustees  as  we  might  have  been  of  God's  wealth  for 
all  mankind.  We  have  not  displayed  it  as  we  might,  nor  com- 
mended it  as  we  could  and  should  have  done.  Our  good  things 
have  been  too  much  a  ''hid  treasure"  in  our  hands.  With  many, 
if  not  most,  it  needs  but  that  they  should  understand  the  love 
of  God  in  the  incarnation,  and  the  plan  of  redemption,  and  they 
would  yield  themselves  with  ever  increasing  delight  to  the  offers 
of  mercy. 


o  bishop's  address. 

Time  as  it  flies  bears  away  in  its  flight  those  whom  we  know 
and  love,  and  feel  that  we  can  ill  spare.  Of  course  our  record  of 
those  who  have  been  called  away  from  earth  since  last  we  were 
assembled  here  in  our  Annual  Synod  must,  per  force,  be  confined 
to  our  family  circle,  and  the  Episcopate  of  our  Church. 

If  we  travel  beyond  these  limits,  as  on  the  present  occasion 
we  do,  it  is  obviously  because  the  proprieties  of  our  larger  re- 
lation, as  a  Diocese,  to  the  whole  nation  and  the  Church,  demand 
such  mention  at  our  hands.  On  the  tragic  death  of  President 
MoKinley  we  issued  a  Pastoral,  which  will  be  found  in  the  Jour- 
nal as  an  appendix.  We  will  simply  add  that  the  horror  pro- 
duced by  his  assassination  was  tempered  and  softened  by  the  res- 
ignation and  tenderness  displayed  in  his  death.  The  nation  will 
forever  have  reason  to  thank  Cod  for  the  priceless  value  of  his 
example,  as  years  roll  on,  and  his  farewell  message,  "Cood  bve, 
all;  (iod  wills  it;  God's  will  be  done,"  passes  on  from  genera- 
tion to  generation. 

The  death  of  ;Mrs.  Twing,  which  occurred  during  the  ses- 
sion of  our  late  General  Convention  in  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, was  an  event  which  stirred  the  hearts  of  our  whole 
Church. 

^Irs.  Twing  carried  the  traditions  of  her  husband  into  her 
U'idowhood.  Under  different  conditions  the  missionary  zeal  and 
spirit  of  the  Rev.  Alvi  T.  Twing  lived  on  and  were  exercised 
with  wonderful  power  and  versatility  and  success  by  his  widow. 
Had  we,  had  any  one,  been  asked  to  choose  a  time  and  place 
for  her  to  die,  could  a  more  appropriate  selection  have  been  made 
than  God  made  choice  of  for  her  to  fall  asleep?  She  w^as  in  the 
midst  of  the  representatives  of  the  whole  Church,  of  w^onien 
as  well  as  men.  Her  dearly  loved  Auxiliary  was  gathered  in  its 
strength,  and  had  placed  its  splendid  offering  of  over  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  on  God's  Altar.  The  General  Conven- 
tion and  the  Board  of  Missions  were  there  filled  with  enthusiasm 
and  holy  zeal  for  work.  The  islands  of  the  sea  were  there  in 
Honolulu,  and  the  ^Mother  Church  of  England  in  the  Bishop  of 
Newcastle.     And  the  place,  most  fitting  for  her  to  depart,  who 


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had  been  twice  around  the  world,  was  the  fartherest  bounds  of 
our  land  to  the  West,  on  the  shores  of  the  Pacific. 

Time  and  place,  the  opening  of  the  new  century,  the  as- 
sembled Bishops,  and  the  Clergy  and  Laity  by  representation, 
the  waves  of  the  Pacific  and  the  Golden  Gate  were  God's  selected 
surroundings,  from  which  He  called  His  faithful  servant,  aged 
and  weary,  away  from  earth  to  go  up  higher  and  rest  in  Para- 
dise. 

Five  Bishops  have  been  taken  from  our  roll  since  December 
1,  1900.  Our  Coadjutor  was  the  first  to  go,  on  Christmas  Day 
last,  in  his  own  See  city,  Cairo.  He  had  been  in  failing  health 
for  more  than  two  years,  and,  to  his  own  sorrow,  unable  to  do 
any  official  duty.  His  sufferings  increased  as  his  strength 
failed,  and  death  came  at  last  as  a  blessed  release.  We  at- 
tended in  person  the  funeral  services,  which  were  divided  be- 
tween Cairo  and  Philadelphia.  In  Cairo  we  celebrated  the  Holy 
Eucharist  and  said  the  concluding  prayers  and  gave  the  Benedic- 
tion, and,  with  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  DeRosset  and  the 
Chancellor,  Mr.  :\r.  F.  Gilbert,  and  others,  we  made  the  journey 
to  Philadelphia.  There  in  St.  IMark's  Church,  where  Bishop 
Hale  loved  to  worship  in  life.  Bishop  AVhitaker  celebrated  the 
Holy  Eucharist,  and  we  accompanied  the  remains  to  Laurel  Hil] 
Cemetery  and  said  the  committal  sentences,  as  we  had  prom- 
ised to  do,  and  gave  the  Benediction,  the  fast  and  faithful  friend 
of  Bishop  Hale,  Archdeacon  DeRosset,  offering  the  concluding 
prayers. 

Our  Bishop  Coadjutor  was  consecrated  on  the  26th  of  July, 
1892,  and  he  deceased  on  the  Feast  of  the  Nativity,  December 
25,  1900,  and  was  buried  07i  the  last  day  of  the  year  and  of  the 
century,  December  31,  1900.  His  coffin  rests  by  arrangement 
upon  that  of  his  wife.  His  age  was  nearly  64,  he  having  been 
born  March  14,  1837.  We  have  so  often  written  and  spoken  in 
public  of  Bishop  Hale  that  we  shall  pause  here  with  a  recital  of 
these  facts. 

Bishop  Barker,  of  Olympia,  was  one  of  our  younger  Bishops. 
He  was  consecrated  for  Western  Colorado  January  25,   1893. 


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The  altitude  of  his  district  was  so  great  that  he  was  obliged  to 
offer  his  resignation,  but  the  Bishops  preferred  to  transfer  him 
to  a  lower  level  in  the  State  of  Washington  in  1895,  and  there  he 
labored  faithfully  and  acceptably  until  his  sudden  death  on  the 
21st  of  February,  in  the  present  year.  Bishop  Barker  was  a 
nephew  of  the  Venerable  Bishop  ^Morris,  of  Oregon. 

The  remaining  three  Bishops  who  have  gone  were  among  the 
oldest  members  of  our  Episcopate:  Bishop  Littlejohn,  of  Long 
Island,  who  died  August  :i  1901;  Bishop  Whipple,  of  Minne- 
sota, September  16.  1901,  and  Bishop  Burgess,  of  Quincy,  Oc- 
tober 8,  1901.  Bishop  Littlejohn  was  originally  a  lawyer.  He 
was  chosen  almost  sinndtaneously  Bishop  of  Central  New  York 
and  Long  Island  late  in  the  year  1868,  so  that  he  was  at  the 
same  time  Bishop  elect  of  two  great  Dioceses  in  the  State  of 
New  York.  lie  finally  decided  in  favor  of  Long  Island,  where 
he  was  a  resident  at  the  time,  being  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn,  and  was  consecrated  January  27,  1869, 
in  his  own  Parish  Church.  His  death  was  sudden,  in  an  instant 
almost  the  call  came,  and  a  Prelate,  who  had  become  widely 
and  honorably  known,  both  abroad  and  at  home,  was  gone 
from  earth. 

Bishop  Whipple,  of  ^linnesota,  was  even  more  widely  known 
than  Bishop  Littlejohn.  His  association  with  the  Indians,  his 
striking  figure,  his  remarkable  capacity  for  interesting  his 
hearers,  his  practical  talents,  educated  and  sharpened  by  his 
^arly  experience  as  a  business  man,  gave  him  an  influence  of  a 
special  character,  which  was  unique,  and  which  is  never  likely 
to  be  repeated.  Bishop  Whipple  was  one  of  five  Bishops  who 
were  consecrated  during  the  General  Convention  of  1859,  which 
met  in  Kichmond,  Va.,  just  prior  to  our  civil  war.  Three,  Alex- 
ander Gregg  of  Texas,  William  Henry  Odenheimer  of  New 
Jersev  and  Greccorv  Thurston  Bedell  of  Ohio  were  consecrated  on 
the  13th  of  October,  and  two,  Henry  Benjamin  Whipple  of  Min- 
nesota and  Henry  Champlin  Lay  of  Arkansas,  on  the  23d  of  Oc- 
tober, ten  days  later,  now  with  the  death  of  Bishop  Whipple 
Jill  the  five  are  gone. 


The  Bishop  of  Quincy,  Dr.  Alexander  Burgess,  was  our 
neighbor.  He  succeeded  us  in  our  parochial  charge  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.,  and  he  was  consecrated  less  than  a  month  before  us. 
May  15,  1878,  in  the  Church  of  Avhich  he  was  at  the  time  Rector, 
in  Springfield,  ]\Iass.  Although  we  were,  as  regards  our  Dio- 
ceses, neighbors,  our  distances  were  so  magnificent  and  our  duties 
so  incessant  and  exacting,  that  we  saw  very  little  of  each  other. 
It  was  our  privilege  during  the  last  years  of  his  life,  when 
paralysis  had  incapacitated  him  for  official  work,  to  render  our 
brother  much  needed  assistance,  and  finally  we  surrendered  at 
the  call  of  his  Diocese  our  Archdeacon  and  the  Dean  of  our 
Pro-Cathedral,  Dr.  F.  W.  Taylor,  to  be  his  Coadjutor.  Bishop 
Burgr'ss'  life  was  a  long,  active  and  useful  one.  He  sat,  as  a 
clerical  Deputy,  in  the  General  Convention  of  1844,  and  he 
died  on  the  8th  of  October,  1901. 

Of  our  parochial  Clergy,  One  has  passed  away,  the  Rev. 
John  K.  Karcher,  residing  at  the  time  of  his  death  Avith  his  son 
in  Chicago.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Karcher  had  been  in  failing  health  for 
a  number  of  years,  and  is  scarcely  known  within  the  limits  of  the 
Diocese. 

Of  our  Laity,  we  shall  miss  the  Hon.  W.  J.  Allen,  of  Spring- 
field. Judge  Allen  was  eminent  as  a  lawyer  and  highly  re- 
spected in  his  career  on  the  bench,  but  apart  from  his  profes- 
sional life  he  was  a  most  genial  man  and  loved  by  all  who  knew 
him;  and  also  the  Hon.  Isaac  L.  Morrison,  of  Jacksonville.  A 
most  noble-hearted  and  generous  man,  he  was  steadfastly  faith- 
ful to  the  end.  Another,  too,  we  must  mention,  whose  gra- 
cious presence  in  her  home  and  in  the  Church  was  a  solace 
and  blessing  to  her  family  and  friends.  Mrs.  L.  P.  Gillett 
died  as  we  were  on  our  way  to  the  General  Convention,  and  we 
were  denied  in  consequence  the  privilege  of  showing  our  respect 
for  her  memory  in  presiding  at  her  funeral. 

We  pass  from  the  grateful  recollection  of  the  departed  to 
note  a  few  facts  in  our  Diocesan  history  which  deserve  a  per- 
manent record.  First,  the  election  and  consecration  of  our  be- 
loved in  Christ,  the  Venerable  Archdeacon  F.  W.  Taylor,  D.D., 


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as  Hishop  Coadjutor,  now,  by  the  doatli  of  Bishop  Hiir<;oss, 
liishop  of  (Jiiincy.  Hishop  Tayh)r  was  ich'ntitied  with  the  Dio- 
cese of  Spriiiirfiehl  from  the  outset,  lie  was  livinj^j  in  Danville 
before  your  Hishop  was  resident  in  Sprinj^field.  lie  was  j^ener- 
ous  almost  to  a  fault.  He  never  i:rudged  brains,  nor  time,  nor 
money  to  help  his  Hishop,  and  the  Diocc^se.  and  the  Chureh.  We 
jrrew  insensibly  into  a  sort  of  dependenee  upon  him,  without 
bein«r  oonseious  that  we  were  h^anin«:  upon  a  support.  We  cannot 
estimate  bis  value  in  words.  W(»  can  only  say  that  the  best 
wish  which  we  can  make  for  the  comfort  of  his  Episcopate  is 
that  we  fervently  hop<^  that  lie  may  find  a  Hi'esbyter  as  loyal  ami 
true  and  ijenerous  to  himself  as  be  has  been  to  us.  'Slixy  (Jod  bless 
Hishop  Taylor  in  his  ])erson  and  his  oOice  and  his  Diocese. 

Our  S^pecial  Synod  was  a  noteworthy  event  and  full  of  pt-om- 
ise  for  the  future.  It  was  a  jjrateful  surprise  to  us  in  several  of 
its  features,  the  very  lar«re  attendance,  the  zeal  and  enthusiasm 
which  animated  its  members,  and  the  unanimity  aiul  heartiness 
which  characterized  its  actioTi.  Tt  is  true  our  petition  was  not 
granted,  but  it  must  be  remembered  that  the  House  of  Hishops 
responded  favorably,  without  a  dissentin«r  voice,  and  their  sym- 
pathy was  so  strouiT  that  a  number  were  visibly  moved  by  our 
appeal,  and  one  l^ishop  offered  on  the  spot  (God  bless  him)  to 
surrender  one-third  of  his  meaixre  appropriation  in  behalf  of  our 
starvinir  thousands. 

The  needs  of  our  Di<>cese  have  been  widelv  advertised,  more 
widely  than  in  any  other  way,  it  would  seem,  would  have  been 
possible.  Nay,  it  is  more  than  this,  the  needs  of  our  ^[iddle  West 
have  been  made  known  with  our  own  pressinjj:  necessities,  and 
this  whole  redon.  with  its  millions  of  square  miles  and  its  many 
more  millions  of  people,  lias  been  pressed  home  upon  the  atten- 
tion of  the  Church.  The  outcome,  we  trust,  will  be  a  more  intel- 
li^rent  api>reciation  of  the  ^lissionary  problem  of  our  country 
and  a  correspondinir  administration  of  supplies,  so  as  to  bring 
them  and  distribute  them  where  the  demand  is  most  just  and 
most  urgent,  and  will  yield  the  largest  returns. 

Our  own  people  in  our  own  country,  without  shepherds  and 
without  fold*,  astray  in  the  wilderness,  have  the  first  claim  upon 


our  benevolence  and  bounty,  and  when  these  are  won  tliey  in 
turn  will  become  i)roductive  and  increase  our  contributions  for 
our  JMissionary  cause. 

''Our  wishes  often,"  it  is  a  trite  saying,  ''when  gratified 
give  us  not  oui"  wish."  It  may  have  been  so  in  our  late  General 
(Convention,  with  regard  to  the  plea  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 
lVrhaj)s  iUnl  will  overrule  our  disappointment  for  our  greater 
good  hereafter.  Surely  there  is  light  behind  the  cloud  in  such 
factF  as  these.  The  Hoard  of  Missions  in  San  Francisco  recom- 
mended the  restoration  of  the  former  appropriation  to  our  Dio- 
cese, and  the  l^oard  of  Managers  unanimously  acrpiiesced  in  their 
recent  meeting  in  New  York. 

We  found  ourselves  for  the  first  time  an  elected  member 
of  the  l^oard  of  Managers,  and  our  Brethren  accorded  us  a  most 
cordial  reception  to  their  deliberations. 

It  seems  to  us  tlial  we  ought,  in  response  to  the  generosity 
with  which  we  have  been  treated,  to  make  an  offering  from  every 
I'arish  and  ^Mission  to  the  Missionary  treasury  of  our  Church. 
AVe  gladly  aided  our  sister  Diocese  of  Kansas  with  such  in- 
fiuence  as  we  possess  in  gaining  her  petition  for  setting  off 
two-thirds  of  her  immense  territory  in  a  separate  Missionary  Dis- 
trict, and  we  most  heartily  congratulate  the  Bishop  and  his  Dio- 
cese upon  their  success. 

Similar  action  must  needs  be  taken  in  the  near  future  in  the 
case  of  other  Dioceses,  where  the  square  miles  and  the  people  on 
them  are  beyond  the  capability  of  any  one  man  to  minister  to 
the  needs  of  the  population  as  sheep  within  the  fold,  or  more 
largely,  as  wanderers  without  to  be  won  and  gathered. 

ITencc  in  this  connection  we  may  say  that  our  Board  of  Mis- 
sions and  of  ]\Ianagers  kindly  restored  our  appropriation  to  its 
old  level,  but  can  they  give  us  back  the  years  that  are  gone,  our 
youth  and  strength,  and  elasticity  of  frame?  Money  helps, 
but  money  ^vill  not  supply  what  we  need  now  most  of  all,  the 
ability  to  spend  and  be  spent  in  traveling  by  night  and  by  day 
over  a  region  so  vast  that  if  we  stay  in  one  County  for  two  weeks, 
by  no  means  too  much  time  for  proper  visitations,  we  shall  be 
two  entire  years  and  four  months  in  making  our  circuit.     This 


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estimate  allows  for  no  vacations.  It  is  continuous  travel,  steady, 
incessant.  Varus  asked  for  his  legions;  "Give  nie  back,"  he 
cried,  "my  legions."  We  ask  for  early  years  again,  and  health 
ami  vigor,  and  we  will  repeat  our  labors  with  hope  and  manly 
courage,  and  do  our  best  for  another  generation,  l^ut  this  can- 
not be.  Life  draws  towards  its  close,  and  with  age  come  dimin- 
ishing physical  strength  and  the  power  to  endure  fatigue.  The 
Church  ought  not  to  suffer.  A  younger  man  must  come  to  the 
aid  of  his  senior.  But  how  shall  we  give  him  suitable  support? 
That  is  a  question  for  our  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity 
to  answer.  There  is  no  innnediate  haste,  we  can  emlure  for  a 
year  longer,  but  it  is  well  to  consider  such  questions  as  this  in 
advance,  so  that  we  may  not  be  embarrassed  by  unexpected  con- 
tingencies. We  leave  the  question  where  it  belongs  with  you, 
our  Brethren. 

Another  matter  demands  immediate  attention,  if  it  is  to  be 
dealt  with  at  all  in  its  original  conception  and  relation,  namely, 
a  Diocesan  House,  as  an  offering  on  the  silver  jubilee  of  the 
Bishop.  This  will  occur  in  1908.  We  feel  free  to  speak  of  it 
because  the  oflf'ering  has  no  relation  to  us  personally,  it  will  be 
entirely  and  exclusively  for  the  benefit  of  the  Diocese.  This  is 
what  gives  it  especial  value  in  our  eyes.  We  explained  the  mat- 
ter so  fullv  last  vear  that  we  need  not  repeat  what  we  then  said. 
AVe  may  print  our  statement  as  an  appendix  for  you  to  read  in 
the  present  Journal.  But  action  is  now  necessary.  If  you  deem 
best,  reconstruct  the  committee,  which  was  appointed  last  year, 
as  it  has  lost  its  chairman  in  the  elevation  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Tay- 
lor to  the  Episcopate. 

We  may  mention  for  the  guidance  of  some  of  our  dear 
Brethren  of  the  Clergy  who  may  feel  embarrassed  by  the  long 
list  of  canonical  offerings,  and  find  themselves  unable  in  their 
small  and  scattered  missions  to  gather  them  all,  that  this  list  is 
the  maximum,  and  is  exacted  in  its  fullness  simply  from  our 
larger  Parishes.  But  while  this  is  true,  there  is  a  minimum  which 
is  justly  expected  from  all.  We  \\\\\  explicitly  state  them.  They 
are :  First y  for  our  Diocesan  fund,  the  support  of  our  household  of 
faith.     We  must  take  care  of  our  own  or  we  are  unworthy  of 


the  name  of  Christian,  we  are  as  the  Apostle  says,  "Worse  than 
an  infidel."  The  Diocesan  fund  is  raised  to  pay  the  expenses, 
of  the  Diocese,  the  salary  of  the  Bishop,  for  the  necessary  print- 
ing of  the  Synod  and  the  Secretary,  and  the  assessment  of  the 
General  Convention  on  the  basis  of  J)?3  per  capita  for  each  Clergy- 
man. Sccovd,  for  our  Diocesan  Missions,  for  aggressive  work 
in  spreading  the  Church  within  the  limits  of  our  Diocese.  Third, 
for  General  ^Missions  throughout  all  our  possessions  far  and  near, 
and  fourth,  for  the  expenses  of  our  clerical  Deputies  to  the 
(ieneral  Convention.  This  is  a  personal  matter,  and  concerns 
the  self-respect  if  not  the  honor  of  the  Clergy. 

It  is  scarcely  decent  that  the  Diocese  should  allow  its  selected 
representatives,  like  mendicants,  to  solicit  the  means  to  provide 
for  their  transportation  to  and  from  the  General  Convention, 
and  yet  for  the  most  part  the  salaries  of  our  Clergy  are  so  very 
meagre  that  they  cannot  have  on  hand  the  surplus  which  such 
an  extraordinary  expenditure  demands.  If  an  offering  is  con- 
scientiously made  each  year  by  every  Clergyman  within  the 
Diocese  the  accumulation  of  three  years  Avill  yield  a  sum  which 
will  materially  lighten,  if  it  does  not  entirely  remove,  the  pecun- 
iary burden  from  our  Clerical  Deputies.  We  have  done  our  ut- 
most to  help  in  this  delicate  matter.  The  Diocesan  Fund,  the 
Diocesan  Missionary  Fund,  the  offering  for  General  Missions 
and  for  the  expenses  of  the  Clerical  Deputies  to  the  General 
Convention  are  the  four  offerings  which  we  Avould  urge  upon 
our  Clergy  to  make  as  a  minimum. 

May  we  entreat,  more  than  urge,  our  Clergy  and  Laity  to 
do  two  other  things :  First,  to  increase  the  patronage  of  our  St. 
Agatha's  School,  Springfield.  Nothing  could  be  more  excellent 
than  its  management  and  culture  under  Miss  IMurdoch.  It  is  a 
great  privilege  to  be  under  her  influence  and  guidance.  We  need 
more  pupils,  and  if  our  Clergy  and  Laity  will  exert  themselves 
on  our  behalf  w^e  can  have  them,  and  speedily.  W^ill  you  not  help 
us,  dear  Brethren  ? 

Second,  our  Diocesan  paper  is  most  useful.  It  makes  the 
Diocese  acquainted  with  itself.  It  draws  it  together  as  one 
family,  interesting  and  making  its  members  interested  in  each 


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other.  It  is  api)reciated  vastly  more  outside  of  the  Diocese  than 
it  seems  to  be  within.  Why  is  this?  The  Clergy  would  find  it  a 
groat  help  in  their  Missions  and  Parishes  if  they  would  only 
make  use  of  it  as  a  Missionary  and  Pastoral  agency.  Every  Par- 
ish and  ]\Iission  might  localize  it  by  having  a  leaf  inserted  for 
its  own  special  use,  and  thus  it  would  become  at  once  a  Dio- 
cesan and  Parochial  paper.  It  seems  strange  that  our  own  offi- 
cers will  not  heed  the  appeal  of  their  general  made  in  their 
own  behalf  and  seek  to  carry  out  the  marching  orders  of  the 
arsny  of  Christ.  Let  us,  dear  Brethren,  all  pull  together  in  the 
spirit  of  love,  and  do  our  very  utmost  to  promote  the  spread  of 
the  blessed  Gospel  of  Salvation. 

\Ve  bring  our  annual  message  to  a  close  with  a  piece  of 
good  news,,  for  which  the  Diocese  has  long  waited.  St.  ^latthew's 
Church,  Bloomington,  is  free  from  debt,  and  was  consecrated  on 
Thanksgiving  Day,  November  28,  1901.  We  found  the  Church 
burdened  with  a  heavy  mortgage  in  1878.  The  incumbrance  has 
been  lightened  from  time  to  time,  but  other  burdens  and  trials 
have  come,  and  the  final  release  was  only  reached  a  few  weeks 
ago.  This  triumph  has  been  achieved  under  the  leadership  of 
the  present  Rector,  the  Rev.  Wemyss  Smith.  The  story  of  St. 
Matthew's  Church,  Bloomington,  is  recorded  in  part  in  the  Jour- 
nal:] of  our  Diocese.  It  has  often  been  sad  and  never  satisfactory. 
Now  it  emerges  from  the  shadows  and  will  henceforth,  we  trust, 
be  in  the  sunshine  of  prosperity.  The  mortgage  was  burned  at 
the  Parish  banquet  on  Thanksgiving  night  in  the  sight  of  all 
the  people  and  its  ashes  gathered  in  an  urn,  as  an  object  lesson, 
and  an  example  for  all  other  ^Missions  and  Parishes,  which  are 
burdened  with  debt,  to  admire  and  follow. 

We  congratulate  the  Diocese,  and  St.  Matthew's  Parish, 
Bloomington,  and  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  Wemyss  Smith,  upon  this 
spk-ndid  result.  The  Diocese  is  stronger,  the  Parish  is  free,  and 
the  Rector  is  happy.  Invoking  God's  blessing  upon  you  all,  we 
say  *'Good  Bye,"  God  be  T,ith  you. 


THE   BISHOP'S   ADDRESS. 


Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity  of  the  Diocese 
of  Springfield:  Fellow  laborers  with  j^our  Bishop  in  the 
harvest  field  of  our  Lord,  we  greet  you  and  invoke  God's 
blessing  upon  you. 

Let  us  begin  our  communion  of  thought  together  by 
recalling  in  memory  some  of  those  by  name,  and  many 
more  without  special  mention,  who  have  gone  out  from 
us,  since  last  we  met,  and  entered  upon,  we  humbly  trust, 
a  higher  stage  of  being,  and  into  a  closer  relation  to  our 
Lord,  in  Paradise. 

And  first,  we  must  remind  ourselves  of  those  of  our 
own  order,  a  little  band  still,  less  than  one  hundred,  who 
have  departed  this  life  within  our  Synodal  year  from 
December  to  December. 

The  four  Bishops,  who  have  left  us,  include  all  stages 
of  Episcopal  life  from  the  youngest  to  the  oldest,  and 
thus  we  are  admonished,  that  no  one  is  secure,  that  our 
times  are  in  God's  hands,  and  that  the  only  remedy 
against  surprise,  in  the  midst  of  this  busy  world,  is  the 
holy  example  of  St.  Paul,  who  writes,  ''1  die  daily.-' 
We  must  rise  each  day,  and  go  about  our  work,  as  though 
it  were  to  be  our  last  on  earth. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  F.  Spalding,  the  second 
Bishop  of  Colorado,  was  born  at  Belgrade,  Maine,  August 


25,  1828,  and  died  March  9,  1902.  His  chief  pastorate 
was  in  Erie,  Pa.,  where  he  greatly  endeared  himself  to 
his  people  by  his  laborious  and  faithful  ministrations, 
and  drew  well  merited  attention  to  himself,  as  being 
eminently  fitted  to  be  a  leader  in  a  larger  field  of  use- 
fulness, by  his  missionary  zeal  in  his  home  city  and  its 
neighborhood.  This  call  to  leadership  came,  when  he 
was  chosen  Missionaiy  Bishop  of  Colorado  in  1873. 

Dr.  Spalding's  episcopate  was  a  successful  ad- 
ministration of  a  very  arduous  field  of  labor,  and  a  very 
difficult  condition  of  affairs  both  within  and  without 
the  Church.  His  missionary  jurisdiction  during  his  in- 
cumbency of  over  twenty-eight  years  was  divided,  and 
the  Eastern  portion  became  a  Diocese. 

Great  and  radical  changes  passed  over  Colorado  be- 
tween 1873  and  1902.  The  Territory  became  a  State. 
The  original  population  was  absorbed,  and  almost  lost, 
as  an  appreciable  quantity,  by  the  immense  stream  of 
immigration,  which  poured  into  the  country,  attracted 
by  the  rich  mines  of  silver  and  gold.  Financial  pros- 
perity rose  and  fell,  until  at  times  collapse  seemed  in- 
evitable. Other  troubles  incidental  and  personal,  dis- 
tressed the  Bishop,  but  as  time  stretches  out  with  ever 
increasing  length  from  the  grave  of  Dr.  Spalding,  his 
life  work  in  Colorado  will  rise,  like  one  of  its  mountahi 
peaks  against  the  sky,  and  make  him  a  conspicuous  figure 
in  our  ecclesiastical  annals.  His  contributions  to  theo- 
logical literature  were  many  and  valuable. 

The  second  Bishop  to  leave  us  was  our  personal 
friend  of  manv  vears,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Whittle,  of  Vir- 

ft       ».  /  ' 

ginia.  His  age  was  nearly  79.  He  died  on  the  18th  of 
June,  1902.  He  was  born  July  7,  1823.  His  episcopate 
extended  beyond  34  years.  We  love  to  dwell  in  memory 
upon  the  late  Bishop,  because  he  was  so  perfectly  manly, 
frank,  and  unworldly  in  spirit  and  in  act. 


Another  reflection  brings  us  pleasure,  that  he  always 
seemed  so  eager  to  grasp  our  hand,  when  we  met,  and  ex- 
press his  gratification  by  manner  and  word  at  seeing 
us.  No  two  men  in  the  episcopate  could  be  further  apart^, 
on  many  subordinate  theological  issues  and  sympathies' 
than  we  were,  and  yet  this  mutual  friendship  has  led  us 
to  flatter  ourselves  with  the  conviction,  that  Bishop  AVhit- 
tle  gave  us  credit  in  his  heart  for  possessing  the  same 
characteristics  in  some  degree,  which  endeared  him  to 
us,  and  hence  he  was  drawn  to  us.  This  reflection  may 
be  a  mistaken  one,  but  it  brings  us  comfort,  and  at  all 
events  we  are  sure  of  one  thing,  that  he  honored  us 
with  his  affection  and  esteem. 

On  the  24th  of  July,  we  were  surprised  and  dis- 
tressed to  read  the  despatch  that  Bishop  Barnwell  of 
Alabama,  was  dead. 

His  age  was  only  53,  and  when  last  we  met,  he  seemed 
to  be  vigorous  and  strong.  We  knew  him  first  as  a 
student  in  our  General  Theological  Seminarv.  His  lineage 
was  of  the  best  blood  of  South  Carolina,^  and  his  an- 
cestors have  no  cause  to  be  ashamed  of  their  excellent 
and  distinguished  son.  Had  dear  Barnwell  lived  one 
day  longer,  he  would  have  been  two  years  a  Bishop,  his 
consecration  having  taken  place  on  St.  James'  Day  (July 
25)  1900.  It  is  a  startling  fact  that  the  afflicted  Diocese 
of  Alabama  has  lost  three  Bishops  by  death  within  the 
brief  space  of  two  years  and  three  months.  Bishop  Jack- 
son died  May  3,  1900;  Bishop  Wilmer  died  June  1  i, 
1900,  and  Bishop  Barnwell  died  July  24,  1902. 

Just  on  the  eve  of  the  assembling  our  our  Synod,  the 
Diocese  of  Mississippi  is  bereaved  of  its  Bishop,  the  Rt 
Rev.  Dr.  Hugh  Miller  Thompson.  His  decease  was  expect- 
ed, as  no  human  help  could  avail  to  stav  the  progress  of 
the  deadly  cancer,  and  the  result  was  certain.  In  such  a 
ease  to  us,  who  witness  the  suffering,  death  can  scarcely 


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be  deplored.  Bishop  Thompson  was  a  man  of  great 
intellectual  gifts,  and  adds  another  striking  illustration 
of  what  patient  industry  and  indomitable  perseverance 
will  do,  to  lift  one  above  the  surroundings  of  his  birth 
and  youth,  and  justify  the  comment,  that  he  was  a  '^self- 
made  man.''  The  late  Bishop  of  Mississippi  was  emin- 
ently this,  and  he  deserves  admiration  for  his  success. 
As  a  writer  Dr.  Thompson  has  left  his  impress  upon 
our  ecclesiastical  literature.  He  was  professor,  editor, 
lecturer,  a  prolific  contributor,  to  newspapers  and  naaga- 
zines,  as  well  as  missionary,  rector,  and  finally  the  Bishop 
of  a  large  Diocese. 

In  our  own  little  band  of  Priests,  we  have  been  com- 
pelled to  part  with  two.  We  could  ill  afford  to  lose  them, 
although  one  by  reason  of  age  and  infirmity  due  to  age, 
could  no  longer  labor  in  the  Master's  harvest  field,  still 
he  could  pray  for  us,  and  for  the  work,  and  his  presence 
was  a  comfort  to  us.  We  hoped  that  he  would  remain 
longer  with  us  in  the  vestibule,  but  God  called  him  within, 
into  the  inner  chamber,  and  the  Rev.  Henry  C.  Whitley 
fell  asleep  on  the  29th  of  June  of  the  present  year.  We 
found  the  Rev.  :Mr.  Whitley  a  Deacon  in  the  Diocese  when 
we  came,  engaged  in  active  missionary  work.  He  served 
as  long  as  health  and  strength  permitted,  and  only  reluc- 
tantly retired  when  physical  necessity  compelled  him 
to  give  up.  It  is  due  to  our  dear  and  venerable  brother's 
memory,  to  relate  an  interesting  fact,  known  only  to  us. 
It  is  this :  The  Rev.  Mr.  Whitley  for  years  was  the  re- 
cipient of  a  small  missionary  stipend,  necessary  for  his 
support.  At  length  when  we  sent  as  usual  the  quarterly 
cheque,  he  returned  it  with  the  request  that  it  should  be 
given  to  another,  and  with  the  information  that  he  would 
no  longer  need  the  appropriation.  Henceforth  our 
brother  became  a  contributor  to  missions,  and  possibly 
gave  more  than  ever  he  received.  In  this  age  of  greed- 
iness and  avarice  this  incident  is  most  refreshing. 


Of  out  faithful  friend  and  brother,  the  other  priest, 
w^ho  has  been  taken  from  us,  the  Rev.  D.  C.  Peabody,  who 
died  by  his  own  hand  in  Decatur  on  the  4th  of  July  last, 
we  have  already  spoken  in  the  Church  papers  at  the  time, 
and  in  the  October  number  of  our  Diocesan  paper. 
It  is  due  to  him,  that  we  should  add,  that  all  the  in- 
formation, concerning  the  tragedy,  which  we  have  gath- 
ered since,  confirms  the  conviction  that  he  was  not  mor- 
ally responsible,  when  he  committed  the  fatal  act.  Dear 
Peabody  was  a  devout  man,  one  who  feared  and  loved 
God.  One,  who  strove  to  deal  honorably  with  his  fellov/ 
men  always  and  everywhere.  He  was  genial  in  manner, 
gentle  and  tender  in  disposition,  of  a  naturally  cheerful 
temperament,  and  most  interesting  and  delightful  as  a 
companion.  Insidious  disease,  which  few,  if  any,  suspect- 
ed, had  fastened  itself  upon  him,  and  unfortunate  circum- 
stances, temporary  in  their  nature,  made  the  skies  dark 
above  him,  and  the  future  apparently  a  blank  before  him, 
and  reason  was  for  a  moment  dethroned,  and  our  beloved 
brother  sunk  beneath  the  burden. 

Of  our  laity  we  shall  miss  many,  who  have  died 
during  the  year.  We  remember  them  with  affection,  and 
they  each  have  a  place  in  our  associations  of  the  past, 
since  w^e  came  to  Springfield,  but  time  would  fail  us  to  tell 
of  their  worth  one  by  one.  We  must  be  content  to  men- 
tion their  names  and  ask  you  to  pause  in  silence  for  a 
space,  and  unite  in  prayer  with  us,  that  we  with  them, 
may  have  our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss  both  in 
body  and  soul  with  all  God's  saints  in  glory  everlasting. 

We  recall  with  reverence  and  affection  and  thank- 
fulness the  names  of  Mrs.  Julia  F.  Watson,  Mrs.  L.  D. 
Simmons,  Mrs.  Darius  Kingsbury,  Mr.  A.  J.  Blakeslee, 
Mr.  William  M.  Dorsey,  Mr.  Joseph  Maddux,  Mrs,  H. 
I).  Moss,  Mrs.  Alexander  Allen  and  Mr.  J.  J.  Cossitt. 


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We  must  add  a  word  about  the  wife  of  our  beloved 
Presb>i;er,  the  Rev.  Alexander  Alien,  and  our  late  Treas- 
urer, Mr.  Cossitt. 

We  knew  Mrs.  Allen's  father,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Benjamin 
Franklin,  in  years  gone  by,  and  we  once  met,  by  happy 
chance,  all  his  daughters  in  New  Jersey,  where  we  were 
tarrying  for  a  day,  and  they  were  presented  to  us  in  a 
body  as  the  "Franklin  Girls." 

Mrs.  Allen  was  a  woman  of  strong  character,  and 
rare  intellectual  gifts.  She  was  a  devout,  w^ell  instructed 
Churchwoman,  and  most  useful  in  all  the  relations  of 
life. 

Mr.  Cossitt  was  a  model  treasurer,  prompt,  method- 
ical, tireless.  The  Diocese  appreciated  his  w^orth  by  re- 
electing him  from  year  to  year,  and  he  doubtless  would 
have  been  continued  in  office  to  the  end  of  his  days,  had 
he  lived  to  fourscore  years,  and  been  willing  to  serve. 
This  silent  tribute  of  confidence  was  \fell  deserved.  Mr. 
John  J.  Cossitt  was  highly  esteemed  and  beloved  in  his 
own  city,  Lincoln. 

Let  us  pause  for  a  moment  and  pray. 

(At  the  request  of  the  Bishop  of  Springfield,  the 
Bishop  of  Quincy  offered  appropriate  collects,  and  then 
the  Bishop  resumed  and  concluded  his  address). 

Diocesan  Missions. 
Our  Missions,  Diocesan  and  General,  must  be  sup- 
ported, and  liberally/  supported.  Our  immediate  work  at 
our  doors  claims  our  first  attention.  Whole  tiers  of  coun- 
ties and  scores  of  large,  thriving  cities  and  towns  within 
our  own  borders  are  absoluteh/  destitute  of  the  ministries 
of  our  Church.  This  ought  not  to  be.  Vie  should  be 
more  aggressive  in  the  way  of  marching  in,  as  an  army 
with  supplies,  to  bless  our  brethren  with  the  Word  and 
Sacraments.     We  should  aim  at  first  to  plant  ourselves 

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in  the  largest  city  in  each  county,  and  radiate  fro  mthat  to 
its  boundaries,  and  not  be  sensitive  about  overstepping 
them,  and  going  beyond  into  other  and  neighboring  coun- 
ties. We  should  be  like  the  rural  postal  delivery,  and 
carry  our  messages  of  peace,  and  good  will  and  our 
cheques  and  drafts  for  what  is  more  precious  than  gold 
and  silver,  to  our  farmers,  and  citizens,  of  small  hamlets 
and  villages.  We  can  do  this,  and  we  ought  to  do  it.  Let 
us  try  with  all  our  might,  and  see  what  a  year's  strenu- 
ous effort  will  accomplish. 

General  Missions. 

Next  as  to  our  General  Missions.  We  start  with  a 
splendid  record.  We,  with  seven  other  Dioceses,  met 
our  apportionment  in  full,  and  are  therefore  on  the  list 
of  honor.  But  it  is  not  only  that,  which  is  a  cause  for 
congratulation,  but  the  further  and  most  gratifying  fact, 
that  our  apportionment  was  met  by  contributions  from 
almost  every  communicant  and  often  in  comparatively 
small  sums,  which  shows  that  the  great  mass  of  our  com- 
municants and  others  gave,  and  enables  us  to  make  the 
serious  charge  against  our  people,  without  the  slightest 
fear  of  refutation,  that  ' '  they  all  had  a  hand  in  it. ' '  We 
hope  to  be  able  to  make  this  charge  again,  since  it  is  a 
lesson  more  easily  learned  the  second  time,  than  the 
first,  and  we  desire  to  have  all  the  members  of  our  spir- 
itual family  contribute.  We  covet  a  gift  from  everybody, 
large  and  small,  rich  and  poor,  each  according  to  his 
means,  and  the  conditions  of  his  private  life  and  circum- 
stances, about  which  no  one  can  presume  to  know  as  well 
as  himself. 

As  to  the  expenditure  of  missionary  funds,  let  us 
forestall  criticism,  by  saying  that  the  responsibility  of 
distribution  has  been  placed  by  the  constitutional  author- 
ities of  the  Church  in  the  hands  of  a  Board  of  Managers, 
and  that  it  is  our  part  and  duty  as  loyal  Christian  men, 


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and  women  and  ehilden,  to  meet  with  ready  and  glad 
hearts  what  we  are  urgently  requested,  nay  entreated,  to 
do. 

Our  apportionment  for  the  current  year  is  one  thous- 
and dollars.  Our  circular  of  last  year,  of  which  we  have 
a  number  of  copies,  will  serve  for  the  present,  and  we 
propose  to  place  it  in  the  hands  of  every  clergyman  and 
official  layman  in  our  Diocese.  Nothing  would  be  better 
and  more  acceptable  and  more  profitable  both  for  cler- 
gymen and  for  their  flocks,  than  for  each  rector  and  mis- 
sionary to  devote  one  of  his  pastoral  visits  to  the  subject 
of  missions  and  missionary  giving,  and  not  leave  his  par- 
ishioner's presence  until  he  exacted  a  pledge  or  received 
an  offering  for  missions.  There  should  be  personal  ap- 
peals for  the  Lord's  lost,  or  wandering  sheep  and  lambs 
to  everyone  within  his  cure  by  all  the  clergy  of  the  Dio- 
cese before  the  first  day  of  July  next,  and  our  offerings 
full  one  thousand  dollars  should  all  be  in  the  hands  of  our 
devoted  and  most  generous  Treasurer,  Mr.  George  G. 
Thomas,  of  Philadelphia,  before  the  1st  of  August,  1903. 
We  make  our  missionarv  letter  of  last  vear  to  our  Dio- 
eese,  with  necessary  modifications,  a  part  of  our  Address 
to  be  printed  as  an  appendix  to  our  Journal,  and  to  bo 
placed  as  a  personal  appeal  from  us  within  the  reach  of 
all  our  clergy  and  laity. 

Courts  of  Appeal. 

The  subject  of  courts  of  appeal  will  be  brought  to 
vour  notice  bv  an  official  commimication  from  the  Diocese 
of  Milwaukee,  and  we  need  scarcely  say  that  our  present 
judicial,  we  lack  a  word  to  describe  it,  well  our  present 
judicial  chaos,  is  a  reproach  to  the  intelligence  and  fair- 
mindedness,  which  characterize  the  clergy  and  laity  of 
our  Church.  There  is  nothing  like  our  judicial  want  of 
system  in  the  whole  civilized  world.  Perhaps  we  may 
derive  a  little  comfort  from  our  deplorable  condition  in 


this  respect,  from  the  reflection  that  we  must  have  been 
and  are  still  a  remarkably  well-behaved  and  long-suffer- 
ing, docile,  patient  sort  of  people,  to  have  lived  for  over 
a  hundred  years  under  our  present  conditions,  with  per- 
haps seventy  courts  of  first  resort  of  varying  constitution 
and  character,  and  no  appeal  from  their  decisions. 

Surely  the  time  has  come  for  us  to  move  in  the  di- 
rection of  placing  the  judicial  department  of  the  Church 
in  the  hands  of  competent  canonists  and  jurists  and  pro- 
viding, through  their  wisdom  and  knowledge  and  expe- 
rience, a  code  of  procedure,  and  courts  of  first  resort, 
and  of  appeal,  which  will  satisfy  the  obviously  fair  de 
mands  of  justice  and  equity.  We  commend  the  subject 
earnestly  to  your  prompt  attention. 

Coadjutor  Bishop. 

In  reference  to  a  Coadjutor  Bishop,  we  enter,  we  are 
aware,  upon  the  discussion  of  a  subject  of  a  delicate  na- 
ture. But  we  have  not  very  far  to  go.  We  have  simply 
to  say,  that  we  regret,  that  nature  will  not  hold  out  for- 
ever. W^ould  that  we  had  the  natural  force,  dear  breth- 
ren, which  we  brought  to  you  more  than  twenty-four  years 
ago,  then  we  would  ask  for  no  Coadjutor,  we  would  ad- 
dress ourselves  to  the  task  of  visiting  our  sixty  counties 
and  bearing  the  burden  of  the  care  of  all  the  Churches 
with  the  vigorous  energy  of  mature  manhood.  But  we  are 
not  like  Moses.  He  was  one  hundred  and  twenty  years 
old,  and  yet  his  eye  was  not  dim,  nor  was  his  natural 
force  abated.  We  are  not  eighty  and  yet  our  eye  is  very 
dim  and  our  natural  force  is  abated,  is  going,  will  soon 
be  gone.  We  know  it  full  well,  and  were  it  not  for  our 
sins,  a  burden  too  heavy  for  us  to  bear,  we  would  not 
repine,  but  rather  rejoice,  and  affirm  sincerely  with  St. 
Paul,  that  for  us  it  would  be  better  to  depart  and  be  with 
Christ. 


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There  is  however  another  side  to  this  question.  God 
wills  that  we  should  abide  in  the  flesh  a  little  longer, 
whether  it  be  for  your  sakes,  we  know  not,  He  knows. 
But  for  thaf  little  longer, ''  whether  it  be  for  a  few  years, 
or  more  than  a  few,  we,  you  and  I,  must  provide.  God's 
work  must  not  flag,  His  ministries  of  Word  and  Sacrament 
must  not  be  intermitted  or  cease.  The  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  in  all  its  power  must  go  forward,  not  back. 

We  must  strive,  dear  brethren,  to  be  your  leader  in 
all  good  things.  ' '  It  is  more  blessed  to  give,  than  to  re- 
ceive, ' '  says  our  dear  and  blessed  Saviour,  who  gave  Him- 
self for  us. 

Well,  we  are  poor,  the  great  difficulty  about  provid- 
ing a  Coadjutor  for  the  Diocese  is  our  inability  to  pay 
an  adequate  salary.    This  difficulty  must  be  met  and  over- 
come.   It  can  be.    We  approach  you  then,  and  say,  that 
we  will  gladly,  for  the  sake  of  Christ's  work  and  our 
many  noble,  true-hearted  brethren,  who  are  offering  now 
all  that  they  possibly  can  to  the  Lord's  treasury,  we  will 
gladly  devote  one-half  of  our  present  salary  towards 
the  payment  of  the  annual  income,  which  we  propose  to 
offer  to  our  Coadjutor  Bishop.     ''If  you  wish  me  to 
weep,"  says  the  Roman  poet,  ''you  must  weep  first  your- 
self," a  true  principle  wherever  applied.    W^e  should  be 
ashamed,  and  more  than  ashamed,  disgusted  with  our- 
selves, were  we  in  this  poor  Diocese,  to  approach  our 
people  and  ask  for  a  Coadjutor  at  a  great  sacrifice  to 
them,  to  help  us,  and  we  did  not  first  make  some  sacri- 
fice ourselves.    We  shall  gladly  give  of  the  little,  which 
we  receive,  to  help  provide  for  the  spiritual  needs  of  the 
immense  jurisdiction,  sixty  populous  counties,  over  which 
the  Lord  has  made  us  overseer.     Brethren,  we  take  the 
lead,  as  well  as  we  can,  not  as  well  as  we  could  desire, 
and  we  venture,  do  not  blame  us,  to  ask  you  to  follow  us. 
We  go  one  step  further,  and  are  bold  to  say,  as  regards 


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the  choice  of  a  Coadjutor,  be  not  over-sanguine  that  every- 
one will  accept.  We  have  had  too  many  instances  of  refus- 
als of  the  Episcopate  of  late  years  to  conclude  that  our  in- 
vitation will  be  considered  as  a  compulsory  demand,  which 
cannot  be  disregarded.  It  is  not  so  much  eloquence  we 
need,  or  the  exterior,  which  commands  this  world's  ap- 
proval, as  it  is  a  consecrated  life,  resting  upon  and  ani- 
mated by  a  clear  apprehension  of  the  fundamental  veri- 
ties of  the  Christian  Faith  and  the  thorough  conviction, 
that  the  Church  of  Christ,  like  the  family,  is  directly  and 
immediately  God's  creation  in  its  character  and  details. 
In  these  days  of  loose  thinking,  and  lax-believing  and 
indiff'erence  to  the  obligation  of  promises  and  vows  and 
oaths,  we  must  be  careful  to  test  a  man  by  his  past, 
whether  he  is  a  true  man,  a  rock,  as  firm  as  adamant,  or 
a  reed  shaken  by  the  wind.  We  have  no  wish  to  prescribe, 
or  exercise  undue  influence.  Our  sympathies  are  as  com- 
prehensive as  our  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  and  our  love 
as  universal,  as  His,  Who  prayed  for  all  men,  even  those 
who  crucified  Him.  There  are  many  men  humble  in  sta- 
tion and  obscure  in  position,  of  whom  the  world  is  not 
worthy,  but  whom  God  loves  for  their  unselfishness,  and 
unworldliness,  whom  we  would  gladly  welcome  to  our 
side  to  help  us  during  the  little  time  which  remains.  We 
are  not  impatient.  We  can  endure  to  wait,  and  though 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Standing  Committee,  we  expressed 
a  desire  for  a  Coadjutor  to  be  called  to  help  us,  still  the  re- 
flection that  such  action  would,  at  the  present  time  seem 
to  many  to  be,  if  not  exactly  hasty  action,  still  at  the  best 
action,  for  which  deliberate  preparation  could  not  be 
made,  it  seems  to  us,  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances,  that 
the  choice  of  a  Coadjutor  had  best  be  deferred  to  our  next 
Synod  or  until  after  our  next  General  Convention. 


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Change  of  Name  of  the  Church. 
The  subject  of  the  change  of  name  of  the  Church 
will  be  brought  before  our  Synod  by  a  resolution  of  the 
joint  committee  appointed  by  the  last  General  Convention, 
which  asks  for  information  upon  two  points.  First,  wheth- 
er we  desire  a  change  to  be  made,  and.  Second,  if  so,  what 
name  we  would  recommend,  as  a  substitute  for  the  present 
title,  ''Protestant  Episcopal.''  Possibly  we  might  leave 
the  matter  without  comment  to  your  wisdom  to  decide, 
as  your  judgment  may  deem  best  in  the  premises,  but  as 
the  matter  is  one  of  expediency  as  to  action  at  the  present 
time,  and  under  existing  conditions,  and  not  of  principle, 
since  about  that  there  can  be  no  dispute,  that  the  present 
name  of  the  Church  is  not  only  a  misnomer,  but  mislead- 
ing, both  as  to  fact  and  inference,  we  may  venture  to 
draw  attention  to  a  few  points  very  briefly  and  concisely, 
after  the  manner  of  a  lawyer's  brief,  and  leave  you  with 
your  quick  perception  and  intelligent  grasp  of  sugges- 
tions, to  draw  out  and  expand  the  argument..  We  are 
encouraged  thus  to  intrude  upon  you  our  own  personal 
convictions,  because  judging  from  the  past,  we  feel  sure 
of  a  cordial  and  thankful  reception  of  what  we  shall  sub- 
mit for  vour  consideration. 

To  begin,  as  a  matter  of  Diocesan  history,  it  may  be 
a  cause  for  congratulation,  at  all  events  of  deep  interest, 
that  the  first  movement  in  reference  to  a  change  of  name 
of  our  Church  was  made  by  the  late  Hon.  John  A.  Jones 
of  blessed  memory,  who  in  the  third  annual  convention, 
(as  it  was  then  called)  of  the  Diocese,  May  5, 1880,  offered 
the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted. 

''Resolved,  That  our  deputies  to  the  next  General 
Convention  be  and  are  hereby  instructed  to  endeavor  to 
obtain  the   adoption   by  this  branch   of  the   One   Holy 


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Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church,  of  a  name  more  appro- 
priate, and  less  absurd  than  that  of  "Protestant  Episco- 
pal."    (See  Journal  1880,  p.  23.) 

It  is  a  matter  of  congratulation  to  us,  to  recall  the 
fact,  that  this  laudable  effort  for  the  relief  of  the  Church 
of  Christ  in  our  land  was  thus  early  made  in  our  Diocesan 
history,  at  the  very  first  General  Convention  held  after 
our  accession  to  the  Episcopate,  as  your  Bishop,  and  the 
still  further  fact,  that  it  emanated  from  our  honored 
friend,  who  was  known  throughout  his  life,  as  an  old- 
fashioned  conservative  Evangelical,  staunch,  loyal  and 
true.  We  thus  see  that  this  question  of  a  change  of  name 
for  our  Church  is  at  once  separated  from  the  prejudices 
and  passions,  which  embarass  issues  of  a  partisan  char- 
acter, and  lifted  up  to  the  plane  of  expediency  as  to 
whether  noiv  is  the  time  to  make  the  change,  or  whether 
there  are  substantial  and  good  reasons  for  postponement. 
About  the  real  fundamental  question  there  can  be  no 
reasonable  difference  of  opinion.  The  present  name,  at 
the  best,  is  inadequate,  it  is  misleading,  it  dishonors  the 
Church,  and  through  her  it  casts  reproach  upon  Christ. 
It  aids  the  Church  of  Rome  in  making  converts  more  than 
any  other  one  cause  that  can  be  named,  and  it  hope- 
lessly confuses  the  minds  of  the  great  public  outside  the 
Church.  Possibly  our  venerable  friend  was  not  far  wrong 
in  using  the  term  "absurd''  in  describing  the  present 
title,  "Protestant  Episcopal,"  although  we  would  have 
hesitated  to  employ  so  strong  an  adjective. 

For  a  larger  discussion  of  this  subject  than  we  can 
now  bestow  upon  it,  we  refer  you  to  a  paper  which  we 
prepared  and  read  by  appointment,  upon  "The  Change  of 
Name  of  our  Church,"  before  the  Church  Congress,  held 
in  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  the  autumn  of  1886. 

1.  The  first  consideration,  which  we  would  present, 
is  that  the  title  "Protestant  Episcopal"  applied  to  His 


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Bride,  the  Church,  is  parallel  with  the  title,  *^  Jesus  of 
Nazareth, '^  applied  to  the  Bridegroom.  ''Jesus  of  Naz- 
areth'' obscured  and  dishonored  the  Divine  Master,  so 
does  Protestant  obscure  and  dishonor  His  Church. 

''Can  any  good  thing  come  out  of  Nazareth T'  asked 
the  guileless  Nathaniel.  Can  any  good  thing  come  out  of 
Protestantism  asks  many  a  Nathaniel  today,  and  thous- 
ands upon  thousands  besides.  It  is  true,  brethren,  that 
well  instructed  persons  like  you  in  spiritual  things,  while 
the  multitude  cry,  "Jesus  of  Nazareth  passeth  by,^'  look 
beneath  the  surface,  and  heedless  of  the  popular  igno- 
rance or  scorn,  recognize  the  Saviour,  and  address  Him 
as,  "Jesus,  Thou  Son  of  David,''  and  again  while  the 
same  multitude  cry,  the  ' '  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, ' ' 
you  discern  the  Bride  of  Christ,  "the  One,  Holy,  Catholic, 
and  Apostolic  Church,"  in  our  land,  and  say,  as  you  recite 
your  creed  each  one,  "I  believe  in  the  Catholic  Church." 
This  is  true,  profoundly  true,  of  you,  but  with  the  great 
mass  of  our  people  it  is  not  true,  and  they  are  ready, 
through  irgnorance,  to  crucify  the  Church,  as  in  the  old 
time,  they  crucified  Jesus,  and  place  above  her  cross, 
"Protestant  Episcopal,"  as  they  placed  above  His  "Jesus 
of  Nazareth."  Jesus  prayed  for  the  seething  crowd,  which 
gazed  upon  Him  in  his  huimliation  and  shame,  "Father 
forgive  them  for  they  know  not  what  they  do. "  Do  we 
wish  to  continue  to  b  ethe  subjects  of  that  prayer,  while 
we  protect  by  our  influence  and  votes  the  dishonoring  in- 
scription upon  our  door-plate,  "Protestant  Episcopal!" 
God  forbid.     It  cannot  be. 

2.  Second,  the  term  ' '  Protestant, ' '  as  applied  to  us 
is  absolutely  and  without  (jualification,  as  a  matter  of  his- 
tory, untrue.  Our  Church  has  never  protested,  either  in 
England,  or  in  this  country.  She  never  had  any  occasion 
to  protest.  Men  enter  a  protest,  when  they  are  defeated, 
Neither  our  fathers  in  the  old  country,  nor  we  in  this  new 


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land  were  ever  overcome.   The  Angelican  Province  of 
Christ's  Church  rose  in  its  might  in  the  16th eeutury  and  by 
the  concurrence  of  the  Church,  the  King  and  the  Parlia- 
ment disallowed  the  usurped  claims  of  the  Pope,  and  con- 
tinued, as  from  the  beginning,  in  her  positive  position,  in 
affirming  the  polity,  doctrine,  discipline  and  order  of  the 
Church.    The  Church  of  England  never  protested,  for  the 
good  reason  that  she  had  no  cause  to  protest.    It  was  the 
Church  of  Rome  that  protested,  when  in  1571  the  Bishop 
of  Rome  ex-communicated  Queen  Elizabeth,   and  com- 
manded all,  who  would  obey  him,  to  leave  their  own 
church,  and  organize  a  foreign  Communion,  an  Italian 
Mission,  on  their  ow^n  English  soil.    The  Church  in  these 
United  States  never  protested,  for  the  equally  good  rea- 
son, that  she  never  had  any  cause  to  protest.     She  was 
first  on  the  ground  with  her  own  native  Episcopate,  be- 
fore the  foreign  communion  of  Rome  set  up  her  hierarchy 
on  our  shores.    Protestant  is  a  name  which  dishonors  us 
with  a  false  accusation  of  weakness  and  perpetual  defeat. 
Our  feet  are  on  the  solid  bedrock  of  truth,  and  our  career 
has  been  one  of  uninterrupted  conquest.    We  ahev  never 
protested,  we  do  not  now  protest,  and  we  are  not  Protest- 
ane,  except  in  so  far  as  positive  truth  involves  the  idea,  the 
inference,  of  the  condemnation  of  the  antagonistic  error. 
But  to  use  Protestant  in  such  a  sense  is  to  rule  oneself 
out  of  the  company  of  all  decent  people,  as  one,  who  is 
worse  than  a  trifler. 

» 

3.  Protestant  is  a  term  which  is  absolutelv  mislead- 
ing,  and  its  heterogeneous  comprehensiveness  is  becom- 
ing worse  and  worse  every  year,  as  sects  and  divisions 
multiply  and  new  cults  and  opinions  and  doctrines  more 
and  more  strange  and  grotesque,  seek  shelter  under  this 
meaningless  term,  except  in  the  way  of  negation.  Full 
four  hundred  divisions  and  sub-divisions  of  religious 
thought  and  organization  are  grouped  together  under  the 


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common  patronymic  Protestant.  Practically  among  men 
today  the  description,  '^ Protestant/'  means  one,  who  is 
neither  a  Jew  nor  a  Koman  Catholic,  and  then  to  locate 
him  we  must  rnn  down  the  catalogue  of  over  four  hundred 
names,  in  order  to  place  him  exactly  where  he  belongs. 
Is  not  this  most  distressing  ? 

4.     Can  any  adequate  reason  be  given,  why  we  alone 
of  all  the  large  religious  bodies  in  the  United  States  should 
have  the  word  ''Protestant''  upon  our  door-plate,  while 
they  have  it  not  f    The  Dutch  Reformed,  the  Presl)yterian, 
the  Baptist,  the  Methodists,  the  Congregationalists,  the 
Lutherans,  &c,  are  not  styled  '^ Protestant"  in  their  legal 
title.    Why  not!    We  are  sometimes  warned  to  be  on  our 
guard,  and  watch  men  who  are  always  proclaiming  that 
they  are  honest  men.    Those  who  cling  to  the  name  Prot- 
estant with  such  strenuous  earnestness,  are  they  who  un- 
consciously aid  and  abet  the  cause  of  the  Papal  claims, 
more  than  any  other  class  of  men.    The  reason  why  the 
Pope  advanced  with  such  rapid  strides  to  almost  univer- 
sal dominion  after  the  tenth  century,  was  that  the  Moham- 
medan conquest  overthrew  the  other  Patriarchates,  and 
left  the  Bishop  of  Rome  without  a  rival  to  dispute  his 
usurpation.    Precisely  the  same  is  true  now  and  here  witli 
us.     Obscure,  and  by  implication  deny  the  catholicity  of 
our  Church  by  calling  her  ** Protestant,''  and  you  leave 
Rome  alone  in  the  field,  as  the  historic  Church  in  out  land, 
to  claim  submission  to  her  authority  and  jurisdiction,  al- 
though she  is  a  foreign  communion  and  cannot  be  natural- 
ized on  our  soil.    What  could  be  more  suicidal  than  for  us 
to  weaken  our  own  legitimate  and  true  position,  and  play 
into  the  hands  of  our  rival,  if  not  our  foe.    We  are  the 
only  alternative  as  to  historic  and  Catholic  claims.     It 
must  be  either  ourselves  or  the  Church  of  Rome.    If  we 
persist  in  sinking  ourselves,  or  allow  others  to  sink  us 
from  the  impregnable  position,  to  which  our  God  has 


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called  us,  to  the  level  of  bodies  however  respectable  and 
worthy,  whose  history  begins  at  the  furthest  in  A.  D. 
1517,  we  invoke  upon  ourselves  the  curse  of  Esau,  who 
sold  his  spiritual  birthright  for  a  mess  of  pottage. 

5.  The  tide  of  immigration  into  our  possessions  is 
ever  on  the  increase  and  we  in  turn  are  entering  into 
newly  acquired  territories  and  are  coming  into  political 
and  civil  relations  with  foreign  i-aces,  w^e  must,  it  is  our 
duty  to  introduce  ourselves  to  them,  that  we  may,  if  they 
will  permit  us,  impart  to  them  spiritual  gifts.  How  shall 
we  present  ourselves  to  them?  By  what  name  shall  we 
call  ourselves  as  we  approach  them  and  hand  them  our 
card  1  If  it  must  be  as  the  ' '  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
of  the  United  States, ' '  then  we  shall  be  as  a  man  of  goodly 
countenance  behind  a  hideous  mask,  and  unless  we  can 
persuade  our  new  acquaintances  to  bear  with  us,  and  con- 
verse with  us  and  join  with  us  in  our  worship  we  shall 
deservedly  forfeit  their  confidence  and  respect  and  they 
will  leave  us.  Wliy  should  it  not  be  so!  Would  we 
drink  a  potion  which  was  labeled  '* poison!"  Would  we 
touch  the  leprous  hand  of  one  who  cried,  '^ unclean!" 
AVould  we  enter  a  ship  which  floated  at  its  mast-head  the 
flag  of  death!  It  would  be  in  vain  that  interested  parties 
sought  to  explain  away  the  warning  signals  and  insisted 
that  *' poison,"  '^ unclean,"  and  the  yellow  flag  meant 
nothing;  that  the  slandered  liquid  was  really  the  elixir  of 
life,  that  the  wailing  voice  of  warning  was  the  clumsy  ut- 
terance of  welcome  and  that  the  banner  of  pestilence  was 
the  token  in  disguise  of  health.  Let  it  be  remembered, 
that  our  title  applied  to  the  Church,  the  Body  of  Chrisr, 
is  an  exact  parallel  with  the  superscription  placed  by 
Pilate  above  the  Cross  of  Calvary  at  the  Crucifixion. 
Both  titles  contained  a  partial  truth  blended  with  a  false- 
hood and  a  whole  truth. 

''Jesus  of  Nazareth,  the  King  of  the  Jews,"  was  the 
description  given  by  the  Roman  Procurator,  Pontius  Pi- 
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late,  of  our  Divine  Lord,  the  Head  of  the  Church.  *^  Prot- 
estant Episcopal''  is  the  description  given  by  ourselves 
of  the  One,  Holy,  Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church  in  our 
land, ' '  the  Body  of  Christ. ' ' 

** Jesus  of  Nazareth''  was  a  partial  truth,  blended 
with  a  misleading  falsehood.  The  partial  truth  was  that 
our  Lord  had  dwelt  in  Nazareth,  a  city  of  ill-repute  in 
Galilee,  for  many  years.  But  he  was  not  of  Nazareth  in 
relation  to  His  divine  claims.  He  was  born  in  Bethlehem, 
He  was  the  ^*Son  of  David."  The  multitude  in  ignorance 
called  Him  ^*of  Nazareth,"  and  the  Scribes  and  Phari- 
sees, His  enemies,  so  styled  Him,  in  bitter  scorn  and  ma- 
lignity, as  afterwards  the  Apostate  Julian  termed  Him, 
''Galileean."  The  whole  truth  was  **the  King  of  the 
Jews. "  Of  course  He  is  more  than  King  of  the  Jews ;  He 
is  '^the  King  of  the  whole  Earth,"  He  is  the  King  Immor- 
tal, invisible,  the  only  wise  God." 

In  the  title  which  surmounts  the  Church.  '^Protestant 
Episcopal,"  Protestant  contains  a  partial  truth  blended 
with  a  falsehood.  The  partial  truth  is,  that  the  Church 
must  of  necessity,  as  asserting  and  proclaiming  the  posi- 
tive verities  of  natural  and  revealed  religion,  protest  by 
inevitable  inference  against  their  contradictory  errors. 
But  the  falsehood  })lended  with  this  partial  and  mislead- 
ing truth  is,  that  the  Church  is  presented  to  the  world, 
as  occupying  a  position  and  engaging  in  a  work,  so  con- 
spicuously, that  they  impress  upon  her  a  character,  which 
deservedly  give  her  a  name  Protestant  to  be  made  a  part 
of  her  title.  The  effect  of  this  is  misleading  in  the  ex- 
treme. Negation  is  not  the  business  of  the  Church.  You 
will  never  find  her  saying,  **I  do  not  believe,"  and  enter- 
ing  a  protest,  because  she  has  been  defeated.  No,  no. 
Her  course  is  one  of  positive  declaration  and  as  she  goes 
forward  proclaiming,  as  she  advances  with  the  tread  of 
a  conquering  army  with  banners,  ^*I  believe,  I  believe," 


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she  utters  the  positive  truths  of  the  creed  of  Christendom. 
She  has  nothing  to  do  with  negation  as  the  great  business 
of  her  vocation.  Even  when  confronted  with  the  heathen 
Roman  Empire  in  its  might,  and  when  her  sons  and  daugh- 
ters were  made  outlaws  by  the  State  and  were  tortured 
and  killed  by  thousands,  the  Church  did  not  call  herself, 
''Protestant."  Surely  then  she  had  just  cause  to  protest 
against  these  awful  outrages  and  horrors.  Far  from  it. 
The  Church  was  never  more  intensely,  strenuously  posi- 
tive, than  she  was  in  the  ages  of  martyrdom. '  •  Christianus 
sum,"  the  shout,  the  cry,  the  moan,  the  whisper  of  the 
deacon  Sanctus,  the  spiritual  athlete,  as  he  wrestled  with 
agony  and  grew  weaker  and  weaker,  condenses  the  con- 
viction, the  faith  of  the  Church,  when  her  son  thus  died 
in  the  era  of  persecution.  The  best  way  to  vanquish  error 
is  to  proclaim  and  insist  upon  proclaiming  the  contradic- 
tory truth.  The  world,  the  flesh  and  the  devil  will  never 
be  conquered  by  negations.  A  million  ciphers  do  not 
weigh  against  a  single  unit. 

To  call  the  Church  "Protestant"  is  to  smirch  the 
Bride  of  Christ  with  foul  companionship.  No  one  would 
ever  think  of  associating  the  Catholic  Church  with  Eddy- 
ism  and  Dowieism  and  other  cults  of  the  same  character, 
but  these,  and  more  than  three  hundred  sects  behind  them, 
comprehended  by  the  term,  ' '  Protestantism, ' '  and  if  the 
Church  must  continue  to  be  held  by  her  own  sons  and 
daughters  in  such  companionship,  it  will  not  be  because 
we  have  not  in  our  place  pleaded  for  her  rescue  from  this 
wretched  thralldom  and  false  imprisonment,  and  for  the 
thousands  of  souls,  who  in  ignorance  shun  her,  and  re- 
fuse her  because  her  true  character  and  just  claims  are 
disguised  by  her  questionable  company.  In  the  title  of 
the  Church,  the  whole  truth  is  "Episcopal."  Of  course 
the  Church  is  Episcopal,  since  she  could  not  be  the  Church, 
if  she  were  not  Episcopal,  as  Jesus  could  not  have  been 
the  Saviour,  if  He  had  not  been  the  King  of  the  Jews. 


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But  as  Jesus  was  more  than  King  of  the  Jews,  the 
King  of  the  whole  eaith,  so  the  Church  is  more  than 
Episcopal,  she  is  Baptist,  she  is  Presbyterian,  she  is 
Methodist,  she  is  all  these  and  more  at  once  as  she  stands 
for  all  revealed  truth. 

Our  objection  to  making  ** Episcopal'^  a  part  of  our 
title  lies  in  two  facts,  first  that  it  emphasizes  the  polity  of 
the  Church  too  strongly,  and  secondly,  that  it  suggests 
an  inference  that  there  could  be  a  church,  which  was  not 
Episcopal.  As  to  the  first  objection,  we  may  briefly  say, 
that  while  we  regard  the  sacrament  of  })aptism  as  an  ab- 
solute necessity,  where  It  may  be  had,  still  we  would  be 
utterly  opposed  to  giving  the  title  ^* Baptist^'  to  the 
Church,  })ecause  it  would  be  giving  undue  prominence 
to  one  truth  above  all  other  truths.  For  the  same  reason 
while  the  order  of  Presbyters  furnishes  us  with  the  work- 
ing clergy-  of  the  Church,  and  whose  importance  and  use- 
fulness cannot  be  overestimated,  we  would  deem  it  emi- 
nentlv  unwise  to  call  the  Church,  ** Presbyterian.'' 

*^Let  everything,''  says  the  Apostle,  ''he  done  de- 
cently and  in  order, ' '  and  again  it  is  a  proverb,  that ' '  order 
is  Heaven's  first  law,"  and  consequently,  we  can  see  how 
important  it  is  that  in  the  Church  of  God,  method  should 
characterize  her  worship  and  activities,  but  we  would  noi 
for  that  reason,  have  the  Church  called  ^  ^  Methodist. " 
We  are  prepared  then  to  see  why  the  Church  should  not 
havei  ncorporated  in  her  title,  ' '  Episcopal. ' '  It  destroys 
the  proportion  of  truth.  It  gives  undue  prominence  to 
the  Episcopal  order. 

We  thus  see  how  exactly  parallel  the  superscription 
placed  above  the  Head  of  our  Lord  by  Pilate,  '*  Jesus  of 
Nazareth,  the  King  of  the  Jews,"  is  to  the  superscription 
placed  by  ourselves  above  the  portals  of  the  Church, 
*  *  Protestant  Episcopal. ' ' 


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Suppose  for  the  sake  of  discussing  the  point,  the  title, 
•'Protestant  Episcopal"  is  dismissed,  what  name  shall 
we  sul)stitutel 

Both  theory  and  practice,  it  seems  to  us,  concur  in 
the  answer  that  it  should  be  ''American  Catholic." 

Nomenclature,  like  all  other  sciences,  should  be  based 
upon  well  ascertained  principles.  Names  as  far  as  possi- 
l)le  should  be  so  given  as  to  indicate  the  generic  character 
with  the  specific  difference.  The  genus  is  the  family,  the 
species  are  the  individual  members  of  the  family.  Here 
in  the  Occident,  among  European  and  American  races, 
our  families  illustrate  precisely  the  scientific  principles 
of  nomenclature,  to  which  we  have  referred.  The  patro- 
nymic the  father's  name,  covers  the  whole  family,  the 
wife  and  children,  so  that  all  are  known  as  Smiths  or 
Browns  or  Joneses  or  Moores.  Then  the  individuals  of 
these  groups  have  their  specific  personal  names,  by  which 
they  are  distinguished  one  from  another,  as  John,  Mary, 
William,  Sarah,  &c. 

We  pass  from  this  familiar  illustration  to  the  Church 
of  Christ  and  it  fits  exactly.  The  whole  Church  on  earth 
is  one  family.  Its  characteristic,  which  best  illustrates 
and  applies  the  love  of  God  is  its  universality.  It  is  for 
all.  It  gives  all  needed  blessings  for  time  and  eternity. 
It  comprehends  the  entirety  of  man's  life  from  birth  to 
death.  It  leaves  nothing  out;  it  brings  all  in  with  its  com- 
prehensive arms  of  love,  it  is  universal,  it  is  Catholic. 

Catholic,  universal  is  the  patronymic,  the  Father's 
name  which  shelters  with  its  love  all  the  provinces  of  the 
divine  household,  wherever  it  dwells  on  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth.  Catholic,  universal  is  the  adjective,  which 
correctly  describes  the  blessings  designed  for  all  by  our 
Father  in  Heaven,  as  the  air,  the  sunlight,  the  rain.  ' '  He 
maketh  His  sun  to  rise  upon  the  evil  and  the  good,  and 
His  rain  to  descend  upon  the  just  and  the  unjust. ' '    W^e 


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prefer  to  speak  of  the  Cliureli,  as  occupying  the  eartii 
with  its  provinces,  rather  than  covering  the  earth  with 
its  branches,  because  the  ilhistration  is  more  consistent 
with  the  exact  trutli.  Christ  the  Head  of  the  Church,  is 
in  Heaven  on  the  throne  of  God,  and  is  presented  to  us 
as  the  ''Sun  of  Righteousness,''  who  shines  for  all  and  is 
at  home  in  every  clime  and  is  appropriated  by  every  land, 
as  though  He  were  all  its  own  exclusive  property.  The 
light  and  heat  and  vitalizing  forces  which  bring  the  spir- 
itual sun  to  these  several  lands,  is  the  Holy  Ghost,  the 
Comforter,  Who  comes  to  them  from  the  Father,  through 
the  Eternal  Son,  to  give  them  life. 

Now,  these  several  lands  are  the  Provinces  of  the 
Kingdom,  under  Christ,  the  King,  the  mem])ers  of  the  fam- 
ily, who,  through  our  Lord,  are  sheltered  by  the  Father- 
hood of  God,  and  enjoy  in  common  His  paternal  love 
expressed  in  the  title.  Catholic,  their  family  name.    It  is 
easy  to  classify  and  name  the  individual  members  of  the 
family.     The  political  names  of  the  countries,  in  which 
these  provinces  lie,  furnish  the  adjectives,  which  desig- 
nate them  accurately  as  to  their  separate  and  specific  lo- 
cation.   Thus  the  Church  of  Rome,  the  venerable  Patri- 
archate of  the  AVest,  derives  her  title  from  her  province, 
Italy,  and  is  the  Roman  Catholic,  or  ought  to  be,  as  ^n 
example ;  but  in  her  creed  she  calls  herself,  the  ' '  Holy  Ro- 
man Church,''  and  seems  to  ignore  her  Catholicity.    But 
to  proceed,  the  Church  in  Russia  would  be  the  Russian 
Catholic  Church ;  in  Norway  and  Sweeden,  the  Scandina- 
vian Catholic  Church,  in  England,  the  Anglo  Catholic 
Church  in  Canada,  the  Canadian  Catholic  Church  and 
in  these  United  States  the  ''American  Catholic  Church. [' 
If  it  be  objected  that  "American"  belongs  to  the  conti- 
nent and  not  to  the  United  States,  the  answer  is,  that  that 
point  has  been  settled  by  common  consent.     "Usus  est 
norma  loquendi. ' '    Usage  in  all  branches  of  writing,  lit- 
erary,  statistical  and  political  has  conceded  the  term 


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"American"  as  the  adjective  which  describes  what  be- 
longs to  our  United  States,  and  hence  our  reasoning 
brings  us  to  the  conclusion,  and  the  conviction,  that  the 
name  of  our  Church  ought  to  be,  the  ' '  American  Catholic 
Church. ' ' 

We  may  say  in  conclusion,  that  we  never  set  our 
heart  upon  this  matter.  We  are  content  for  ourselves  to 
die,  as  we  have  lived,  under  this  misnomer.  Our  concern 
is  almost  entirely  for  others.  We  do  not  wish  by  the 
folly  of  retaining  this  unhappy  title,  to  help  a  foreign 
communion  on  our  soil  to  draw  to  her  obedience  thous- 
ands of  converts.  We  do  not  wish  again  thus  to  prevent 
many  more  thousands  from  entering  our  fold,  as  the  one 
historic  Church,  the  American  Catholic  Church,  which 
has  rightful  jurisdiction  in  the  territories  covered  by  our 
flag. 

We  come  finally  to  a  matter  of  the  deepest  moment  to 
us  personally,  a  cherished  object  with  us  for  years,  and 
we  trust,  brethren,  one  which  will  correspondingly  inter- 
est you,  one  and  all  and  even  others  outside  of  our  com- 
munion, who  may  desire  to  put  it  in  the  power  of  our 
descendants  in  the  years  to  come,  to  build  a  group  of  re- 
lated buildings  around  the  cathedral,  in  the  very  heart  of 
our  lovely  city  of  Springfield. 

By  the  good  providence  of  Almighty  God,  we  own  a 
large  expanse  of  unoccupied  land  close  to,  almost  ad- 
joining our  magnificent  state  house.  In  extent  it  is, 
fronting  on  Second  street  on  the  east  about  413  feet;  on 
Edwards  street  on  the  South  320  feet,  and  on  Spring  on 
the  west,  299  feet  and  on  the  north  the  line  runs  from 
Spring  to  Second  street  about  521  feet.  This  large  ex- 
panse of  ground  has  upon  it  at  present  two  buildings  in 
front,  facing  Second  street,  the  Bishop's  house  and  St. 
Agatha's  school. 


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On  the  rear,  fronting  on  Spring  street,  are  seven 
dwelling  houses,  recently  ))uilt,  and  furnished  with  all 
modern  improvements.  - 

It  seems  almost  providential  that  this  large  ex- 
panse of  land,  in  the  very  center  of  the  capital  city  of 
the  State,  studded  with  fine  trees  in  the  maturity  of 
growth,  of  many  and  rare  varieties,  should  remain  un- 
occupied and,  as  it  were,  reserved  for  the  very  use 
to  which  we  hope  it  may  be  devoted,  namely  for  a  fu- 
ture Cathedral  and  a  Cathedral  Close,  with  all  the  neces- 
sary buildings,  where  will  be  housed  the  Bishop  and  the 
chief  officers  of  the  Diocese,  and  the  forces,  which  make 
the  See  Citv,  the  Cathedral  City,  the  heart  of  the  Diocese, 
the  center  of  life,  health  and  strength  throughout  the  en- 
tire domain.  All  that  we  hope  for  and  ask  is,  that  this 
property,  so  uni(iue  in  its  location  and  conditions,  be  se- 
cured without  delay  for  our  Diocese  for  the  uses  named 
above.  We  have  no  desire  to  go  beyond  this  one  object. 
Let  others  come  and  build  on  our  foundations,  it  is  enough 
for  us  to  lay  the  foundations,  and  these  foundations  will 
be  well  laid,  when  our  property  passes  from  our  hands 
to  those  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

Were  we  able,  we  would  gladly  give  our  all,  but  we 
cannot.  Justice  to  others  in  the  sight  of  God  and  man 
forbids.  We  wish  to  go  as  far  as  we  can,  and  then  we  need 
your  generous  help  in  word  and  deed,  in  counsel  and 
in  orift  It  is  better  so,  that  which  costs  us  nothing,  we 
are^not  apt  to  prize.  It  is  better  that  we,  set  over  you 
by  the  Lord,  should  take  the  lead,  that  you  should  follow 
and  cooperate.  My  offer  then  is  briefly  this,  to  have  this 
property  fairly  appraised,  and  when  its  valuation  has 
been  approximately  ascertained,  we  offer  to  donate  to 
the  Diocese  one-fifth  of  such  valuation.  We  ask  you  to 
raise  the  remaining  four-fifths  in  sucu  wise  as  you  may 
deem  best.    We  promise  to  unite  with  you  in  all  well  di- 


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rected  efforts  to  obtain  the  requisite  amount.  We  would 
add,  that  should  our  plan  prove  successful,  we  would  sim- 
ply ask  in  surrendering  our  ownership  of  the  property 
that  we  should  be  allowed  to  retain  it  in  our  hands  with 
all  income  from  it  for  its  protection  and  our  use  during 
the  life  of  our  wife  and  ourselves.  The  seven  houses, 
which  we  have  erected  on  Spring  street,  will  furnish,  in 
their  rental,  a  security  fund  for  the  protection  of  the 
C'athedral  ])roperty  against  charges,  which  may  be  made 
upon  it  in  time  to  come,  by  the  city  or  the  state,  and  also 
against  damage,  which  it  must  incur  by  the  wear  of  time. 
If,  dear  Brethren,  you  think  well  of  our  proposal,  you 
must  act,  and  that  immediately.  Our  sun  is  nearing  the 
horizon,  and  must  soon  go  down.  We  are  admonished 
by  our  Lord,  who  has  the  issues  of  life  in  his  hands, 
'^AVork  while  it  is  called  today,  the  night  cometh,  when  no 
man  can  work.''  Hence  we  bid  you  hasten  while  it  is 
called  today. 

May  God  bless  you  one  and  all  now  and  forevermore. 

George  F.  Seymour. 


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THE  BISHOP'S  ADDRESS 

By  the  goodness  and  mercy  of  God,  dear  brethren  of  the 
Clergy  and  I^aity  of  the  Diocese  of  Springfield,  we  are  gra- 
ciously permitted  to  greet  you,  and  wish  you.  in  Scripture 
phrase,  "Good  luck  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,"  for  the 
twenty-fifth  time. 

You  are  not  the  same  assembly,  who  welccmed  us  in 
1879.  Not  a  single  clergyman  is  on  our  roll  to-day,  who  was 
a  member  of  our  Synod,  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  and  very 
few  laymen  remain.  Thank  God  some  are  with  us  still, 
either  here,  or  at  their  homes,  too  old  and  feeble  to  come. 

Your  Bishop  lingers,  by  Divine  permission,  the  same, 
and  yet  not  the  same.  The  same  in  spirit,  full  of  hope  for 
the  future  of  our  Diocese,  and  firm  in  faith  that  truth  will 
prevail,  and  love  will  reign  supreme.  And  yet  not  the  same, 
since  ycuth  has  fled,  and  many  burdens  have  come.  Strength 
has  failed,  and  natural  force  has  abated,  and  the  back,  wdiich 
five-and-twenty  years  ago  could  easily  endure,  now  finds  the 
weight  of  responsibility  and  care  and  anxiety  and  fatigue 
from  travel  too  heavy  to  bear.  "  The  spirit  is  willing  but  the 
flesh  is  w^eak." 

The  present  holds  the  past  in  memory,  and  joins  it  to  the 
future,  which,  with  the  beating  of  the  heart,  and  the  ticking 
of  the  watch,  is  becoming  every  second  a  new  present,  while 
the  journey,  which  we  are  taking,  rolls  longer  behind  us,  and 
the  steps  in  advance  must  needs  be  fewer,  ere  we  fall  by  the 
way,  and  pass  out  of  sight,  perhaps  out  of  mind. 

So  far  as  we  are  concerned,  we  have  no  ambition  to  be 
remembered,  save  by  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow,  and  the 
sick,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind,  and  the  destitute  and  poor, 
and   the  disciple,   to  whom  we   have  said  a  kind  word,  and 


♦n, 


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2  bishop's  address 

given,  in  our  Saviour's  phrase,  "a  cup  of  cold  water."  This 
ambition  is  not  of  the  earth  earthy.  It  has  its  root  in  the 
love  of  the  Master,  which  recognizes  Hioi  behind  the  beggar's 
rags,  and  Lazarus'  sores.  It  will  have  its  flower  and  fruit  in 
that  glad  hour,  when  the  same  Master  will  say.  "Inasmuch 
as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these,  My  brethren, 
ye  have  done  it  unto  Me." 

Hence  dear  brethren,  many  of  you  without  knowing  it, 
gave  us  the  most  acceptable  and  precious  tribute  of  }our 
reverence,  and  respect,  and  love,  on  the  twenty-fifth  anniver- 
sary of  our  consecration,  vSt.  Barnabas'  Day,  June  ii,  1903, 
when  you  presented  us  with  money,  and  thus  enabled  us  when 
the  waters  were  raging  on  the  western  slope  of  our  Diocese, 
to  join  your  love  with  ours  in  a  form  more  enduring  than 
loving  cup  or  gold  or  silver  plate,  by  sending  it  all  to  the 
sufferers  by  the  flood.  For  this  we  thank  you  with  most 
sincere  gratitude.  The  memorial  is  with  God,  and  it  will  be 
recognized  as  yours  and  ours,  when  the  things  of  earth  are 
merely  a  memory  of  the  distant  past,  and  thus  we  shall  be 
joined  together  forever,  in  a  mutual  act  of  charity  to  the 
suffering  and  destitute  on  the  day,  on  which  we  celebrated 
our  Episcopal  silver  wedding  anniversary. 

The  thought  of  the  present  in  its  relation  to  the  future 
eternal  world  brings  us  naturally  to  the  recollection  in  love 
and  reverence  of  those  departed  this  life  within  the  year  who 
may  justly  claim  a  place  in  our  Diocesan  records. 

Three  Bishops  have  left  us  since  we  were  assembled  in 
our  Annual  Synod  here  in  December  last,  the  Bishop  of 
Quincy,  the  Bishop  of  Newark,  and  the  Bishop  of  Rhode 
Island.  We  name  them  in  the  chronological  order  of  their 
deaths,  and  it  happens  to  be  in  the  reverse  order  of  their  ages. 

Of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Frederick  William  Taylor  we  have 
already  spoken  again  and  again,  but  we  can  never  weary  of 
thinking  of  him,  and  loving  him  as  we  think,  and  expressing 
our  love  by  tongue  and  pen.  His  student  and  priestly  and 
episcopal  life  were  close  to  us  from  the  General  Theological 
Seminary   and  our   Diocese  as  presbyter,   and  in  Quincy  as 


DIOCESE   OF   SPRINGFIELD  3 

Bishop.  From  the  age  of  twenty  until  God  called  him  hence 
we  were  almost  without  interruption  in  the  most  intimate 
relations.  He  was  a  truly  godly  man.  From  his  youth  up 
until  his  decease  his  life  was  that  of  a  consistent  Christian, 
and  after  ordination  a  loyal  priest  and  Bishop  and  a  devoted 
pastor. 

When  he  became  twenty-one  he  offered  the  first-fruits  of 
his  modest  inheritance  to  God.  We  knew  the  fact  because  he 
gave  the  sum,  the  lar^^est  which  we  received  from  any  one 
person,  to  his  Alma  Mater,  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
through  us,  the  Dean.  This  act  was  characteristic  of  the  man 
to  the  end.  He  preached,  and  he  practiced  what  he  preached. 
His  loss  to  us  is  irreparable. 

Bishop  vStarkey  of  New  Jersey  was  the  mirror  of  a  Chris- 
tian gentleman.  This  verdict  w^ould  be  the  unanimous  judg- 
ment of  all  who  knew  him. 

His  lovely  exterior  was  the  expression  of  corresponding 
gifts  and  graces  whi:h  dwelt  within.  He  was  a  devout  and 
holy  man. 

Bishop  Clark  o  Rhode  Island,  deceased  on  the  7th  of 
September,  at  the  great  age  of  over  ninety-one  years.  He 
was  consecrated  December  6,  1854,  as  Bishop  of  Rhode  Island, 
and  became  the  Presiding  Bishop  on  February  7,  1899. 

Bishop  Clark  was  a  man  of  large  heart  and  most  generous 
impulses.  He  was  personally  most  kind,  and  easily  accessible 
to  all.  He  wrote  largely  for  the  press,  secular  as  well  as  ec- 
clesiastical, and  consequently  was  widely  known  outside  of 
our  Communion.  He  was  a  scholar  of  diversified  reading, 
and  he  brought  his  knowledge  to  a  mind  of  much  more  than 
ordinary  capacity  to  digest  it,  and  add  fruits  of  increase  to 
the  accumulated  stock. 

We  all,  without  exception,  mourn  the  loss  of  Bishop 
Clark,  and  our  minds,  full  of  affectionate  regard,  follow  him 
with  the  fervent  prayer,  "May  light  perpetual  shine  upon 
him." 

(At  this  point  the  Synod  joined  in  appropriate  prayers, 


bishop's  address 


DIOCESE   OF   SPRINGFIELD 


which  were  offered,  at  the  request  of  the  Bishop,  by  the  Sec- 
retary, tlie  Rev.  John  Chanler  White.) 

CATHEDRAL    FOUNDATION. 

On  this  subject  we  wish  to  be,  dear  brethren,  as  clear 
and  frank  in  our  statement  of  facts  as  it  is  possible  for  our 
powers  of  expression  and  the  English  language  to  enable  us 
to  convey  our  meaning. 

We  feel  that  the  difficulty  of  comprehending  the  situation 
is  due  largely  to  the  local  conditions  which  have  prevailed  in 
Springfield  since  we  came  to  you  as  your  Bishop. 

There  were,  in  1S78,  one  parish,  St.  Paul's,  and  two 
missions,  St.  John's  and  St.  Luke's.  Through  the  generosity 
of  the  rector,  wardens,  and  vestry  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  we 
were  permitted  to  use  their  building  as  our  ecclesiastical 
centre  for  episcopal  services.  We  naturally,  but,  as  we  now 
see,  unfortunately,  called  it  our  Pro-Cathedral,  by  which  we 
meant  our  Cathedral  for  the  time  being,  or  until  we  were  so 
happy  as  to  have  a  real,  true,  genuine  Cathedral,  w4th  a 
property  v^ested  in  a  corporation  created  especially  for  that 
one  purpose,  and  a  Dean  and  Canons,  under  ourselves  as 
Bishop,  to  take  the  spiritual  oversight  and  charge  of  the  Ca- 
thedral, and  its  diversified  works  and  ministries  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  entire  Diocese. 

Since  1878  another  parish  has  been  formed  and  incorpor- 
ated under  the  law,  and  received  into  union  with  the  Synod, 
Christ  Church,  Springfield.  The  existence  of  this  second 
parish  has  helped  perhaps  to  cloud  the  minds  of  some  with 
the  idea,  and  possibly  the  apprehension  that  it  was  to  some 
extent,  and  in  some  way  discounted,  or  put  at  a  disadvantage 
by  the  fact  that  the  sister  parish  was  honored  with  the  title, 
Pro-Cathedral. 

It  will  be  seen  from  what  has  already  been  said  that 
there  is  not  the  slightest  substantial  ground  for  such  a  feeling, 
although  we  are  free  to  confess  that  to  one  who  does  not  know 
the   history   of   our   ecclesiastical   conditions   in    the   city  of 


Springfield  for  the  last  twenty-five  years,  there  is  some  ground 
for  misapprehension  in  the  premises. 

We  now  desire  to  state,  in  the  most  explicit  and  em- 
phatic terms  that  our  mother  tongue  enables  us  to  command, 
that  we  never  had.  and  do  not  now  have,  in  the  offer  which 
we  make  to  the  Diocese  of  securing  the  ground  on  which  to 
erect  a  future  Cathedral,  it  may  be  a  thousand  years  hence, 
with  its  related  buildings,  the  slightest  reference  to  St.  Paul's 
parish,  or  Ctirist  Church,  or  any  other  ecclesiastical  organiza- 
tion in  the  entire  Diocese. 

We  simply  wish  to  put  it  within  the  power  of  the  Diocese, 
as  such,  to  secure,  and  hold  in  legal  possession  the  ideal  spot 
as  it  seems  to  us,  for  such  a  necessary  institution  to  the  well 
being  of  the  Diocese. 

Suppose  that  we  are  successful,  and  the  Committee  whom 
you  may  appoint  arranges  for  the  securing  of  this  property, 
what  will  be  the  result,  so  far  as  the  parishes  and  missions  of 
Springfield  are  concerned?  They  will  be  !eft  precisely  where 
they  are  at  present.  So  far  as  they  are  concerned  there  will 
be  no  preference  whatever  given  to  any  cne  of  tlitm  over  and 
above  the  others. 

It  may  be  that  as  the}^  are  located  in  the  city  they  might 
wish  to  make  some  arrangement  with  the  future  Cathedral 
corporation,  for  helping  to  erect  the  costly  structure  which 
would  be  placed  on  the  Cathedral  ground.  That,  however, 
would  be  a  question  for  the  whole  Diocese  to  decide,  as  rep- 
resented by  the  Cathedral  corporation,  in  conference  with  the 
parties  concerned. 

All  we  ask  at  the  present  time  is,  that  during  our  lifetime 
this  one  step  may  be  taken  by  the  Diocese,  as  a  Diocese,  to 
secure  as  its  possession  the  four  or  five  acres  which  are  so 
admirably  fitted  for  the  grand  institution,  with  its  ministries 
of  love  for  the  Jurisdiction,  at  some  future  time,  however 
distant. 

If  you  are  pleased  to  accede  to  our  request,  and  strive  to 
carry  out  our  plan,  as  touching  simply  and  only  the  acquisi- 
tion of  the  property,  to  be  known  as  the  Cathedral  foundation, 


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you  will  in  that  event  most  generously  respond  to  our  heart's 
desire.  If,  on  the  other  hand,  you  do  not  deem  it  wise  or 
judicious  thus  to  co-operate  with  us,  we  shall  bow  our  head 
in  humble  submission,  and  bear  the  burden  of  disappointment 
with  keen  regret,  but  with  unabated  affection  and  regard  for 
you,  our  dear  brethren  of  the  clergy  and  laity  of  the  Diocese 
of  Springfield. 

THE    CHURCH    ENDOWMENT    SOCIETY 

We  are  sure  that  there  are  many  lay  people  in  our  Dio- 
cese, who  are  anxious  to  help  with  their  mems  the  upbuilding 
and  spread  of  the  Church  within  our  jurisdiction,  the  sixty 
caiinties  covering  Cencral  and  Southern  Illinois,  but  are  de- 
terred and  held  back  by  the  reflection  that  they  have  but 
little  to  giv^e,  and,  that  i:i  consequence  it  is  scarcely  worth 
while  for  them  to  do  anything,  when  the  amount  contributed 
will  be  so  paltry. 

The  Church  luidowment  Society  meets  this  dilhcidty,  by 
offering  at  a  small  annual  outlay  in  the  way  of  premium,  to 
pay  a  considerable  endowment,  at  death,  or  a  fixed  period  of 
years  in  the  future,  to  any  specified  object  which  the  donor 
may  designate. 

In  a  Diocese  like  Springfield,  which  is  absolutely  rural, 
where  there  are  no  financial  centres,  and  few  Church  people 
of  large  means,  it  will  be  seen  that  such  a  resource  may  be 
made  pre-eminently  helpful. 

In  a  few  instances,  we  have  incidentally  learned,  that  it 
has  been  already  utilized  by  generous  and  devoted  Church- 
men, for  objects  that  are  dear  to  their  heart.  We  commend 
the  Church  Endowment  Society  to  the  thoughtful  considera- 
tion of  our  people. 

THE   woman's   auxiliary 

We  must,  as  constrained  by  our  own  personal  gratitude 
and  warm  admiration,  commend  the  Woman's  Auxiliarv  to 
the  loyal  support  of  our  people. 

Our  dear  Christian  women  engaged  in  their  service  of 
love,  fill  a  place  occupied  by  the  holy  women,  who  ministered 


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to  our  Lord  and  later  to  His  Apostles.  Some  are  mentioned 
by  name,  the  greater  number  are  not,  but  occasionally  an 
incidental  allusion  reveals  the  home  life,  which  must  have 
been  a  bright  chapter  in  the  stern  and  distressing  experience 
of  a  St.  Paul  or  a  St.  John.  For  example,  who  was  Rufus' 
mother?  She  made  herself  a  mother  to  St.  Paul  by  tender 
and  womanly  ministries  to  him,  and  hence  he  salutes  her 
as  "  Rufus'  mother  and  mine  "  There  is  a  world  of  meaning 
in  this.  St.  John's  "elect  lady,"  as  it  is  translated,  is  an- 
other instan:e  of  the  same  kind.  Whether  her  name  be 
Ehcta  or  Kyria,  or  she  be  nameless,  his  Epistle,  the  second, 
gives  us  a  glimpse  of  home  life  for  the  desolate  Apostle,  which 
is  delightful  to  study  and  contemplate. 

Thank  God,  these  holy,  generous,  loving  women  are  still 
with  us,  a!id  in  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  represent  Rufus* 
mother  and  Electa  or  Kyria,  and  such  as  they. 

May  God  l)less  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  in  all  its  Branches. 

THE    CHURCH    KUILDIN(;    SOCIETY 

We  owe  a  de'ut  of  gratitude  to  this  very  important  agent 
-of  the  Church's  beneficent  help.  In  two  instances,  when  we 
had  personally  done  all  we  could,  and  felt  that  we  must  fail, 
the  vSociety  generously  recognized  our  efforts,  and  took  pity 
on  our  distress,  and  held  out  its  hand  in  sympathy,  and  saved 
■our  missions  ;  and  beyond  this,  there  is  one  member  of  the 
Commission  to  whom  we  stand  in  the  relation  of  St.  Paul  to 
Rufus'  mother,  that  namely  of  gracious  and  generous  minis- 
tration, who  must  be  nameless,  but  to  whom  we  must  send 
our  salutation. 

We  commend  this  commission  as  an  agency  of  great  use- 
fulness to  our  Church  in  its  present  conditions,  and  as  most 
wisely  and  judiciously  administered. 

THE    MISSISSIPPI    FLOODS 

We  pass  to  a  matter  of  distress.  During  the  early  sum- 
mer the  Mississippi  overflowed  its  banks  and  spread  desolation 
wnthin  our  borders,   which  awakened  wide  sympathy  through- 


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out  our  land.     This  flood  submerged  thousands  of  cultivated 
acres,  aad  wrecked  whole  villages  and  hamlets. 

We  were  fortunate  in  having  as  our  representative  in  the 
very  centre  of  the  ruin,  a  hero.  Slight  in  build  and  delicate 
in  organization,  he  quailed  not  amid  the  dreadful  scenes  and 
experiences  which  confronted  him.  He  remained  at  his  post, 
he  stood  by  his  people,  he  gave  up  his  bed  and  home  life  for 
many  days  and  nights.  He  deserves  the  honor  due  to  a  true 
heroic  priest  and  pastor.  No  doubt  many  another  might 
have  done  as  well,  but  no  one  could  have  acquitted  himself 
more  bravely  and  better  than  our  beloved  brother,  the  Rev. 
John  Chanler  White. 

KEyUEST    FOK     HISHOP    COADJITOK 

More  than  ten  years  ago  we  asked  for  and  secured  a 
Bishop  Coadjutor  by  reason  of  extent  of  Diocese. 

That  Bishop  deceased  on  Christmas  Day,  1900,  and  we 
committed  his  body  to  the  grave  on  the  last  day  of  the  year 
and  of  the  century. 

Since  that  date  we  have  endeavored  to  do  the  work  as 
well  as  we  could,  unaided  and  alone.  Meanwhile  the  Diocese 
has  grown,  in  Missions  and  people,  and  consequent  demands 
for  Episcopal  oversight  and  service.  And  on  the  other  hand 
the  Bishop  has  grown  older,  and  bodily  strength  and  vital 
force  have  abated,  until  we  have  reached  a  point  when  we  can 
justly  ask  for  a  Coadjutor,  not  only  by  reason  of  extent  of 
Diocese,  but  by  reason  of  advancing  years  as  well. 

We  love  the  Diocese  which  we  have  served  as  best  we 
could  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  and  we  desire  to 
promote  its  welfare  and  growth  to  the  extent  of  our  ability, 
and  to  make  every  sacrifice  within  our  power  to  secure  these 
ends.  We  love  our  people,  clergy  and  laity,  and  the  thous- 
ands outside  of  our  Communion,  whom  we  yearn  to  bless 
with  spiritual  gifts,  beyond  tho.se  which  they,  as  it  seems  to 
us,  at  present  enjoy. 

With  these  ends  in  view,  we  feel  that  we  have  reached  a 
point,  where  we  are  called   upon  to  ask   for  a  Coadjutor,  if  it 


be  the  will  and  wish  of  our  clergy  and  laity  to  grant  us  this 
assistance. 

We  know  full  well  the  poverty  of  the  Diocese,  and  hence 
we  are  willing  to  offer  the  Coadjutor  who  may  be  chosen,  a 
residence  without  rent  until  other  arrangements  are  made, 
and  to  surrender  to  him  one-half  of  our  salary. 

Notwithstanding  this  request  on  our  part,  such  is  our 
devotion  to  the  Diocese,  that  we  reserve  to  ourselves  the  right 
to  withdraw  it,  in  ca.se  it  should  seem  wisest  and  best  to  do 
so,  and  to  continue  to  discharge  the  duties  of  our  office  un- 
aided, until  God  opens  a  way  for  us  to  be  relieved. 

With  all  our  heart,  dear  brethren,  we  invoke  God's 
blessing  upon  you,  and  pray  that  He  may  guide  you  in  your 
deliberations  and  actions. 

ASSIGNMENT    OF    DUTY 

We  hereby  as.sign  to  the  Bishop  Coadjutor,  in  case  one  is 
chosen  at  this  time,  the  care  of  Candidates  for  Holy  Orders, 
and  such  other  Episcopal  duties,  as  vie  may  mutually  arrange 
and  agree  upon  between,  ourselves. 

THE  OBVIOUS  TEACHIN(;  OF  THE  BOOK  OF  COMMON  PRAYER 

If  a  man  of  ordinary  intelligence,  with  a  fair  mind  and 
an  honest  purpose,  asks  the  Prayer  Book,  what  it  teaches  as 
to  the  fundamental  principles,  on  which  the  Church  rests,  and 
the  beliefs,  which  it  holds  and  inculcates  as  of  moral  obliga- 
tion, he  will  not  find  it  difficult  to  obtain  an  answer,  which  is 
clear,  precise,  and  decisive. 

The  ansvver  will  come  direct  from  the  printed  page  w^ith- 
out  note  or  comment  from  other  sources,  either  past  or  pres- 
ent. We  are  speaking  of  the  fundamental  principles  and  the 
essential  beliefs,  which  rule  the  teaching  and  practice  of  the 
Church  throughout  the  world,  and  have  done  so  from  the 
beginning. 

Tae  Bjok  of  Common  Prayer,  the  accredited  and  author- 
ized teacher,  representing  the  American  Church,  and  with 
local  variations,   the  Anglican  Communion,  has  its  roots  in 


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thi  past,  and,  where  any  question  arises  as  to  definition  or 
application  of  office  or  rubric  on  some  subsidiary  matter,  (such 
cannot  occur  as  to  any  fundamental  issue)  the  venerable  past, 
which  gives  us  our  Prayer  Book  is  to  be  consulted  and  heard, 
and  not  the  present,  which  is  seeking  information  and  crav- 
ing judgment  in  the  premises. 

The  essential   articles  of  faith  and  principles  of  adminis- 
tration, be  it  observed,  have  been  settled  forever.     They  are 
"closed   questions."       If    they  could    be  opened    again    and 
brought  into  discussion,  with  a  possible  reversal  of  decision, 
it  would  be   fatal  to  the  existence  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  as 
we  profess  to  believe  in  it   in   the  Creed,  as  the  One,  Holy, 
Catholic  and  Apostolic   Church.     Such  would  ec^ually  be  the 
case  in   the  sphere  of  mere  human  knowledge,  where  it  rests 
upon  what  are  called  axioms,  self-evident   truths.     To  deny 
the  truth  of  the  doctrine  of  the  divinity  and  personality  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  for  example,  by   Catholic  theology,    if  we  can 
imagine  such  a  thing  possible,  would   discredit  the  Church 
and  destroy  her  forever.     Precisely  after  the  same  manner,  to 
deny   the  truth  of   the   proposition,  that    "two  added   to  two 
make  four,"  in   the  realm  of  mathematics  by  the  authorities 
of  that  exact  science,  would  relegate  arithmetic  to  the  region 
of  rubbish. 

Once  /nore,  it  must  ever  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  fun- 
damental verities  of  the  Christian  Church  as  faith  and  ad- 
ministration w^ere  settled  and  closed  forever  by  a  concensus  of 
testimony  from  the  beginning,  as  to  what  was  delivered  to 
her  to  hold,  and  keep,  and  hand  on,  and  practice,  by  her 
divine  Lord  and  His  inspired  Apostles.  The  assemblies  in 
which  these  results  were  reiched,  were  convened  within  the 
first  seven  centuries  of  our  era.  They  are  commonly  known 
as  General  or  Undisputed  Councils,  because  they  have  been 
accepted  by  the  entire  Church  throughout  the  world.  They 
are  General  or  Ecumenical,  not  because  their  membership 
represented  the  entire  habitable  earth  at  the  time,  but  because 
their  answers  to  doubts  submitted  to  their  judgment  were 
ultimately  approved  and  accepted  by  all,  because,  and  only 


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because,  these  answers  were  based  upon  the  testimony  of 
Apostolic,  and  Sub-Apostolic  Churches,  as  to  the  deposit  of 
teaching  or  doctrine  delivered  to  them,  to  hold  fast  and  trans- 
mifwhcn  they  were  founded  and  organized. 

They  are  undisputed  because  the  whole  Church  accepts 
them,  and  this  acceptance  is  irrevocable.  It  is  settled  forever. 
The  present  divisions  of  Christendom  do  not  affect  these  fun- 
damental dogmas  of  faith,  and  principles  of  administration. 
However  widely  the  Patriarchates  of  Jerusalem,  Rome,  Anti- 
och,  Alexandria,  Constantinople,  Russia,  luigland,  and  the 
United  States  may  differ  on  minor  points,  and  stand  apart,  as 
in  apparent  antagonism,  they  are  all  agreed  upon  the  accept- 
ance of  these  General  and  Undisputed  Councils,  and  their 
dogmatic  utterances.  They  all  receive  them  and  approve 
their  decisions. 

The  polity,  the  creed,  and  the  sacraments  are  the  com- 
mon heritage  of  all  alike.  The  only  exception  to  this  state- 
ment of  fact  is  not  really  an  exception  to  the  essential  truth, 
the  necessity,  namely,  of  Episcopacy  to  the  being  of  the 
Church.  The  Papacy,  as  developed  in  modern  Romanism, 
asserts  the  necessity  of  Episcopacy,  as  stoutly  as  the  other 
Patriarchates.  But  the  Papacy  obscures  it  by  concentrating 
it  in  one  officer,  the  Pope. 

The  Bishop  of  Rome  claims,  by  Divine  right,  to  be  the 
one  Bishop  for  the  entire  earth.  This  is  Episcopacy  con- 
densed. Christ  as  the  Fountain,  receiving  the  Holy  Ghost 
from  the  Father,  poured  forth  the  Grace  of  Orders  into  tw^elve 
channels,  to  carry  and  distribute  the  official  and  spiritual 
water  of  salvation  into  all  lands,  and  the  isles  of  the  sea. 
Rome,  then,  is  ud  exception  in  this  regard,  as  asserting  Epis- 
copacy, to  the  unity  of  the  Church,  in  the  essentials  of  ecclesi- 
astical gov-ernment,  creed,  and  sacraments.  The  Patriarchates 
are  all  in  agreement  upon  the  Episcopate,  the  creed  of  the 
Apostles,  and  the  sacraments,  and  we  may  say  that  our  Book 
of  Common  Prayer  echoes  for  us  this  agreement,  in  her 
ordinal,  her  offices,  and  her  liturgical  forms. 

Let  a  man   then,  as  we   suppose,  challenge   the  Prayer 


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Book,  as  to  questions  about  God,  about  the  Incarnation,  the 
nature  and  polity  of  the  Church,  the  sacraments  and  their 
value,  and  the  general  principles  of  Divine  worship,  and  he 
will  find  no  difficulty  in  obtaining  a  direct  and  unequivocal 
answer. 

Let  us  try  the  experiment  for  him.  It  will  be  salutary 
for  us  all,  as  showing  us  by  example,  how  much  we  are 
taught  by  our  manual  of  devotion,  and  how  clearly  and  defi- 
nitely, and  emphatically  the  teaching  is  given. 

Our  questioner  asks  his  Prayer  Book,  What  does  the 
Church  teach  in  regaj-d  to  the  existence  and  nature  of  God? 
The  answer  comes  from  the  Creed,  the  Litany,  the  Feast  of 
Trinity,  the  texture  of  the  prayers,  the  Te  Deum.  from  the 
Prayer  Book  every  where  in  its  warp  and  woof,  that  God  exists 
in  Three  Persons,  in  the  unity  of  the  Godhead.  This  answer 
is  not  gathered  from  one  place,  or  two  places,  or  even  many 
places  only,  it  is  so  plainly  the  voice  of  the  Prayer  Book, 
coming  from  every  part,  that  one  must  be  deaf,  who  does 
not  hear  it,  and  bereft  of  reason  who  does  not  understand  its 
meaning. 

Again,  the  enquirer  asks.  What  does  the  Church  hold 
and  teach  as  regards  God  the  Son's  taking  our  flesh  and 
dwelling  among  us?  Was  this  birth  of  a  human  mother  after 
the  course  of  nature,  by  natural  generation  of  earthly  parents, 
or  was  it  after  a  Divine  method,  above  nature,  by  the  co- 
operation of  God  directly,  with  the  Virgin  Mary?  The 
answer  comes  from  Creed,  the  Holy  Gospels,  the  Te  Deum, 
Collects,  Connnunion  Office,  Article,  everywhere  up  and  down 
the  Prayer  Book,  the  Eternal  Son  took  human  nature  "by 
the  operation  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  of  the  substance  of  Mary, 
His  mother."  The  voice  is  so  clear  and  the  answer  is  so  em- 
phatic, that  he  who  denies  the  Virgin  birth  of  our  Lord,  as 
the  authorized  teaching  of  the  Church,  does  violence  to  the 
Prayer  Book,  whatever  he  may  do  to  his  own  conscience. 

If  the  inquirer  asks.  What  does  the  Prayer  Book  teach  as 
regards  the  government  of  the  Church?  Is  it  in  the  hands  of 
the  Pope,  as  the  one  divine,  accredited  Vicar,  or  representa- 


tive of  Christ  on  earth  ;  or  is  it  in  the  hands  of  a  mere  personal 
ministry,  who  not  only  deny,  but  resent  as  a  false  imputation 
that  they  have  any  official  priestly  character  ;  or,  finally,  is  it 
vested  in  an  official  ministry,  deriving  their  office  by  succes- 
sion from  the  Apostles,  and  they  from  Christ? 

The  answer  again  is  clear,  emphatic  and  decisive.  It 
'Cjmes  from  the  Prayer  Book  as  a  whole  ;  it  rests  upon  ordinal, 
prayers.  Ember  Seasons,  official  character  of  sacraments, 
which  logically  require  an  officer  to  celebrate  them,  and  from 
the  Canons  of  the  Church,  which  enforce  this  emphatic  teach- 
ing of  the  Prayer  Book,  by  pains  and  penalties  if  its  principles 
are  violated.  If  actions  speak  more  loudly  than  words,  then 
the  Prayer  Book  enforces  the  teaching,  not  only  by  word, 
spoken  and  printed,  but  by  the  public  imposition  of  one  or 
more  Bishops'  hands,  in  ordination  and  consecration.  Still 
further,  the  Church  teaches  in  a  negative  way,  the  necessity 
of  Episcopal  ordination,  when  she  recognizes  as  priests,  with- 
out the  laying  on  of  hands,  on  her  part,  those  applicants,  who 
have  already  been  ordained  elsewhere  by  Bishops. 

Nothing  could  be  clearer  than  such  an  answer,  coming 
from  Prayer  Book,  and  Canon,  from  vvord  and  deed,  from 
positive  ordinance,  and  necessary  negative  inference.  He 
who  runs  may  read. 

The  principle  of  succession,  as  deriving  and  perpetuating 
life  is  universal  in  God's  kingdom  of  nature  and  grace.  The 
human  family  and  the  harvest  field  are  illustrations  in  nature, 
and  our  Lord's  lineal  descent,  as  traced  in  the  Gospel,  and 
the  Aaronic  Priesthood,  are  illustrations  in  the  sphere  of 
spiritual  life. 

Every  government  of  every  kind  must  have  its  vitality 
and  power  vested  in  a  central  office,  and  that  office,  unless  th^ 
officer  be  eternal,  as  is  God,  must  be  continued  and  handed  on 
by  a  succession  of  officers.  There  can  be  no  escape  from  the 
operation  of  this  principle,  whether  it  be  in  the  Bank,  the 
Insurance  Company,  the  State  or  the  Church.  If  there  be  no 
official  character,  in  the  guild  or  club,  then  there  is  no  need 
of  organization,  except  it  be  for  a  temporary  purpose,  and  it 


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can  assemble  and  dissolve  at  pleasure.     In  such  cases  theie  is 
nothing  held   in   trust,  there  is  nothing  to  hand  on  and   per- 
petuate.    The  meeting  adjourns,  as  it  is  said,  "  without  day." 
The  Prayer  Book  teaches  throughout,   that  the  Church 
has  confided  to  her  custody  great  and  sacred  treasures,  under 
the   hand   and   seal  of   officers,  accredited   through   her   as  of 
Divine   appoiatment.       Her    ministry    is   official,    as    having 
offices  to  fill,  which  no  man  of  himself,  or  as  commissioned  by 
man,  would   dare   to  take,  and  official  acts  to  perform,  which 
no  man,  with  the  whole  human  race  behind  him.  would  vent- 
ure to  do.     Would   any   man   for  example,  unless  he  were  a 
blasphemer,  presume  to  say  to  a   fellow-man,   "Receive  the 

Holy  Ghost."? 

The    Prayer    Book    has  nothing  whatever    to  say    about 
other  ministries  than  the  one,  which  the  Church  holds  and 
teaches  to  be  the  divinely  appointed  channel  of  official  gifts  of 
grace,   through    Kpisjopal   ordination.       Why    should    our 
Prayer  Book  do  so?     It  would  be  manifestly  an  impertinence 
for    the    Church    to  do  such  a  thing,   since  she  has  nothing 
whatsoever  to  do  with  other  ministries  than  her  own,  and  it 
is  for  those  who  accept  such  ministries  to  place  their  own 
valuation  upon  them,  just  as  the  Roman  Communion  holds  as 
ail  article  of  faith,  that  the   Pope  is  above  all.  and  overall, 
and  condenses  in  himself,  as  Christ's  Vicar,  all  official,  minis- 
terial power  and  authority  on  the  earth  ;  and  the  very  Prot- 
estant Bodies,   with  scarcely  an  exception,  reject  absolutely 
all  priestly  character  as  appertaining  to  their  ministers. 

The  Prayer  Book  leaves  Rome,  who  refuses  to  continue 
with  the  first  believers,  under  the  government  of  the  Apostles, 
to  whom  as  a  corporation,  our  Lord  gave  His  charter,  and 
supersedes  their  official  authority  with  that  of  St.  Peter  ;  it 
leaves  her  severely  alone.  It  equally  ignores  the  Protestant 
Bodies  which  have  disowned  the  Apostolic  government  alto- 
gether. The  Prayer  Book  simply,  with  dignified  propriety, 
teaches  positively  and  clearly,  as  regards  her  own  ministry, 
that,  "It  is  evident  unto  all  men,  diligently  reading  Holy 
Scripture  and  ancient  authors,  that  from  the  Apostles'  time 


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there  have  been  these  Orders  of  Ministers  in  Christ's  Church 
—  Bishops,  Priests  and  Deacons.  Which  offices  were  evermore 
had  in  such  reverent  estitiiation,  that  no  man  might  presume 
to  execute  any  of  them,  except  he  u^ere  first  called,  tried,  ex- 
amined, and  known  to  have  such  qualities  as  are  requisite  for 
the  same ;  and  also  by  public  prayer,  with  imposition  of 
hands,  were  approved  and  admitted  thereunto  by  lawful 
authority.  And  therefore,  to  the  intent  that  these  Orders 
may  be  continued  and  reverently  used  and  esteemed  in  this 
Church,  no  man  shall  be  accounted  or  taken  to  be  a  lawful 
Bishop,  Priest  or  Deacon  in  this  Church,  or  sufTen-d  to  exe- 
cute any  of  the  said  functions,  except  lie  be  called,  tried, 
examined,  and  admitted  thereunto  according  to  the  foim 
hereafter  following,  or  hath  had  P^piscopal  consecrauon  or 
ordination." 

Such  is  the  answer  of  the  Prayer  Book  to  the  quev«^tion, 
Is  Episcopal  ordination  necessary  to  the  ministry  of  the 
Church,  to  qualify  that  ministry  to  perform  official  acts  in  the 
name  of  God,  and  to  discharge  official  functions  to  convey 
grace  to  such  as  are  w^orthy  to  receive? 

The  answer  is  clear,  comprehensive  and  decisive.  There 
is  no  presumption  in  such  a  view  of  the  Sacred  Ministry.  Its 
greatness  consists  in  its  official  relation,  not  in  the  per.sonal 
character  of  its  ministers,  even  though  the  persons  who  hold 
and  execute  the  office  be  the  original  twelve  Apostles.  It  is 
exclu.sive,  because  the  law  of  official  status  everywhere,  must 
inexorably  exclude  all,  who  do  not  share  in  its  investiture, 
from  the  exercise  of  its  prerogatives  and  functions. 

No  one  complains  because  the  alderman,  or  mayor,  or 
governor,  or  president,  or  railroad  or  bank  official,  does  not 
ask  others  to  associate  themselves  with  them  in  discharge  of 
their  duties. 

If  the  Ministry  of  Christ  be  simply  a  service,  and  not  a 
stewardship  of  mysteries,  sacraments,  then  it  would  be,  and 
ought  to  be  open  to  all.  But,  in  the  view  of  the  Church,  and 
of  the  Apostle  St.  Paul,  it  is  both  a  ministry  and  a  steward- 
ship.    Thus  the  Prayer  Book  teaches,  and  thus  the  Church 


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practices,  through  her  Ordinal,  and  the    Canons,   which  en- 
force her  teaching  by  ecclesiastical  law. 

As  w^e  have  said,  if  others  are  satisfied  with  their-minis- 
tries,  the  Prayer  Book  and  the  Church  desire  to  make  nc 
issue  wnth  them  on  the  subject.  She  teaches  ix)sitively  on 
her  own  lines,  drawing  no  negative  inferences,  and  pursues 
the  even  tenor  of  her  way,  with  dignity  and  respectful  silence. 
She  dare  not  override  the  charter  of  government  given  by  our 
Lord  in  Person  to  His  Church,  and  preserved  as  to  its  very 
words,  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  (St.  Matt,  xxviii:  19,  20,)  she 
dare  not  override  this  with  modern  R(m)e,  substituting,, 
as  Rome  does,  a  monarchy  for  a  corporation  ;  nor  dare  she 
with  the  Churches  which  have  come  into  existence  since  A. 
D.,  1517,  dismiss,  as  they  do,  the  Apostles  from  their  divinely 
appointed  place  of  oversight  and  jurisdiction,  and  rob  the 
Ministry  of  Christ  of  its  priesth(X)d,  and  reduce  it  to  the  con- 
dition of  mere  ministers,  te.ichers  and  preachers. 

RECiENKKATION 

Again  the  Prayer  Book  is  challenged  as  to  the  doctrine 
of  regeneration.  Our  inquirer  asks,  What  does  the  Church 
leach  on  this  subject  ? 

The  reply  comes  from  the  offices  for  the  administration  of 
Holy  Baptism,  from  the  Catechism,  from  the  Articles,  and 
the  Creed,  and  incidentally  from  other  offices,  and  the  uni- 
form witness  of  tlie  Collects,  and  selected  Scriptures  incor- 
porated into  the  Liturgy.  This  an.swer  is,  that  regeneration, 
the  new  birth  into  the  kingdom  of  God,  is  the  gift  of  Baptism, 
as  Christ  teaches,  and  the  Church,  resting  upon  His  author- 
ity, has  always  taught,  and  still  teaches. 

The  birth  of  water  and  the  Spirit  is  a  Divine  gift,  as 
natural  birth  is.  Both  alike  may  prove  a  blessing  or  a  curi-e, 
since  in  the  one  case  a  man  may  so  live  and  misconduct  him- 
self, that  it  may  be  truly  said  of  him,  in  our  Lord's  words, 
that  "it  would  have  been  better  for  him  that  he  had  never 
been  born."  And  in  the  latter  case  he  may  so  prove  recreant 
to  his  heavenly  calling,  and  abuse  his  birthright,  as  to  merit 
the  awful  rebuke  administered  to  Simon  Magus,  after  he  had 


been  baptized,  that  he  was  still  "  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and 
the  boad  of  iniquity." 

Perhaps  the  answer  of  the  Prayer  Book  to  the  question. 
What  is  the  value  of  Hjly  Baptism  in  the  estimation  of  the 
Church,  since  the  beginning  and  everywhere,  will  be  best  ap- 
preciated, when  we  say,  that  he,  who  denies  the  inherent  gift 
of  regeneration,  as  Divinely  bestowed  by  the  sacrament  of 
Baptism,  must  deal  directly  with  our  Lord,  Who  says  that  it 
is,  and  makes  its  administration  the  basis  of  His  commission 
to  His  Apostles,  in  the  charter,  with  which  He  invests  them 
with  office,  as  His  last  recorded  act  on  earth,  before  He 
ascended  into  lieaven. 

Such  a  man,  who  makes  Baptism   a  mere  advertisement 
of  something  already  made  true,  must  deal  wnth  the  Creed, 
which  obliges  every  Christian  to  say,  that  he  believes  in  "  one 
Baptism  for  the  remission  of  sins."     He  must  deal  with  the 
Catechism,  which  puts  in  the  mouth  of  every  Christian  child, 
in  response  to  the  question,    "Who  gave  you    this  name?" 
the  reply,  "  My  sponsors  in  baptism,  wherein  I  was  made  a 
member  of  Christ,  the  child  of  God,  and  an  inheritor  of  the 
kingdom  of  heaven."     Such  a  man  must  deal  with  the  office 
for  the    administration   of    Baptism,   wherein  the   officiating 
minister  beseeches  the  congregation,  before   he  baptizes  the 
child  or  adult,  to  call  upon  God  to  grant    to  the  subject  of 
baptism,  "  that  which  by  nature  he  cannot  have,  that  he  may 
be  baptized  with  water  and   the   Holy   Ghost,   and   received 
into  Christ's  Holy  Church,  and  be  made  a  living  member  of 
the  same."     And,  immediately  after  the  baptism,  the  Church 
directs  him  to  declare,  on  her  authority,  as  follows :    "Seeing 
now,   dearly  beloved    brethren,    that    this   child,  or    adult,  is 
regenerate  and  grafted  int6  the  body  of  Christ's  Church,  let 
us  give  thanks  unto  Almighty  God  for  these  benefits,  and 
with  one  accord  make  our  prayers  unto  Him,  that  this  child 
or  adult,  may  lead  the  rest  of  his  life  according  to  this  begin- 
ning."    Then,  in  the  prayer  which  follows,  he  is  instructed  to 
use  these  words  :      "We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  mer- 
ciful  Father,   that  it  hath  pleased   Thee  to  regenerate  this 


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child  or  adult  with  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  to  receive  him  for  Thine 
own  child  by  adoption,  and  to  incorporate  him  into  Thy  Holy 
Church."  Such  an  answer  could  not  be  made  stronger.  It 
is  impossible  to  conceive  anyone,  who  did  not  wish  to  mock 
God,  to  put  himself  into  the  position  of  one,  who  asserts, 
without  any  qualification,  that  God  has  done  a  thing,  and 
begs  others  to  thank  God  that  He  has  done  it,  and  then 
deliberately,  on  his  own  personal  responsibility,  declares  that 
it  is  by  no  means  certain  that  God  has  done  it  after  all ;  that 
we  may  charitably  hope  that  He  has  done  it,  but  we  cannot 
be  sure. 

In  another  aspect  of  this  appalling  position,  the  apparent 
trifler  with  God  is  equally  disloyal  to  the  Church.  He  rep- 
resents her  as  telling  out  to  the  world  a  falsehood  in  the  very 
first  words  which  the  baptized  child  or  adult  hears  his  spiritual 
mother  utter.  The  Church  says  that  he  "  is  regenerate," 
positively  and  absolutely.  The  person  who  denies  that  bap- 
tism confers  the  gift  of  regeneration,  contradicts  his  mother— 
the  Church  ;  and  urges.  Be  not  so  positive,  it  is  as  likely,  nay 
more  likely,  to  prove  untrue  than  true,  that  the  person  bap- 
tized is  regenerate.  It  is  the  part  of  charity  to  hope  that  he 
is  regenerate,  but  knowing  and  seeing  the  world  as  we  do,  our 
fears  get  the  better  of  our  hopes,  and  we  are  compelled  to 
shake  our  heads  in  doubt. 

This  anomia,  this  madness,  we  may  call  it,  comes  from 
the  blind  following  and  listening  to  one  man  and  his  personal 
theological  system,  rather  than  submitting  one's  self  with 
humility  to  the  voice  of  the  Church  of  God. 

John  Calvin  taught  that  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit  was 
an  exception  to  all  other  gifts,  that  it  was  inalienable,  that 
when  once  given  it  could  never  be  lost,  that  it  must  accom- 
plish the  purpose  for  which  it  was  bestowed,  and  hence  must 
bring  its  recipient  to  ultimate  salvation.  If  this  teaching 
were  true,  then  every  regenerate  person  must  of  necessity  be 
finally  saved.  To  avoid  this  conclusion,  so  directly  in  the 
face  of  universal  experience,  many  have  been  led  to  say,  Let 
Calvin  and  his  system  be  true,  and  Church  and  Prayer  Book, 


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and  even,  for  it  must  logically  come  to  that  frightful  conclu- 
sion, and  even  God  a  liar. 

The  truth  is  and  must  ahvays  be  with  the  Church.  The 
gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost  in  Holy  Baptism,  which  is  the  new 
birth,  regeneration,  is  no  exception  to  the  law,  which  governs 
all  gifts.  That  law  is  this,  that  all  giving  devolves  upon  the 
re.ipient,  responsibility.  He  may  do  one  of  three  things  with 
his  gift— he  may  use  it,  or  neglect  it,  or  abuse  it.  The  whole 
of  Scripture  is  based  upon  the  assumption  of  the  truth  of  this 
position,  and  thus  the  Church  affirms,  and  the  Prayer  Book 
teaches,  in  accordance  with  God's  most  Holy  Word. 
"Quench  not  the  Spirit,"  "  Grieve  not  the  Spirit,"  are  the 
exhortations  of  inspiration  to  put  man  on  his  guard  against 
dangers  which  threaten  him.  In  mercy  to  us  the  whole 
scheme  of  prayer  and  sacraments  has  been  arranged  by  our 
heavenly  Father,  to  help  us  to  rightly  use  our  gifts,  and  above 
all,  the  greatest  gift,  the  grace  of  God. 

THE    REAL    PRESENCE 

The  inquirer  asks  his  Prayer  Book  to  tell  him  what  the 
Church  teaches  as  regards  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per. Is  it  a  mere  act  of  commemoration,  or  is  it  a  real  Sacra- 
ment, having  two  parts,  equally  present,  an  outward,  bread 
and  wine,  and  an  inward,  the  body  and  blood  of  Christ?  The 
answer  comes  from  the  Catechism,  the  Office  for  the  adminis- 
tration of  Holy  Communion,  the  Articles,  and  the  passages 
from  God's  Word,  which  are  given  an  interpretation  by  their 
position  in  the  Liturgy. 

That  answer  is  again  unequivocal,  clear  and  positive.  It 
runs  in  this  way  :  Christ  is  present  in  His  Body  and  Blood, 
His  glorified  humanity,  a  savour  of  life  unto  life  to  those  who 
have  faith  and  are  penitent,  and  of  death  unto  death  to  the 
wicked  and  impenitent. 

God  has  mercifully  made  us  familiar  with  a  spiritual 
presence  in  our  association  with  each  other,  and  we  can,  if 
we  choose,  learn  something  of  the  reality,  and  if  we  may  so 
say,  the  strangeness  of  such  a  presence,  by  our  knowledge  of 
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Were  we  to  state  in  general  terms  the  obvious  facts  about 
the  soul,  as  it  comes  under  our  cognizance,  without  naming 
the  subject  of  wliich  we  were  speaking,  we  would  be  discred- 
ited as  beside  ourselves.  Our  assertions  would  seem  to  be 
wild  paradoxes,  unworthy  of  a  moment's  serious  considera 
tion.  For  what  could  w^e  truly  say  of  the  soul?  We  could 
declare  that  there  was  within  our  reach  an  entity,  which  we 
could  not  see  nor  touch  ;  that  we  could  not  affirm  regarding 
it,  that  the  half  was  less  than  the  whole,  and  although  it  was 
within  the  limits  of  seven  feet  in  height,  and  four  feet  in 
breadth,  and  at  our  side,  we  could  go  no  further,  we  could  not 
find  it,  so  as  to  seize  it  and  hold  it,  and,  if  we  were  to  go  in 
quest  of  it  with  a  surgeon's  knife,  and  dissect  the  body,  which 
holds  the  treasure,  w^e  would  be  baffled  in  our  search,  and  as 
soon  as  we  reached,  and  severed  a  vital  organ,  it  would  escape 
from  us  forever,  and  be  gone,  we  knew  not  whither. 

Such  is  a  spiritual  entity,  as  familiar  to  us  as  our  parents, 
and  neighbors  and  friends,  and  yet  after  years  of  intimate 
companionship,  strange  to  us,  an  enigma  which  puzzles  us,  a 
creature  past  finding  out.  Thus  God,  it  would  seem  means 
to  educate  us,  and  prepare  us  to  receive  with  faith  his  greatest 
gift  to  us,  in  the  spiritual  presence  of  His  vSon,  our  Saviour, 
Jesus  Christ,  by  His  body  given  for  us,  and  His  blood  shed 
for  us,  in  and  through  the  bread  and  wine  of  the  Sacrament 

of  the  Altar. 

The  Eucharistic  office  in  all  Liturgies  is  saturated,  so  to 
speak,  with  the  ideas  and  the  phraseology  of  our  Lord,  as 
they  are  recorded  in  the  sixth  chapter  of  St.  John's  Go.spel. 
There  we  read  our  Saviour's  declaration,  "He  that  eateth 
My  flesh  and  drinketh  My  blood  dwelleth  in  Me  and  I  in 
him."  This  is  the  key  which  unlocks  the  supreme  treasure 
of  the  Sacrament  of  the  Altar,  the  mutual  indwelling  of  the 
glorified  Redeemer  and  His  faithful  believers. 

We  must  remember  that  we  are  composite  beings,  made 
up  of  body,  mind  and  spirit,  and  that  each  of  these  elements 
feeds  on  its  own  kind  alone,  and  cannot  exchange  and  take 
the  food  which  belongs  to  the  others ;  the  body  can  appropri- 


ate only  material  food,  bread  and  wine  for  example  ;  the  mind 
can  absorb  only  mental  food,  such  as  logic  or  philosophy  ;  and 
the  spirit  can  assimilate  only  spiritual  food,  love  as  an  illus- 
tration, in  all  its  varieties.  The  body  cannot  eat  logarithms, 
nor  the  mind  the  fruits  of  the  spirit,  nor  the  spirit  bread  and 
wine  ;  each  can  take  only  its  own  kind,  but  the  common  con- 
veyancer in  all  cases  alike,  is  matter.  All  our  gifts  it  would 
seem  in  this  world,  come  to  us  through  material  agency, 
mental  food  through  observation,  the  lips  of  the  teacher  and 
the  printed  page;  and  spiritual  food,  maternal  love  for  ex- 
ample, through  the  mother's  arms  which  press  us  to  her 
bosom  in  infancy,  and  her  sweet  voice  which  lulls  us  to  sleep. 

One  thing  more  we  must  recollect,  that  in  every  case  be 
the  food  what  it  may,  there  must  be  on  the  part  of  the  would- 
be  recipient,  qualification  to  receive,  or  the  food  cannot  be 
appropriated.  In  vain  the  printed  page  is  held  before  anyone 
who  has  never  learned  to  read.  He  sees  the  letters,  but  they 
convey  no  meaning  to  his  untrained  mind.  The  food  is  there 
but  he  has  no  power  to  appropriate  it.  His  neighbor  beside 
him  can  read,  and  he,  thus  armed  wnth  the  proper  qualifica- 
tion, seizes  and  enjoys  the  story  or  the  news. 

So  precisely  with  spiritual  food  ;  preparation  and  (jualifi- 
cation  are  necessary  in  order  to  enable  the  would  be  recipient 
to  receive.  Penitence  and  faith  are  necessary  as  a  preparation 
and  qualification  to  enable  the  guests  at  the  Lord's  Table  to 
receive  and  appropriate  the  spiritual  food  provided  and  spread 
before  him  by  the  Divine  Host.  Only  he  who  has  faith,  and 
is  penitent  for  his  sins  is  capable  of  eating  the  flesh  and 
drinking  the  blood  of  Christ.  The  impenitent  sinner,  devoid 
of  faith,  eats  and  drinks  the  consecrated  bread  and  wine,  but 
while  the  body  and  blood  of  our  Lord's  glorified  humanity 
are  there  present  before  him,  he  cannot  eat  and  drink  them, 
because  he  lacks  the  power  of  spiritual  receptivity.  He  can 
no  more  appropriate  the  spiritual  sustenance,  without  the 
necessary  qualifications  of  penitence  and  faith,  than  the  ignor- 
ant man  can  appropriate  the  mental  food  prepared  for  him  in 


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book  and   newspaper,  without  the   nectssary  qualification  of 

being  able  to  read. 

The  food  in  both  cases  is  present  before  the  would-be 
recipient,  but  in  the  one  case  the  mind  cannot  receive  the 
intellectual  food,  which  the  material  agency  of  printed  page 
brings  to  its  door  ;  and  in  the  other,  the  soul  cannot  rective 
the  spiritual  food,  which  the  consecrated  elements  of  the  Holy 
Eucharist  bring  to  its  door.  In  both  cases  the  gifts  are  there, 
and  are  at  the  threshold  of  the  mind  and  soul,  but  they  can- 
not enter,  because  in  each  case  respectively,  the  gate  of  ad- 
mission is  barred  by  ignorance  and  impenitence. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  the  doctrine  of  the  Real  Pres- 
ence, for  which  the  Prayer  Book  stands,  with  the  Primitive 
Church,  and  the  Citholic  Church  to-day  throughout  the 
world,  has  no  relation  to  the  attempted  explanation  of  that 
doctrine  by  the  Church  of  Rome,  in  her  metaphysical  theory 
of  Transubstantiation,  which  the  Article  correctly  states, 
"  overthroweth  the  nature  of  a  sacrament,"  since  it  annihilates 
the  outward  part  and  proposes  for  our  acceptance  an  alleged 
miracle  which,  if  true,  would  be  a  miracle  all  by  itself,  unlike 
any  otlitrr  which  was  ever  heard  or  dreamed  of. 

All  other  miracles  appeal  for  their  acceptance  by  us,  to 
our  senses.  Our  eye,  and  ear,  and  nostrils,  and  palate,  and 
fingers,  testify  to  us  that  a  miracle  has  been  performed.  We 
taste  the  water  which  was  made  wine,  and  we  inhale  its  odor  ; 
v^e  hear  the  deaf  man  speak  ;  we  see  the  cripple  walking  and 
leaping  ;  and  we  are  in  the  pre^ence  of  the  dead  who  are  alive 
again,  Jairus'  daughter,  the  widow's  son,  and  Lazarus.  We 
know  in  such  cases  that  a  miracle  has  been  performed  by  the 
evidence  of  our  senses,  and  our  conviction  rests  upon  that 
evidence  alone.  In  the  case  of  Transubstantiation  we  are 
called  upon  to  reverse  our  experience,  and  accept  the  alleged 
miracle  in  spite  of  our  senses.  In  this  one  case  alone,  our 
senses  bear  false  witness  ;  they  testify  by  sight,  and  touch, 
and  smell,  and  taste,  that  the  consecrated  elements  on  the 
altar  are  bread  and  wine,  but  we  are  asked  to  believe  that 
they  are    not   bread   and  wine,  but    the    Body  and  Blood  of 


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Christ  alone.  That  the  material  elements  have  vanished  and 
been  replaced  by  the  spiritual,  which  are  present  in  disguise, 
under  borrowed  garments. 

This  alleged  miracle  invented  to  explain  the  mystery  of 
the  Real  Presence,  is  unique,  singular,  all  by  itself,  there  is 
nothing  like  it  in  all  human  experience.  And  then  it  over- 
turns the  nature  of  a  sacrament,  because  it  destroys  the  out- 
ward, and  leaves  only  the  inward,  and  this  without  the 
outward,  ceases  to  be  a  sacrament.  This  theory  of  explana- 
tion could  not  have  been  held  during  the  sixth  and  seventh 
centuries  of  our  era,  because  one  of  the  most  common  and 
strongest  arguments  against  the  Monophysite  heresy,  which 
was  then,  before  the  wSixth  General  Council,  A.  D.,  681, 
raging  in  the  Church,  was  drawn  from  the  analogy  of  the 
Sacrament  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  our  Lord,  to  His  incar- 
nate Person,  and  it  was  truly  urged,  and  with  crushing  effect, 
that  as  in  the  Eucharist  there  are  two  parts,  an  outward  bread 
and  wine,  and  an  inward,  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ,  so  in 
our  Lord's  incarnate  person  there  must  be  the  human  as  w^ell 
as  the  Divine  nature. 

This  theory  of  Transubstantiation  is  a  clumsy  attempt  to 
answer  the  question,  How  are  the  Body  and  Blood  present  in 
the  Holy  Communion  ?  It  does  not  touch  the  inquiry.  What 
are  there  present  ^  The  answer  to  that  question  is  made  by 
the  Church  Universal,  which  our  Prayer  Book  echoes,  the 
Real  Presence  of  our  Lord,  in  His  glorified  humanity.  This 
is  the  answer  of  all  the  Patriarchates  to-day,  of  Rome  no  less 
than  the  others,  only  she  vitiates  her  affirmation  of  this  truth, 
by  her  attempted  explanation  of  the  mystery,  by  her  meta- 
physical theory  of  Transtibstantiation,  which  she  binds  upon 
her  subjects  as  an  article  of  faith.  It  is  a  theory  late  in  its 
origin,  and  later  still  in  its  imposition,  A.  D.,  1215,  and  we 
repeat  in  the  language  of  the  Article,  "  overthroweth  the 
nature  of  a  sacrament." 

Those  who  deny  the  doctrine  of  the  Real  Presence  of  our 
Lord,  in  the  sacrament  of  His  Body  and  Blood,  are  individual 
leaders  and  their  follower,  such  as  Zwingli,  while  the  voice  of 


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the  Catholic  Church,  in  her  Liturgies,  has  ever  been,  and  is^ 
atid  will  be  to  the  end  of  the  world,  in  answer  to  the  inquiry, 
What  is  present  on  our  altars  in  the  Lord's  Supper,  the  bread 
and  wine,  and  the  spiritual  glorified  Body  and  Blood  of  our 
Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.  Both  parts  are  there,  the  outward  and 
the  inward  ;  the  outward  no  less  than  the  inward,  and  the 
inward  no  less  than  the  outward.  All  receive  the  outward 
who  partake,  but  they  only  receive  the  inward,  who  come 
with  penitence  and  faith.  The  outward,  the  bread  and  wine, 
convey  the  inward,  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ  to  their  lips, 
but  it  cannot  pass  into  their  souls,  because  they,  by  their 
wickedness,  hive  closed  fast  the  doors  of  ingress  into  their 
spiritual  being,  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Christ. 

It  is  with  them  as  it  was  with  the  multitude,  who  thronged 
around  Jesus,  and  pushed  and  jostled  Him;  they  perceive 
with  the  senses  the  Man,  Whom  they  saw  and  heard,  and 
with  whom,  perchance,  they  came  in  bodily  contact,  but  they 
did  not  reach  the  inward,  they  did  not,  to  use  our  Lord's  own 
word,  draw  "virtue"  from  His  Divine  Person.  The  woman's 
touch  of  faith  alone  could  do  that. 

Our  Saviour  in  bodily  presence  was  before  and  among 
them  all,  and  His  inward  presence  was  before  and  among 
them  all.  They  themselves  made  the  awful  difference.  One 
had  faith,  and  was  (qualified  and  prepared  to  receive  and  ap- 
propriate both  the  outward  and  the  inward.  The  diseased 
woman  saw  and  conversed  with  Jesus,  the  outward,  and  she 
also  derived  from  Him  the  virtue,  the  inward.  Her  Savioar 
was  by  His  presence  a  savour  or  life  unto  life  to  her,  because 
she  enjoyed  and  was  blessed  with  both  the  outward  and 
through  the  outward,  the  hem  of  His  garment  which  wrapped 
His  body,  the  inward,  the  virtue  which  made  her  whole. 

But  to  the  crowd  around  Him,  who  lacked  faith,  and 
failed  to  discern  Him,  He  was  "  a  savour  of  death  unto 
death."  Their  condemnation  lies  in  the  fact  that  it  was  their 
great  privilege  to  be  in  the  presence  of  the  Incarnate  Lord, 
yea  to  actually  look  upon  His  outward  form,  and  hear  Him 
speak,  and  come  in  contact  with  Him,  and  yet,  after  all  this 


nearness,  to  miss  Him,  not  to  know  Him,  and  to  allow  Him 
to  leave  them,  and  not  to  derive  and  appropriate  virtue  from 
Him.  This  and  much  besides  were  their  infinite  loss.  St. 
John  Baptist  intimates  what  it  was,  when  he  administers  to 
the  Jews  the  terrible  rebuke,  before  our  Lord  had  entered 
upon  His  official  ministry,  "  There  standeth  One  among  you, 
Whom  ye  know  not."  This  ignorance  culminated  beneath 
the  Cross  of  Calvary,  and  drew  from  our  dying  Saviour  the 
prayer,  "Father  forgive  them  for  they  know  not  what  they 
do." 

With  the  woman  our  Lord  was  a  savour  of  life  unto  life, 
because  she  had  faith,  and  recognized  both  the  outward  part 
in  His  human  form,  and  the  inward  part  in  the  virtue  which 
flowed  into  her  from  His  Divine  Person,  through  the  outward, 
which  acted  as  a  conduit,  to  convey  the  healing  power  to  her, 
as  she  held  the  hem  of  His  garment  in  her  hand. 

With  the  multitude  our  Lord  was  a  savour  of  death  unto 
death,  because  though  He  stood  among  them,  they  did  not 
know  Him,  Their  great  opportunity  came  to  them  and  passed 
beyond  their  reach,  forever.  This  example,  with  many 
others  of  which  the  Gospel  is  full,  illustrates,  it  seems  to  us, 
the  doctrine  of  the  Real  Presence  in  the  Sacrament  of  the 
altar,  and  the  distinction  which  men  themselves  are  ever  mak- 
ing between  those  who  discern  the  Lord's  Body  and  those 
who  do  not,  between  those  who  receive  and  appropriate  the 
inward  part  in  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  those  who,  through 
impenitence  and  lack  of  faith,  miss  their  great  opportunity, 
with  its  infinite  blessing. 

Let  us  now  recapitulate,  and  state  concisely  the  answers, 
which  the  Prayer  Book,  as  we  have  it  and  use  it  to-day  gives  to 
the  questions  which  the  Churchman  puts  to  it. 

He  asks.  What  does  my  Prayer  Book  teach  me  as  regards 
the  existence  of  God  ?  The  response  is.  It  teaches  that  there 
is  a  God,  separate  and  apart  from  His  works,  and  that  crea- 
tion is  the  most  stupendous  miracle  of  divine  love. 

It  teaches  that  God  exists  in  Three  Persons,  the  Father, 
Who  created  us,  the  creatures  of  His  hand,  and  forgives  us  as 


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sinners  ;  the  Son.  Who  redeemed  us  by  His  death  upon  the 
cross,  and  will  raise  us  from  the  dead  ;  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
Who  sanctifies  us,  and  will  restore  us,  when  our  sins  are 
purged  away,  to  our  heavenly  home.  The  Prayer  Book 
tea:hes  us,  that  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  with  which  it  is 
saturated,  is  the  revelation  of  God's  loye  to  us.  The  doctrine 
of  the  Trinity  is  condensed  into  the  three  words,  "God  is 
love." 

The  Prayer  Book,  in  response  to  the  intjuiry.  What  am  I 
to  believe  as  regards  our  Lord  becoming  one  of  us,  where  am 
I  to  place  Him  in  the  scale  of  existence?  the  Prayer  Book 
says,  In  His  Person  our  Lord  is  eternal,  in  His  Natures, 
He  has  two,  He  is  divine  and  human,  and  His  human  nature 
He  took  of  His  blessed  mother,  by  the  operation  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  He  is  the  promised  *'Seed  of  the  woman."  He 
became  one  of  us  by  His  supernatural  birth  of  a  virgin  mother. 

The  Prayer  Book  tells  us  that  Christ  lodged  the  govern- 
ment of  His  Church,  under  Himself  as  the  Head,  in  the  hands 
of  eleven  corporators  originally,  to  whom  one  was  added  be- 
fore the  day  of  investure,  by  the  descent  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
at  Pentecost,  that  He  gave  this  corporation  its  charter,  (St. 
Matt,  xxviii  :  19,  20)  and  by  the  aid  of  the  Holy  Spirit  en- 
abled them,  its  first  officers,  to  interpret  it  and  administer  it 
in  the  Churches  which  they  founded. 

The  Prayer  Book  tells  us  that  Christ's  Ministry  is  more 
than  personal,  it  is  official,  and  as  such  exists  in  three  orders, 
as  representing  His  Divine  offices,  Prophet,  Priest  and  King. 
That  this  ministry,  in  its  highest  office  was  constituted  before 
the  laity,  and  that  the  ministry  in  its  Divine  orders,  developed 
downward  into  presbyters  and  deacons,  as  subordinate  offices, 
and  not  upward  from  the  diaconate  into  something  higher. 
And  that  like  all  governments  vested  in  officers,  who  mtist 
die,  it  is  continued  and  perpetuated  by  the  principle  of  suc- 
cession . 

Again  the  Prayer  Book  teaches,  that  the  vSacraments  have 
a  spiritual  value  inherent  in  them,  and  that  as  regards  the  two 
great  sacraments  of  the  Gospel,  as  they  are  called.   Baptism 


and  the  Supper  of  the  Lord,  the  one  stands  for  the  gift  of 
regeneration,  and  the  other  for  the  Real  Presence  of  our  Lord. 
In  conclusion  we  wish  to  say,  that  this  teaching  of  the 
Prayer  Book  is  deduced,  as  it  seems  to  us,  from  the  whole 
book  taken  as  a  whole,  and  construed  according  to  the  legiti- 
mate use  of  language,  and,  moreover,  this  teaching  has,  it 
seems  to  us,  the  support  of  the  primitive  and  undivided 
Church  of  Christ,  and  rests  upon  the  univei sally  acknowl- 
edged principle  of  safety  in  the  realm  of  faith,  namely,  the 
Vincentian  rule,  "Semper,  ubique,  et  ab  omnibus." 


THE  ANNUAL  ADDRESS 


OF 


THE  RIGHT  REVEREND 


GEORGE  F.  SEYMOUR,  S.T.D.,  LL.D. 


JJisbop  of  SprinQfielD, 


TO  THE 


TWENTY-SEVENTH  ANNUAL  SYNOD  OF  THE  DIOCESE, 


DECEMBER  7,  1904. 


SPRINGFIELD,   ILLINOIS. 

Phillips  Brothers,  Printers  and  Binders. 

1904. 


THE  BISHOP'S  ADDRESS. 
Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  liaity : 

We  greet  you  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  cordially 
welcome  you  to  the  twenty-seventh  annual  Synod  of  the 
Diocese  of  Spring-field. 

Our  experience  since  we  last  met  in  our  yearly  gath- 
ering has  given  us  the  pleasure  of  receiving  you  here  in 
our  See  City  twice  in  Special  Synod;  on  the  twelfth  of 
April,  and  again  on  the  second  of  August. 

We  called  you  together,  as  you  well  remember,  to 
choose  a  Bishop  Coadjutor,  to  aid  us  in  our  labors,  in 
taking  the  oversight  of  and  caring  for  our  immense  Diocese. 
Happily  by  the  guidance,  as  we  humbly  believe,  of  Al- 
mighty God,  we  succeeded  in  choosing  a  Presbvter  ''meet 
and  apt''  for  the  high  and  exalted  office  to  which  he  has 
been  called,  by  ''us  and  the  Holy  Ghost,"  to  use,  as  we 
feel  we  may,  the  language  of  Holy  Scripture. 

Bishop  Coadjutor  Osborne. 

The  Rt.  Rev.  Edward  William  Osborne  comes  to  us  ma- 
ture in  years,  and  consequently  with  the  guarantee  that 
the  mistakes  of  youth  and  inexperience,  if  he  ever  made 
them,  have  been  left  behind  him  in  other  fields  of  useful- 
ness, where  he  has  served  the  Church  most  profitablv  and 
well. 

He  leaves  the  Order  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist,  whose 
members  are  serving  as  missionaries  in  almost  every  mis- 
sion field  in  heathen  lands,  he  himself  having  shared  with 
them  in  such  labors  in  England,  India,  South  Africa  and 
America. 

The  religious  orders  of  men  live  under  the  obligation 
of  the  three  vows  of  celibacy,  poverty  and  obedience. 
These  vows,  be  it  observed,  and  we  wish  to  draw  especial 
attention  to  the  fact,  are  simply  an  extension  on  the  same 
line  of  the  vows  of  the  Ordinal,  which  rest  upon  every 
Bishop,  Priest  and  Deacon  of  the  Church.  In  fact  we 
might  go  on  and  say,  that  as  the  vows  of  the  Ordinal  are 


4  bishop's  address. 

an  extension  of  the  Baptismal  vows,  having  in  them  the 
same  principal  and  character,  so  the  monastic  vows  are 
an  extension  of  those  of  the  Ordinal. 

Our  brother  has  necessarily  been  released  from  the 
obligation  of  the  vows  of  poverty  and  obedience,  as  his 
altered  conditions  require  that  he  should  be.  He  brings 
to  us  the  commendation  of  all  men  as  a  devoted  mission- 
ary, an  able  preacher,  a  tireless  worker,  a  gentle  shepherd, 
who  cares  tenderlv  for  the  flock,  and  with  a  special  devo- 
tion for  the  lambs  of  the  flock,  and,  to  crown  all,  a  saintly 

*  Perhaps  we  ought  to  apologize  for  making  such 
direct  personal  reference  to  our  brother  in  his  presence, 
but  we  feel  that  it  is  due  to  you  and  to  ourselves  that  we 
should  thus  commend  him  to  you,  as  one  whom  we  love  m 
the  Lord,  and  trust,  as  a  faithful  yoke-fellow  with  us, 
in  the  administration  and  care  of  the  Diocese. 

Illustration  of  the  Identity  of  the  Anglican 

Communion. 

In  this  connection  it  is  natural  to  remark  that  our 
Bishop  Coadjutor,  in  his  birth  and  antecedents  u])  to  his 
elevation  to  the  Episcopate,  illustrates  in  the  strongest, 
and  to  us  as  a  Diocese  in  a  most  pleasant  way,  the  identity 
of  the  Anj^lican  Communion  throughout  the  world.  He 
was  born^in  India,  educated  and  ordained  m  England, 
served  in  England's  Mission  Field,  in  the  home  country, 
in  India,  in  South  Africa,  and  finally  in  our  own  United 
States,  and  now  he  receives  Episcopal  ordination  and 
consecration  from  our  own  Church  in  this  country.  ^ 

On  the  other  hand  it  was  our  privilege,  m  association 
with  the  late  Bishop  Perry,  of  Iowa,  to  illustrate  this  ab- 
solute unitv  from  the  opposite  side.  We  were  American 
born,  and  trained  and  educated,  and  ordained  and  conse- 
crated Bishops  on  our  own  soil,  and  the  English  Church, 
in  the  Province  of  Nova  Scotia,  through  their  Synod, 
urged  the  Bishop  of  Springfield  to  accept  their  vacant 
bishopric,  and  afterwards  on  his  declining  to  do  so,  chose 
Dr  Perrv,  the  Bishop  of  Iowa,  a'=^  their  Diocesan. 

We  were  present  at  the  meeting  of  this  Nova  Scotia 
Svnod,  in  1887,  when  they  were  celebrating  the  centennial 


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of  the  consecration  of  the  first  missionary  Bishop  of  the 
Anglican  Communion,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Chas.  Inglis,  and  at 
the  same  time,  choosing  a  successor  to  fill  the  vacancy 
created  by  the  lamented  death  of  Bishop  Binney.  We 
were  approached  by  a  committee  with  the  request  that  we 
would  permit  our  name  to  be  used  as  a  candidate,  and 
possibly  we  would  have  made  a  favorable  response,  had 
it  not  been  that  we  heard  on  good  authority  that  in  case 
we  were  not  elected  the  Synod  would  choose  Bishop  Perry, 
and  in  consequence  of  this  well  founded  rumor  we  gave 
the  committee  no  encouragement.  Ultimately  Dr.  Perry 
was  elected,  but  declined.  We  were  disposed  to  entertain 
the  proposal,  and  might  have  done  so,  had  it  not  been  for 
the  candidacy  of  Bishop  Perry,  with  whose  prospects  we 
did  not  wish  in  anv  wav  to  interfere.  Our  motive  in  feel- 
ing  inclined  to  receive  the  proposal  favorably  was  this: 
that  our  translation  to  the  jurisdiction  of  Nova  Scotia 
from  the  Diocese  of  Springfield  would  have  illustrated 
in  the  strongest  way  the  identity  and  unity  of  the  Anglican 
Communion,  since  a  Bishop,  with  full  American  orders, 
including  the  Episcopate,  would  have  been  transferred 
from  an  American  Diocese  to  one  under  the  jurisdiction 
in  the  civil  relation,  of  the  sovereign  of  Great  Britain ;  and 
in  the  ecclesiastical,  of  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury. 
To  show  the  confidence  and  warm-heartedness  of  our 
English  brethren  we  remember  that  we  ourselves  raised 
the  objection,  that  we  were  ineligible  to  the  See  of  Nova 
Scotia,  as  we  were  an  American  citizen,  and  that  in  their 
case  it  would  be  necessary  for  us  to  be  the  subject  of  the 
Crown  of  England.  But  in  response  the  lawj^ers  inquired, 
*^Have  you  any  objection  to  becoming  a  British  subject!'' 
and  our  response  was  ^^No.''  Then  they  replied,  ^^AU 
that  will  be  necessarv  for  you  to  do  is  to  make  a  declara- 
tion  that  you  are  willing  to  become  a  fellow-citizen  with 
ourselves,  and  we  will  take  care  of  the  other  details,  and 
you  can  be  admitted  to  occupy  our  See  at  once,  with  the 
understanding  that  as  soon  as  the  matters  can  be  arranged 
you  will  be,  not  only  Bishop  of  Nova  Scotia,  but  a  citizen 
of  Great  Britain. ' ' 


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We  still  persisted,  however,  in  our  refusal,  and  subse- 
quently the  same  confidence  was  reposed  in  Dr.  Perry, 
who  was  duly  chosen  Bishop  of  Nova  Scotia,  but,  as  is  well 
known,  declined  the  honor. 

In  view  of  the  great  future  which  lies  before  the 
Anglican  Communion,  in  the  work  of  evangelizing  the 
world,  we  feel  that  these  facts  ought  to  be  presented  for 
the  instruction  not  only  of  our  own  Diocese,  but  of  the 
whole  Church. 

The  mother  and  the  daughter  are  side  by  side  in  the 
grand  march  of  missionary  conquest.  Providence  has  led 
us  unexpectedly  within  the  last  few  years  to  occupy  strange 
lands  in  other  continents,  and  has  brought  us  into  close 
proximity  to  our  brethren  of  the  English  Church,  and  we 
are  likely  to  be  brought  into  still  closer  relationship  by 
the  joint  action  of  our  great  missionary  societies.  The 
recent  visit  of  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  to  our  shores 
has  done  much  to  dispel  ignorance  and  prejudice,  and 
draw  still  more  closely  the  ties  of  fellowship  between  all 
ecclesiastical  provinces  of  the  Anglican  Communion. 

This  visit  of  Archbishop  Davidson  was  most  happy, 
not  only  in  its  official  character,  but  in  its  personal  rela- 
tions to  our  country,  and  very  many  of  our  Communion, 
laity  as  well  as  clerg\\  As  Chaplain  to  the  late  Arch- 
bishop Tait  he  met  the  Second  Lambeth  Conference  in 
1878,  and  was  its  active  secretary  in  the  two  subsequent 
meetings  at  Lambeth,  which  made  him  acquainted,  through 
official  relationship,  with  all  the  visiting  Bishops.  As 
Dean  of  Windsor  for  manv  vears,  he  was  a  channel  of 
communication  and  hos])itality  between  the  royal  family 
and  distinguished  visitors  to  old  England. 

He  came  to  us  therefore  not  only  as  accredited  by  the 
Church  of  England,  as  its  Presiding  Bishop,  but  as  a  per- 
sona grata  to  very  many  of  our  own  people,  and  he  left 
our  shores,  carrying  with  him  the  respect  and  admiration, 
i^nd  we  may  justly  say  the  affection  of  thousands  of  our 
Communion,  whom  he  met  and  addressed  in  his  progress 
through  our  countrv,  and  in  his  attendance  at  the  sessions 
of  our  General  Convention. 


DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD.  ^ 

Contrast  of  the  Two  General  Conventions  Held  in 
Boston,  Showing  the  Advance  of  the  Church. 

This  General  Convention,  in  the  most  favorable  way, 
brings  into  view  the  advance  which  the  Church  has  made 
during  the  last  quarter  of  a  century  towards  the  standard 
which  was  proposed  and  insisted  upon  as  the  measure  of 
the  Church's  reforms  and  corrections,  as  she  emerged 
from  the  medineval  period,  and  threw  off  the  foreign 
domination  and  control  of  the  Patriarch  of  Rome  at  the 
time  of  the  Reformation. 

It  has  been  our  boast  that  we  would  model  ourselves 
after  the  Primitive  and  Apostolic  Church,  but,  naturally, 
our  theory  was  vastly  better  than  our  practice,  and  con- 
sequently we  needed  to  educate  ourselves  out  of  rooted 
prejudices,  and  obstinate  ignorance,  which  seemed  to  hang 
like  a  pall,  or  a  dark  mist  between  us  and  the  things  which 
the  Apostles  and  their  successors,  down  at  least  to  the  9th 
century  believed  and  said  and  did,  in  the  sphere  of  the  re- 
ligious life  and  public  worship. 

Wiat  could  illustrate  in  a  more  striking  and  forcible 
way  the  progress  which  has  been  made  by  our  Church, 
than  the  contrast  which  was  presented  by  the  two  General 
Conventions  which  have  met  in  Boston,  the  first  in  the 
autumn  of  1877,  and  the  second  which  has  just  closed  its 
sessions  in  the  autumn  of  the  present  year? 

The  advance  has  been  along  the  entire  line  of  all  that 
was  within  the  limits  of  practical  change,  without  touching 
the  organic  structure  of  the  Church.  Of  course  the  Creed, 
the  Polity  and  the  Sacraments  are  changeless.  They  are 
as  Christ,  and  His  immediate  Apostles,  under  the  special 
guiding  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  fixed  them  for  all  time.  These 
are  beyond  the  power  of  any  man  to  alter  or  even  touch, 
without  killing  the  organic  body,  or  that  part  of  it  to 
which  he  belongs.  All  else  may  be  modified,  within  certain 
limits,  and  leave  the  vital  organs  unaffected. 

Now,  as  regards  this  ecclesiastical  domain,  as  dis- 
tinguished from  the  Divine,  men  had  gone  as  far  as  it  was 
possible  to  go  from  the  Apostolic  Church  of  the  first  seven 
centuries,  in  England  and  America,  during  the  Hanover- 


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ian  period,  when  we  left  the  Mother  Church,  as  her  daugh- 
ter and  occupied  independent  ground  at  the  close  of  the 
eighteenth  century. 

The  Church  buildings  were  unchurchy  in  style  and 
architecture.     The  appointments  were  rather  those  of  an 
assembly  room  to  hear  a  discourse,  than  a  sacred  place 
dedicated  to  the  worship  of  God.      Font,  altar,  reading 
desk,  were  all  crowded  into  a  little  space  called  the  chancel. 
Reverence  for  sacred  things  and  sacred  places  was  almost 
impossible.     Hats,  and  coats,  and  umbrellas  were  heaped 
upon  the  font  and  altar,  and  the  Persbyter  officiated  and 
preached  in  a  black  silk  gown  with  bands.     To  wear  a 
surplice  would  have  subjected  a  man  to  suspicion,  if  not 
punishment.      To  take  note  of  ecclesiastical  feasts  and 
fasts  was  regarded  with  the  greatest  prejudice.    The  Holy 
Eucharist    was    celebrated    once    a    quarter,    and    those 
Churches  which  administered  the  Holy  Communion  once 
in  six  weeks  were  looked  upon  as  dangerously  advanced. 
The  cholera  pestilence  of  1832  quickened  the  religious 
sense  of  the  clergy  and  laity  into  a  better  recognition  of 
Divine  Commands,  and  they  increased  in  consequence  the 
frequencv  of  celebrations  to  once  a  month.     The  purpose 
seemed  to  be  to  celebrate  the  Holy  Eucharist  as  seldom 
as  was  consistent  with  any  decent  compliance  with  our 
Lord's  command.      They  never  dreamed  in  those  days 
that  the  Apostolic  practice  of  celebrating  once  a  week  ap- 
plied to  them. 

''Protestant  Episcopal"  flourished  with  all  its 
glory,  and  those  who  admired  the  title  most  wrote  and 
printed  the  ''Protestant''  in  capital  letters,  and  the  '* Epis- 
copal" in  the  smallest  type.  Those  were  days  when  dis- 
tinguished Prelates  and  eminent  Divines  claimed  that  we 
had  nine  shares  in  modern  sectarianism  and  scarcely  one 
in  the  Holy,  Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church.  And  it  is 
a  matter  of  regret  that  even  at  the  present  time  such 
echoes  from  the  pulpit  reach  our  ears.  It  is  forgotten 
that  the  Medieval  Church,  with  all  its  abuses  held  in  pos- 
session the  Priesthood,  the  Sacraments,  and  the  Word  of 
God  as  its  Witness  and  Keeper.  On  the  other  hand  any 
and  every  man  who  believes  in  Episcopal  ordination  as 


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necessary  for  the  continuance  of  an  official  ministry,  and 
vahd  sacraments,  must  admit  that  sectarianism'  has 
abuses,  but  no  offset  in  the  preservation  of  the  essential 
organism  as  established  and  constituted  by  Christ. 

In  1877,  in  Boston,  the  ignorance  and  prejudice  of  the 
eighteenth  century  still  clung  to  our  Church  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  so  strongly  that  '' Protestant  Episcopal" 
was  still  dear  to  the  hearts  of  Bishops,  clergy  and  laity, 
and  very  few  were  found  willing  to  surrender  the  mis- 
nomer m  favor  of  the  primitive  and  Apostolic  Church 
In  1904  it  had  grown  into  the  minds  and  hearts  of  a  verv 
large  number  of  Bishops  and  Deputies  that  it  would  have 
been  an  outrage  to  label  any  Province  of  the  Early 
Church  with  the  name  ''Protestant  Episcopal,"  although 
the  Church  of  those  days  protested  even  to  the  extent  of 
confessorship  and  martyrdom  against  the  immoralities 
and  fiendish  cruelty  of  heathenism,  and  maintained  with- 
out a  dissenting  voice  the  necessity  of  the  episcopal  office 
as  the  root  principle  of  Her  Polity.  ' 

In  1877  the  traditions  of  black  silk  gown  and  bands 
and  ireverance  m  the  conduct  of  public  services,  still  pre- 
vailed m  many  quarters.     In  1904  disrespect  to  God  in 
His  temple,  at  His  altar,  and  in  the  pew  is  rarely  seen 
and  if  It  appears  craves  apology.     In  1877  orders  of  men 
and  women,  under  vows,  for  the  service  of  Christ  w-ere 
not  even  tolerated,  so  that  the  Superior  of  the  Cowley 
Fathers,  Dr.  Benson,  was  not  permitted  to  preach  from 
the  pulpit  m  the  Church,  but  only  allowed  to  address  the 
children  m  the  Sunday  school.     In  1904  we  enjoyed  the 
distinguished  privilege  and  honor  of  consecrating,  in  St 
John  the  Evangelist's   Church,  in  Boston,   one  of  Dr* 
Benson  s  spiritual  sons.  Father  Osborne,  as  Bishop  Co- 
adjutor of  this  Diocese,  with  the  assistance  of  the  Bishops 
ot  New  York  and  Massachusetts  as  co-consecrators. 

,  The  gifts  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  in  leading  and  strength- 
ening men  and  women  to  devote  themselves  unreservedly 
to  the  service  of  Christ,  in  the  sweet  ministries  of  the  love 
of  the  Gospel,  were  the  flower  of  the  Primitive  Church  in 
the  days  of  St.  Paul,  and  onward  through  the  ages  until 
they  were  disowned  in  the  mother  country  in  the  reign  of 


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Henrv  the  Eighth,  and  Protestant  prejudice  kept  them  in 
abeyance  until  they  were  revived  and  have  steadily  grown 
since  they  were  revived  in  acceptance  and  favor  up  to  the 
present  hour,  when  we  have  among  us,  as  our  Co-adjutor 
Bishop,  a  Father  of  the  Order  of  St.  John  the  Evangelist, 
whom  we  welcome  to  our  side  to  aid  us  in  sharing  in  the 
labors  and  duties  of  the  Episcopate  in  our  beloved  Dio- 
cese. Surely  the  affirmation  may  be  made  without  risk 
of  successful  contradiction,  that  our  Church  has  made  a 
great  advance  in  Her  practice  towards  the  claim  which 
had  hitherto  been  largely  in  theory,  that  She  had  gone 
back  to  the  example  and  model  of  the  Apostolic  and 
Primitive  Church.  The  two  conventions  in  Boston 
proved  this,  and  our  dear  Bisho])  Coadjutor,  by  the 
blessing  of  God,  now  with  us  in  the  highest  ministry  of 
the  Church  in  this  Diocese,  is  an  object  lesson,  which 
clinches  the  argument. 

The   Divoece   Question. 
As  regards  the    late    General    Convention,    on    the 
whole  its  legislation  was  eminently  satisfactory  to  us. 
We  mav  note  a  few  points.     First.     The  Divorce  Ques- 
tion.     This  evil,  which  is  desolating  our  homes,  disinte- 
grating society,  and  striking  at  the  very  vitals  of  our 
Republic,  was^net  in  a  manly  way  by  the  Bishops  with 
almost  unanimous  voice,  and  by  a  numerical  majority  m 
the  House  of  Deputies.     In  the  vote,  however,  in  the  latter 
House,  by  Diocese  and  Orders  the  Bishops'  original  canon 
was  defeated,  but  the  Church's  position,  by  the  amended 
canon,  which  was  ultimately  passed,  as  the  best  legislation 
which  could  be  secured,  was  greatly  strengthened  on  this 
vital  issue.     We  wish  it  to  be  distinctly  understood  by  the 
clergv  and  laity  of  the  Diocese  that  our  position  is  this : 
that  marriage,'^by  the  original  fiat  of  Almighty  God,  is 
indissoluble,  and  that  no  cause  arising  after  marriage 
should  be  allowed  to  separate  the  parties  so  that  either  of 
them  can  enter  into  relations  with  others,  and  allow  the 
law  to  call  them  husband  and  wife.     The  innocent  party, 
about  whom  so  much  is  said,  as  an  exception  made  by  our 
Blessed  Lord  Himself,  is  an  uncertain  quantity.      It  is 
next  to  impossible,  in  the  present  conditions  of  social  life, 


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1.^^  f^^^^  ^'  ^•^^l  ^'  *^^  ^^^^^^  classes,  to  determine 
whether  the  party  is  innocent  or  not,  and  therefore,  while 
m  very  exceptional  instances,  the  rigorous  canon  may  bear 
severely  upon  a  very  few  persons,  the  interest  of  the 
whole  community  must  not  be  sacrificed  for  their  sake 
however  much  they  may  command  our  svmpathy 

This  principle  of  the  sacrifice,  as  it  may  be  called, 
oi  the  interest  and  comfort  of  a  few  to  the  well  bein^  of 
the  entire  community,  or  nation,  or  in  this  instance  we 
may  say,  the  human  race,  is  universally  acknowledged 
as  sound  and  proper  and  right. 

Prohibited  Degrees. 

There  is  another  question  cognate  to  this,  upon  which 
we  desire  to  say  a  word,  although  it  did  not  come  under 
the  consideration  of  our  late  General  Convention  The 
question  to  which  we  refer  is  that  of  Prohibited  Degrees 
or  as  It  IS  called  in  the  English  prayer  book,  -Those 
who  are  forbidden  to  marry  by  reason  of  kindred,  (that 
is  relation  by  birth  or  blood)  and  affinity,''  (that  is  rela- 
tion by  marriage.)  These  two  classes  are  commonly 
known  as  ^  consanguinei,  -  and  -  affines. ' '  In  our  Church 
tlie  little  attention  which  has  been  given  to  the  sub- 
ject m  Its  early  history  by  our  Bishops  and  House 
ot  Deputes  points  unmistakably  to  the  adoption  of  the 
English  Table  as  it  stands,  but,  in  the  press  of  other  mat- 
ters  111  these  late  days  the  subject  has  been  allowed  to  fall 
into  abeyance  until  it  is  necessary,  by  reason  of  complica- 
tions which  have  arisen,  for  our  Church  to  speak  out  with 
no  uncertain  sound  upon  this  very  important  subject. 

In  the  office  for  Holy  Matrimony  the  parties  to  be 
married  are  admonished  in  the  most  solemn  wav  not  to 
enter  into  the  contract  ^ otherwise  than  as  God's  Word 
doth  allow."  If  these  parties  are  in  any  doubt  as  to 
whether  their  relationship  prohibits  marriage,  they  must 
naturally,  and  we  may  say  perforce,  ask  the  Church  to 
resolve  their  doubts  and  tell  them  whom  they  may  marry 
among  their  relatives,  as  for  example,  whether  they  may 
enter  into  such  a  union  with  a  wife's  sister,  or  a  husband's 
brother,  or  wife's  neice  or  husband's  nephew.  Our 
Church  seems  to  be  practically  dumb  upon  this  question, 


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and  doubtless  different  presbyters  would  give  different 
answers.  Such  a  state  of  things  is  discreditable  to  the 
Church,  and  ungenerous  and  unfair  to  Her  children,  we 
should  speak  with  no  uncertain  sound  about  a  matter  of 
such  tremenduous  importance,  and  that  without  fear  or 
favor,  remembering  that  all  legislation  upon  this  sub,iect 
will  bear  upon  the  future,  not  upon  the  past,  leaving  all 
cases  as  thev  now  exist  untouched.  The  general  principle 
which  lies  at  the  root  of  this  whole  subject  is  stated  by 
our  Lord  in  a  single  sentence,  **They  twain  (that  is  the 
husband  and  wife)  shall  be  one  flesh.''  Consequently 
it  inevitablv  follows  that  they  become  one  m  their  personal 
relation,  so  that  the  relatives  of  the  husband  are  made  by 
the  act  of  marriage  the  relatives  of  the  wife,  and  the  rela- 
tives of  the  wife^are  made  the  relatives  of  the  husband. 
Here  we  have  the  essence  of  the  sacramental  union  which 
God  effects  in  the  solemnization  of  Holy  Matrimony,  and 
hence  it  becomes  the  svmbol,  as  the  Apostle  declares,  of  the 
union  of  Christ  with  His  Bride,  the  Church. 

Twice  we  have  striven  in  our  place  in  the  House  of 
Bishops  to  have  this  English  Table  of  Prohibited  Degrees, 
founded  upon  Scripture  by  direct  statement  or  logical  in- 
ference, adopted  as  the  authoritative  declaration  of  our 
Church,  as  to  what  relatives  by  blood  or  marriage,  one 
may  marry.     Thus  far  our  efforts  have  failed. 

Until  such  legislation  is  adopted  we  must  endure  such 
marriages  as  these,  which  we  have  i^ersonally  known.  A 
man  to  his  deceased  wife's  sister  or  neice,  or  mother-m- 
law,  or  on  the  other  hand,  of  a  woman  to  her  deceased 
husband's  brother,  or  nephew,  or  in  the  case  of  blood  re- 
lations, a  nephew  to  his  aunt,  or  of  a  half  brother  to  his 
half  sister.  Is  not  this  enough  to  show  ns  the  responsi- 
bility which  rests  upon  us  as  a  Bishop,  and  a  Diocese,  and 
a  Province  of  God's  Church,  to  speak  out  and  say  with 
no  uncertain  voice,  ' '  Such  a  state  of  things  must  exist  no 
longer,  such  repulsive  unions  must  not  be  allowed." 

The  Mexican  Church  Problem. 

Another  subject  gave  us  very  great  comfort  and  re- 
lief, because  we  may  say,  without  the  slightest  apprehen- 


sion that  it  will  be  ascribed  to  vanity,  that  to  us  more  than 
to  anyone  else  is  due  the  fact  that  our  Church  was  rescued 
from  the  terrible  risk  of  making  a  tremenduous  if  not 
tatal  mistake  m  granting  autonomy  and  national  inde- 
pendence to  a  very  small  number  of  clergy  and  laity,  in 
ih^  consecration  of  three  Bishops  for  the  Republic  of 
Mexico.  Thanks  be  to  God  that  terrible  calamity  was 
averted,  but  it  cost  us  months  of  agony,  in  our  single 
handed  struggle  with  collosal  forces  arrayed  against  us 
to  prevent  the  catastrophe. 

Now,  by  the  action  of  our  late  General  Convention,  the 
Mexican  Mission  was  placed  side  by  side  with  other  Mis- 
sions which  we  have  in  foreign  countries,  and  a  single 
Bishop  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the  entire  work  in 
Mexico,  m  the  person  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Aves  of  Texas. 
The  Missionary  Work  of  the  Church. 
We  now  come  to  the  question  of  our  own  domestic  mis- 
sions, that  is  missions  within  the  territory  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  principle  which  goveriaed  the  action 
of  our  General  Convention  was  that  the  Church  should 
follow  the  flag,  and  assume  theoretically  at  first,  and  prac- 
tieally  as  quickly  as  possible,  jurisdiction  over  all  coun- 
tries and  islands,  which  belong  to  our  Union.  This  ex- 
plains the  reason  for  continuing  the  plan  of  apportion- 
ment, which  has  worked  so  well  during  the  past  three 
years,  m  order  to  sustain  our  rapidly  expanding  work. 

We  earnestly  commend  the  missionary  cause  to  our 
clerg}^  and  laity,  and  the  apportionment  plan,  as  the 
best  which  has  so  far  been  devised  for  raising  the  com- 
paratively small  sum  required  at  our  hands.  The  ef- 
fect of  this  apportionment  has  so  far  been  most  beneficial 
upon  our  own  people,  in  quickening  their  sense  of  re- 
sponsibility for  missionary  work  beyond  our  own  borders, 
and  stimulating  them  to  give  in  proportion.  We  believe 
that  this  salutary  influence  will  continue  to  operate  upon 
our  people,  and  that  they  in  the  future  will  grow  more  gen- 
erous in  gifts  of  all  kinds  than  heretofore. 

Support  of  Our  Diocesan  Episcopate. 
We  come  very  naturally  now  from  the  consideration 
of  the  General  Convention,  and  questions  which  relate  to 


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the  entire  Church,  to  matters  which  concern  our  own  Dio- 
cese. And  first  in  a  word  we  shall  ask  the  Synod  to  raise  a 
Committee  to  deal  with  the  subject  of  the  support  of  our 
Episco])ate,  as  we  now  have  two  Bishops  to  maintam  m- 
stead  of  one.  We  may,  without  presumption,  beg  to  be  ex- 
cused from  serving  on  this  Committee,  but  wish  to  be  con- 
sidered as  a  silent  partner,  who  is  ready  at  all  times  to 
give  his  counsel  and  aid  to  their  deliberations  and  plans. 

Partial  Endowment  of  Parishes  and  Missions. 

We  are  more  and  more  convinced  that  the  only  way  in 
which  our  rural  parishes  and  missions  can  be  kept  sup- 
plied with  continuous  ministrations  of  the  Gospel  is  by 
securing  a  partial  endowment,  the  interest  of  which  shall 
go  towards  the  salary  of  the  clerg\^man  in  charge. 

Our  plan  for  securing  such  a  desirable  result  is  stated 
in  full  in  our  address  to  the  eighteenth  Synod  of  the  Dio- 
cese, in  the  year  1895,  and  to  this  we  would  refer  all,  and 
we  hope  there  are  a  great  many,  whom  we  can  interest  in 
this  most  important  matter. 

For  the  present  we  will  simply  state  that  a  partial 
endowment  contemplates  the  raising  of  a  sum  of  money, 
the  interest  of  which  will  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  entire 
salarv  of  the  incumbent,  but  will  only  partially  do  so,  and 
the  margin  must  be  raised  by  the  people  of  the  cure,  as  a 
minimum  to  supply  the  deficiency.  In  case  the  people  fail 
to  contribute  the  required  amount,  then  the  condition  will 
be  interposed,  that  the  inter st  of  their  endowment  will  be 
paid  to  the  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Diocese,  to  be  used  at 
their  discretion  in  the  prosecution  of  their  work.  We  beg 
our  brethren,  clerical  and  lay,  to  procure  our  address  of 
1895,  and  read  carefully  that  portion  which  is  included  be- 
tween pages  19  and  23. 

Duty  of  Parish  and  Mission  Officers. 

There  is  another  matter  of  grave  importance  to  which 
we  desire  to  draw  the  especial  attention  of  all  the  clergy, 
and  laity  holding  office  in  the  Diocese  as  Wardens  and 
other  officers  of  parishes  and  missions.  It  is  this:  Their 
bounden  duty  to  make  themselves  acquainted,  and  we  may 


add,  familiar  with  the  canons  of  the  general  Church  and 
the  Diocese  which  apply  to  them  in  the  exercise  of  the°r 
official  functions.    At  present  the  neglect  in  many  cases 
of  the  clerg>^  and  laity  in  the  discharge  of  this  dut^  is  de 
plorable,  and  is  liable  at  any  time  to  prove  most  dSstrous" 
m  its  consequences  to  the  Church  in  our  Diocese. 
.       We  are  fully  aware  that  this  indifference  to  the  canons 
is  not  intentional,  and  so  far  we  may  say  has  only  resulted 
in  exhibiting  as  a  matter  of  amusement  the  pSn  in 
which  admirable  people  may  place  themselves  by  neg- 
lecting the  first  principles  which  ordinarily  govern  men  in 
the  transaction  of  their  business. 

We  are  satisfied  that  no  well  regulated  mind  would 

engage  m  any  occupation  or  assume  the  responsibilities  of 

anv  offi.>e  without  qualifying  himself  by  studying  the  de 

tails  of  the  functions  and  duties  which  he  pledged  himself 

o  discharge.    But  in  the  case  of  the  Church  lany  eTce 

K  7i  they  Ignore  and  violate  the  specific  enactments 
of  the  church  m  her  Canons,  as  an  excuse,  that  they  have 
never  even  read  the  Canons.  ^ 

Accordingly  we  have  cases  where  clergymen  resim 
heir  cures,  accept  work  in  other  Dioceses  and  approaS 
the.r  Bisliop  and  inform  him  of  their  acts  only  when  neces 
sity  c'ompels  them  to  ask  for  letters  dismissory  to  another 
jurisdiction.  And  again  we  have  parishes  which  call  rec- 
tors, and  receive  the  acceptance  of  such  clergj^men  to  be- 
come their  rectors,  and  then  write  to  the  Bishop  to  ask 
his  consent  to  such  an  arrangement. 

In  these  cases,  we  are  happy  to  say,  there  was  no  in- 
tentional disrespect,  but  the  plea  was  made  and  was  per- 
fectly true  that  they  had  never  read  the  Canons,  and  knew 
nothn,g  about  them.  We  are  quite  well  aware  that  thi 
Canons  are  not  as  interesting  reading  for  an  average 
clergyman  or  layman  as  a  sensational  novel  is  for  a  bov 

f.'LfA.^f "  ^^  '^^^"?  ^^^^  ^^  ^^^^  ^^^^  reason  to  de- 
mand that  the  average  clergj^man  and  lavman  shall  make 
themselves  acquainted  with  the  laws  which  they  have  sol- 
emnly promised  to  obey.    We  commend  the  subject  to  the 


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earnest  eonsidenition  of  our  elersy  andlaity.andbes  theni 
as  a  penance  it  mav  be.  to  read  the  Canons  occasionally  as 
they  may  feel  that  self-discipline  will  prove  beneficial  to 
themselves. 

The  Cathedral  Foundation  Fund. 
We  descend  now  to  a  matter  of  great  moment  to  the 
Diocese,  as  we  think,  and  beg  the  Synod  once  more  to  take 
into  consideration  the  securing,  while  it  may  be  obtained, 
the  location  for  the  future  Cathedral,  and  other  buildings, 
to  complete  what  may  be  termed  a  Cathedral  Foundation. 
The  proposition  has  been  amply  explained  in  com- 
munications made  by  us  to  previous  Synods.  The  matter 
we  are  satisfied  is  thoroughly  understood,  and  the  on  y 
question  is  whether  there  exists  the  inclination  to  take  hold 
of  the  plan,  and  bring  it  to  a  successful  conclusion,  in  ob- 
taining, and  safeguarding  for  all  future  time  the  ideal 
situation  for  the  Cathedral  and  its  adjunct  buildings  tor 
the  Diocese  of  Springfield. 

The  Committee  having  this  matter  in  charge,  as  now 
constituted,  consists  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  as  Chair- 
man, the  Hon.  C.  E.  Hay,  Mr.  Wm.  Ridgely  the  Hon.  M. 
F.  Gilbert,  and  Mr.  W.  S.  Troxell.  We  throw  out  the 
suggestion  that  the  Committee,  if  the  Synod  deem  the  mat- 
ter worthy  of  their  consideration,  be  continued  and  en- 
larged, bv  substituting  the  Bishop  Coadjutor  as  Chair- 
man in  our  place,  and  adding  representative  laymen  from 
different  parts  of  the  Diocese,  so  that  the  entire  Coinmittee 
would  consist  of  fifteen  members,  as  follows :  The  Bishop 
Coadiutor.  Chairman,  the  Hon.  C.  E  Hay  Mr.  Wm. 
Eidgely.  the  Hon.  M.  F.  Gilbert,  Mr.  W.  S.  Troxell,  the 
Hon  W.  B.  Gilbert,  Major  Bluford  Wilson,  Mr^  George 
C.  McFadden,  Mr.  J.  Wm.  Pope,  the  Hon.  J.  W.  Craig, 
Dr  C.  P.  Howard,  the  Hon.  S.  A.  Foley,  Mr.  Lowber  Bur- 
rows, Mr.  Henry  Stryker,  and  Mr.  J.  C.  Justice. 

This  Committee  seems  to  be  large  and  very  much  scat- 
tered, but  we  would  suggest  that  this  difficulty  can  easily 
be  overcome  bv  convening  a  meeting  of  the  entire  Com- 
mittee for  organization,  and  then  entrusting  the  details  ot 
the  business  to  a  sub-committee,  with  instructions  to  re- 


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port  to  a  final  meeting  of  the  entire  committee  at  the  ap- 
proach of  the  next  annual  Synod,  so  as  to  present  the  mat- 
ter in  full  for  action  at  that  time. 

Diocesan  Home. 

The  subject  of  the  Diocesan  House,  which  is  sadlv 
needed  to  shelter  the  archives  of  the  Diocese,  and  the 
valualile  Diocesan  Library,  is  now  in  the  hands  of  a  com- 
petent committee  and  we  draw  the  attention  of  the  Svnod 
to  the  fact,  that  they  may  take  such  action  in  the  premises 
as  they  may  deem  advisable,  reminding  them  that  there 
is  an  accumulated  fund  on  deposit  for  this  purpose. 

The  General  Clergy  Relief  Fund. 

This  fund  demands  the  attention  of  the  Synod  at  this 
time  tor  two  reasons.    First,  a  general  one,  as  appealing 
to  the  sympathy  of  all  Christian  people  for  their  |enerou! 
support,  and  secondly,  for  the  specific  reason  that  as  a 
Diocese  we  have  not  as  yet,  owing  to  local  complications, 
been  able  to  merge  what  we  have  accumulated  with  the 
general  fund.    It  must  be  remembered  that  the  relief  of 
the   aged   and   infirm   clergy  and   the  widows   and   or- 
phans  of  clergymen  is   in   the  hands   of  the   Province 
ot  Illinois,  or  at  least  two  Dioceses  of  the  Province,  Quincy 
and  Springfield,  and  it  will  be  necessarv  therefore  to  ad- 
just matters  with  our  sister  Diocese  of  Quincy  before  we 
^T.^'^i^P'*?  the  subject  with  propriety.    We  would  recom- 
mend therefore  that  a  Committee  should  be  raised  for  this 
purpose  and  report  at  the  next  annual  Svnod.    Meanwhile 
we  would  urge  upon  our  clergy  and  laity' the  claims  of  this 
lund  tor  their  generous  support. 

We  are  indebted  to  this  organization  for  most  liberal 
appropriations  to  four  widows  of  clergymen  who  were 
once  at  work  in  this  Diocese.  The  Trustees  of  this  general 
fund  deserve  the  gratitude  of  all  loyal  Churchmen  for 
the  careful  and  economical  management  of  the  funds  in 
their  hands,  their  generous  response  to  every  appeal  which 
Z.f^  •S''  tPPJopriation,  and  the  zeal  and  untiring 
energy  with  which  they  prosecute  their  labors  to  increase 


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DIOCESE  OF  SPRINGFIELD. 


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the  volume  of  bequests  and  contributions  in  aid  of  the 
beneficiaries  who  look  to  them  for  relief. 

Episcopal  Support. 

The  presence  among  us  of  our  beloved  Coadjutor 
Bishop,  who  has  already  been  largely  welcomed  by  our 
clergy  and  laity,  who  have  enjoyed  the  privilege  and 
pleasure  of  meeting  him,  calls  for  the  consideration  of  the 
necessity  of  increased  contributions  for  the  support  of  the 
Episcopate.  This  object  can  be  helped  in  two  ways,  by 
the  enlargement,  by  offerings  and  special  contributions  of 
the  Episcopal  Endowment  Fund,  and  secondly,  by  a  spe- 
cial committee  to  be  raised  for  the  purpose,  representing 
all  parts  of  the  Diocese,  to  take  into  consideration  ways 
and  means  for  providing  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
Bishops  who  are  now  in  charge  of  the  Diocese,  until  our 
regular  supplies  will  meet  the  demand. 

Obituaries. 

Death,  by  God's  mercy,  spared  our  home  circle  of 
clergy  until  the  late  autumn,  when  the  Eev.  W.  W.  Esta- 
brooke,  M.  D.,  was  called  away  from  earth.  He  was  re- 
siding in  Chicago,  having  retired  from  the  active  ministry 
several  years  ago.  He  was  a  useful  priest,  and  in  his  vig- 
orous days  was  active  and  zealous  in  the  performance  of 
his  duties.  As  long  as  health  and  strength  permitted,  he 
gave  assistance  to  his  rector  in  such  services  as  he  was 
able  to  perform. 

When  we  pass  outside  to  our  House  of  Bishops,  we  are 
compelled  to  deplore  the  loss  of  four  of  our  number. 

The  first  to  leave  us  was  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Abiel 
Leonard,  Missionary  Bishop  of  Salt  Lake.  He  died  while 
our  last  Annual  Synod  was  still  in  session,  Dec.  3rd,  1903. 
He  and  his  classmate  and  roommate.  Dr.  Talbot,  the 
Bishop  of  Bethlehem,  (Pa.)  were  our  pupils  in  the  Gen- 
eral Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  graduating  in  1873. 
He  was  bom  in  Missouri,  the  son  of  the  late  Judge  Leonard 
of  that  State.  He  was  educated  in  his  collegiate  course  in 
New  Hampshire,  and  in  his  theological  in  New  York.  He 
served  parishes  as  a  priest  in  Kansas  and  Missouri,  and 


ultimately  became  Missionary  Bishop  of  Salt  Lake  He 
was  an  admirable  man  in  every  way,  and  was  very  close 
m  his  reltions  to  us,  as  a  son  to  a  father.  Only  a  few  weeks 
before  his  lamented  death  he  was  our  guest  in  SpSeld 
remaining  with  us  several  days.  He  carries  wfth  him  to 
i  f^l  •  J?'^^^  It  ""'^'^^^  agoodman's  life,  called  awa? 
"en^'LS^^^  comparatively  early  years  of  his  emi^ 

The  Rt.  Rev  Dr.  J.  Addison  Ingle,  Missionary  Bishop 

ceniber,  1903.  His  career  in  the  ministry  was  brief  in- 
;S^ J/'?^^^  "^^  ^f'.^  -f  twelve  years';  from  isli  to 
n!SU-      r?  t^^^^^twelve  years  he  illustrated  a  grand 

?nd  B  shon^  W  'l^T/1?  ^^'^^i^^^^y^  -nd  faithful  priest 
and  Bishop.    His  last  letter,  written  within  a  short  time 

^.bl  .liT^'I'  "^t?  ^?  ^^'  ^^"^^^^  «^^k  unto  death,  was 
^  J^^^l^^"^  "^i^^^^  circulated  as  a  monument  of  his  zeal 
and  fideh  y  to  duty,  and  the  Church  has  good  reason  to 
deplore  his  early  removal  from  his  earthly  labors     Ou? 
sympathy  goes  out  to  his  aged  father,  a  venerable 'priest 
£  t%    T'  ^^  ^  a^yland,  in  the  heavy  affliction  Shich 
he  suffered  as  an  addition  to  many  which  had  fallen  upon 
him  before,  m  the  loss  of  this,  his  dearly  loved  son 
1     P'i  January  22nd,   1904,    we    were    surprised  and 
shocked  by  the  telegraphic  news  of  the  death^oflhe  Rt 
Rev   Dr.  Thomas  TJ.  Dudley,  Bishop  of  Kentuckv     He 
Illustrated  most  pathetically  the  statement  in  our  Burial 

fhTfV  ^^^-^^  "^'^'^  ^^  "^^  ^^  ^^^  ^^  death.-  Not  only 
that,  but  he  died  m  the  midst  of  his  family,  in  fact  in  the 
rnidst  of  conversation,  with  his  loved  ones  around  him,  in 
the  home  of  his  mother-in-law.  He  had  gone  to  New  Y;>rk 
City  three  days  before  to  attend  the  funeral  of  Mrs. 
Aldrich,  his  wife^s  mother,  and  was  remaining  to  take  part 
m  the  consecration  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Greer,  which  was  Jo 

ZTJV^'  "^'^'  "^  ^"^^"^'^'  ^'  ^^^i^^  b^en  appSed 

R^shon  SV'^rT"'"^*^"'-    ¥  ^^  ^^^  «^  «^^'  the  late 
iiishop  of  Kentucky  was  one  of  our  neighbours,  as  his  Dio- 
cese stretches  for  a  hundred  miles  along  our  borders.    A 
better  neighbor  we  could  not  desire.    He  was  genial,  kind 
sympathetic,  and  helpful.    We  mutually  sought  each  oth- 


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er's  counsel  as  we  were  mutually  drawn  closely  to  each 
other  in  the  relations  of  friendship.  The  Kt.  Rev.  Dr.  Dud- 
ley was  much  more  than  Bishop  of  Kentucky.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  conspicuous  figures  in  the  American  Epis- 
copate, and  was  widely  and  favorably  known  m  Europe 
as  well  as  in  America,  as  one  who  deserved  honor  and  re- 
spect for  his  eminent  ability,  and  affection  for  his  genial 
and  lovable  character. 

The  fourth  and  last  who  was  summoned    from   his 
earthlv  labors  during  our  Synodical  year  was  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Frederic     Dan  Huntington,  Bishop  of  Central  New 
York.    Up  to  mature  life  he  was  a  Unitarian,  holding  high 
positions  of  trust  in  that  body,  as  well  as  a  professorship 
in  Harvard  University.    He  came  to  us  therefore  as  a  man 
of  distinguished  reputation,  not  only  in  Massachusetts, 
but  in  the  field  of  general  literature.    This  fact,  added  to 
his  eminent  ability  and  scholarship,  accounts  for  his  rapid 
promotion,  becoming  i-ector  of  one  of  the  chief  Churches 
in  Boston,  Bishop-elect  of  Maine,  which  honor  he  declined, 
and  a  few  vears  afterwards.  Bishop  of  Central  New  York, 
which  office  he  held  from  1869  until  July  11,  1904,  a  period 
of  thirtv-five  years.     He  died  in  Hadley,  Mass.,  m  the 
house  where  he^  was  born.    It  is  a  pathetic  fact  that  his  son, 
the  rector  at  Hanover,  N.  H.,  died  within  a  few  hours  of 
his  father's  decease.     Bishop  Huntington  brought  with 
him  into  the  Episcopate  the  quiet  habits,    and    reserved 
character  of  the  scholar,  and  while  his  influence  was  great, 
it  was  not  acquired  and  maintained  so  much  by  personal 
relations  with  others  in  business  and  debate,  as  through 
his  writings  in  book,  pamphlet,  and  newspaper.    The  life 
of  the  Bishop  falls  between  May  28th,  1819,  and  July  11, 
1904.    He  left  us  therefore  at  the  age  of  eighty-five,  full 
of  years,  and  with  an  excellent  record  of  work  well  done. 

It  is  well,  dear  brethren,  to  close  our  address  with  our 
thoughts  fixed  upon  the  blessed  dead,  and  may  we  ask 
you  to  join  with  us  in  appropriate  prayers,  which  will 
unite  us  in  devotion  to  our  brethren  who  have  gone  be- 
fore. 


ADDRESS 


f.S.f.l)..lLI)J.(l.l, 


Bishop  of  Springfield 


DELIVERED  AT  THE 


Twenty-Eighth  Annual  Synod 


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THE  BISHOPS  ADDRESS. 


Dear  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity : 

From  the  outset  we,  as  your  Bishop,  have  felt,  that 
when  you  gathered  around  us  once  a  vear,  as  a  family,  in 
our  annual  Synod,  we  ought,  as  your  Father  in  God,  to 
address  you  upon  topics  of  general  and  permanent  in- 
terest, beyond  the  temporary  and  local  questions  and  mat- 
ters w^hich  concern  us  as  a  Diocese. 

AVithout  neglecting  the  latter  therefore,  as  the 
special  aifairs  of  our  jurisdiction  demand  our  immediate 
attention,  we  have  uniformly  dwelt  upon  some  funda- 
mental issue,  which  involved  the  welfare  of  the  whole 
Church  throughout  the  world-the  prevalent,  and  dis- 
tressing mfidelity  of  our  age  for  example,  involving  the 
moraliUj,  as  well  as  the  theology  of  our  Clerg>%  has 
claimed  much  of  our  and  your  attention  for  several  years. 

This  will  serve  as  an  illustration  of  the  manner  in 
which  we  have  greeted  you,  as  vear  after  vear  we  have 
come  together.  The  effect  has  been  far  greater  than  we 
had  reason  to  hope  it  could  be,  owing  to  our  own  isolation 
from  the  great  centres,  and  our  feebleness  as  a  Diocese 
m  numbers  and  wealth.  Our  counsels  and  warnings  to 
our  own  household,  as  touching  matters  of  universal  in- 
terest, have  brought  back  to  us  expressions  of  thankful- 
ness from  distant  China  and  Japan,as  well  as  from  every 
quarter  of  our  own  country,  and  our  Diocese,  the  Diocese 
of  Springfield,  so  far  as  it  is  known,  and  it  is  ver^^  widely 
known,  stands  for  conservative  and  steadfast  loyalty  to 


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Christ,  and  His  Chureli  in  adherence  to  what  we  l^elieve 
to  be  the  teaching  of  the  Bible  and  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer. 

We  yearn  for  unity  with  intense  desire,  and  we 
are  ready  and  willing  to  make  every  personal  sacrifice, 
and  official  concession,  within  the  limits  of  law,  for  its  at- 
tainment, bnt  we  are  not  justified  from  our  standpoint 
of  (idelitv  to  truth,  with  the  vows  of  the  Priesthood,  and 
the  oath  of  the  Episcopate  resting  u]^on  our  souls,  to 
break  down  by  questionable  interpretation,  and  by  what 
often  seems  to  us  worse  than  that,  the  metes  and  bounds 
of  our  own  sheep  folds,  to  admit  strange  customs  and 
practices  in  the  ministries  private  and  public  of  our 
Church. 

AVe  have  never  said  that  our  Province  of  the  Church 
Catholic  is  perfect,  nor  do  we  think  or  say  so  now.     She 
has  manv  imperfections,  and  so  has  every  Province  of 
the  Catholic  Church  throughout  the  world.     The  day  has 
not  vet  arrived  when  any  i^ortion  of  the  Church  Militant 
here'  on  earth,  can  make  the  boast  that  it  has  no  fault. 
That  dav  will  be  when  the  warfare  of  the  Church  is  ended 
in  victor\%  '^^d  she  will  cease  to  be  the  Church  Militant 
here  on^earth,  and  will  l>ecome  the  Church  Triumphant 
in  Heaven.     Then  will  be  fulfilled  the  purpose  of  Christ's 
incarnation,  as  made  known  to  us  by  the  Apostle,  (Eph. 
V.  26,  27)  ''That  He  might  sanctify  and  cleanse  it  with 
the  washing  of  water  bv  the  word,  that  He  might  present 
it  to  Himself  a  glorious  Church,  not    having    spot    or 
wrinkle,  or  any  such  thing,  but  that  it  should  be  holy  and 
without  blemish.''      Not  till  then  will  the  Church,  yea 
Christ's   Church  be   perfect.      The  membership   of   the 
Church  has  been  made  up  from  the  beginning  of  good  and 
bad,  and  the  good  have  been  at  the  best,  in  the  persons  of 
the  greatest  saints,  only  relafireli/  good.     There  is  none 
absolutelv  good  but  God.     The  imperfection  of  the  mem- 
bers has"^  found  expression  in  the  corporate  life  of  the 
Church,  and  hence  the  ecclesiastical  or  human  element 
in  the  Church's  development  has  manifested  the  presence 
of  evil  in  consequence  of  man's  association  with  God,  in 
excess  or  defect,  marring  the  fair  beauty  of  the  Body  of 
Christ. 


With  all  her  defects,  vre  are  bold  to  claim  that  our 
Province  of  the  Catholic  Church  comes  as  close  to  the 
Apostolic  and  primitive  pattern,  as  revealed  to  us  by  the 
light  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  bringing  into  view  the  verv  first 
believers,  ^'who  continued  steadfastly  in  the  Apostles' 
doctrine,  and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking  of  bread  and  in 
prayers,"  comes  as  near  to  that  i)attern  as  any  portion 
of  the  Catholic  Church  today.  We  venture  to  go  further 
and  affirm  that  without  the  slightest  wish  to  discount  the 
excellencies  of  our  sister  Patriarchates,  there  are  reasons 
cogent  and  strong,  why  we  could  not  enter  the  communion 
of  the  only  one  of  them  in  the  west  besides  ourselves  and 
other  reasons  why  we  should  be  very  reluctant  to  leave 
the  Anglican  Patriarchate  and  unite'  ourselves  with  the 
Oriental  Patriarchates  of  Clirist's  Church.  Our  sister 
Patriarchates  have  excellencies,  great  and  manv,  and  we 
would  gladly  dwell  upon  them  but  our  purpose 'now  is  in 
another  and  different  direction  because  it  is  more  prac- 
tical, and  seeks  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  hour. 

What  Ought  to  be  Our  Relation  to  Our  Protestant 
Bbetheken  Grouped  Under  Many  Names. 

Our  purpose  is  to  discuss  our  relation  to  the  multi- 
tudes professing,  and  calling  themselves  Christians, 
grouped  under  many  names,  and  what  ought  to  be  our 
attitude  toward  them. 

These  bodies  of  many  names  are  not  historic,  when 
that  word  is  used  in  the  venerable  sense  of  reaching  back 
to  the  birthday  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  when  she  was 
born  in  the  Upper  Chamber  at  Jerusalem,  amid  the 
wonders  of  divine  love  at  Pentecost.  They  are  confess- 
edly,the  oldest  of  them,of  much  later  date  than  that,their 
century  is  the  sixteenth,  not  the  first,  and  some  are  in- 
fants of  the  present  day,  almost  of  the  present  hour. 
They  are  not  to  be  blamed  for  their  youth.  Institutions 
are  not  responsible  for  the  date  or  place  of  their  birth, 
when  the  original  founders  are  gone  and  successors  have 
come  into  their  place  to  have  and  to  hold  as  an  inheri- 
tance what  has  come  into  their  hands  as  a  bequest  from 
their  ancestors. 


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Such  are  the  status  and  condition  of  our  brethren 
who  constitute  the  thousands  and  hundreds  of  thousands 
of  what  is  known  as  ''Protestantism/'  Our  relation  to 
them  is  closer  than  that  of  members  of  a  crowd,  who  jostle 
one  another  on  the  highway  and  in  the  public  square. 
The  ties  of  kindred,  and  the  bonds  of  matrimony  often 
unite  us.  The  same  home  frequently  shelters  us.  We 
are  fellow  citizens,  and  share  largely  in  the  same  privi- 
leges in  school  and  college.  We  are  associated  in  the 
countless  walks  of  domestic,  social,  business  and  profes- 
sional life,  and  for  the  most  part  we  are  choice  compan- 
ions, and  we  know  not,  and  ought  not  to  know  any  dif- 
ference or  inequality  between  us  in  these  relations. 

Now   what    ought   to   be   our   attitude   towards   our 
brethren,  our  dear  friends  and  com]^anions  in  our  re- 
ligons  relations?     We  answer  wifliout  hesitation  or  quali- 
fication, that  of  love.      ''Owe  no  man  anything,  but  to 
love  one  another.''      Charity  begins  at  home,  and  the 
nearest  circle  surrounds  our  home.     Our  brethren  are  our 
next  neighbors,  often  nearer  than  neighbors,  ''bone  of  our 
bone,  and  flesh  of  our  flesh.''      Our    profoundest    love 
should  be  for  those  nearest  to  us,  and  identified  with  us. 
The  intensity  of  love  abates  as  the  circle  enlarges,  and 
embraces  as*  it  recedes  a  wider  and  wider  area  until  it 
includes  the  whole  earth.     We  ought  to  love  all  mankind, 
but  we  can  not  love  the  outside  circle,  the  circumference, 
as  we  do  the  centre.    This  is  impossible  for  mere  man,  it 
is  reserved  for  One  alone  to  love  without  dilTerence  or 
inequality  the  world.     "So  God  loved  the  world  that  He 
gave  His*^  Only  Begotten  Son,  to  the  end  that  all  that  be- 
lieve in  Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life." 
And  in  the  Eucharistic  Office  we  are  taught  to  say,  "All 
glorv'  be  to  Thee,  Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father, 
for  that  Thou  of  Thy  tender  mercy  didst  give  Thine 
Only  Son,  Jesus  Christ,  to  sulfer  death  upon  the  cross 
for  our  redemption:     Who  made  there  (by  His  one  ob- 
lation of  Himself  once  offered)  a  full,  perfect,  and  suffi- 
cient sacrifice,  oblation,  and  satisfaction,  for  the  sins  of 
the  rvhole  world/'      This  exhibition  of  perfect,  all-em- 
bracing love  i^  divine.     We  can  not  attain  unto  it.     We 


must  strive  to  reach  it.  ' '  Be  ye  therefore  perfect,  even  as 
your  Father,  which  is  in  Heaven,  is  perfect."  This  les- 
son is  best  learned,  and  this  duty  is  best  fulfilled  by  be- 
ginning with  our  home,  and  passing  out  into  the  wider 
circles  of  society,  community  nation,  and  so  reaching 
the  circumference. 

Our  bretheren,  who  are  embraced  in  the  broad 
name  of  Protestantism,  are  largely  our  nearest  neigh- 
bors, and  we  owe  them  our  largest  debt  of  love,  and 
we  should  seek  to  pay  it  always  and  everywhere.  We 
are  speaking  of  course  of  religious  relationship. 

Now  what  have  we  to  pay,  with  what  coin,  from  what 
mint,  stamped  with  the  superscription  of  love,  are  we 
ready  and  willing,  nay,  anxious  to  pay  our  debt!  We 
have,  we  believe,  a  treasury  filled  with  the  treasures  which 
God  has  supplied,  not  for  us  any  more  than  for  others, 
who  will  share  this  spiritual  wealth  with  us.  We  are 
trustees  of  God  for  them,  for  all  mankind,  as  well  as  for 
ourselves.  The  golden  coins  issued  from  the  mint  of 
Heaven  with  the  value  of  God's  infinite  love  for  man, 
are  meant  for  all,  and  we,  as  mere  trutsees,  not  owners, 
nor  lords  of  God's  heritage,  crave  the  privilege,  the  sat- 
isfaction, the  joy  of  admitting,  welcoming  our  bretheren 
as  joint  trustees  with  ourselves  of  "the  unsearchable 
riches  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ." 

All  institutions  of  whatever  kind,  which  are  or- 
ganized, and  perpetuate  their  existence  through  their 
organization,  must  have  an  historic  life,  or  a  history,  be 
it  long  or  brief.  The  perpetuity  of  this  life,  which  lasts, 
must  depend  u})on  the  continuity  of  the  spinal  cord  of 
life,  the  central  governing  office.  If  the  officer,  who  holds 
this  office  is  eternal  the  government  goes  on  forever  in  the 
same  hands.  There  is  no  succession,  no  change  of  officer, 
this  is  the  case  with  God  and  His  Kingdom.  But  in  all 
other  cases  than  the  hierarchies  of  Heaven,  the  officer, 
who  governs,  must  die,  and  then  there  must  be  succession 
in  office  while  the  institution  lives,  since  upon  that  suc- 
cession depends  the  continuity  of  its  life.  This  is 
necessarily  true,  whether  the  institution  in  question  be 


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a  bank  or  an  insurance  company,  or  the  greatest  nation 
upon  earth.  We  have  the  histories  of  two  of  the  oldest 
banks  in  this  country,  they  have  both  outlived  a  century, 
and  they  proudly  print  the  succession  of  their  presidents 
and  directors  from  their  organization  to  the  present  day. 
We  know  again  the  roval  succession  in  the  Dorman  line 
from  William  the  First  in  A.  D.  1066  to  Edward  the 
Seventh  in  1905,  and  again  our  presidential  succession 
from  Washington  to  Eoosevelt. 

Now  the  Church  of  Christ  Militant  here  on  earth,  as 
taught  by  Holy  Scripture  in  advance,  and  having  birth 
at  Pentecost,  and  developed  life  since  that  day  in  the  ages 
all  along,  is  a  kingdom  with  the  Redeemer  as  King  oyer 
all,  and  deputies  appointed  by  Him  representing  Him 
officially,  as  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King,  until  the  end  of 
the  world.  The  Church,  like  our  United  States,  like 
Great  Britain,  has  a  history,  and  her  history  begins, 
when  Judaism,  as  the  Mosaic  dispensation,  had  its  end, 
the  one,  the  Elder  Dispensation  passed  by  divine  appoint- 
ment, ''the  time  was  fully  come,''  into  the  new,  the  Gos- 
pel i)ispensation,  and  ecclesiastical  history  commences. 
The  Church  of  Christ  has  its  Charter,  and  its  original 
charter  officers.  The  divine  Head  gave  the  charter  with 
His  own  lips  and  His  own  selected  words,  and  He  chose 
and  gave  commission  under  the  terms  of  that  charter  to 
the  men  whom  He  appointed,  and  after  a  brief  interval 
invested  with  official  character  by  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  to  enter  upon  their  duties,  and  begin  the  work  of 
their  ministry,  which  they  were  commissioned  to  hand  on 
to  others  in  succession  to  the  end  of  the  world.  This 
was  in  accordance  with  our  Lord's  declaration:  '*Ye 
have  not  chosen  Me,  but  I  have  chosen  you,  and  ordained 
you,  that  ye  should  go,  and  bring  forth  fruit,  and  that 
your  fruit  should  remain."     (S.  John.  XV,  16.) 

Our  history  then  dates  back  to  the  day  of  Pentecost, 
and  the  related  facts  which  were  a  preparation  for  that 
day  and  the  glorious  consummation,  which  it  witnessed 
in  the  birth  of  the  Gospel  Dispensation,  as  the  Church  of 
Christ, 


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These  related  facts  were  the  training  which  our  Lord 
gave  His  diciples,  ''all  the  time  that  He  went  in  and  out 
among  them,  beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John  unto 
that  same  day  He  was  taken  up  from  them."  The  charter 
which  He  gave  them,  after  He  was  risen  from  the  dead, 
choosing  them  to  be  the  original  members  of  the  corpora- 
tion, in  which  He  vested  His  government  until  He  should 
come  again  to  resume  it  at  the  end  of  the  world,  and  bid- 
ding them  wait  for  the  investiture  of  office  in  Jerusalem, 
which  He  said  they  would  receive  as  "the  promise  of  the 
Father"  "not  many  days  hence."  And  they,  obedient  to 
His  Word,returned  from  the  Mount  called  Olivet  to  Jeru- 
salem and  to  the  upper  room,  where  they  continued  with 
one  accord  in  prayer  and  supplication,  until  "the  day  of 
Pentecost  was  fully  come."  Then  on  the  fiftieth  day 
after  the  Resurrection,  the  Feast  of  Weeks,  the  Feast  of 
Pentecost;  and  there  in  Jerusalem,  in  the  upper  room, 
the  promise  of  the  Father  was  fulfilled  and  the  original 
members  of  the  corporation,  under  the  charter  given  by 
our  Lord,  were  invested  by  the  Holy  Ghost  with  their 
office  and  thus  qualified  to  begin  their  work.  Immediately, 
in  that  very  day  and  hour  ,they  commenced  the  practical 
performance  of  the  duties  of  their  comprehensive  minis- 
try, and  the  Church  of  Christ  was  born,  and  was  a  living 
institution  on  earth,  reaching  men  by  preaching  and 
teaching,  and  incorporating  them  into'  itself  by  sacra- 
ments and  means  of  grace.  The  history  of  that  day,  the 
birthday  of  the  Church  of  Christ,  is  given  at  length,  and 
in  detail  in  the  second  chapter  of  the  Acts  of  the 
Apostles.  This  minuteness  of  detail,  as  to  what  occurred 
in  a  single  day,  seems  to  clearly  indicate  the  importance 
of  the  day  in  the  divine  estimate,  and  the  facts  disclosed 
reveal  the  essential  things  on  which  the  life  of  the  Church 
depends  for  its  existence  and  continuance.  Since  it  must 
ever  be  remembered  that  in  all  organized  life,  whether  it 
be  that  of  persons,  or  of  institutions,  the  organs  on  which 
that  life  depends  for  its  being  and  perpetuation  must 
appear  at  once,  as  soon  as  the  child  is  borrn,  orr  he  insti- 
tution is  organized. 

Thus  for  example,  the  infant  has  heart  and  lungs,  and 
veins  and  arteries  when  it  comes  into  the  wold,  and  these 


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ogans  must  remain  until  it  dies.  Its  life  depends  upon 
them.  If  one  of  them  is  removed  the  human  being  must 
speedily  die.  In  the  same  way  institutions  have  their 
vital  organs,  on  which  their  corporate  life  depends  for 
its  existence  and  continuance  in  l>eing.  For  example 
these  United  States  have  their  spinal  cord  in  the  office 
of  President,  on  that  de])ends  the  nation's  life,  and  its 
continuance  in  life,  sever  this  cord,  and  revolution  re- 
sults, and  the  nation  dies.  In  the  same  way  and  after 
the  same  manner  the  Church  has  its  organic  life  lodged 
in  its  divine  Head,  Christ,  and  His  immediate  Deputies, 
the  Apostles,  whom  He  commissioned  to  represent  Him 
by  themselves,  and  their  successors  in  office  to  the  end  of 
world,  and  whom  He  clothed  with  office  and  with  power 
by  the  Holy  Ghost  in  the  upper  room  at  Jerusalem,  on 
the  day  of  Pentecost. 

The  Church  of  Christ  is  a  Kingdom,  and  Christ  is 
the  King,  seated  on  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven,  and  He 
rules  and  administers  His  Kingdom  on  earth  and  in 
time  bv  ambassadors,  whom  He  clothes  with  official 
power  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Whom  He  sends  from  the 
Father. 

** Receive  the  Holy  Ghost",  are  the  words,  which  the 
Ordinal  directs  Bishops  to  say  to  those  whom  they  admit 
to  the  offices  of  the  Priesthood,  and  the  Episcopate.  This 
language  would  be  blasphemous,  if  it  were  spoken,  as  a 
personal  utterance;  but  it  is  entirely  right  as  an  official 
declaration.  These  words  settle  absolutely  the  Church's 
estimate  of  Holv  Orders,  that  thev  admit  to  an  office,  and 
confer  grace  for  the  discharge  of  its  duties  and  functions. 

The  one.  Holy  Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church  then, 
as  our  Lord  teaches  and  shows,  is  a  divine  Institution 
created  by  Almighty  God  out  of  human  material,  and  fil- 
led with  the  Holy  Ghost.  Her  history  dates  from  Pente- 
cost, and  her  birth-place  is  Jerusalem,  and  her  generic 
character  is  official,  representing  her  glorified  Head, 
even  Christ,  as  prophet,  ])riest  and  king  and  conferring 
grace  through  sacraments. 

She  stands  alone  in  the  West  with  her  Sister  Pat- 
riarchate Rome,  in  having  an  unbroken  continuous  life, 


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or  history  from  the  very  beginning,  and  in  possessing' 
officers,  clothed  with  office  by  the  hand  of  God,  Whom 
they  directly  represent  in  their  duties  and  functions.  She 
stands,  our  Church  does,  away  from  Rome,  if  for  no  other 
reason  and  there  are  other  reasons,  at  least  for  this,  and 
it  IS  all  sufficient,  because  the  Patriarchate  of  Rome  has 
presumed  to  change  the  Polity,  which  Christ  appointed 
and  instituted  for  her,  no  less  than  for  us,  and  all  the 
other  Patriarchates,  changed  it  from  a  corporation  with 
many  charter  members  into  an  al)solute  monarchy.  This 
is  revolution  pure  and  simple,  it  is  dislovaltv  to  Christ, 
and  has  no  justification  either  from  Scripture  or  from 
history. 

Our  Church  then  stands  alone  in    the    West    with 
Rome  as  an  historic,  and  we  may  sav  divineUj  official 
Church.     But  Rome  with  all  her  historv  and  official  char- 
acter IS  corrupt  and  imposes  terms  of 'communion  which 
are  inconsistent  with  the  Bible  and  the  venerable  tradi- 
^ons  of  antiquity.    We -stand  alone  as  possessing  all  that 
Rome  has,  which  is  good,  while  we  cast  away  what  is  bad, 
to  which  Rome  still  clings.    A¥e  are  historic,  we  are  offi- 
cial, we  are  reformed.  We  are  alone  in  the  West  as  hold- 
ing m  our  possession  the  Pentecostal    gifts    of   history, 
official  character,  and  sacramental  grace.    W^e  are  in  step 
with  those,  who  "continued  stedfastlv  in  the  Apostles' 
doctrine,  and  fellowship,  and  in  breaking  of  bread,  and 
m  prayers."    We  have  the  Apostlic  Politv,  not  the  Pop- 
al,  the  corporation  of  the  Episcopate,  not  the  unlimited 
monarchy  of  the  Papacy.     We  have  the  deposit  of  the 
faith,  the  opostolic  doctrine,  the  creed  without  addition 
or  mutilation.     We  have    the    Apostolic    Fellowship    in 
tlip    Apostolic    office,    which    associates    us    with    "the 
twelve/'    We  have  ''the  breaking  of  bread"  in  the  sacra- 
ments, of  which  the  Holy  Eucharist  is  the  crown.     And 
we  have  the  Prayers   in   the  divine  Liturgv.    We  have 
the  Pastoral  Office  in  the  culture  and  teaching,  and  train- 
ing of  the  sheep  and  lambs. 

Such  are  our  treasures,  heavenlv  gifts,  stored  with 
us  for  the  benefit  of  all  mankind.  We  are  bidden,  com- 
manded exhorted  by  the  divine  Giver  to  hold  them  fast, to 


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kee}>  them,  so  tliat  they  i>e  not  lost,  but  guarded  with  the 
utmost  care,  that  others,  whoever  they  may  be,  may  have 
them,  when  they  are  ready  to  receive  them.  Suppose  we 
lose  them,  ^Vliat  then?  We  disappear  forever  as  an  his- 
toric Church,  as  an  official  Churcli,  and  Rome  alone  is 
left  to  represent  historic  Christianity  in  the  West.  The 
innumerable  bodies  comprehended  under  the  term  *' Pro- 
testantism'' for  the  mos,t  part  care  nothing  about  history, 
they  lay  no  claim  to  derived  official  character,  except  such 
as  comes  from  self  assertion,  when  a  man  takes  it  upon 
himself  to  say,  ''I  am  called  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  my  inner 
consciousness  bears  me  witness,  ,that  I  am  chosen  to 
l)reach  the  Gospel/'  They  ridicule  the  universal  prin- 
ciple, which  underlies  all  governments,  perpetviation  by 
succession  in  office.  They  ridicule  it  when  applied  to  the 
Church  of  God,  their  favorite  expression  being  that  it  is 
*-a  miserable  figment.''  Of  course,  if  there  be  n()  official 
ministry  there  can  be  no  official  acts  or  words  which  con- 
vey grace,  or  pardon  or  retain  sins,  or  bring  a  blessing. 
We  make  these  statements  merely  to  describe  the  status 
of  our  bretheren  of  many  names,  not  to  find  fault  wtli 
their  conclusions.  That  is  very  fair  for  our  purpose.  We 
respect  them,  nay,  we  love  them,  and  if  anyone  assails 
their  right  to  hold  and  teach  their  convictions,  we  are 
ready  to  do  battle  for  them  in  defence  of  their  liberty. 
What  we  are  seeking  to  do  is  to  place  them  side  by  side 
with  ourselves,  and  endeavor  to  make  clear  to  all  fair 
minded  peo]>le  what  should  be,  ought  to  be,  our  relation 
to  them  on  the  basis  of  fraternal  love  in  the  sphere  of 
religion. 

We  have  two  duties  to  perform  the  first  paramount 
to  every  other  consideration,  our  duty  as  trustees  for  the 
w  orld,  to  guard,  hold,  and  hand  on  to  our  successors  the 
heavenly  treasures  of  holy  orders,  and  sacraments.  And 
the  second  to  our  brethren,  embraced  in  the  comprehen- 
sive fold  of  Protestantism,  that  namely  of  the  truest  and 
most  sincere  love.  This  second  branch  of  our  duty,  love, 
strengthens  and  makes  more  imperative  our  first,  the 
duty  of  preserving  inviolate  the  sacred  trust  confiided  to 
our  keeping  by  the  hand  of  God,  since  it  is  for  our  Pro- 
testant brethren,  no  less  than  for  ourselves,  that  we  main- 


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.tain  and  guard  our  deposit  of  Holy  Orders,  and  the  laith, 
the  sacraments  and  the  liturgy.  The  day  may 
come  when  our  bretheren  moved  by  the  spirit 
of  God,  may  seek  these  treasures  of  inestimable 
valuue,  as  we  regard  them,  at  our  hands.  Sup- 
pose our  hands  in  that  happy  time  should  be  empty.  Sup- 
pose we  allow  ourselves  to  be  temi^ted  to  sell  our  birth- 
right for  a  mess  of  pottage,  popularity,  or  so  called 
charity.  Suppose  we  hopelessly  compromise  our  official 
ministry,  lose  our  Sacraments,  cast  overboard  our  vener- 
able history,  in  a  word  take  our  place  among  and  with 
our  bretheren  of  many  names,  having  no  more  than  they 
have,  and  hence  having  nothing  to  give  them,  no  dowrj^ 
with  which  to  enrich  them. 

Suppose  we  thus  denude  ourselves,  and  part  with  all 
that  we  have  received  from  God,  as  trustees  for  our 
longProtestant  bretheren.  when  they  apply  to  us  in  their 
hour  of  need,  which  may  come  to  multituded  ere  long 
as  it  now  comes  occassionally  to  individuals  in  sporadic 
cases,  what  shall  we  have  to  give  them?  Nothing,  our 
treasury  will  be  empty.  If  such  be  the  case,  can  we 
claim  that  we  have  faithfuUv  cared  for  our  brethren,  that 
we  have  reallv  loved  them? 

Is  it  not  better  to  endure  their  misappre- 
hension now,  when  and  while  they  think  us  nar- 
row, arrogant,  and  out  of  touch  with  the  broad 
progressive  spirit  of  this  enlightened  century,  is  it  not 
better,  a  thousand  times  better,  to  bear  this  cruel  mis- 
understanding now,  than  to  prove  false  to  our  trusteeship 
and  disloyal  to  Him,  Who  has  appointed  uus  His  trustees 
and  have  nothing  to  offer  them  beyond  and  besides 
what  thev  alreadv  have  themselves? 

The  moment  we  admit  that  our  bretheren  of 
manv  names  are  on  a  level  with  ourselves  n 
representing  God  in  an  official  capacity,  our  trus- 
teeship is  surrendered,  our  trust  is  abandoned,  our 
official  character  is  gone,  we  ^lave  broken  our  connection 
with  the  historic  Church,  and  the  venerable  traditions 
of  the  pas,t.  Our  brethren  can  turn  upon  us  and  reproach 
us  for  having  left  them  to  the  tender  mercies  of  the  Pa- 


JS. 


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triarciiate  of  Rome,  if  they  desire  more  than  they  already 
possess  themselves,  a  personal  ministry,  whose  chief 
function  is  preaching,  and  whose  pastoral  duties  are  to 
keep  themselves  and  their  people  abreast  of  the  most  ad- 
vanced thought  of  the  age,  and  to  feed  their  flocks  on  the 
husks  of  their  own  opinions,  resting  upon  no  higher  au- 
thoritv  than  themselves,  or  their  self-selected  masters. 

Suppose  it  were  alleged  that  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  or  the  Governors  of  ous  states  took  too 
much  upon  them,  when  they  refused  to  allow  anybody 
and  everybody  to  share  in  their  official  duties 
and  functions,  and  unless  they  permitted  all  citi- 
zens of  the  Republic  to  sign  acts  of  Congress, 
or  bills  of  the  legislature,  or  appoint  subordinate 
officers,  or  grant  pardons,  or  in  a  word,  do  any- 
thing which  was  restricted  to  them  by  law,  they 
were  justly  liable  to  the  charge  of  being  arrogant,  self- 
asserting  and  offensive  to  their  brethren,  would  such  an 
allegation  be  allowed  to  stand  for  a  single  instant  by  rea- 
sonable men  ?  C^ertainly  not.  The  people  of  the  United 
States,  the  people  of  Illinois,  would  have  something  to 
sav  about  such  gross  dislovaltv  to  them  bv  their  chief 
magistrates,  and  these  rulers  would  be  punished  with  the 
severest  penalties. 

SUMMARY. 


Our  Trite  Position  Toward  Our  Brethren  Illustrated 
BY  Our  Civil  Rulers'  Relation  to  the  C|tizens. 

Now  what  is  the  double  duty  of  our  civil  governors 
towards  ourselves?  ^4.9  officers  holding  a  trust  for  us, 
they  are  to  be  faithful,  and  are  not  to  compromise  that 
trust  on  any  account.  ^4^  fellow  sitizens  they  are  to 
treat  us  with  respect  and  affection,  as  their  equals  and 
brothers. 

This  illustrates  our  position  })recisely  towards 
our  brethren  included  in  the  comprehensive  description 
** Protestantism."  We  are  to  show  our  love  for  them 
by  maintaining  our  official  character  inviolate,  and  by 
guarding  with  scrupulous  care,  for  their  sake,  as  well  as 


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our  own,  the  sacred  treasures  committed  to  our  keeping, 
the  Word,  the  Faith,  Holy  Orders,  the  Sacraments,  and 
the  Liturgy.  AVe  are  and  ought  to  hold  this  attitude 
of  official  exclusiveness,  without  the  slightest  shadow  of 
personal  exclusiveness,  or  arrogance,  we  ought  in 
spirit  to  copy  our  Lord's  example,  and  go  in  and  out 
among  our  bretheren,  as  they  that  serve. 

Personally  no  difference  or  inequality  exists, 
or  can  exist.  In  all  other  respects,  save  in  our 
official  character,  where  we  must  be  exclusive  to 
preserve  our  treasures,  in  all  other  respects  we 
are  on  a  level  with  our  bretheren,  or  perhaps  behind  or 
below  them. 

We  have  tried  to  answer  this  question  what  ought 
to  be  our  attitude  towards  our  brethren  of  many  names 
in  the  sphere  of  religion  to  the  best  of  our  abilitV.  The 
sum  of  the  matter  is  this.  Our  attitude  should*  be  that 
of  the  most  loving  solicitude.  In  all  things,  and  in  all 
ways,  we  should  recognize  our  debt  of  love  to  them,  and 
strive  to  pay  it,  and  even  when  they  misunderstand  us, 
because  we  can  not  in  conscience  allow  them  to  absolve 
the  sinner,  or  minister  the  Sacraments,  or  confer  Holy 
Orders,  we  should  bear  in  meekness  their  causeless  dis- 
pleasure, and  endeavor  to  reconcile  them  to  an  apprecia- 
tion of  (mr  position,  although  they  do  not  seem  to  under- 
stand \\.  In  one  word  then  our  attitude  towards  our 
bretheren  in  many  names  is  and  ought  to  be  that  of  love. 

The  Deplorable  Immorality  as  to  Honesty,  Integrity, 

Honor,    Truth,    and    the    Sanctity    of    Vows, 

Promises  and  Oaths  on  the   Part   of   Those 

Entrusted  with  Office  in  the  Church, 

as  well  as   in   Political,   Civil   and 

Business  Life. 

We  ought  not  to  go  on  to  dwell  in  thought 
upon  those,  who  have  gone  out  from  us  during- 
our  past  Synodal  year  without  uttering  tersel>^ 
briefly  and  we  trust  with  sincere  love  for  the 
offenders,    whose    sins    we    must    condemn    with    the 


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utmost  severity,  our  warning,  our  solemn  warning 
against  ,the  utter  rottenness,  which  seems  to  permeate  the 
morals  of  certain  classes  of  our  people  in  high  placs  of 
trust  and  influence  in  the  community  and  in  the  Church, 
at  the  present  time. 

*^0  tempora,  O  Mores'',  the  heathen  moralist  could 
say,  as  he  revolted  from  the  horrible  exhibitions  of  de- 
pravity displayed  by  the  old  pagan  world  in  Rome,  which 
Tacitus  called  the  *^ cloaca  maxima''  of  the  whole  earth. 
It  was  indeed  "the  greatest  sewer",  into  which  poured 
the  filthv  streams  of  iniciuitv  from  everv  land  and  island 
of  the  sea.  But  dark  as  is  <that  picture  of  awful  sin,  we 
must  remember,  that  the  background  is  black.  There  is 
no  manger,  there  is  no  cross,  there  are  not  as  yet  the 
noble  army  martyrs,  and  the  glorious  company  of  .the 
Saints.  Christian  Civilization  is  a  condition  of  the  fu- 
ture. These  considerations,  while  they  do  not  even  ex- 
cuse, much  less  justly  the  lust,  the  brutality,  the  debauch- 
ery, the  utter  insincerity  of  that,  or  those  dark  ages,  still 
in  a  degree  they  explain  them. 

But  what  are  we  to  say  now  in  the  twentieth  century, 
when  Christian  Civilization  has  dominated  the  world 
for  ages  f  Still  the  cry  goes  out  to  .the  nations,  and  up  to 
Grod,  '^0  tempora,  O  Mores."  It  is  a  cry  of  agony,  since 
there  is  no  palliation  for  the  distressing  wickedness,  the 
heinous  sins,  the  terrible  crimes  against  integrity,  hon- 
esty and  truth  which  are  committed  by  the  high- 
est in  the  land.  It  is  bad  enough  to  make  a 
decent  man  hide  his  head  in  shame,  when  the 
Senate  of  the  United  States  is  smirched  by  the 
dishonesty  of  certain  of  its  members,  when  the  hither- 
to most  reputable  of  our  families  in  the  great  foci  of  our 
boasted  civilization,  by  their  misdemeanors  bring  into 
current  use  new  terms  to  describe  their  crimes,  such  as 
graft  and  high  finance.  This  is  surely  bad  enough,but  is 
it  not  worse,  vastly  worse,  when  the  professed  ministers 
of  truth  and  righteousness  at  our  own  olters  openly  ovow 
that  they  are  destitute  of  integrity,  truth  and  honor. 
Who  repudiate  with  scorn  and  contempt  their  pledges, 
vows,  and  subscriptions.  Who  calmly  tell  us,*^we  got  into 


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the  sacred  mmistry  by  making  professions,  which  we  did 
not  mean,  and  now  that  we  are  in,  if  you  do  not  like  our 
teaching  put  us  out  if  you  can.    AVe  are  in  for  a  purpose 
and  that  purpose  is  to  reform  and  improve  the  Church 
by  substitutmg  our  truth  for  her  follies  and  lies  "    Our 
mam  principal  is.    Evacuation    bij    interpretation.     We 
empty  everything  out  by  explaining  it  away.     We  keep 
the  shell  but  we  throw  away  the  dead  dust  Nvithin.    We 
give  you  a  new  God,  a  new  Bible,  a  new  Saviour,  a  new 
Church,    a    new    creed.     We    evacuate,  empty,  destroy, 
by    explammg    away.     We    are    in    the    ministry  for 
a     purpose,     and    that    purpose     is     to     be    loyal     to 
our     own     truth     at    the     cost    of    what     men     call 
honor,     honesty.      Such     is     practically     the     position 
oi  many  m  the  ranks  of  our  ministry.    Such  men  are  un- 
der a  teartul  delusion  to  believe  and  act  a  lie.    Bretheren 
be  warned.  Sm  has  its  graduations,  there  are  venial  sins! 
and  there  deadly  sins,  and  there  is  a  sin,  our  Lord  tells 
us  which  has  no  forgiveness  either  in  this  world  or  that 
which  IS  to  come.    We  do  not  presume  to  say,  that  the 
unpardonable  sm  is  perjury,  but  we  do  say  that  perjury 
IS  a  sm,  which  draws  fearfully  near  to,  if  it  be  not  the 
worst  sm,  which  a  man  can  commit.    Drunkenness,  lust 
murder  are  awful  sins,  but  perjury  is  killing  God  in  the 
sou       It  IS  a  pretence  of  looking  God  in  the  face,  and 
challenging  God's  attention,,  and  then  giving  God  the  lie. 
It  IS  the  sin  of  Ananias  and  Sapphira,  and  God  through 
^t.  Peter  punished  it  with  the  death  of  the  body.    Will 
lie,  the  righteous  God  not  punish  it    hereafter  with  a 
more  tearful  doom  in  the  case  of  those  signal  offenders 
as  well  as  of  those,  who  now  lie  in  His  most  holy  name? 
I  he  Law  guards  the  sanctity  of  His  name  with  a  threat 
that  God  will  not  hold  him  guiltless,  who  dares  to  take 
name  m  vam.     Devotion,  prescribed  by  our  Lord, 
guards  Gods  name  with  prayer,    "Hallowed    be    Thy 
Name.        The  sins  of  cheating,  fraud,  briberv,  corrup- 
tion  m  business,  run  up  to  and  into  dislovalty  to  honor, 
and  truth  m  the  priesthood  of  the  Church.^  The  latter  are 
the  worst  smers,  because  they  clothe  themselves  with  the 
raiment  ot  Satan,  while  they  stand  in  the  bright  light  of 
God  s  presence  in  the  pulpit  at  the  Font  and  the  Altar 


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'*0  tempora,  O  mores/ ^  when  even  Priests  are  notor- 
iously guilty  of  disloyalty  to  their  holy  trust,  and  seem 
to  rejoice  in  their  iniquity. 

It  mav  be  a  man's  misfortune  to  lose  his 
faith,  and  he  deserv^es  our  pity,  but  it  is  his 
own  fault,  his  own  most  grievous  fault,  when  he  casts 
away  his  morality,  and  he  deserves  our  reprobation.  AVe 
pray  for  better  times,  for  genuine  manhood,  for  fidelity 
to  truth,  most  of  all  we  yearn  for  integrity  and  honor  in 
the  Priesthood.  It  fills  us  with  dismay,  when  men  in 
IIolv  Orders  seek  bv  deceit,  evasion  and  falsehood  to 
remain  where  they  know  that  they  have  no  right  to  be. 
It  excites  our  loathing  and  disgust,  when  men  deny  in 
print  the  first  principles  of  the  Christian  religion,  and 
yet  have  not  the  manhood  to  withdraw  from  the  ministry 
of  the  Church  of  Christ,  which  they  dishonor.  It  occas- 
ions our  astonishment,  when  fellow  priests  read  their 
blasphemies,  and  yet  affirm  in  an  official  capacity  that 
such  utterances  are  consistent  with  a  man's  remaining  an 
accredited  ambassador  of  Christ.  **0  tempora,  0 
mores."    May  God  help  us,  since  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

Obituaries. 

Three  Bishops  have  left  our  ranks  for  promotion  at 
the  command  of  the  Captain  of  our  Salvation,  since  we 
were  here  in  Synod  assembled  last  December. 

Bishop  McLaren. 

The  first  called  was  in  a  sense  one  of  ourselves,  since 
he  for  a  time  included  the  whole  State  of  Illinois  under 
his  jurisdiction  in  succession  to  Bishops  Chase  and 
Whitehouse. 

The  Pit.  Rev.  Dr.  William  Edward  McClaren  became 
Bishop  of  Illinois  on  his  consecration,  December  8,  1875. 
He  died  February  19,  1905.  His  Episcopate  extending 
to  nearlv  thirtv  vears.  Thev  were  busv  vears  for  him. 
In  1877  his  immense  Diocese  was  di\dded  into  three,  and 
two  additional  Bishops  were  called  into  the  field  to  as- 
sist him  in  the  oversight  of  the  empire  State  of  the  West. 
His  title,  Bishop  of  Illinois,  remained  unchanged  until 
1883,  when  he  became  Bishop  of  Chicago. 


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The  burden  of  responsibility,  which  at  once 
came  upon  our  brother's  shoulders  with  the  as- 
sumption of  his  Episcopal  robes  was  very  heavy 
and  It  was  not  without  thorns  to  prick  and  lacer- 
ate He  has  been  heard  to  say  again  and  again, 
and  lacerate.  He  has  been  heard  to  sav  as^ain  and  again 
when  arraymg  himself  in  his  official  vestments,  ^4iad  I 
known  what  it  meant  to  wear  this  habit,  I  would  scarcely 
have  consented  to  become  a  Bishop." 

()ur  colleague  was  of  an  extremelv  sensitive  nature, 
and  he  felt,  more  keenly  than  most  men  do,  the  pain  in- 
tlicted  by  adverse  criticism.     His  service  in  the  priest- 
hood of  the  Church  had  been  but  very  brief,  when  he  was 
chosen  in  troublous  times  to  the  Episcopate,  and  hence  he 
lacked  the  practical  experience,  which  a  dozen  years  in 
our  ministry  would  have  given  him.      This  fact^is  men- 
tioned to  enhance  the  great  merit  of  the  Bshop  in  sur- 
mounting the  difficulties  which  beset  him  from  the  outset 
and  which  he  largely  overcame  by  his  strong  character, 
intellectual  power,  and  devotion  to  his  work.      To  add 
to     ihs     embarrassment     after     a     few  vears'  arduous 
toil,  his  health  began  to  break,  and  though  he  was  after 
three  years  relieved  of  nearly  four-fifths  of  his  territorial 
.lurisdiction,  still  the  one-fifth,  containing  the  great  city 
of  Chicago,  was  a  burden  too  heavv  for  him  to  bear.    His 
sicknesses  became  more  frequent,  and  his  periods  of  rest, 
requisite  for  recuperation,  grew  longer  and  longer,  until 
It  was  planly  seen  by  his  Diocese  that  he  must  have  per- 
manent relief,  and  a  coadjutor  was  happily  chosen,  the 
present  Bishop  of    Chicago. 

Bishop  McLaren  will  be  associated  forever  with  the 
crowning  work  of  his  incumbency,  the  founding  and  es- 
tablishing, through  the  munificence  of  Dr.  Wheeler,  of 
the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  in  Chicago  The 
Bishop  fondly  called  this  institution  ^4iis  child."  Aside 
from  his  Episcopal  labors,  the  Bishop  was  an  author 
of  distinguished  rank,  a  poetand  a  painter.  Death,  we 
trust,  to  him  was  a  passage  through  the  Golden  Gate  to 
the  better  country. 


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It  is  a  coincidence  worth  noting,  that  it  was 
onr  ])rivi1age  and  honor  to  commit  in  succession  to 
the  custody  of  the  grave  the  bodies  of  the  second  and 
third  Bishops  of  Illinois.  We  buried  Bishop  Whitehouse 
in  Greenwood  cemetery  near  the  Atlantic  ocean,  in  the 
summer  of  1874,  and  we  buried  Bishop  McLaren  in  Rose 
Hill  cemetery,  near  the  great  inland  sea,  Lake  Michigan, 
in  the  winter  of  1905. 

Bishop  Watson. 

Bishop  Watson,  of  East  Carolina,  we  knew  well 
as  a  Presbyter,  having  been  associated  with  him 
at  several  General  Conventions,  We  assisted  at  his 
consecration  April  17,  1884,  in  the  city  of  Wilmington, 
North  Carolina.  His  birth  occurred  in  New  York  City, 
August  21,  1818,  and  he  died  in  Wilmington,  N.  C,  April 
21,  1905,  at  the  advanced  age  of  86  years  and  eight 
months. 

Bishop  AVatson  was  a  man  of  great  logical  power  of 
mind.  He  was  modest  and  retiring  and  hence  he  was 
not  as  widely  known  as  might  have  been  expected  from 
his  talents  and  attainments.  His  fame  was  local  rather 
than  national,  and  he  was  greatly  and  justly  loved  and 
revered  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina. 

Bishop  Davies. 

Less  than  one  month  ago,  just  on  the  eve  of  the  as- 
sembling of  the  convention  of  Michigan  to  elect  a  Coad- 
jutor to  assist  the  beloved  Diocesan,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr. 
Thomas  F.  Davies,  deceased  on  the  9th  of  November, 
1905.  His  birth  occurred  in  Fairfield,  Conn.,  August 
31,  1831,  so  that  he  was  in  his  75th  year.  He  was  conse- 
crated on  the  Feast  of  St.  Luke,  October  18,  1889,  and 
hence  his  Episcopate  extended  over  a  little  more  than  16 
years.  Bishop  Davies  was  a  man  to  be  loved.  He  was 
so  gentle  and  kind.  It  was  often  remarked  by  his  friends 
as  a  joke  covering  admiration  for  his  benign,  peaceful 
character,  that  he  ought  to  have  been  made  ^^  Bishop  of 
the  Pacific  coast.''  The  view  thus  presented  of  Bishop 
Davies  must  not  be  allowed  to  leave  the  impression  that 


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fuZlJ  T^!:  ?^''-  ^'^^  °«  convictions  of  conscience  or 
ttl!     ^^'""^  ^^  ""^^  °«t  ^^a<^y  t«  stand.     Ho  Tn  i ^ht  not 
perhaps  be  as  eager  as  many  to  arm  himself  f or"  he  fiah 
for  prmciple,  but  when  he  made  up  his  mind  that  .t  was 

onlt"^;o  could''  '"  fC'"'  ^"^  "^^^t^  ™"«t  be  tSe  an  tag 
We  shin  mtt  hTf  1  ""f  ^ccessfully,  or  drive  him  back, 
hoSse  cheerful,  loving   presence    from   ou^ 

imi,Slfoif;Z^^^^''  "^J  ^^'""^'"^^  ^^^-^tlier  for  a  few 
minu.es  ol  those  of  our  order  who  have  p,'iP>od  their  list 

out.  ot  mind.  Let  us  never  forget  the  hic^jt-d  denarto<i 
Such  recollection  sobers  us,  and^trains  the  eyes  of  faitt 
and  hope  and  charity  to  see  a  better  world  tlan  tMs 
which  we  know,  and  those  whom  we  loved  here  for  a 
^}'l^^'  u^i""''^  'till,  now  that  they  have  gone  up  1  ioher 
at  the  bidding  of  their  Lord  and  ours.  ^     " 

fi,o  "^K  ^''^1°^  farewell  can  we  help  you  more  effectuallv 

with  Si  '''"T  T  *'  ^""^  *h'^'  «"'•  address,  to  cloi 
with  the  words  of  prayer  for  the  whole  fnmi  y  named 

g  eTt  fr>S^r4  ^"1*^'  /«"''-^^g  '^^  ^--ml  of  the 

fhe  rhurTMJiS;  rr'-     ^^*  ""l  P'"^^  f'^''  ourselves  of 
ttie  Church  Militant  here  on  earth,  and  for  our  bretliren 

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